The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
This Advice Given at Dedica-
tory Meeting Last Night by
E. L. Shuey, Prors'.ss;t. Day.
ton Man.
CRITICISES BUILDING
AS BEING TOO SMALL.
Speaker Says Day Will Soon
Come When This Is Realized
Urges Practical Training
Courses.

The second of the dedicatory cere
monies at the Young Mems Christian
Association was held last evening
The value of the association to the
young men of any city, particularly
Richmond, was shown in an excellen,
address by E. l.. Shuey of Dayton, O.
one of the leading business men and
workers in the Dayton association. Be
fore and after the services. which
were particularly for the shop men
and secret societies of the city, the
building passe d the critical inspection
of many hundreds of this class of citi
Zens
Although not as fluent speaker
as DR.. Stanley Coulter of Purdue uni
versity, who delivered the Sunday ad
dress, Mr.. Shuey is a very able speak
er and impressed his audience with
his earnestness. His audience was
included almost entirely of men, EN-
ployed in the shops of the city. The
minority included few business men
members of fraternal organizations
and a number of women. Altogeth
er the speaker perhaps entertained
and instructed 800 people.
Spoke From Experience.
AS Mr. Shuey was speaking from
actual experience, having been one OF
the leaders of the Dayton association
for Ia years and being one of the ac
tive participants in the campaign for
the new building which that city but
recently dedicated, he knew the value
of the association to the Dayton men
and illustrated his points from person.
al experiences. He no doubt has done
much to interest the shop men of Day
ton in the educational and the practic
al value OF the Y. M. C. A.
Jones Conducts letting.
Sylvester H. Jones, superintendent
of the Hoosier Drill works, one of the
largest factories of the city, who has
been a hard worker for the success
of the association, conducted the meet
ing. In introducing the speaker he
stated in part, "It is with happy
feeling that We have reached the con
completion of this fine building. II
will be stimulus to the public
schools, a help to the churches and an
uplift to the city in general. We are
now entering into the dedicatory ser
vices and we are desirous of having
the citizens attend all the services
Tonight's meeting was arranged pur
posely for the shop men and frater
nal organization members. We have
with us a man from Dayton and he
brings with him a message to be oi
interest to all of us. l will now intro
duce Mr.. E. L. Shuey, of Dayton, o.
shuey congratuIates.
Mr.. Shuey made a brief introduc
ton in which he declared that the as
sociation was to be congratulated or
it's very practical building but in ths
same statement said that the associa
ton would find its home was too small
within the course of four or five years
Mr.. Shuey reminded the association
directors, officers and members tha
they were now, SO to speak, in the
heat of passion over the successe:
achieved but that there would come
time when this interest would fag
When you have to accomplish grea
things and you become discouraged
don't give up admonished the speak
er. Taking the liberty of advising
the directors, l urge that if You ge
tired-stay by it. There will come
hard times and hard problems TO serve
but stay by them
Keep Ministers Out.
Advise was given to keep the min
listers out Of the management of tn,
association. Business men are tn,
ones to have the management; no
theorizing ministers, according to tn,
speaker. He said that in Dayton ther,
was an unwritten law, Ministers neet
not apply for a position as manag
ers."
The principal of the association
could be put very briefly 1t is for al
men and its purpose is to show mer
that the religion of Jesus Christ is a.
much interested in themselves now al
when they die. The association
touches all sides of the man, from (;
social side, physical side, religion.
side and the educational side,' Mr.
Snuey said
Il trust that this association vii
be the best club in the city. The SO
cial life of the association is essentia
The physical side is just as esse ntial
The religious side is all essential On,
side not so much in evidence here a.
1t will be in few years is the educa
tional side In Dayton we have tn,
best equipment 10 be procured, ever
better than that in many schools ant