It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800--1859), an American seaman and hy, and the improvement of the spiritual, physical, and mental condition of young men.
It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800--1859), an American seaman and missionary. The Boston chapter promoted evangelical Christianity, the cultivation of Christian sympathy, and the improvement of the spiritual, physical, and mental condition of young men.