Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1874 — To Young Men Visiting Chicago. [ARTICLE]

To Young Men Visiting Chicago.

City life holds out attractions which continually draw young men from their rural homcs into our large cities, where the enemy of souls is ever on the alert to allure them into sin by the multi- i tudinous devices and agencies which abound in the city, and Which are not suspected by the unsophisticated until too late. We desire to save all nicfi from rum, and, in the furtherance or rtn 3 object, I wish to call the attention of clergymen, parents and friends to our rooms ana the privileges which can be secured to young men, strangers coming into the city, that they may have letters of introduction to us. To become acquainted with proper associates and mingle in good, society upon their first arrival in the city is a matter often of vital importance. We are prepared to introduce all young men- into any chureh of the denomination which they have been accustomed to attend, wlmre they will be at home at once and under good influences. Our association is as a vestibule to the church, to receive and distribute the grangers th*t come into our midst, and we shall be phased to meet every young man that enteis our city as a stranger. Our readingrooms are at No. 148 Madison street, near La Salle, open every day from eight a. m. to ten p. m., having the principal papers and magazines on file, and Swell-selected library of 2,500 volumes. Our boarding-hofist list has upon it nearly one hundred' good Christian homes, from which strangers can select free of charge. We conduct meetings at our rooms, to which all strangers are cordially invited until they get settled in their own church home. Young men wishing to spend thoir evenings pleasantly as well as profitably are invited to the lyceum for debates, music, readings, etc., every alternate Tuesday evening Lectures after the completion of our new hall every Thursday evening. Other entertainments will be provided early in the fall, and whatever is most.practical and feasible will be undertaken to supply young men with a pleasant place of resort to spend tlieir evenings and if possible draw them from the many avenues of amusement which are of a questionable character. XLur Employment Bureau is at No. 145 Fifth avenue, in charge of Mr. J. M. Hitchcock, who lias been the Superintendent of that braricli of the work for several years, and will do all he can toward finding young men employment. We would, however, suggest to young men not to come to Chicago for work, as there are at the present time thousands of persons without employment. But our latch-string is always out to all strangers visiting the city, and we cordially invite them to call. In behalf of young men, W. W. Vanarsdale, Supt. Young Men’s Christian Association.