The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-02-01
ASSOCIATION
DAY OBSERVED BY CITY CHURCHES
AND SPECIAL MEETING IN
1 OPERA HOUSE.
Needs of the Young Mems Christian As.
sOciation Shown and Subscriptions
started-GOOd Program Render
ed at the Evening Meeting.

Association Day" was observed il
four of the city churches Sunday morn.
ing and special meeting in the opera
nolse in the afternoon.
The object Of the day was to acanint
the people more fully with the great
good that the Association is doino
throughout the country and incidentally
to give the people an opportunity TO helm
in the financial needs of the Association.
About $3.50 was secured in cash and
IN pledges to be paid between now and
May l, 1904. The balance OF the 81 5Oo
needed to pay running expenses IN to
that date will be secured by personal
solicitation by the finance committee
The new building movement viii then
be taken up and pushed forward as fast
as possible.
Inc work was presenter in the various
church by the following speakers: Lloyd
W. Garrett, in the Baptist cgurch; II. ii.
Houston, in the Central Presbyterian
church, J. Hornor Davis. in the FRS.
Presbyterian church, and General Sere
tary James II. Norris, in the GofT NJ.
L. church.
The mass meeting in the opera house
wis presided over by Mr.. VI. F. Snider.
the new president of the Association. j.
II. Bowman led the male chorus. and
Mrs. +. b. Haymaker sang solo:
Where is My Wandering Boy To. Nigli.ss
in very pleasing manner, while the
same was illustrated by stereopticon
views
General Secretary Norris gave talk
on the wonderful progress of the Y. NJ.
&. \. work during the past year and
showed a series of stcreopticon views
illustrating the many sided features OF
the work.
Rev. 5. X. Arbuthnot represented the
pastors and emphasized the importance
Of keeping the spiritual side Of the A.
soeiation's work foremost. He spoke Of
the fact that the great majority Of the
young men in our city were not found
in the churSh services neither -we.e tlaey
in the Y. VI. G. A.. because the present
quarters did not appeal to them. He
also expressed the hope that building
suited to the needs Of the Association
work would soon be provided 80 that
something more might be done for the
safeguarding Of the young men
\ brief letter was read From Rev. r.
3. Mcdaniel, expressing his interest in
the present efforts of the Association
and explained his absence from The
meeting.
DIR. +. \. Flowers and John W Dayi,
were unable to be present.
Mr.. John Ruhl spoke with telling ef-
feet upon the question, "Why Should
Business Man Support the Y. VI. c. ~"
He said in part that every business man
ought to take deep interest in and
help TO support the Association work.
because the business men were most di
rectly benefited by the work. H.
advocated broad guage policy and said
that splendid building. suited TO the
needs OF the all-round work should BE-
secured in the city at the earliest pos
sihle date. The business men. he said
ought to take an interest in this work
and help to secure the building.
Mr.. Snider spoke Of the present need>
of the Association and outlined the plans
OF the present management.
The Association viii certainly receive
a very great impetus from the meetings
held yesterday, much more than is rep
resented in the dollars and cents secured
because that has TO be secured by person
al solicitation by The committee. The
outlook Is growing brighter for the sue
cesS Of the work every day.