Milford chronicle., 1906-02-02

d. candy, is administered to a siel
y child It was never started with th,
idea that a clean shirt will necessarily
make clean heart to beat under the
clean shirt. 1t was never started with
the idea that well blacked shoes and
well creased trousers are sure proofs
that the owners Of those shining shoes
will walk In the path of virtue and of
truth. But the Young Mems Christian
association was started with the idea
af leading young men to seek first the
Kingdom of God and his righteousness.
1t was started with the idea that the
; greatest work of life for young man
TO do was to bring other young men
into touch with Jesus Christ Thus the
Young Mems Christian association has
never from the beginning been afraid
to lift high the banner of the cross. Its
very name signifies the purpose for
which it was organized. Young Mems
Christian association" means young
men for Christ" That is the first and
chief reason for which honor this be-
neficent movement.
Ea~yelOping strength.
Now, the old idea Of the literal inter-
pretation of the text. "Open thy mouth
wide and l will fill it." has long ceased
to be quoted. As a quaint Bible COM
mentator once said "If a man does
nothing but open wide his mouth God |
will fill it, but he will fill it simply with |
wind" We know toIay, as common |
sense men and women, that if we are
to develop our spiritual powers we
must also develop our mental and
physical strength. Though Paul sat at
the feet of Gamaliel, as soon as he was
converted he went off to prepare him
self for his future Christian ministry.
In the first chapter of Galatians we
read, Neither went up to Jerusalem,
to them which were apostles before me-
but l went into Arabia" There in the
desert Paul stayed three long years.
He was there studying and commun-
ing with God before he came forth to ,
begin his mighty labOrs. Thus no 7
sooner does a young man enter the g
Young Mems Christian association 5
walls than he breathes the atmosphere G
of mental and physical as well as spir- +
itual development. If he is anything /,
Of a man at all he says to himself, 81 o
want to make the most out of my body 7
and brain that l may be able to serve :,
my God better" Then the idea of en- n
Lering the association merely for play +,
ceases. The young man in the asso- .,
,iation works to develop his brain, his -
body and his spirit, as Paul went down -,
ntO Arabia and as Moses went forth to -
end the sheep and Elijah went into re-
irement-to make themselves mightier
gents for the Divine Master to use.
Thus hail the modern Young Mems
jhristian association as great Chris n
ian university. A young man today -
Who wishes an education does not have q
0 go to college to get it. If he is COM -,
elled to enter business to earn his i5
ally bread when he is young, during as
is evening hours he can enroll him y
elf in this Christian university's ="
lasses. There between the hours Of Z ~
nd 10 p. m. he can study all the COM "a
ION school branches. He can study y"
lere the commercial branches. In ev- ln'
light classes in typewriting, shorthand, lro
and business law. He can cei
laster there all the higher English DI'
udies, like rhetoric, English compo- ue'
ton and English literature. He can Uni
arm there the industrial sciences, us
1e electrical engineering or applied lev
ectricity, mechanical and architecture De
and fpaDlur,I f1u. H. SII
there at the feet of French and shc
arman and Spanish teachers and PAL
arm to speak foreign tongues. A dear hyI
lend of mine, who was member Of the
G Chicago Young Mems Christian as
citation, said that when he was a stu
mt there a few years ago every night U
ere were assembled in classes within no
= walls of that association 500 stu neN
nts. Now, any movement which will IA
Ike it possible for the young man lius
10 has not been able to go to college lral
get that education after his work at lrai
: store is finished is a movement oH
ich ought to have your Endorsement nea
4 mine. ] thank God that thou 10
Ids of young men are being better sm'
ed for the struggles of life through nca
influence Of the night schools of the uou
ung Mems Christian association. or
ttered all around the world. uy
Life Work. oro
tut with the theoretical training for so,i
IS work found in the Young Mems and
'istian association work there goes inc
side by side the practical, spiritual info
ming OF course within the Young iro
MS Christian association walls there
spiritual drones, $dst as there are
'ers and deadbeats in every human .v
hive, but if a young man is ready item
10 his share Of spiritual duty almost aca6
soon as lie enters the association Gale
Is he is set to work, and that is cam
It many Of our churches do not do pres
! all their members who are willing shov
FORK If you enter a Young Mems ing
stian association Ike that in New said
< YOU exc Gccosted by the men With max
e wotjs "What are you ready to max
Cor Chr.stP VIII you dish yute Jefe