The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-22

can only be measured by Him who
kDOweth all things.
Upon a different line of action, but
moved by the same spirit of love for
God and man, a ow-salaried clerk in
big drygOOds store began his work.
There was less of the sensational in
the methods of George Williams, the
founder of the Young Mems Christian
Association, but not less of zeal.
The Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
ton is organized in fifty different
lands, and as many different Ian
guages spoken by its membership,
while in the historical library Of the
American association at Springfield,
Mass, there are publications of vari-
Gus kinds relating to association work,
in twenty-five different languages. /
believe il to be fact that the Young
Mems Christian Association is the
most perfectly organized institution
in the world, and more than any
other religious organization "is it the
center of special activities looking to
the advancement of the cause of
Christ and the promotion of the high
est interests of mankind" numbering
half a million of the most active,
earnest young men in the world-a
q large part of them trained athletes.
From almost the first organization
or Young Men Christian Associations,
some form of educational work has
been carried on. 1t was only eighteen
months after the founder Williams
and his companions began their work
that measures were taken to win
young men by other than strictly re-
ligious agencies.
The main object of the Young Mems
Christian Association is to lead men
to Christ. That this fundamental
truth is never lost sight of in the
many sided work carried forward is
evidenced by the success which has
attended the work in the half-century
just ended Young men by the
thousands have been led to a higher
life. More than five thousand young
men, representing forty denomina-
lions, are now preparing for foreign
mission work under the Y. NJ. G. A.
banner. Their watchword is, "The
evangelization of the world in the
present century,"
1t is q significant fact that there
was never religious or semi religious
inaugurated which has
had the support of business men of
all denominations, and of no denOm-
ination, that this has had. More than
one hundred railroad corporations in
the United States contribute to the
support of the Young Mems Christian
The association work in colleges is
aud in no department are
the results more gratifying. In 1877
there were but twenty-siX college as
sociations in the United States. To-
day there are fully five hundred, with
a Membership of over thirty thous-
and, and these figures do not include
colored or foreign college associa
tions.
The speaker, in referring to the
future of the Y. M. G. A. called at
tention to it's development from
year to year until at the present
Time it stands as the most power
full single agency in cooperation |
with the church for the develop
ment of Christian civilization to |
It's perfect organization-local,
state, national and international.
and to the hundreds of thousands
Of young men passing through its
membership yearly and coming
nto prominence in business and
religious life, giving great promise
or the future.
Rev. DR.. Brine made short
address on the work of the Y. NJ.
). A, saying that it's object was to
make men out of those who were
Wiling to do their part. Among
,ther things he said: ITO be a
nan is to be like God. Build up
he body, build up the mind but
lbove all, build up the immortal
oul Be full grown man in the
power of God. No one can do this
)ut yourself. The Y. M. G. A. is
lere to help you"