The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-15

lead.
'sThis is the day of organizations and
ordinations of men and women The
value Of these organizations Is known
by two things: First, by the purpose
for its existence The purposes OF most
Of the organization Of men and women
are for things which are good and OF
course there are those which stand for
things which are bad. But this organi-
cation Is one which holds up to the young
man the possibilities of manhood.
Christian manhood, a manhood OF V1gor
and usefulness. 1t stands for the larger
manhood and this Twentieth Century
is calling for just such men, men with
iron in their blood
THE other things an organization is
judged by is the results it achieves 1
have friend in commercial life whose
pet expression is that the successful
business concern is the one which de-
livers the goods. Our association has
membership of 800, 600. There are $4,000
members in our educational classes in
this country and $4,000 men enrolled in
our Bible classes and ] guess that IS the
delivering of the goods.
THE association is also known as the
great equalizer. Some men are long
physically and short mentally, others
are long mentally and short physically.
To those who are short physically the
association says comes in and develop
your body. To those who are short men
tally it says join our classes and I'M
prove your education. If you are short
on one side we viii build you up and II
you are long on one side we will hold
you back; we will equaize you ana
make you a strong man all around
Each age has had its ideal and the
greatest ideal of any age is that OF
ideal of the Twentieth Century. There
never was time when the demand
was so great for straightforward, non
est, square men, Christian men. as
there is now. And the Young Men S
/ Christian association is the great man
ufaeturing plant for straightforward
Christian manhood If you nave come
into the association with a selfish pur-
pose you have come to the wrong
place. We want men with unselfish
purposes Men who will work for the
betterment of man. We admire the
man who is willing to invest his life
in the life of some one else. If this
crowd of fine young men could be
thrown together in a band of reform
ers this town could be cleaned up and
made cody city
One Place Where Ministers Meet.
Mr. Lerriso then introduced DR.. w.
c. Evans pastor of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church. as the repre-
sentative of the Ministerial union of
the city. Replying, DIR. Evans said
that if he represented the Ministerial
union in a physical way he was entitled
to at least twenty-seven more dishes
of ice cream and if he was to represent
/ it in speaking way he ought to del1v-
er twenty-seven speeches, but he
I
self to one brief one.
"One thing is true. however" lie
said There is one place in this city
where The ministers always get to
gether and that is the Y. NJ. c. A. This
is true in more senses than one We
hold our meetings there and we com
mend its work. We believe in its
future and we, of the Ministerial
union. are working together always for
! IT'S success.
This new Y NJ c. A building
which has been erected here and is
now being furnished represents some
thing TO this city which has not been
here hitherto. 1t means mems work
for men, it means men working to-
gether for the uplifting of fellow men.
My mind runs back to that city at
/ the Golden Gate which has been de-
vastated by earthquake and fire [ was
very familiar with the Y. NJ c. A con
ditions there and was intimately ac-
/ quaiHted with the secre tary of the as
ISOLATION there, Henry J. Mccoy. The
! two hundred and fifty thousand dollar
building there went down in absolute
ruin. : received word from there only
/ recently that where that magnificent
4 building was reared on the corner Of
/ Ellis and Mason streets there is now
nothing to mark it but the cornerstone
which is still standing, and on this
cornerstone is engraved these words
The foundations OF God stand as
sured
associations throughout the land are
buuded upon foundations which will
stand forever and a day. From the
Ministerial union I bring you congrat-
ulations tonight and Godspeed on
/ your way as workers for men"
In Introducing Mr.. Joab Mulvane as
1 the next speaker Mr.. Lerrigo an
/ nounced that he was one of the three
largest individual contributors to the
| funds for the new association building
Value Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Il had not expected to be called
upon to make a talk said Mr. Null
Nane, and so l am not prepared. but If
could say what has passed through
my mind tonight as I have looked over
( this audience and what it means to
something of interest to YOU.
We value the things in this world
/ by what they have cost in labor or in
effort or in money. There has been
erected IN this city building-and if
/ II would not be considered Boosting I
/ would say in the most enlightened
Z community on the face of the earth
of magnificent proportions, a building
OF winch the city should be proud It
VIII nave cost a large sum of money
/ which has been freely and generously
furnished by the people of the civ
4 Why has this been done2 The same
thlng IS being done in other cities all
/ over the country and the most en-
/ nghtened people are looking with
great interest to the erection of these
/ buildings. There must be an impor-
| tan9 reason as to why they are being
built and there is an important reason
1t IS most vital one. It is the one
4 which God Almighty places the most
value on, the welfare of human beings.
ana these buildings are being erected
for their profit, their advantage and
their culture
You young men are highly favored.
/ feel like a young man myself tonight
q 4 II IL I Il