Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-01-30

pulse of passion; or a crime COM
mitted on the spur OF the moment:
or perhaps under the influence of
liquor; or by being with evil asso-
ciates, or seemingly through force OF
circumstances.
Such a young man. even though
he be prisoner, has his rights He
has right II sanitary conditions.
comfortable clothing. good. nourish-
ing food, healthy labor. and uplifting
influences. II is neither right nor
just To sentence him TO life of
idlenesS when he is compelled to
spend days. months. or perhaps
years. as a private pupil of crooks.
thugs and villains.
In this reformatOry. containing
hundreds of inmates, the Chaplain
told me eighty per cent were under
twenty-five years of age and the
great majority, under proper influ-
ences and training, We're susceptible
OF reformation.
The aim OF this reformatory was
to develop the best that was in these
young men instead of the worst Thus
I
ing men, instead of educating them
in crime and making criminals.
Prevention Better Than Cure.
But an ounce of PREVENTION IS
BETTER THAN MANY POUNDS
OF CURE. The Church is a mighty
preventive and should De generously
sustained. The Y. NJ. G a is a
preventive and so is any other insti-
tuition which stands for law and or
der, purity and patriotism. industry
and integrity, conscience and charac-
ter. What does it mean to any COM
munity TO have well located in its
midst an institution like the Phoenix
Y NJ. c. \. where the young men
can rest, read. write. or study; en-
joy hours of relaxation with healthy
games. pianos. music and song. gym
nasium, shower baths. swimming
pool. clean fellowship of his own
choosing.
Courtesy a Winner.
one of the fundamentals in Y NJ
c. \. work is the exercise of unvary-
ing patience, courtesy and a spirit
of Christian kindliness The aver
age young man yearns for brotherly
sympathy, especially when away
from his home and among strangers.
To such, a warm. hearty grasp of the
hand means more than words: but
when the grasp is followed by a cor
dial. spoken. welcome and an I'M
mistakable desire to assist. in any
reasonable way, all reserve is i'm
mediately broken and the oppor-
tunity for helpfulness is at hand.
Every worker in the Y NJ. c. A
field must be equipped with an
abundance of these requisites. for
without them. his efforts are fore
doomed to failure and to just that
extent, the Association work as a
whole must inevitably suffer.
To every young man in this city.
and indeed in the whole valley, the
welcome We need that young man.
with his optimism, enthusiasm, vigor,
and strength. For him this Associa-
ton was organized; this beautiful
building constructed; this superb
equipment assembled: this great in
vestment, over 100000. made pos
sible
This Association will be for him
an intellectual and moral stimulus.
this beautiful building will prove not
only a comfort and a JOY. but a
centre, where life long friendships
will be cemented: this superb equip
ment. if faithfully and systematical-
ly used viii contribute nightly to a
4. 4.
heavy investment will surely bring To
him everlasting returns, which cannot
be measured in dollars and cents or
by material standards.
Membership.
While the total of membership of
the Phoenix Y. NJ. G. A. for 1911 has
been encouraging it has not. for var
ious good reasons. come up to the
mark we have set
The number of full paid members
during the year was as follows: