Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-10

livered the principal address OF the
evening.
In comprehensive manner MIR
tiiheimer stated the ease Of the Y. Nj.
e. A.. what Il Is and stands for and
what is expected OF Albuquerque. lie
spoke Of the growth of the associa-
tion and with a word picture paraded
before his hearers the hundreds OF
thousands of members at work In the
various departments OF the assocla-
tion in every nation of the globe.
The most forcible arguments pre-
sented by MIR. Bnheimer were con-
crete instances known to him in
which the association has reached
forth its Influence and saved men
and boys for lives of good and uplift.
A street arab, fourteen years of age.
said the speaker. came into the asso-
citation building in one of the larg-
est cities, and approaching the sec
retary's desk. inquired; Say. does
q guy have TO go TO Sunday school II
he belongs TO the GYM" Upon be-
ing informed to the contrary. the ur-
chin produced fifty coppers and de-
manded membership. Although the
membership fee was So. his money
was taken and he was given credit
on the remainder. In three months
time he was at the head of one of the
boys clubs, studying good government
and making himself force in the as
sociatlon.
Instances Are Given.
A boy whose father filled a drunk
ards grave and who was Handicapped
by being cripple was taken up by a
secretary of the association through
the solicitation OF an attorney. The
boy had spent two terms in a reform
school and seemed doomed for the
house OF correction. Every attempt
was made to find out what in partic-
ular appealed TO his youthful interest.
At last, having been shown every de-
partment OF the Y. NJ. G. a. he was
taken into u laboratory and at once
his face lit up and the observer saw
that at last he had solved the prob
lem. Eighteen months later the boy
was able to take position as a bench
chemist after he had been trained in
the Y, NJ. C. A. educational depart
ment.
After presenting many such in
stances of the work done by the asso-
citation the speaker drew the conclu-
sion that the case of the Y. M. c. A.
does not have to be argued, but rather
the case of Albuquerque in its efforts
to secure a branch of the association.
He pointed out that the west, more
than any other locality Is the place OF
the man away from home" and that
for this reason the Y NJ. c. A. can
do and Is doing great amount OF
good in every locality in the way Il
takes care of the homeless young men
and boys. In this respect Mr.. Bill
heimer declared that q Y. NJ. G. A.
is a house at the side of the road. a
friend to man.
In coming down TO the case Of AL
buquerque the speaker said that he
believes that the Y. NJ. G.. A. cam
paign will be successful IL reasona-
BILE percent of those who are able to
to contribute do so and IL those who
do contribute give all that they are
able. He pointed out that TO be a
building of community pride the Y.
NJ. c. A. should be built by the COM
munity at large, rather than by any
one group of men.
Sacrifice Till II Hurts.
Sacrifice, sacrifice until it hurts.
urged Secretary Bllheimer, and he
asserted that these words were for
men of means and men on a salary.
There Is no such thing as personal
liberty--civil liberty perhaps, but not
personal liberty, for no man is inde-
pendent of the other man around
him. Every mans gift in this in
stance will have an influence on those
about him and a man Is at liberty TO
give only as he sees fit. for his gift
will have its influence upon the next
giver. In this regard he told of the
retired minister with only a small
capital invested In a small farm who
gave $1,000 in campaign carried on
in IA small city of 5000 and whose ex-
ample, because 1t was recognized as
a real heroic sacrifice, was the means
of making of the campaign "A success
by influencing others even more able
to give. He told further of the young
Denver man with q fortune of $780,
900 who gave $4,000 of 1t toward
the Y. M. G. A., which gift, in a city
of multi-millionaires. has never been
equalled in any public enterprise in
that city. Years later that man, risen
to wealth. declared that he had real
ized on his investment. when his son
in college informed his father that he
had decided TO give his life to his fell
low men rather than to the accom-
plishment of amassing fortune.
But we are not here to talk about
rewards, although | have found that
the association pays dividends in men
and boys; we are here to meet the
challenge that has been thrown down
to U.S. May God help every man of
us TO do that which he ought to do"
As Detached Observer.
AS a detached observer Mr..
Durkee told his audience that he has
been interested in the manner in
which the citizens OF Albuquerque
have stated the case with the declara-
ton that the building Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is matter of pride and that the
stake IS the boys Of the city. "A mans
whole ancestry lives in him and he
carries the history Of his people and
the thing at stake is that the men of
this city face crisis and whether