The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-04
DR.. KENT SPEAKS
IN Y, NJ. c. A. HALL
Discusses Significance Of Work
Being Done by Organization
In State.
PLANS OF RAILROAD BRANCH
Fifth Anniversary Soon to Be
Celebrated and EIigl, Officials
to Speak.

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Or. Charles W. Kent, professor of Eng
lish at tile University of Virginia, was
the speaker at the Young NIen's Christian
Association Hall yesterday afternoon. DIR.
Kent Is an active member and director
OF the Y. NJ. C. a. at tho University.
ara 10 one OF the leaders in association
work In the State. Special music was
provided at the service. and r. large
gathering Of men were present.
DR.. kents subject was The Signin-
canoe or tho Association" He opened
with striking tribute to the work OF
tho past weeks in raising the new build
Ing fund In Richmond, and complmented
the manhood Of Richmond, which had
made success in this undertaking possible.
In this connection. DR.. KcIt said:
1.-THE Young Mems Christian Association
in It's effort to save men from coEsing
Indifference or cnslaving hicc, and to
1nculcate civic. social and religious ell
cheney, uses the modern method of or
Ganization, but In the Christian spirit OF
unsclnsh scr9ice, and therefore deserves
the support of all true men,"
referring TO the iportance OF young
men as an asset the speaker declared:
THE association is concerned with all
men It knows no distinction of class
dividing the human from the divine in the
man, TO desplsc the body as of the dust,
and TO cxalt the spirit as OF the heavens,
il believes In n salvation here and now,
as well as In larger and better salvation
then and there.
Work for Young Men.
1.-THE association is nightly impressed
with the necessity OF saving young men
from habits that undermine the body,
from habits that weaken the mind. from
habits that clog moral growth and from
trifl!nE with honor, and ttilying with
the margin line between right and wrong.
The organization exists for the pur-
pose of helpfn.ness, in individual life,
in civic life. In social life. and in roll
gious life. All sorts of meetings are
held in association halls; no good cause
IS foreign to It. II should be- an article
Of the association creed that the assoc
citation exists to strengthen the chui III.
It's boys department should be tho
stairs that lead from the Sunday school
to The church.
THE spirit OF the association Is avoE-
eddy and setanally Christian. This
should be oscac to the association anl
to It's fricndsarIt Is u great sategua:a,
lao home OF tho stranger, and tic
refuge OF the perpleAed. 1t is a great
philanthropy, compact With the love of
mankind. and searuing for the sake
OF this love TO lAach men and constrain
them by love tot lovabie lives 1t Is
great charity, receiving the rich gifts
oE money and material to transmutc
them into grace ana power to mould
character.
..Eut at al times {, is practical Chris
tInnity. and 1t does 1t all in the namc
OF Christ. Much credit has been given,
and rightly, to the potency OF energtZcd
civic pride. Has enough been given TO
tho undaunted hopefulness and uncon-
auerable zeal o! Christian enthusiasm?
We CULVER at that word enthusiasm
and well We may, for in Its force and in
Its substance there Is n God In It, What
God? Upon-this depends the eternal con-
sequences upon which 1t Is fraught.
such a movement merits by every
consideration OF prevention and progress
tho communication and active support OF
tvic officers and Intelligent citizens. Of
social leaders and champions OF civiliza-
ton, of spiritual advisors and advocates
OF moral progress, and OF the weak and
helpless. who most need Its aid
Railroad Y. M. C. A.
The officials OF the Railroad Y. M. C. A.
report good progress on the plans for
their new building to go on tho lot they
recently purchased at the corner OF Sew
enteenth and Main Streets.
Tho architect Is a Ph!adelphlan, who
was highly recommended by the officials
Of the Chesapeake AID Ohio Railway.
It is expected that the plans will be
sent to Richmond for inspection within
q week or ten days
AS soon as careful estimates OF tho
cost OF the building can be had, an
nouncement will be made Of the addi-
t!onal amount needed for the erection and
furnishing of the building 1t is under
stood that the greater part OF this amount
Ia already In hand.
The railroad branch Of the Y. AZ. C. Al.
will celebrate its fifth anniversary on
Monday night, February nth, with a
mass meeting In the present hall, in the
Main Street Station.
Among the speakers on this occasion
will be President George ". Stevens, OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio; President
White, Of the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac; Vice-Presdent Garrett. OF
the SeaboaAd, who IS said to be a most
enthusiastic Y. NJ. c. A. man. and Mr.
W. D. Duke. assistant to tho president
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac, who took an active part in
the recent canvass OF the Central
Y. NJ. G. A.
There will be limited number of
seats for the public and the speaking
will be followed by the annual report Of
Secretary Thomas and by a social gath-
crlng.
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