The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-02-01

OAKLAND Jan. 31.-Men at the
fore in local, State and national work
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton were prominent to-day in the
celebration by the Oakland Young
Mems Christian Association of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its organ1-
zation. Morning and evening, from
the pulpits of twenty-five churches in
this city was exploited the great work
in Oakland, in the State and in the
nation of this association, whose sole
purpose is the advancement, morally,
intellectually and physically of the
youth and young men of the land.
The celebration, which viii cover
five days, began last night with an en-
tertainment and games at the associa-
ton building. reception to the
Young Peoples Societies was held.
Committees in charge were as follows
Invitation-Harold Baker. Hadley Clarrage.
l. S Hotchkiss, A. f. Carpenter and Ben
Merwin. Wesley ADAMS. w f. Rode and A.
c. Dick: rcfreshment--S. c. Teal F. ]. Book.
Phil Bernays. G. p Dimpfel and L. S. Hotch-
kiss; decoration Wesley Adams. H. Corcoran
Jr r. r. Parish F. j. Book and Otto
Fritsch: reception-Wesley Adams, c. w Mer-
win. Walter Rode A @. Dick, Fred Wilkie,
H. r. Boswell. George Dimpfei. L. S Hotch
kiss Steb c. Teal. Benjamin Perkins. Clarence
Glen Johnson Lester Burton, Mr.. Ziegler. Mr..
Carpenter. A. L. Todd. II. J. Corcoran Jr.,
Arthur Caldwell Phil Bernays. Theo Hook,
Mr.. Pierce. Dave Clark. Frank Book. Phil
Hess Roy Parish VIII Cottle. F. D. Ames,
Mr.. Foster. Mr.. Dean. L. c. Drappo and Au-
gust Loeb.
The festivities last evening included
addresses by d. Edward Collins presi-
dent of the association, and the Rev.
E. z. Baker, songs and a general re-
In "a riOr for the DAVIS IN
follow.
CITY OF OPPORTUNITY.
During the morning services to-day
George n. Bierce of Dayton, Ohio, a
capitalist, who has been closely iden-
titled with the association work for
twenty-five years, delivered an address
at the First Congregational Church.
Mr.. Bierce has made large financial
contributions to the association, both
for support at Dayton and for the gen.
eral movement. This evening he spoke
at the First Methodist Church. Dur
ing his address Mr.. Bierce said:
At the office Of the hotel where I am stop
ping ! picked up little booklet setting forth
the advantages Of your city. It said. among
other things that there were 5000 mechanics
employed in Oakland, and at the bottom Of
the page / found this sentence. Thee city Of
opportunity and that text is good enough
for me. Let us stop and think moment. DO
age OF wondrous opportunity? 1 hardly think
that do.
Christian Association is TO enable the young
man of to-day TO obtain practical working
knowledge OF the word of God. to afford
training school or drill field. where the young
man may secure necessary knowledge Of
Christianity which every man must have IL
ne would be successful IN Inc great work OF
recruit when he first appears upon the drill
ground especially II he belongs to the cav
airy branch Of the service-how awkwardly he
sits his horse; yet. take him six months hence.
all trace OF fear has disappeared and he Is
now the trained soldier. The Young Mems
Christian Association took the green, raw,
country boy. Dwight l. Moody and made him
the greatest evangelist the world has ever
seen
But this is not the only work OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. This organiza-
ton also trains young men to personally deal
with their fellow men. and II the forces Of
evil in our cities are overcome it will be be-
cause q large number of our young men go
room and the bank and carry the great
work there The Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION stands for the proposition that the
only true manhood is Christian manhood but
IL goes farther than do the churches and Ia
bors TO preserve the body as well as to save
the soul believing that young men are
the most valuable asset of the welfare of our
men Of Oakland and its neighborinE cities
,,-,,i1h re ICON so 7 have hee,1 Informed 20 no
consolidated into a Greater Oakland. Almost
any young man can easily earn $500 year,
ton of $4,000, which almost any business
man will agree is n fairly good investment.
Then the %, 600 young men of Greater Oakland
represent a capitalization OF $3.50. coo, 600 and
yet this is by far the poorest and meanest
standard by which to judge manhood.
WORK IN CHICAGO.
L. Wilbur Messer, general secretary
of the Chicago association, gave inter-
esting facts concerning the extensive
work of the association in that city,
with its 81 600. 900 central building and
twenty branches. in addresses at the
First Methodist Church and the First
Presbyterian Church. G. l.. Gates of
Atlanta, Ga, a field secretary of the
international committee, with jurisdic-
ton over the western continent, talked
upon the wide range of association
work in addresses at the Brooklyn
Presbyterian Church and st. Paul's
Episcopalian Church. G. K. Shurtleff,
general secretary Of the Cleveland,
Ohio. association, the leading associa-
ton of the world in the character of
it's work, will take part in the confer
ences Tomorrow.
The assignments to other churches
were as follows:
Morning services-First Christian Church,
r.. A. Lang Of Sacramento. Eighth Avenue