YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11668, 2 July 1906, Page 4 (Supplement)

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

; The moetiug to further consider I , iu<>. 'luestion of establisijioy a Young ' Men"* Christian Association in Nei- \ son was attended by aboul; uventy i ] yoniji; uion on Juno '2l}. Mr Carr wVs i ; voted to tho chair. j The Chairman said hn had been i | connected with a Young Men's Christian Association in Auckland, and had Sf-erc a good deal of the j worKin^s of same, having bean on j tie Committee lor fifteen years. Such iuj institution would do a great deal of good in Neisoo. and would brinjj the young men together. Such ao Association would have a religious side, also a social side, aud cure would have- to he taken (hat neither side crowded the other side out. Mr Christie said at the last meeting it was decided to form an Association in Nelson. Mr Milner corroborated the latter Statement, aud aaid those present wero appointed to canva&s the youDg men of Nelson to see what support an Association would receive from them. Mr Christie aaid ho bad made a canvas, and a boat thirty young men cbnuected with the 'Methodist Churcn were willing to join, also twelve to fifteen from the Baptist Church. IVlr Wilner said those be had caa massed appeared to bold back on account: of tbe religious element in the proposed Association. Thoy went no further than to say jf one was started they might join it. Mr Spear said his experience In canvassing had been similar to Mr Milner's. Rev. J. I*. Kempthorne thought an attempt should be made to gee Mr Jjudd or some one to visit Nelson and enlighten the public on the subject. Mr Jennt-os stated Mr Budd had returned to Canada. After some further discussion, Rev. J. P. Kempthorne moved, and Mr Gilmour seconded, that Mr Holmes, the Secretary of the Wellington Association, be invited to come to Nelson and give an address ao the subject, with a riew to help Forward the movement. Carried unanimously. Mr Jensens was deputed to send ibo invitation to Mr Holmes. lo reply to a question, Mr Thomas b'ield said he thought the expenses connected with Mr Holmes' visit ! .•ould be paid out of the interest I jeeruing from the fund in baud, i The principal could not be toucheJ, is that was in trust for building ! purposes only. A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought, the meeting to a close. j :■■-. -i. ■■■■«. j