Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-26
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1909.
Y. NJ. c. A. in Grants Pass.

Christian Association Day in this
city and the pulpits were occupied
by representatives OF that organiza-
tion. General Secretary Harry
Stone, OF Portland, occupied the
Presbyterian pulpit, Rev. F. E. A.
Smith, assistant secretary, that of
the Baptist church; j. b. Rhodes,
field secretary, the Christian church,
and Prof Smith, Of Medford, the
Methodist Episcopal. 1t was our
fortune to hear Secretary Stone,
and we feel sure that those who
heard him will ever have clearer
conception Of the purpose and scope
OF the magnificent work that Is be-
ing done by the association than
ever before. Mr. Stone divided the
boy life into three stages, the ami
NAL age, when he Is finding the use
OF his physical powers, from birth
to seven, the savage age, that In
which the domineering brute spirit
prevails, from seven to IL or IA;
and the age Of development of the
higher nature, from IL or IA on to
the mature age Of complete man
hood. II is in this period, the most
critical OF the boys life, that the
Young Mems Christian Association
takes the boy and developes his
three-fold nature, the physical, the
intellectual and the spiritual. In a
most interesting manner Mr.. Stone
portrayed the methods OF work in
thus moulding the perfect man, bal
ancing nicely the three-fold nature
In such a manner as to give to busi-
ness, society and the nation not only
the finest type the world has seen
but also giving to the world in this
organization power that will be
increasingly felt In all departments
OF human activity, power that aims
to give to the world an incarnate
conscience.
The large congregation that lis
tened to Mr.. Stone heartily enjoyed
his address; and 1t was not the less
enjoyed because OF the embarrass-
ment OF the speaker when he in
advertently called the boys Kids"
after having listened to a sermonette
by the pastor In which the latter had
urged the children to avoid the use
OF slang.
In the afternoon there was
meeting for men only In the Opera
house Mr.. Stone delivered a splen-
did address, and at the close a num-
Der OF young men manifested their
desire to begin a Christian life. The
appeal to young men to put them
selves in line with that movement
which looks to the perfecting OF the
life "a God intended strongly moved
the hearers.
In the evening all services were
suspended and the Opera house was
crowded to hear Field Secretary
Rhodes With stereoptlcon he pre-
sented the work IN all the world,
showing that wherever Christian
civilization had taken root there
the work for young men was bear
ing Its splendid fruit in making men
anew In the image OF God, Japan,
Korea, China and the islands OF the
seq were found In line.
Ono OF the most effective views
was that shown by the speaker after
he had thrown on the canvas the
value OF the lumber. wheat. dairy
and cattle and sheep OF Oregon. He
followed this group with a group OF
clear-eyed, clean young boys, the
most valuable OF Oregons products
that which the association made its
special work to build up.
The history OF the progress OF the
human race ls marked by Just such
epoch making movements as that
of the forming and development OF
this organI alton. Its value 10
humanity, It's conservative power
In our national life cannot be rightly
estimated yet. History will tell the
story II is ours to help make his
tory. and we trust the day ia not
far distant when Grants Pass will
help make II by founding and sus.
tanning an association for our
ynunu man