The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
PULPIT AND PEW
NAVAL Y. M. c. A.
GREAT SUCCESS
GREAT WORK OF MISS GOULD'S
BRANCH IN BROOKLYN.
Total Attendance for First Year Was
17O,O74-Menr Are Cultivattng Hab-
its of Notwithstanding FirInness in
Moral. Matters Also--Association's
Efforts for Men.

Gould, Mrs. Russell Sage, other members
Of the Women's auxiliary and a commit
tee Of sailors assisted in receiving.
When this building was put up, cost
ing about 100000, the question was
raised as to whether the equipment was
not too fine for the sailors. The record
| Of the first calendar year fully answers
all such questions. The total attendance
was 170,074, an average of one man every
three minutes for 365 days Of twenty
four hours each. With the separate bed
rooms, dormitories and pneumatic mat
tresses to be placed on the floor in case
of overflow, 800 men can be accommo-
dated. Last year 55,147 men occupied
these BEDS In addition to these, on
nights when all the beds were taken .3,119
slept in chairs and upon the bare floors,
and 1879 others applied but could not be
accommodated. Nearly 100000 meals were
served in the restaurant; almost 100000
letters were written and $1,000 baths TAX
en-. The amount of money deposited. for
safe keeping was $229,729 Many of the
men have thus acquired the habit of saw
ing. Secretaries are alert to guard the
sailors money. s.#
Whenever ships are in the harbor en-
tertainments are arranged and everything
done to provide for the mems leisure
time, making the building a popular club
house for them. Not tnfrequently the as
| ISOLATION receives drafts for large amounts
| from sailors entirely unknown to the sec
| retaries, to be held until the owner ar
riveS. In one such case a sailor writes
graphically: Enclosed find draft. It Is
| sent by me to myself. I am sending
| it so will have it when I get there
| Church parties are made up when the
ships are in port. A strong moral inf1u-
| ence is exerted in the building, and many
| of these who was employed in an engine
room, when his superior sworez at him,
| came to attention, touched his hat re-
| specially and said: II am here to take
orders from you and to fulfill them to
the letter, but the United States govern
ment does not give you the right to swear
at me-" For this he was complimented
by officers from the admiral down.
The Bible work at the building has so
strong a hold upon the men that they
continue the sessions at sea, in spite Of
the difficulties encountered in finding quiet
meeting places. It is an interesting fact
that among the leaders of these classes
are coal passer. gunner's mate. and
an ordinary seaman.
| In correspondence received from men
on the United States ships one man said:
II could not have been treated by life
long friends better than the association
men treated me- Another said: 1T is
low can 60 for help" Another tells of
the hard time he Is having in the Chris
tan life, for Il have very wearisome
position here feeding seven hundred lands
men perfectly strange to the ship" A
clergyman recently overheard on a street
car one of a party Of sailors advising
the others 'to join the association and
keep out Of bad company" 1t would be
impossible to enumerate all the advan-
tages provided in this building and the
way the sailors appreciate them. It be-
comes their club or home, in which they
take the largest pride and satisfaction.
\ ~: CHURCH NOTES
At Wesley Methodist church Sunday morning
the offertory will be sung by Messrs. Davies an6
Ravenscroft from stainers 'Crucifxion." Te
Deum by Buck and I'm Pilgrim" will be
sung by. the choir. In the: evening DR.. Mont
gomery will give. special sermonic address
} on 1.-The Popular Appetite. The choir viii
sg ThG Me- to bv gSssv p
servee WIFI be IF shey
Special car service. from O., to 10 .
;. The Gideons will have3Achar Of the ser
vices at the Portland Avenue Church of Christ
Portland avenue and Grant street Sunday. a
Saturday evening win be IN charge Of TIL
Gideons. .Sa :
+ Dr.. Jamesss:: Montgomery, D.. D., will begi,
until Easter. be viii preach daily. ON SOM SOM
special theme to. be announced. Herbert Dali
a special chorus Of thirty or, forty. Wesle.
young people. Great results are expected unde
this special effort of the pastor ) *
Ralph Waldo Emerson the Lyr1St Of Sp1r
itual Ideals VIII be the topic Of the lecture
First :. Congregational. church Sunday evening
y Of Lectures
as Spiritual Lyrists.'' - -
The morning service Sunday in the Augustan
avenue $, viii be in English. The The mornin
topic "Christ's Treatment Of His Enemies