The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
YOUNG MEN NEEDED
TO GUARD CITIES
Temptations OF Prosperity De-
mands Great Efforts. Gov
'ernor Glenn Declares.
DEVIL ABROAD IN THE LAND
Notable Series OF Meetings Held
Yesterday in Celebration Of
Y. M. c. a. Anniversary.

In celebration of the 1fty-third ami
versary Of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION of Richmond, meetings were
held In many sections or the city last
night. reports indicating notable progress
in the work being read and fine adj
dresses being heard by large congrega-
tons.
A great meeting for men. opened the
series at the Bjou Theatre in the after
noon, the address being delivered by
Governor Robert b. Glenn of North Car
oina. The theatre was well filled with
an audience of men who gave close at
tention to the distinguished visitor, whose
subject was. lis the Young Man Safe"
Governor Glenn spoke earnestly and pow
erfully. and though II Presbyterian elder
and lawyer he showed no mean gifts
as preacher and pulpit orator, The
speaker presented n picture of the home
life. the smile being carried through the
address. His own home in his boyhood
days he described as the typical home
from which young men of to-day come.
He referred to the safeguards thrown
around the young men In the home, and
the dangers to which they are exposed in
the cities to which they SO. In closing,
he made n moving appeal to the men
present to stand strong for the cleansing
of the city OF the nests of vice that in
fest 1t.
He stated that the laws OF Virginia
were sufficient to reach the evils, and
that the laws of God are sufficient, and
only the moral weakness OF men pre-
vents the clearing away of the saloon,
the gambling den and the disrcputable
places.
Annual Report
At S p. NJ. the anniversary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. was celebrated in five
simultaneous meetings in different
parts of the city, the annual report OF
the board of directors being read in
each meeting. The most notable of this
series was held at Centenary Metho-
dist Church. where Governor Glenn was
again the speaker. The music at this
service was particularly fine, and the
attendance taxed the limits of the
house. large number standing in the
galleries and in the rear of the church
throughout the services, which lasted
nearly two hours.
President Hawkins read his annual
report showing the progress of the
Y. NJ C. A. during the past year. and
dealing especially with the excellent
results of the new building campaign
and the plans for the erection OF the
new structure. The president said in
part:
.'The past year was the flftysecond
in our history. One year ended on
February 2Sth, and on that date we
had on rolls 1926 members We have
in Richmond. in addition to the Cen
trail Association. the Main Street Sta
tlon Railroad Department, with a large
membership; the Medical College of
Virginia and the University College of
Medicine Departments; also the Nir-
Einia Passenger and Power Street Rail
way Association, Richmond College AS
ISOLATION, and two colored associations
the City and the Virginia Union
University Associaton--the combined
membership of all associations and de-
partments being fully $500.
I'VE question whether there is
community in the country where the
response, on the part of young men
and boys, to the efforts inaugurated
and directed by the Young Mems
Christian Association, is more general;
we are quite sure there is none, when
we consider the very limited privi-
leges we have been able to offer in
the central building during the past
five or six years We give few zig
ures indicating the character of the
work undertaken.
4 few farts from the wears work,