The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19

attendance $50 sessions young mems
class, 409l; exercising outside of
classes, SOS; using baths, sol; at
tendance two gymnasium exhibitions
355.
Intellectual Department-Attenda !
ten sessions Literary Club, 674; vol
umes used from library 1852; attend
| ance three lectures 100.
Reading room well supplied and at
tended.
Spiritual Department - Attendance
fifty-two Sunday afternoon meetings
1887 attendance fifty-two Monday
night meetings, 619; attendance fifty !
one Bethesda Orphanage meetings, e.
, $40; attendance 236 railroad shop meet !
ings, 7241; enrolment five Bible study
| groups, AZ.
Boys Observation-Disclosures 1852
sessions gymnasium class, 4,271; at
tendance one gymnastic exhibition 200
attendance one frolic, so; enrolment
| one Bible study group, II.
observation-disclosures to good
| boarding houses, 48; letters written by
young men in the rooms, rs; visits to
sick young men, Ii; letters of intro
duction given young men leaving the
city, 20; work secured for, g. otherwise
assisted, 6.
The treasurers report was as fol-
lows:
Receipts-Balance, 1879; members
| dues, $3,223.3S; boys department, $457;
locker rents, $2S0.60; subscriptions and
sustaining membership, $1,899.81; total,
5,S9S.3S.
Expenditures-Sal Salaries, $2,64O; gas
and electric light, $3S5S9; laundry,
$299.1O; gymnasium, $2S31O; sundries,
$273.04; janitor s240; printing and sta
| tionery, SOILS: rooms and library, in
Guiding periodicals, $149.92; coal and
wood, $13S.S5; postage, $102.64; state
work, 500; water and ground rent,
1925; building repairs, $Ss.42; interest,
$7995; insurance, $27; international
work, $25; paid on building depart
ment, $3.50; balance on hand, $29303;
total, s5,S9SSS.
Directors for 19O4-O5.
The report of the Nominating Com
mittee was received, the following gen.
tlemen having been chosen as directors
| for the coming year, were unanimously
elected:
Messrs. w. B. Stubs, f. S. Elliott,
H. M. Stoddard, w. N. Nichols, C. G.
Bell, Fred w. Clarke. H. C. Cunning
ham, James Earle Jr., G. F.. Fulton,
c. M. Gilbert. Charles Inglesby, L.
Mcneil, H. d. Stevens, R. ]. Davant,
L. K. Demmond, Raiford Falligant, w.
V. Davis. w. G. Brewer.
Secretary Johnson stated that he
was ready to receive volunteers for the
committees for the coming year, and
announced a change for the holding of
| the weekly religious service from Mon
| day night to Thursday night from 10
| to 1920.
A song followed Mr.. Johnson's re-
marks. Following this President
Stubs proposed three cheers for the
| Young Womens Christian Association.
All present rose and endangered the
safety of the roof in responding to the
call. Mrs. Alderman contributed a
beautiful solo, after which President
| Stubs, with a few we'll chosen re-
marks, introduced the speaker, Hon.
| w. G.. Brantley, who responded to the
toast. 1.-THE Essentials of Manhood.
Congressman BrantIey's Address.
Mr. Brantley in opening, explained
the slight preparation he had been able
to make for speaking on such an i'm
| portant subject, and then entered
briefly into a description Of what man
hood was. Manhood was the most es-
sential of all modern appurtenances.
He spoke of the essentials of manhood,
| and where applied Labor, capital and
nations are all on the lookout for
manhood. Even the dishonest seek for
their employ men of manhood. How is
manhood to be obtained and what is 1t?
1t cannot be solely derived by physical
attachments. What we need is more
moral development
Can we confer manhood by sending
our boys through colleges? Not So
Education is but step towards the
end. 1t is a means, not a result. 1t is
an instrument, not an achievement. It
| trains and disciplines the Intellectual
strength, but doesn't furnish wisdom
and manhood.
Can we obtain manhood by toll, sac
| rifice and economy and the accumula-
ton Of wealth, so that our boys can
! purchase manhood? Not so. Wealth
! is a tremendous power for good in the
right hands and a tremendous power
for evil In the wrong hands. Wealth
as a slave is most to be desired AS a
master, il is to be feared, and Is no
part of manhood. Pericles in speaking
of the poverty-stricken Athenians,
said: 1T is no disgrace to avow pow
erty, the true disgrace is in doing moth
ing to avoid it." Manhood leads to
wealth, but wealth does not lead to
manhood.
Do we gain manhood by high So
| cial position? Not so. The highest
social position attained, without per-
sonal worth will be lost.
What is this manhood of which we
speak? 1t would be an assumption on
my part to attempt TO give authorita-
/ lTIOTIHdAlOiifdilh
me as vainglorious. 1 know some of
the essentials. They are not physical.
they are not wealth. they are not so
ciai position. but consists mainly IN
The development of the heart to keep
pace with the mind. Manhood includes
honesty and honor, courage and forth
tude. loyalty and duty humility and
| piety. OF all these l consider honesty
/ the most essential. l do not mean
honesty in the narrowest sense. but In
that predetermined way that makes a
| man true aven unto himself. II pos
sessed OF honesty true man must also
have courage. Moral courage. Peace
| hath "A higher test OF courage than any
| field OF battle. An example OF THIS
r. found in Alexander II. stephens,
who suffering the innrmlties OF the
/ body. exhibited that rare courage and
/ determination seldom seen.
| Mr.. Brantley then spoke IN the most