The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-24
THE r NJ O. a. IN MANY FIELDS.
Its Work Among Railroad Mes and q. Col
ieEes, the south, and Foreign Lands.


ieEes, the south, and Foreign Lands.
The annual dinner to the Intern ational Com
mittee OF the Young Mems Christian Associa
tion was given at Clark's, in Twenty.thlrd
street last evening. Among the guests were
Charles l.. Colby. ID. W. MoWilliams, James
Talcott +. b. Pratt Alexander J. Bruen. John
A. Stewart, William Ives Washburn. William
J. QuiDlan. JE. W. II. Gratwlck OF Buffalo
Charles Il. Knowles OF Albany. and Thomas
Cochran Of 81. Paul.
Ebert b. Monroe. Chairman OF the commit
tee. made short address. G. J. Hicks. secre-
tary Of the railroad department OF the CON-
mittee. said:
The substantial and hearty support given
to the railroad department by leading rail-
road officials throughout the country Is sec
ond only to the interest manifested In this
work by the employees themselves. This
work Is coming more and more to be recog
nized by all concerned as Q potent factor In
solving labor problems by bringing about a
better understanding between corporations
and employees2 Tho $780, 900 appropriated
by railroad corporations for the association
work during the past year Is In itself q strik-
ing tribute to the practical character Of the
work accomplished. The verdict Of such rail-
Ingalls, CbaunseS' Nj. DepeW, and score Of
others that might be named. Is one that can
Some twenty Association buildings for tho
use Of railroad EN- pioyess have been erected
By rsilrosd panies along the line Of their
association are. extending a helping hand TO
railroad men. Mr. Vanderbilt is so pleased
ia h' ss"en o ss s h Is st s Ss
ity Of the Reilroad Association building"
Mr John X Mott. College Secretary, spoke
IT, sGSss College III President.
that the Young Mems Christian Associations
s sSs S Ssss Il
irats.ni,Ies thst hsys nearly As many chapters
Citations; none has halt as many msmbers or
SO influences the. college life OF students. The
largely under Christian inaeness TSsf. sr rs
now nearly 400 college Christian Associations.
Nth membeyship ot $4,000: one halt the en-
use have been erected at the leading unlversi-
ties and colleges, such as Yale Princeton.
satS 81 s sas
Iowa, Dartmouth. Hamilton. Davidson. and
others. and at most OF these points secretaries
supervision Of the work" N " 'A'
Thomas K; Cree and other secretaries spoke
Pacific coast and among colored young mon.
Mr.: Cree said one OF the serious questions now
Be S ntuAs ~ tSs va a e
ofthe South. i.609. 900 Of whom, are young
men. The Associations have taken hold 81 this
~ ana Also
IN some half dozen OF the larger. cities. In soms
sociation buildings.
W: ID. Murray of Plainfeld. who recently
made tour OF foreign missionary lands, said
the lnterpational Committee had fiys score
taries resident In India Japan. and Brazil. A
China for a secretary to organize the work
among Its eighty million young men, and q
third man was needed at once Tor India In
OF the educational institutions. and for three
successive years over i've hundred Japanese
students had annually gathered for the study
Of methods OF Christian work. Two Associa-
ton buildings were in process OF erection at
Toxic. In which city alone there were G0.0OO
students.