Democratic messenger., 1906-02-03

association with Us. What is the use
Jf my carrying the Illustration any fur.
tlrrt Do you mol sec that where the
~ etagc church work stops the Young
Mems thratian association work be-
gins: With the long arm Of loving
tenderness ii reaches out and encircies
tllat hoy'S neck nnd heart. 1t says TO
/ him: Young man, come and spend
Your leisure hours with rs. Come and
read Come and play. Come and meet
pleasant companions the same kind Of
Christian boys you used TO meet in
your fathers home" And as sin beckons
IL one direction the young man In his
lonely bedroom sees the Young Mems
Chr tlau association heckonlng In the
other direction. | say. thank God that
W. have this noble association as a
great Christian home lighting the
temptations ul sin on their own ground.
liu tile purpose OF the Y. NJ. G. 4.
1, greater than those we have already
Described 1t tries TO bring young men
to hiist II surrounds the young men
Of Il great city will the protecting in
ilnanec Of Christian home. II has
Also an intellectual as well as fun
loving atmospheric No sooner does a
young man enter lis wallis than he is
Inspired with holy purpose of increas-
ius III, mental and physical capabilities
in order that he may increase his spirit
ual opportunities for doing good.
Developing strength.
Now. tlt, Old idea of the literal inter-
pgetatiou Of the text. open thy mouth
widr and will Ill it. has long ceased
to hc quoted. .As a quaint Bible com
incubator once said, If man does
nnlhiu- but open wide his mouth God
VIII till Il. but he will ill II simply with
wind We know today, us common
sat.c men and women. that il we are
to develop our spiritual powers We
must also develop our mental and
piy seal strength Though Paul sat mt
tllo feet Of Gamalicl as soon rs he was
converted h. went of to prepare him
Salf f7r his future Christian ministry.
In the liiSt chapter OF Galatians we
read Neither went | up 10 Jerusalem,
10 thcH which ware apostles before me,
but went into Arabia" There in the
desert raul stayed three long years.
IL MAS there studying aud comlnun-
Ing With God before he came forth 70
h"G.u his mighty labors Thus no
SOONER does Young man enter the
Nouus Mems Christian association
wal. than he brcahes the atmosphere
OF mya'Ul and physical as we'll rs spir-
itual tlcgclopmont Ii he Is anything
nf Il man NJ all he says TO himself. Il
want 10 make the most out OF my body
and Hin that | may be able TO serve
my God better" Then the idea Of en-
tcrina tho association merely for play
cca,os 1ht young man In the asso-
ciatiun works 10 develop his brain, his
body aud hIs spirit as Paul went down
into Arabia and us Moses went forth to
t"nd The ~hocp and Elijah Went into re-
tiron,nt % make themselves mightier
a4cut frr hr Divine Master to use.
thus hail the modern Young Mems
Christian association as a great Chris
than university \ young man today
who wishes an education does not have
te z, .eol. .sc 20 get il, II hc is com.
polici e. enter business to earn his
daily bread vhou he is young. during
his evening hours hc can enroll him
sell IN this Christian uniyersity's
cla.s Thcrc between the hours of
and ~ f. IA liz can study all the com
mon school branches. lie can study
there the commercial branches In ev.
cry we'll equipped association there are
night GLASSES in typcWriting. shorthand,
housekeeping ana business law. lie can
master there all tie higher English
studies. like rhetoric. English compo-
siti0u AMI English literature. He can
l,lu there the Industrial sciences,
Ike electrical engineering or applied
electricity. mechanical and architecture
Al AMI frcrhand drawing And he can
sit there ~ tile feet Of French and
German ami Spanish teachers and
learn To- speak foreign tongues. \ dear
fricId of mine. Who was Il member Of
the hcago Young Mems Christian as
socatiun. said that when lie was stu
dent there 4 few years ago every night
there were assembled In classes within
the walls Of that association S0O stu
dents NoW, amy movement which will
make II possible for the young man
who has not been able to 20 to college
to get that education after his work al
the store Is finished is movement
which ought 10 have your Endorsement
and mine thank God that thou
sands If young men are being better
nticd for the struggles Of life through
the influence of the night schools OF the
Young Mems Christian association,
scattered all around the world.
Life Work.
Bnt with tlc theoretical training for
Hfes work found in the Young Mems
Christian assoeiaiipn work there goes
Oh side hy side the practical. spiritual
training OF course within the Young
Mons Christian association walls there
are spiritual droncs just as there are
lDnfcrS ana dudbeats in every human
beehive hut IL n Young man is ready
To do bis share Of spiritual duty almost
ms soon as he enters the association
f.