The daily sentinel., 1907-01-09
DETERMINED
TO HAVE IT
ALARGE MEETING
Last Night Starts Y. N. c. A.
Battle---One Man Offers
$1,OOO---Many Addresses
---Big Speakers Coming.

association building and equipmen
for Grand Junction was sounded las
night at big mass meeting held a
the Congregational church.
If determination and enthusiasm
count for anything Grand junction
will not long be without this grea
Institution that has raised the stand
ard of young manhood and proven
wonderful blessing in hundeds o
towns and cities throughout America
The meeting last night was no
characterized Dy as large attendance
and it should have been. The seat
ing capacity of the church should have
been taxed, but such was not the case
However there were over two hund-
red people present and ii was a most
representative gathering. Business
men, professional men, young men
and women, wives and mothers
ranchmen and nearly every minister
in the city were in attendance. 1t was
a splendid meeting in every sense oi
the word. 1t was a history making
night in the Y. NJ. C. A. movement
of Grand Junction.
Rev. Bernard Rice, pastor of the
Glenwood Springs Presbyterian
church but nevertheless a Grand
Junction young man, presided at the
meeting and he proved most sue
cessful presiding officer.
The meeting was opened by prayer
by Rev D. d. Forsyth, of the Method
ist church.
In brief and interesting address
Mr.. Rice outlined the efforts that
have been made in the past toward
getting local Y. NJ C. A. The move
ment is said to be three years old
and originated in young mems
Christian club some two years ago
and its efforts to get 500 people to
subscribe for a membership at $40.
per year. Four hundred names were
secured in this manner. He told of
the first big meeting held in the in
terest of the movement at the Audi
torium about two years ago. He then
stated that it was deemed advisable
by the state organization to drop the
movement at that time for a year
or two until Grand Junction people
felt better able to take up the work.
In closing he stated that the purpose
of the meeting last night was to re-
vive this movement.
Chairman Rice then introduced Mr.
Billheimer, secretary of the state
Y. NJ. c. A, organization, who ad-
dressed the mass meeting held here
two years ago and who was here
last night for the purpose of making
suggestion as to how the movement
should be organized.
Secretary Blllheimer is a pleasing
speaker and he is authority on Y. NJ.
G. A. work. His address was highly
interesting and was given the closest
attention.
He asked if there is need in
Grand Junction for Y. NJ. c. A.?
By unanimous vote the audience de-
clared that such need exists.
Mr. Billheimer then in brief de-
tails told of the efforts made and the
success that followed these efforts.
in Boulder. FIT. Collins, Denver and
other towns and cities of the state
that now have fiourishing Y. NJ. G. A.
organizations with buildings.
Boulder raised $4,000 in few
weeks and now has fine building
under way The Denver ssociation
raised nearly 1925 900 in thirty days
and will soon have one of the most
beautiful Y. M. C. A. building in the
country. FIT. Collins raised 100000
in few weeks, Colorado Springs has
a 500, 900 building.
Secretary Billheimer declared that
no. association should be organized
until home had been secured. The
main feature of the organization is
a home and this thing of trying to
have an association with no home is
nearly always a failure.
During the past year $4,000,000
has been raised in the United States
for Y. NJ. C. A. work.
Mr.. Blllheimer stated that more
people will subscribe to Y. NJ. C. A.
movements than to any other kind of
movement that can be inaugurated.
People of every class, whether Chris
tian or whether infidel. whether bust
ness men or private citizens. church.
men or not. will subscribe for a Y. NJ
C. A. building, for all realize that
1t is something for the benefit of the
young manhood of every station of
life.
Then in a clear. able manner Sec
retary Billheimer told how some cam
paigns for Y. NJ. c. A. Buildings have
been carried on in this and other stat
es. Committees are appointed, head
quarters are secured. banquets are
given to interest business men and
get them to express themselves and
many other plans are formed in the
fight and carried to completion. Mr..
Billheimer declared that all business
men should be interested in such a
movement if they know that the cam
paign will result in much good. even
If carried on for only short time.
Usually the campaign is launched
by meetings in every church in the
city on one Sunday. Pulpits to be
occupied both morning and evening
by men who can speak authoritively
on Y. NJ. C. A. matters. This open
ing series of Sunday meetings is real
ly campaign OF education along Y
NJ. C. A. lines and makes the people
familiar with the purposes. the Writ
ues the advantages of the Y. NJ. G. A.
The speaker declared that If the
City waited for support from the
railroads they might wait a long,
long time. Organize your commit
tees. start the ball a rolling and then
get after the railroad companies. isl
Mr.. Billheimers plans.
The secretary would advise that
the campaign be limited to thirty
days or a few weeks and that the