The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-23

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uuJ hearers only If YOU here today
came here only with the idea OF passing
ca pleasant afternoon and then 90 nome
and do moi actually practice some WIZ
OF what Mr.. Wagner breaches ana pi"t-
Uces then small viii be the use OF S"tL
coming. 10 Is not of the slightest use 20
hear Che word III YOU do not tI3 70 p~L
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Mems Christian Associations nave q,
CumpHShel $40 much berause those VINO
have managed them have lriru ptattl-
callE J1 DO their part in bringing au.at
what is expressed Dob ihe ll-i--'r lly
f1therlooi I'd God and Jhe brotherhood
OF man. We can Ict luulh icuailH OF We
can set by associations,
1 intend this afternoon 90 illustrate by
couple of examples what ] mean Dy
q man acliuE Individually and what !
mean by man acting ln associations
Win his fellows ! Fesitatet whether
would use. ass : shall use, the names
of the people whom / meant, but 1 came
% the conclusion that ] would, because
The worth of au example consists very
largely iu the knowledge that the eN-
ample is a real one.
Z have been immeuSeN interested for
number or years IN the working of
the Civic Club, in New York, which has
been started and superintendent by Nor
ION Goddard IL is a club ON The East
Side ot New York city the range Of
whose meuIbD rship includes "a big dis
TicJ OF the citv extending from abOu,
lexington Avenue 90 tuc East River
Mn Goddard realized that such work
can bg done to best advantage only
upon condition of there bein" genuine
ana hearty sympathy among those doing
DO. There are % great many people so
made I'm This world q think most If MS
come sJnder the category that they
would resent being patrOuizcd about as
much IS being NIorErd. Great good can
never ae duEe IL ID rs attempted i'm a
uauonizing spirit MI Goddard realized
that the work could be done efficiently
only ON condition of getting into close
ana Lear.g Jorch with the people
Through whom --" with whom he was
Co. work
I'm consequence this Civic Club was
founded and ~ has gradually extended
it's operations until now the entire CLUB
membership of 1900 OF 4.utb men pr0C-
ticallN forms Il committee OF bettermeut
iu social and civic life, committee
spread throush0ut that district each
member Keeping e. sharp lookout oNeF
the foTtu9Cs of AN his Immediate neigh
lOTs. of AN of those of his uele lborh0ud
who do ret come within the ken OF
some other member of the club There
.1Hr- any case Of great restitution OF
great suffering. i'm the district, almost
inevitably comes To the attention of
some member of the club. who then re-
ports 10 al headIuaTters, SO that Steps
can bee taken TO alleviate the misery
and ] have reason 10 believe that there
has been i'm consequence a very sensible
general uplifting. a general increase of
happiness throughout the district / W
had Su1uclcuJ number OF clubs or this
kind throughout our great cities white
we would not by any means have SOLVED
ail of the terrible problems that pres
upon us for solution i'm connection with
municipal misgOVeTumcUt and with the
uyercrOwdius. misery. vice. disease. and
poverty of great cities. yet W.
have taken a long stride forward in the
right direction toward their solution
So much for the example that ] use
combination