The daily sentinel., 1907-02-04

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Prominent Speakers Make Plea
for the Institution in Many
Churches of the City
Yesterday--Big BAN
quet Tenight.

"A Y. NJ. C. A. for Grand Junction
this was the tocsin sounded in the
city yesterday and in answer humid
reds of people gathered at each of
several big meetings held in the city
and nearly all left the various
churches enthusiastic over the move
ment and convinced of the great need
of Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. equipped with n fine building. in
the queen city of the western slope of
Colorado.
Sunday, Feb. 3rd, will go down in
the years history as the inauguration
Day for the Y. NJ. C. A. movement in
Grand Junction. 1t was great day,
day of vast importance.
1t is needless to say that the fight
for Y. NJ. C. A. took definite form
yesterday and was far advanced to-
ward the goal of victory.
The Sentinel estimates that no less
than, three thousand men and women
listened to the various speakers that
talked upon the theme of the hour in
different churches yesterday morning
and last night.
The meetings proved that the peo-
pie of Grand Junction are in earnest
about this Y. NJ. C. A. matter and if
they are awakened to its real mean
ing and value the movement is bound
to meet abundant and glorious sue
! cess.
Yesterday morning Mr.. F. l.. Star
rat. secretary of the Denver Y. M.
C. A., and one of the most promi-
nent Y. NJ. c. A. workers in the
country. spoke at the Methodist
church. 1t was a big audience that
greeted him, not less than six hun
dred people being present.
At the Congregational church Mr., G.
P, Dodge, of the state association
and editor of the Colorado Springs
Gazette, addressed an audience OF not
less than four hundred people.
AT the Presbyterian church MI
Bnlheimer of the state association
spoke at this church. There were
about four hundred people in attend
ance.
Each of these gentlemen delivered
a powerful. effective. and interesting
address, dealing with the different
phases of Y. NJ. c. A. work. Each
speaker was given the very closest at
tention and each address went a long
way toward advancing the local move
ment.
The writer heard Mr.. Starrat' al
the Methodist church. Mr.. Starrat Ii
"a most forceful, earnest speaker anC
his talk made a lasting impression oi
the large congregation.
The speaker declared that the
most important thing the world hai
to deal with is the training and dl
recting of its youth. He declared
that there is much truthfulness in th'
statement that the. young men OF
community either make or break tha
community. Every mother. ever!
father, every brother and every sister
] MUST be interested in anything thai
means the making OF better manhoot
and the protection o fthe youth .
the land" declared the speaker H'
then .dwelt upon the great mission o
the church and declared that the
NJ. c. A. is the greatest ally thechurel
has. He denounced the idea that som'
people have that the Y. NJ. c. A. is al
institution entirely separate from th'
church. "The Y. NJ. C. a. is born o
the church, itsis oficered by tn
church and the fruits Of the Y NJ c
; A. work go to the church.
Two great things the Y NJ. c. a
. teaches" says Mr.. starrat, FIRST
teaches and stands for loyalty to IN
Book. the Holy Bible, and second
stands for and teaehres loyalty to IN
church of Jesus Christ. BY clear