The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-03

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s.. After a continual uphill fight since
neapolis in 1866, IandEaj struggle for ex-
istence itself for the Is past eight years,
the association will hrate the final
payment of the morH .s debt Tuesday
evening, Dec. o. with - Ne elaborate pro
gram at the associatTs d 1buil THE
last payn p madsa 4ct; IF, 1904, on
1.-The mortgage given 81 NJ, 1897
viii Hh s. a an infaFa oedeR
at which President CyHls Nort'srop of
the state university will preside. The
following toasts will be responded to:
"Ihe Contribution Of the Young
Mems Christian Association to the
Lives of Young Men," George B. Hodge
of New York, illustrated with stereopti-
con views; "The EARLY Days of the
Minneapolis Association by David G.
Bell, first president of the association;
tThe Association s Campaign for a Per,
manent Home, 'by Rev. John II. Elliott,
ID. of New York, general secretary
when the present building was built;
1.-The Minneapolis Association and the
Business Interests of the State,' by E.
ciation,n by Rev. Dr. John E.. Bush
nell; 1.-THE Association as a World
wide Influence by Bishop T. W.
Joyce; ."The Business Mans Relation
to the Association by w. J. Dean. the
present president; "The Association of
the Future by H. P. Goddard, the
present secretary.
/ In a Lawyers Office. -.. il,
| The conception of the association
with it's fifteen hundred members grew
out OF monday prayer meeting held
in the office of Russell H. Conwell, a
lawyer, on Bridge street in 1866. Sew.
eral business men and lawyers were
! pleased with the idea and MONDAY
prayer meetings between 1890 and l:3C
were held until the Y. M. C. A. was or
ganized with David G. Bell as president
! and rented rooms in the Center block
over the postoffice. The effort to start
a general interest is somewhat humor
ously illustrated by the small handbills
that were distributed along the street
telling people to beware Of sin for q il
the midst of life we are in death,'' ant
: thersswarnings .ofssa similar nature.
= The assocla ton gwas incorporated il
1877 and rented new rooms over. tn,
city market on Bridge Square. TIL,
: presidents until the organization wa
incorporated were E. S. Jones, w. O
Hiskey, Geo. B. Bradbury, H. o. Ham
/ line, and j. S. Monroe. Rev. W. A. Egg
gleston was the first general secretar,
and served until 1870. There was n,
? Il ScOI CGG1ly ssUcJW oSuzlo ~ duu .Ict Wucl
r rs. 2. Dorland TOOK scharge until it wa
incorporated. 80
Another change was made in 1873
! when new rooms were rented in tn
!, Syndicate building. At that time tn
$ officers thought that the quarters wer
II the acme Of model club rooms, but i
p four years the ground on Tenth stree
and Mary Place, the site of the presen
n building, was purchased: During thl
= several times. The other president
3 were j.. r. Bell, G.. 0. Blake. II.
Il Fletcher, w. NJ. Tenney, and Ell To
@ rance. The secretaries were G.. P. Brat
lie bury and J. G. Huntington.
: Hit by Financial Crash.
When the foundation for the buildin
]. was laid the people in 1888 Of Minneal
: oils. were suffering from the business i
'92- '9S. All sorts of pledges were eli
n. en- and the directors thought it safe ]
go ahead with the building, altho thel
was little actual cash. on hand. If the
had been no financial panic and Il
|pledges made had been paid up tt
l. building would have been easily COZ
ut 1pleted. When the crash came the pied
!. they were written. The policy Of Il
- association, however, was no more RAJ
i than that Of the business houses of Il
city.
The first agitation for new buildil
IN was found in the annual report
y, President W. M. TennY, June, 18s
!" When Judge Torrance was elected pre-
nut dent the same year he appointed T
sell, chairman, q. III ! Miller. d. g. Be
w. M. Tenny, H. e. Fletcher, y. Chr
IS, tianE and T.. A hanlb erlain: The fiji
- subscription to the building fund "
made by III. o. Hamlin, $4,000, Jan.
1886. The property was purchas
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