The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

Mems Christian association. feel justified
IN earnestly requesting the thoughtful at
tention of the citizens of ST. Paul to the
following statement ei7,
The Young Mems Christian association
movement in North America has outIived
the experimental stage. having been or
attracted high type of business men to
lts directorate, in management of its
financial and working policies. The
achlevements of fifty-three years have in
men all over North America to erect 500
association buildings, valued at thirty-one
million dollars (sS1, ,o0o,0O0); and it should
200 cities in North America having up
wards of $1,000 Inhabitants.
Five years ago the association move
ment In North America was forty seven
years old. If, during these forty-seven
years, the association has proven of little
value in upbuilding the physical. mental
and moral well being of our youth and
young men, or had failed to safeguard the
non working hours of vast numbers Of
them against the vices of our cities, then
these business men, whose subscriptions
could have been actuated only by the url-
would have Withdrawn support, and the
movement would have rapidly lost ground
But what are the facts?
The advance in the past five years has
been practically equal to that of the entire
forty-seven years of the associations
previous history. Note the following ta-
BILE:
Five Years Ago Today.
Membership N t.h
american asSocfa-
Membership Nort h i'0'O00 S'''ooO
ass associations d -: $4,000 10000
erected II buildings
during the past five
Subscribed for railway
association buildings. 81 100000 81, ooO, 900
Railway employees an
nual membership fees 100000 3gO 900
Gymnasium members. 10000 1876, 900
Night school tuition
fees ........:........ $4,000 124, 900
Attendance 'i Bibie i'i'4'00O z'40O.0oO
classes .............. 1900 39, 900
B Boy $, department
BOYS department '''''''' Is
members ......... 10000 so 600
Secretaries employed. 1400 21OO
Able business men, who have watched
the association for many years, believe
that it has only begun to find and occupy
its great field
During 1904 buildings costing 81. soc, 900
Were OF, opened; buildings costing $2,7oo,o0o
S2,S0o,oOo. During the past eighteen
months two subscriptions, each for 5000
o00, have been given for buildings Dur
ing. 1904 twenty-one subscriptions of s15,-
600 and over have been made toward
buildings. Eight of these subscriptions
have been for s50.00o and over Min
neapolis, Duluth. Winona, Mankato. Two
Harbors have buildings. Duluth and WI
mona are now canvassing citizens for. sec
ond buildings, having outgrown the pres
ent ones. Winona has one and Duluth two
$25, 600 subscriptions assured
st. Paul is the largest city in the United
states. without a building. This fact is
not only great public disgrace but ev-
cry month the city's vices attack the
lives of scores more of our youth and
young men than they could reach if such
building was provided
All of which is respectfully submitted.
E. r. Bigelow, Judge II. R. Brir. w. ].
Dean, T.. HI. Dickson, A. B. Driscoll DR..
A. w. Dunning. F., H Ewing. ". b.
Geery, Edward Grace, c. j. Hunt, r. a.
Kirk, c. o. Krieger, George P. Lyman. c..
D. MacLaren, H. A. Merrill, W. G. Moves.
III. 3. Osgood, George c. Power, B. H.
Schriber, G. NJ. Tibbs, F. E. Weyer.
haeuser, R. B. Whitacre, III. w. Williams.