The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-09

put in It's place to substitute social
ly," said Mr.. Shuey, IN the course
of his remarks. THE Y. NJ. G. A.
is the substituting factor and we
must push our Y. NJ. c. A. work,
bearing that thought in mind. Beat
the saloon at its own social game,
put up social features that are not
only equally as attractive but more
attractive. hope the day will come
when billiard tables are as common
in Y. NJ. G. A. circles as in saloons.
I'VE must have social features to ac-
complish satisfactory work in the AS
sociation.
"Give more thought to man and not
| to machine is the motto which fac
tory superintendents are making
their study" said the speaker. "rhe
there a time when skilled labor was
brains required to properly run It.
AS we look at our industrial ques-
tions today we find that never was
ther time when skilled labor was
more greatly needed than at the pres
ent time. The general question which
we should consider is, does the Y. NJ.
G. A. contribute its part to the
strength of manhood and the best
citizenship in the world The Associa-
ltion Is a training school where moth
ing is overdone, normal habits reign
supreme and mans social and intel
lectual spirit is satisfied in its cor
ri uvn n Inn
more? Yes, the spiritual side and the
Y. NJ. c. A. 1t is the only organiza-
ton that can successfully work the
social and spiritual phases of life
together. The religious work means
something more than a Bible study
class once a month. But the work Is
going on all the time. The religious
environment brings the results It
imbeds into the life of the young man
the desire to keep in good comapny,
which is the leading feature of a
young mans training"
! There is no organization on earth
that has the chance to mould the
characters of young men like the
Y. M. G.. A. The greatest factories
in the country are contributing to the
advancement of the work. The av.
erage employer only gets about 6(
per cent. OF his employees efforts
and by making it possible for thu
young man to secure training, thi.
per cent. is rapidly increased to tn,
profit of the employer.
"The Y. M G. A. deserves tn,
support of every man In this city
Ther are grand opportunities for AS
scSHation work here. Don't you
want your social rooms down stairs
DO you know Of any saloon in the
Icity that is located on the secont
floor? Don't you want an addition
to your social features a better equip
ped gym or billiard parlor? 1t /.
up to you. The men of this cit,
have always risen to the demands O
an occasion of this kind and I leav,
the rest to YOU" said the speaker il
,concluding.
George B. Christian Sr. gave al
address, which was very approprlat,
las well as exceedingly interesting
He referred to the time of the found
ing of the Y. NJ. C. A. He declared
that when the committee headed b!
Mr.. Amos Killing, completed the loca
Association building. they had com
pleted one of the greatest tasks eve
undertaken by any set of men in {
city of comparative size in the coun
try. eve built the best court house
we built the biggest and best ga'
plant. the biggest stand pipe, the big
gest Y. NJ. C. A., everything ten years
ahead of It's time. These things wer,
accomplished when the city had scarce
ly 5000 inhabitants" said Mr.. Chris
,tian.
"The Y. NJ. C. A. has done NOR,
good for Marion than any other fact
or. Churches are all right and very
fine factor of civilization. but theo
retically we want unity and 1t is only
through the Y. NJ. G. A. that we car
get unity. Something must be
brought about in this country to sob
err the worhineAlan. to make him
feel at home in other social places
rather than the saloon. He must be
taught the ways or upright living
THE church cannot accomplish this
but the Y. NJ. c.. A. can," said the
speaker.
In concluding. Mr.. Christian sug-
|gested that the debt hanging over
the Association be cleared and the
management be equipped with neces-
saries, making it possible to conduct
the Association through one of the
most successful seasons ever known
In its history.
After few remarks by the toast
master, the assembly adjourned. The
committee in charge of the affair was
composed OF Messrs. j. H. Clark,
r. r.. Cutlery. S. e. Barlow, j. II.
Waddell, M. p. Sweeney, G. b. Jen-
kins, G. l.. Allen and l.. b. McNeal.