Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-20
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
FOR Y. N. {. A.
Enthusiastic Gathering of Young
Men at Function Given Sat.
urday Night.
SINGING AND SpEECHMAKING.
Director BURNER Outlines Work Of
Gymnasium - subscriptions aud
Refreshments.

Fully coo young men responded TO the
invitations sent out for Saturday nights
gymnasium function IN the Y NJ G. A.
and marked interest was maintained in
the speaking until the close. The great
athletic apartment was sufficiently nm
lshcd to give a very fair idea Of how 1t
would look when completely equipped
and are lamps furnished light On the
platform were Judge Goodwin the toast
master; Mayor h. p, Morris, President
Horace II, Smith Of the State Christian
Endcavor union, Hon. Frank y. Steph-
ems, General Secretary Cox Of the ASSOC
citation, General Secretary A. H. Whit
ford Of the Buffalo, n y, association,
Rev. T., l. Goshen Of the First Congrega-
tional church, Bishop \. S. spaldns Of
the Episcopal church, Physical Director
Burtner OF the association, and others.
Excellent singing was furnished by the
Orphcus club, and the heartiuess Of their
reception they Will remember
Tho entire evening was much enjoyed,
II the applause that greeted the frequent
saillcs Of wit was any indications and
at the close Of the evening when appeals
were made for means with which to com.
pletc the gymnasium, N,iOl was subscribed
IN a short time towards the $3.50 needed,
The meeting opened with Horace II.
Smiths introduction Of Judge Goodwin
as POSTMASTER, whose witty remarks
placed all IN an agreeable mood
Hon Frank b, stephens made an earn
est plea for a vigorous. aggressive man,
hood which would assert itself with moral
power ana influence for the bctterment
OF young men; and he wanted young
men brought into the association where
they would be given an environment cal.
culated TO deVelOpe the nobler qualities Of
their nature. and cut out all that Is de-
moralizing and bad, thus tending to bring
them up az useful, honorable citizens,
Mayor Morris excused himself from
making a speech. but assured the associa-
ton that II had his best wishes and re
spect and he hoped that the membership
Of the association would amount to at
least 1000 at the end Of the first year
Of its recognized existence.
AN IDEAL GYMNASIUM.
Physical Director BURNER claimed that
no association I'm the country could boast
OF a more modern building, or q more
Ideal gymnasium, though some might be
larger Mr. BURNER called attention 10
the fact that II was the aim Of the as
ISOLATION to stimulate the growth Of the
body, both mentally and physically, and
the. advantages Of systematic physical
training were detailed He said the great
part Of the work Of athletic drill would
be IN classes and there would be a sur.
ficient duplication Of apparatus to respond
to ell demands,
MI W HlllOId or buualO spoke. OF inc
way the Y NJ. G. A. has encircled the
globe, and is now TO be found IN Asatic
countries even where only a few years
ago it was not believed that an Eyangeli.
cal Christian organization could exist. A
most eXCellently provided for association
existed In Honolulu, also in Shanghai
HcnPkong. Pekin, Canton, and In the
great cities to the south. Mr. Whtford
said the Salt Lake Y. NJ c. A. building
and gymnasium was the finest between
the Mississippi river and San Francisco
Bishop Spaldlng spoke with all the on
thusiasm OF n college athlete on the adj
Vantages Of an association gymnasium.
and said II should haYe his earnest sup
port lie spoke earnestly In advocacy or
the advantages, moral and physical, that
the Y. NJ G. A. can and will bring 10
young men, keeping them from places oC
eva resort, and surrounding them with
influences tending to strengthen and en-
courage their moral natures, He beliey-
ed In the old Roman maxim, "Aiens Sana
In Cop0re Sano,' a SOUND mind In a
sound body
The bishop was followed by General
Secretary Cox who detailed the Immediate
aims objects and purposes OF the Salt
Lake association, and defined the various
classes Of membership and how each
could enjoy the advantages Of the lnsti-
tuition,