The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-14
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MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL CON-
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 Geneva, N. r., Aug. 13.--An import ant meeting of the central international committee of the Y. M. c. A. of the world closed its sessions in Geneva to- night. It met August 10 at the country home of M. Ernest Favre, a few miles from the city, and continued in session morning, afternoon and evening until tonight.
 This committee is appointed by the worlds convention, which represents all the associations, now numbering over 5,700, with a total membership of 500,000 of which 1,40o associations, with 265,O00 members, are In America. A quorum of the committee and its office are located in Geneva.
 The American members of the com mittee are James Stokes and Richard c. Morse of New York. The British members are Sir George Williams and w. H. Mills of London. The Swedish member is Prince Oscar Bernadotte, son of the King of Norway and Swe- den, and each other country has one member.
 In addition to the resident members of the committee there were in attend ance Thomas K. Cree, secretary of the international committee; w. H. Mills of London, Herr Krumacher of Eber- field, Emanuel Sautter of Paris, Cava Here Piovinelli of Rome, Sarison War nery of Basic, pr. Carl Fries of Stock holm. Count von Bernstorff and Baron Rothkiche of Berlin.
 Encouraging reports of the work in various countries were presented by the different representatives, showing marked progress since the jubilee con- vention in London in 1894. The most important business was the election of Christian Phildus of Berlin as an ad- ditional secretary. During part of the past year Herr Phildus has been act ing as temporary secretary, and has done good work in Austria Russia Finland, Sweden, Holland and other continental countries. Charles Fer maud of Geneva was reelected as one of the two secretaries of the commit tee
 The increase of the secretarial force of the committee will involve an addi- tional expenditure of 10000 francs per ,annum A sub-tlivision of the work of the committee was provided for, giving M. Fermaud supervision of the associ ations in the Latin countries and Herr Phildus those In the Teutonic countries. A number of important questions re- lating to the growth and improvement of the work, more particularly in con- tinental countries, were carefully con- sidered. Among the resolutions was one on the Paris basis" of member ship, which was adopted by a conven- ton held in Paris in 1885, and which is known to association men In America as the Portland test of active member ship.
 The discussion of this resolution was opened with a paper by Thomas K. Cree of New York. The Paris basis is recognized by all the associations affil- lated in the worlds alliance, but Is practically disregarded In some conti- mental countries where nominal mem bership in the state church Is substi- tuted for it.
 It was voted to hold the next world s conference in Basic, Switzerland, in August, 1898, after which the meeting adjourned sine die.