Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-11-10
n Stirring Appeal.

FRoSTHU RG, MD, oct. 80, 1906.
70 the MINING JOURNAL.
\ membership contest has been in
aUgurated by the local management of
the y. NJ. G. A, and when | heard of
1t the question occurred to me why the
necessity of this memberships cam
paign?
Why should an institution of this
kind find 1t necessary to make public
bid for its members in order to get funds
to meet the expenses?
Let me call the attention of the bust
ness men and the people of this com
muulty to Il few facts which, no doubt,
Will be of interest to them.
In 1899 the local Association was or
ganlZed under very favorable auspices,
and has continued in its good work con-
tlnually since that time, and now the QueS-
ton arises-has the Association done
anything to merit the support of the
people of this town?
Let Us look into The matter and find
ont what it has done.
Personally, | have been a close OBJ
server of the results attained through its
splendid work and can readily recall the
names of number of young men who,
having come directly under the influence
of Its work, are to-day holding positions
of responsibility.
y number of others who as IA result of
the training and instruction received
from the different secretaries, have be
come active workers III the different
churches i'll town.
Eight other Young men who received
at least part of their religious training
i'll this institution have taken up the
Association urfrly tbn - > h,i
lives, and are holding positions in which
they have the confidence and support of
the men associated with them.
If the local branch had accomplished
no more than the results here mentioned
every dollar contributed thus far has
been money well spent.
Yet this Is not all. In the Association
| rooms you will find "A fine reading room,
with "A wellStOcked library, containing
splendid collection of books, besides
| number Of monthly magazines and daily
| and weekly papers, open to the public
at all times, giving the young men of
the town an opportunity to have good,
clean, wholesome reading matter and ii
comfortable room to read in. thereby
taking them away from the influence of
the saloon and other places of amuse-
ment which tend to create passion for
the things which drag young man
down, lower his moral standards, and
start him ON a course in life that in the
end will result disastrouSly.
There the young man can 90 and en-
JOY himself in a number of innocent
games and ina splendidly-equipped gym
naSium for the building of good,
healthy, physical body. \ bathroom,
with shower and tuh-bathS, is there, so
that he can keep himself clean.
There are many other features which
time and space will not allow me to
mention here.
What better institution than this could
any town ask for? Doyou think it should
be necessary to hold membership con.
an organization of this kind, doing, as it
is, so much good in our community?
Yet my friends, this is the condition
frriug the Association at this time.
have too much confidence in the
good people of this town to believe that
this appeal will be made in vain.
The good. liberal people of Frostburg,
should see to 1t that the present contest
shall he successful Men--yOu who love
to see the moral standard OF the young
men improved, give it your support.
Fathrr-you who have sons, get them
| into the Association, where they will
receive that training which will make of
them all round men, and in the years to
come you will bless the Y. NJ. &. A.
speak thus because | have expert
enCed the influence of its work III my
own home, and can say that my boys are
better because of the training received