The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26
Y. NJ. C. A.
BUILDING
HEARTY APPRECIATION EXPRESSED BY
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Twenty-one Months of Work-Enthu-
siasm Growing Each Day-Pros
Poets for Building Brightly. M.
c. A. Not a Luxury-Public in
Friendly Attitude.

The committee of management OF
the Colored Mems Branch of the Y.
M. c. A. wish to express their hearty
appreciation for the cordial support
of the citizens of Nashville for the
past sixteen years. The past twenty
one months have been full to the over
flowing with hard work. The re-
suits have been gratifying to the
Committee of Management and the
efficient secretary. The men of
Nashville have made it possible for
such work to be done and have as
sisted in every enterprise looking to
the furtherance of association work
The members of the board of man
agement are justly proud of the men
of Nashville.
During the past twenty-one months
growth has characterized every
phase of the work. Bible study
groups have been organized and
maintained, shop meetings are thriv-
ing as never before in the history of
the association, forty boys are under
the influence of the association, and
these boys are we'll organized and
1t may not be amiss to say that the
Sunday meetings are more largely
attended than ever before; in a
wond substantial growth along all
lines.
The question may be asked, of
what service is the ColOred Mems
Branch of the Y NJ C.. a to the
community? They have no build.
ing, neither have they any equip.
ment. The swimming pool is alb
sent; they have not even bath
tub. Let us ask again of what
use is such an institution to the city
of Nashville? This true story will
answer the question more satisfac
torily than Volumes of theory writ
ten for the occasion.
4 =
One day last winter a rpisoner, a
young man, was given his freedom.
He had no money and certainly NO
( friends. He came to our secretary
who provided for him food and gave
the man a place to stay during the
day Not having a place to sleep
he spent the night in the secretary S
Office. When it was known that he
had no lodging place, two Ioung
men of the association provided a
room for the young man and other
members gave him money with
which to buy food. The stranger
got job and is now supporting him
self nicely in a distant city. He
stated before he left that he was al
most persuaded to go back to the old
life when he was rescured by the
association men. Can we estimate
the value?
Can we estimate the service in
dollars and cents? That is just one
of number Of instances where men
men and boys have been reached
and saved by association influences.
During the past two months
things have transpired in Nashville
which some of the most conservative
CITIZENS insist upon labelling as the
work of the Y. M. C. A. On October
2 a magnificent reception was ten.
dered Hon. J. c. Napier upon his re
turn from Washington. This re-
ception was given by the Y M. c. A
Tripping close upon the heels of
this unselfish deed came another in
less than thirty days, when through
the colored mems branch more than
/ six hundred dollars were raised to
assist the Central Association in
/ raising $S5,000 Negro emn in
every walk of life contributed to
n this fund.
4 Men everywhere are beginning to
see that the Y. M. G.. A. is not a
luxury but a dire necessity to com
munity. In our opinion it is a great
thing that the ministers of the city
are realizing the fact that the Y
G. A. is a great ally to the church.
i The management appreciates the
friendly attitude of the public in the
past and earnestly hopes that the
1 work in the future will meet the
hearty appreciation of all men. That
the 1900 men and boys in Nashville
and the women and girls as well
please have "a Merry Christmas" and
"a Happy New Year" is the earnest