Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27


man, jr., led the sightseeing party on their
tour.
1--WE are delighted with the building. 1t
Is a most admirable structure, said Cen
eral Secretary Morriss of Baltimore, speak
ing for his delegates. The plan Is being
talked of in Baltimore to build a $3o0,00
building. and We will undoubtedly intro
duce many of the features of this build
ing. adapting them to our own local con-
ditions'
The Baltimore committee, which included
many members of the board of trustees
and the committee of management. was
made up of Francis A. White, president;
Joshua lowering, president of the Mary
land association: W. H. Morrdss. general
secretary; Charles J. Taylor, ]. Harry Ty-
Ter E. II. Perkins, D. c. Ammidon, Charles
w. Dorsey, a. r: Cathcart, William A.
Matthai.. James W. Denny. L. T. Appold,
George w. Corner, j. w. Strobel. John
Brown. Luther Martin, w. D. Plat and
r. S. Dulaney.
Interstate Dinner.
At o'clock the second annual interstate
dinner was held in the banquet roor'. In
the absence of A M. Lothrop, interstate
chairman, Joshua lowering of Baltimore,
vice chairman of the committee, presided.
After the sumptuous repast he started the
speech-making with word of congratu-
lation.
I'VE congratulate our Washington
friends" he said. I'VE are going back
to Baltimore with a greater determination
to meet the needs of the young men In
Baltimore. With the greater facilities
come the greater responsibilities and great
Ell opportunities to unite the young men
in Christian union" He paid high com
pliment to the interstate secretary, Mr..
George Tibbitts giving him much credit
for the great progress which is being made
in West Virginia, Maryland and the DIS
triet He also read letter from r. e.
Morse, international secretary. expressing
his regrets at being unable to attend the
banquet.
Commissioner Mcfarland extended the
welcome to the guests to the new building
and invited them to come often and stay
long particularly those from our suburb
an town. Baltimore
when the Chinese commission was be-
ing entertained here today, he said, ''one
of the secretaries told of what he had seen
in the Y NJ. c. A. in Shanghai, where our
Foreign secretary is located, of the building
and it's equipment. That made me realize
better than ever before | think, how the
chains of influence go out to the outermost
parts of the earth. What the interstate
committee is doing is of great importance.
What is done by Senator Davis in West
Virginia in Baltimore may be the means
of setting forth man whose life shall
stand forth to the everlasting glory of God"
Address of Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Henry G. Davis, who was next in
troduced. said:
several oallings and vocations to meet here
upon a common ground. in a common in
terest-the universal brotherhood of man.
No cause can long survive that is not found
ed upon truth, honor and uprtghtness
These virtues were in the hearts and minds
of that little group which met In London
comparatively a few years ago and started
a movement destined to have a force and
effect they little comprehended at the time
us seed was soon carried to other coun-
tries, among the earliest being the United
States, and here it has grown and flourish
ed until it has become one of the great
institutions of the country, and probably
the foremost of all its agencies for doing
good.
The world In the last century has made
more progress in material affairs than i'm
all ages preceding. The arts and sciences
In their discoveries and applications have
ADDED much to the welfare and comfort of
mankind. But in this they have not elimi-
mated or lessened to any great degree the
faults of civilization. Fortunately, among
the instrumentalities for good which have
arisen Is the Young Mems Christian "A sso--
ciation which is doing such wonderful work
In improving the moral and spiritual con-
dftion OF the times. The churches have
their path of duty plainly marked for them
and are vyfng with each other in eager
desire to bring men to a better understand
Ing Of Christian thought and principles
The Young Mems Christian Association is
putting these thoughts and principles into
the practical workings of everyday life and
has no competitor in Its unique position in
the social fabric. It has the field to itself
1t is undenominational, and in gathering
men into Its fold helps to sustain the con-
gregations from which Its members come
Opportunity for Young Men.
Men, especially young men, will find
companionship: it may be for good or ii
may be for evil, as the circumstances direct
but in any event it will have much to do
with the formation of character These
splendid association buildings, which are to
be found in all our large cities, and which
are rapidly multiplying In the smaller ones.
offer to the young man who has been en-
ployed by day in the workshop or counting
room rare opportunities, which would
otherwise be denied him, for intellectual
moral and social Improvement. He Is en-
couraged to make the best use of his time
and talents, and by education and loftier
ambitions become better citizen and thus
help the state and nation.
''It Is In recent times only that these eir-
cational and social facilities have been
placed at the disposal of all. Formerly
only the young men of sufficient leisure and
means were abe to have the advantag es
which are now within the reach of the
working young men of today. The college
bred man must look to his opportunities
and make the most of them. as the way is
now open as never before to the boy who
must work out his own future without In
fuence or family prestige.
The young man who starts life with plenty
of means at his disposal Is not always the
fortunate one. The pitfalls before him
are numerous. He viii do well IL he avoid
them. He has many temptations which are
not presented to the young man who must
make his own way from the beginning.
Give the latter chance to improve his po-