The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-25
READY TO BEGIN
Young Mems Christian ASSOCid-
ton Starts Sunday
ALL ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Rooms Are Secured in the Du BOiS
Building and the Gymnasium
Will Open Monday

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion will begin business next Sunday
afternoon at $3.50, when the Bible
Study Glass will hold its first session.
At that time the class will be organ
lied by the election of officers and
teacher and it's work will begin.
On Monday evening the gymnasium
will be open for the use of the MEM
bers Additions will be made to the
apparatus Immediately and the gym
nasium will be put in shape to afford
the members all facilities for physical
culture and development.
The south room will be used as a
reading room where books and, papers
will be put on file. Other facilities
will soon be placed there for the use
of the members. Plans are on foot to
form double male quartet and an
orchestra. The Bible Study Class will
hold its meetings in the reading room.
All young men who desire to join this
class are cordially invited to be on
hand at $3.50 next Sunday afternoon.
The Board of Directors met We'd
nesday evening and made arrange
ments for opening the rooms. Among
other things they appointed standing
committees for the year as follows:
Devotional-Frank Pangburn, Davis
III. Elliott, Harry Hooper.
Membership. B. Hanson, II. F..
Hennemann, F. E. Quist.
House-H. +. Alden, G. L. Cooper,
Truman Boss. s.
Finance-A. F. Strebel, Truman
Boss, Clifford Hartley.
Entertainment-A. M. Welles, E..
E. MacGibbon, J. d. Stevenson.
Music-A. r. Bishop, Rudolph
Hjolme, Leo Hedin.
Athleaic-B. +. Du Bois, Roy Low
seth, MI w. Brecoupt.
Relief-Ralph Rien, Archie Hogan,
Julian Parker.
All members and Juniors are urgent
ly requested to call on the treasurer,
A. F. Strebel, at the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, Immediately, and pay
their dues, as, in accordance with a
vote of the Board of Directors We'd
nesday night, none will be admitted
to the privileges of the rooms unless
they present receipt for the first
quarterly dues.
The enthusiasm and interest shown
by all connected with the Association
is commendable and the outlook is ex-
cellent for successful and perma-
nent organization. At meeting of
the members last Monday night the
following constitution, prepared by
the Board of Directors, was unani-
mously adopted:
ARTICLE !, NAME
This organization shall be known as
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion of Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
ARTICLE ii, OBJECT
This Association shall seek to unite
those young men who, regarding Jesus
Christ as their God and Savior, ac-
cording to the Holy Scriptures, desire
to be His disciples, in their doctrine
and their life, and to associate their
efforts for the extension of His king
dom among young men. This organi-
zation shall be in harmony with the
state and international work Of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
ARTICLE III, MEMBERSHIP
Any young man fifteen years of age
or more is eligible to membership
in this Association. Members shall
be classified as acting and correspond
| ing. Active members are those who
are members of any evangelical
church in good standing. They shall
enjoy all the rights and privileges of
the Association. Corresponding MEM
bers are those not members of any
evangelical church. They shall enjoy
all the rights and privileges of the
Association except that they shall not
be eligible to Office or to serve as dele
gates to county, state and national
conventions. Boys under fifteen years
of age may enjoy the privileges OF the
Association, but shall not be allowed
to vote or hold Office. They shall be
known as Juniors.
ARTICLE w, GOVERNMENT
The. control of the affairs of this
Association shall be vested I'M Board
of Directors, seven in number, who
shall be chosen from the active mem
bership, st each annual meeting of the
Association, and whose term of Office
shall b enc year. The Board OF Di-