The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-09-26
A UNION SERVICE
OPENS CAMPAIGN
Y. N. C. A. Building Project
Formally Launched.

last night at the First Presbyterian
church, in the interests of the Young
Mems Christian association build
ing campaign, which opens nexi
Wednesday evening with banquet
at Washington hall. The service
was largely attended.
Rev. w. r. Bennett presided.
Rev. B. P. Tyler offered prayer.
Rev. P. F. Sturges, Rev. w. w
Barker, Rev. Ralph B. Urmy, Rev.
Victor Mort, and Edgar T. Honey,
General Secretary of the Y. M. G. A.,
also assisted in the services.
e The main address of the evening
was delivered by International Secre-
tary G.. s. Ward, who is in Norris
town to direct the weeks campaign
for $150,00O.
In introducing Mr. Ward, Mr.. Ben
nett said, 1--WE are met tonight un-
der the auspices of the Y, M, G. A.
of our town. The fact that We are
present here tonight signifies our in
terest in this association. trust that
it also means that we sympathize with
and will support the movement that
this week is being inaugurated to
meet great needs in our association
work. regret that the president OF
Our Young Mems Christian asssocia-
ton, Dr.. McAlpin, is unable to be
present tonight, but requested to
take his place, / shall now present
to you Mr.. c. S. Ward, International
Secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian association, who will speak to
you of the work of the association"
Mr.. Ward in his introduction told
how James l.. Houghteling, of Chicago,
said: 81 regard the development OF
the Y. M. C. A. of the last twenty
years as the most intellectual and
craftsmanship movement of the Chris
tain church"
"In the first place, this movement
began as very small one, and was
simply from the efforts OF coun-
try boy, who had come up to London
and gone to work in one of those
great establishments, where he was
herded with other young men, who
were compelled to work so hard that
they had no time for study or recrea-
tion. But he was Christian young
man. and with Christian fortitude he
withstood the temptations and hard
ships of his life. He, however, be-
gan to try to do something to Off
set the evil influences which sur
rounded him, and got some OF the
young boys to meet with him IN a
social way the other boys in the
draper's trade. From this simple be
ginning has grown up this great as
sociation work, but it has not re-
NAMED the simple thing that it was
in the beginning, especially in our
own country and Canada, where the
world is moving, this association has
reached its present high standard.
"This association is saving and
throwing safeguards around the young
men of the country, not only by its
religious work, but also by its phys
ical work, and its educational classes.
AS we feel that a man must have a
sound body to have sound mind'
the physical classes are OF primary
Importance, \ and SO we have eslap7
lished gymnasiums throughout our en-
tire country, with 5000 physical di-
rectors. We are not training these
boys and young men to make attn
letes of them, but are making men Oh
them. There are many men in thls
and other communities who owe their
life to the physical classes OF the
Y. M. G. A. There are 100000 young
& men and boys who are meeting every
year and training under physical dl-
rrectors, and while they are training
their bodies, they are also developing
their minds and their spiritual well
fare. | might speak of the
various departments, | might dwell
upon the work or upon the rellgious
department. but that is well under
stood. These departments should be
known. and understood as a part Oh
the regular work of the Y. M. Q. A.
in your own community. There can
be nothing more important than the
development of the boys, this fact
is recognized everywhere.
"As we now open campaign for
at least 100000, it should be Sloo'-
900, but it must be 100000 for the
erection of a building in this city
We, are dealing in gereralities. we
are not trying to buy architecture
we are trying to get a building tna'
will safe guard the lives of the boys
and young men of your city, and in
order to do that we are organizing
very thoroughly the business men oil
your community and on "Wednesday
night of this week the first meeting
will be held in Washington hall. We
win have ten chairmen of committees
every one of them earnestly working
for the success of this movement. Ii
there is any man within the sound OF
my voice who wants to help us and