Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-27
ASSOCIATIONS BEST YEAR SHOWN
Y M C. A. Work Makes Convincing Exhibit-27th Anni versary Meetng-Total Membership 697-Bufalo Gen. eral Secretary Delivers Inspiring Message-President Case and Secretary Starkey Report.

beauty of Norwich, which he had be- come acquainted with upon a previous visit giving him a reason for being glad to come here again. Te the en- terprisins citizens who produced the present building of the Association here he spoke in praise but said that the growth of years had put the building out of date. and he predicted that the enterprising workers would see to get ting new building, for nothing was too good for the boys and men of the community There is logic and philos- ophy in providing the best for the work. The talented southern editor, Grady, who saw 8 S50,000 jail in a southern city, but a $6, 900 Association building, made the point that if some of the $50, 900 had been used for a Y. M. C. A. building it might have been possible to get along with a $5,0O0 jail.
 There never was 8 time in the church when layment were taking on such responsibility. They are moving forward for remarkable work The As sociatioh has demonstrated the possi- bility of work by men for men. Workers trained in the Association have been inspiration to brotherhood and other movements,
 The call was once for men workers. Today it is changed. The workers are waiting. It Is money that is needed. Movements that are partly ascribable to Y. M. C. A. success and workers are the student volunteer movement, the laymen's missionary movement, and the men and religion movement A large precentage of the active lay workers have been men who did ser vice in " M C. A lines
 With this great activity on the part af the laity, 1t is most encouraging al the opening of this century The prob lem of this and all countries is the city and so the church must face 1t. The Y. M. c. A. Is here as a strong factor to help. The home, the church tho public school and the American Sab bath have been the constructive insti. | tutions of our country. and tremend. Ous strain is placed upon them at thu present time. The young men of Nor, wich are away from home, and to b' | up to date the Y M. c. A. building in ; | city of the size of Norwich should havt | 75 dormitory rooms.
 Have you an American Sabbath il | Norwich? How it has slipped ava! | and become a holy day converted int a holiday. l am interested on behal of those working for the American | Sabbath.
 On the other side. among the de | structive institutions l5 the saloon 1 What is to be the solution of that? | big Chicago firm has built and present | ed a new building to the Association and has given notice that in order t protect the women ana minors em I pleyed, any man found frequenting
 saloon within eight blocks of the build ing would be discharged.
 1 Another destructive institution is tn
 woman of the red light district, upo which General Secretary Whitfor
 spoke a word in passing,
 He then took up what the Associa
 tion is. It is half dozen different or
 ganizations in one. If you didn't hay
 to contribute to 1t, you would be asNe | to contribute to half dozen other
 It is an institution for physical in 1 struction. for education, for a socis i club, q clearing house between capits
 and labor, it's a religious institutiO
 and an ideal boys club, If it wer | closed. you would be called upon {
 contribute to these half dozen differer
 institutions.
 Does it strike you as economy
 contribute and build up these difterer influences of the Association. IT is
 character factory, ana you judge tf
 plant by it's product. What is it
 profit Norwich, with all it's induspi'
 advancement, if thorugh neglect
 help this Association work, you los
 your men and boys?
 Following the instructive addre'
 Rev. G. H. Ewing announced the hyH Tn the Cross of Christ I Glory, Whif was sung by the congregation, and u
 service concluded with the benedictio
 by Rev. F. O. Cunningham of the Fir
 Baptist church.