Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-05-11
BENEFITS YMC.A. CONFER
Membership Means Clean Assoc
iates With Whom to Pass Time.
$1,000 MEMBERS IN COUNTRY
Gladdens Parents Hearts to Know
Sons are Where They Feel at Home
Advance Agent Of Christianity.

| Advance Agent Of Christianity.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
iation is an organization Of great
Christian unity An institutin that
inteligently reaches all classes Of men,
IN a helpful way. 1t Is not only a
personal helper TO men, but helps
them to lend helpful hand to the
other fellow. It not only helps the
man of one faith, but of all faiths, o.
OF no faith.
II is a place where a young man can
find friends, and friends indeed. A
home, away from home where he feels
at home, and is always welcome by
day or By night. BY its many kinds
Of attractions, the well lighted build
Ing by night and everything bright at
all times; the cosy lobby and parlors;
the library where papers and mag
aznes of nearly all sorts are found
and books; the writing room, where
young man may drop in and write
hme to father or mother, and pleast
them when they see on the letterhead,
Young Mems Christian Association;
flor they feel more at ease about
their boy when they know he feels at
home at place like this) Where he
may get a good clean lunch when
when hungry. and a good bed to sleep
in at night. and the gymnasium wnere
they may rightly develop their bodies
under the direction Of a physical direc
tor; where they may play clean,
social or friendly game of pool, bill
lizards or bowl awhile; and all the diff
ferent attractions of this kind; then
get good shower bath or a dip in
the swimming pool, etc.
All of which appeals to and reaches
the ''allround man." And from these
and other attractions which a young
man is constantly seeking, (and will
always find somewhere, in some way
under some circumstances he finds
/ iitit Niitii iit otthSt anu NY the AOu-
slant companionship with the kind of
manhood found in the Young Mems
/ Christian association he thereby
| learns as never befre, a greater vision
of the greater life The more im0or-
lance of and pleasantness the man
| ~ or the right way of living.
+ nd No fc f,,tn "A IN,
the Bible class; and the mems meet
ings: and with these and the friends
with whom he has come in contact. he
is led to realize the greatest thing of
ALL that there is a friendship with
one who is greater to him than any
earthly tie, that of Jesus Christ;
which is the one great aim of the as
ISOLATION.
While other young mems organiZa-
tions, social. athletic educational.
ethical and even religious have fail
ed, the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton has we'll proven to be the great
est success; and is today in full op-
q 'tiph III pNul o,VVV pidCtS III NOTtH
America and throughout the world.
And this is My beginning of larger
things. or a more extensive organiza-
ton to forward the gospel of Jesus
Christ, in its many Inherent ways.
At an earlier period, the boy was
somewhat neglected; but very soon
he became one OF the most important,
and in every association a Department.
is carefully set apart for him and
over $50 boys departments have the
exclusive use of buildings or extensive
rooms. Having membership of So 900
and $4,000 attending Bible classes. l
The association keeps tab on the |
young man and boy; and helps him
at the time of life or stress of cir
cumstances when help counts the
most to qualify him for right living
and Christian manhood.
And during these few days of organ
ization of committees and getting
ready for the campaign of Is DAYS,
for a fund to build such an organiza-
ton in our city, may we ask or ear
nestly urge every one in Martinsburg
to consider taking a fair part in the
great effort, which means more than
we know, if in all the coming wears
of the proposed institution, only one
soul be led to higher plane Of liv-
ing, and to know of Jesus Christ. The
work is for Him.
Y NJ c. A. Press Cmmittee