The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . adopted was basedupon that of the parent Association, andprovided that, while any young mancould be a member and enjoy all otherprivileges of the Association, only mem-bers of evangelical churches could holdoffice or vote. The reason for this wasclear and right. Those who originated 1884.] The Boston Yoinig Mcji s C/iristian Association. 251 the parent Association, and those whoformed this, believed in the doctrinesof the Universal Church of Christ — inthe loss of the soul and its redemptiononly
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . adopted was basedupon that of the parent Association, andprovided that, while any young mancould be a member and enjoy all otherprivileges of the Association, only mem-bers of evangelical churches could holdoffice or vote. The reason for this wasclear and right. Those who originated 1884.] The Boston Yoinig Mcji s C/iristian Association. 251 the parent Association, and those whoformed this, believed in the doctrinesof the Universal Church of Christ — inthe loss of the soul and its redemptiononly by the blood of the Lord JesusChrist; nor could they be satisfied withany work for young men which did notat least aim at conversion. The chairman of the international special or peculiar interest. The tenthannual report thus speaks upon thispoint: The tie which binds us to-gether is a common faith. We holdthis faith most dearly, and believe it tobe essential, and therefore worthy to beprotected by every means. We can-not be expected, surely, to do sosuicidal a thing as to admit to the right. NEW BUILDING. committee thus speaks, in February last: When any Association sinks the reli-gious element and the religious objectwhich it professes to hold high beneathsecular agencies and powers, it ceases todeserve the name of Young Mens Chris-tian Association. It belongs then to aclass of societies of which we have many,and in which, as Christian young menlooking to the conversion of our fellowsas the supreme object, we have no of equal voice in the government ofour society those who are directlyopposed to the very essence of ourbeing. The benefits of the Association arefor all — its management alone is re-stricted. There are now nearly twenty - fivehundred Associations in the world, allupon what is called the evangelicalbasis, and in the United States and 252 The Boston Young Mens Christimi Association. [April, British Provinces only Associationsupon this basis have membership orr
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