Excerpt from An Address Delivered Before the Boston Young Men's Christian Association, on the Occasion of Their First Anniversary, in Park Street Church, Boston, Tuesday Evening, May 25, 1852Dear sir I received your letter of the 26th instant, communicating to me the vote of the Boston Young Men's Christian Association, requesting a copy of my address before them, on Tuesday evening last, for publication. I am deeply sensible of the kindness with Which the Association received this address, and which I am afraid renders their judgment too partial. The address was written in the hurried intervals, snatched from legislative and professional engagements, and I did not suppose it would deserve the permanent preservation of the press. As, however, the Society have thought otherwise, and as the address may possibly make known, to some extent, the objects and necessities of the institution, I sub mit my judgment to theirs, and the manuscript to their disposal.With my best wishes for the prosperity of this noble Association, and with many thanks for the kind expression of their vote, and to you personally for the manner you have communicated it, I am, Very respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, chas. Theo. Russell.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.