The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-13
Y. N. c. A. GREAT
RELIGIOUS CENTER
COMBINES ALL or ire MANY Ex.
cELLENT FEATURES WITH
SOUND RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS
AND MORAL TRAINING THAT 10
OF INcALcuAsLE VALUE.

Besides being a social center the
Fargo Young Mems Christian associa-
ton Is the down town center of the re-
ligious and moral forces OF the city.
Here the Fargo Moorhead Ministerial
association holds many called and spe-
cial meetings at the Y. M. C.. A. It is
also the UNCONVENTIONAL conference
and meeting place Of both ministers
and laymen
The Y. NJ c. A. as an agency Of the
church is the center around which
gathers many union church efforts like
| the laymen's missionary movement,
state and local Sunday school con-
ferences, state Y. M. G. A. conferences
and many conferences of special and
religious and evangelistic nature.
Right now, and for some months
past, the religious work committee of
the Y. M. c. A. has been busy firing
broadsides at the committee of nifty
seven, which is heading a great North
American campaign, known as the
men and religion forward movement
with headquarters in New York
The men and religion forward
movement has definitely arranged to
place from eight to ten of the leading
specialists of North America, spending
six days in ninety picked cities in the
United States and Canada during the
fall Of 1911 in the interest Of religious
and social advancement A number
of cities in this section are anxious to
secure this great gathering And it is
now well known but for the watchful
eye of the Y. NJ. c. A forces the propo-
sition would have certainly gone by
default ere this.
This committee is also backing the
Y. M. c. A. state committee in putting
on next month, from March to March
5, what is destined to be the strongest
Y. M. G. A. convention ever seen in
this section Of the country The state
Y. M. c. A. convention, as now agreed
upon and set up is sure to inspire the
entire state to do it's best for the young
men, college men and the boys of North
Dakota.
Besides the forces already named.
who are sending their influence out
from this man making center many
other organizations find it convenient
to make the association building at
the corner of First avenue, north and
Roberts street their business and So
cial center. 1t is here that the AS
ISOLATED Charities find a comfortable
and welcome meeting place. In the
past year the Y. w. c. A. w. C. T. U.
and Florence Crittenton Home work
ers have conducted many special
meetings in this building.
The Y. NJ. G. A. building is the
nature and common meeting place and
choice of many business men. young
men and boys for Conference and So
cial good times.
Many a young man coming from
other cities when home-sick, dis
couraged, down and out. heads
straight for the Y M. C. "A. where he
always finds wholesome influence and
happy hand. In cases of young men
and boys in destitute circumstances
their problems are carefully investi-
gated and worked out either through
the Y. M. G. A. or some of the local
agents best fitted for their needs
There are enough cases Of this kind
following harvest season, alone, to fill
a small book.
In direct religious work the Y. M. C.
A. can be but little more religious than
the community in which it works and
yet the Fargo. "Y'' is far above the
average association in this Last year
there were niney-three boys enrolled
in Bible study with a total attendance
in all sessions of lap. 1t has not
been a great while since people of Far
go and Moorhead were surprised TO
learn that the local Y. M. C. "A. had cap
tured third place in Bible study work for
the boys in North America.
1t looks as If the average attend.
dance at the Sunday afternoon mems
meeting would exceed that of last
year by 20 per cent. Last year the at
tendance being los per Sunday. These
meetings are especially attractive to
out of town students and to the many
men stopping in our hotels over Sun
day. The religious department is this
year offering Bible study. courses in
personal work, old testament history,
the Life Of Christ, and the social Sig
nificanse of the Teachings of Jesus.