Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
TINE GROWING SHORT
.FORY. M. C. A CAMPAIGN
Enthusiasm ut Today's Meeting Was
Greater Thanat Any Time
Since Work Began.

! Il 4 : 49,
The business mems committee No. G.,
headed by W. r. Wallace. made the
biggest report of any committee for
the day, reporting the sum of 81, 1880.
a spirit of enthusiasm not heretofore
shown pevailed at today's gathering Of
committees at the Commercial club,
and the consensus Of opinion is that by
Wednesday, night the sum required Will
be subscribed.
preached a sermon dealing with the
problem now confronting the y. NJ. c.
"A. He said in part:
among the institutions which are,
doing a notable service to the time.
quite among the first is that known as
the Y. NJ. @. A. 1t has been, since 1t
was founded, WONDERFULLY benef1cent
and formative influence for young men
Born at a time when certain forms OF
belief were changing. 1t has been a
great factor in conserving the religious
life Of young men.
Concerning the work performed by
the Y. NJ G. A. and the mission of the
institution. Rev. Simpkin said;
"Tlpe Y. NJ. c. a. has a message ethic-.
al, mental and physical, that carries
men toward the finest development.
"
elusive spirit,it stands with the essence
OF that evangelical message that has
renewed the face of the age, and By
its own peculiar and splendid methods,
it lays hold on the animal spirits. trains
the body. leads men to generous
emulation in sport, to Clearly methods
of amusement, clean ideals and assocla-
tons.
..It imports mental stimulus and en-
dowment. and seeks to do a work that
will make artists and artisans. pro-
fessional men and business leaders,,
leaders who shall give to the world the
best service possible, crowned by ethical
impulses and ideals.
Rain, hail and general elemental
violence did not suffice to keep the
NJ. C. A. hustlers under cover, other
than umbrellas this morning WITH
realization that great quantities OF
hustle would be required to get the
necessary 100000 before the remnie
ing three days of the canvass had
ended they got to work carry ana
vigorously. and kept the ground warm
under their feet.
Today, tomorrow and Wednesday.
promise to be hot In salt Lake City,
regardless of the weather. Every pros
pect'' who hts been standing on me
committees for few da%s WI.
have it put right up to him hare"
from now on ana if he is able to es-
cape he Will be a strong character, in-5
deed.
Now enthusiasm was put into the
campaign, today as a reault of state
ments from well-linown ministers anu
others. all OF whom come out strong
" in favor OF the proposition ne n
man p. J.. Moran of the Commercial
club campaign committee VIII not
listen to any suggestion that the Com
mercial CLUB and the citizens Of salt
Lake Will fall down on the campaign.
ut is not to be considered for
minute, he says. We have never. failed
on a. big thing before aud we 90 not
porpose to make our first failure on
this. You can take 1t from me tina we
shall have that s1o0,0o0 before O'Clock
Wednesday night. There will be moth
ing else than that We want it and we
intend to get it.
Committeeman. some OF whom have
mot been able to give the desired time
to work in the past. will drop all holds
on bushes this week and make the y.
NJ. q. IA. canvass their only business.
with these result Eetters III the mar
ness and straining against the colsar
every minute. something is bound 10
give way.