New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-03
y. ". c. A. AND W. Z. "A.
THE TWO ASSOCIATIONS ARE DIS
TINCT AND SEPARATE BODIES
YOUNG HoMrslcx COLLEGE GIRLS ORGANIZED

YOUNG Ho>iEslcK COLLEGE GIRLS ORGANIZED
THE FIRST ASSOCIATION IN 1872
Few people ever seem 10 think OF discriminating
when speaking Of the Women's and the Young
Women's Christian Association, and yet there Is
a difference. rs both distinct and separate
organizations Miss H. L. Andrus formerly state
Secretary Of the Y. W. c. a. for Ohio. in an
interesting talk with Tribune reporter explained
the workings OF both, and their origin. and SAID
that the branch on Ffteenth-st IN this city, had
nothing whatever TO DO with the one Of the same
name In Harlem. The downtown society belongs
TO the Women-the uptown to the Young women
THE first Women's Christian Association, she
said was organized in 1855. and some years later
the name was changed to the Ladies Christian
Union, and IN 1896 the W. c. A OF Boston was
formed In 1870 there were ten additions among
them being the at No East Ffteenth-st.
this city In 1871 the thirty existing associations
met at Hartford, Conn, and this inaugurated the
series Of biennial conferences which have con-
tnued unbroken ever since The fourteenth took
place In Montreal Canada, this past week The
officers Of the Board are president first and
second vice-presdents, three secretaries and
treasurer in addition there is vce-president for
each State and one for each foreign country To
the vice president is given the power TO form state
Boards 20 organize new associations and to en-
courage those already formed. Through The IN
ternational Messenger the associations organ
helped by each other IN that way.
IN all OF the large cities there is now great
educational and home work going on with practical
Christianity as the cornerstone.
The Young Women's Christian Association was
organized on a November afternoon in 1872, at the
State Normal University, Normal Ill.,, where a
band Of homesick college girls gathered 70 nave
"a family prayer meeting. They we're so heIPeu
,v - ana the attendance became in a short time
40 large that they had TO transfer their meetings
10 '69 95 bee Young me Mens chTa
lion constitution seemed best adapted TO then
he rs ,e e9Sse Young Womens Christian Asso:
cation came into existence; soon after ioi Lowe.
9'.ese, UnVg 6o Tba az" FIRST state organizaton
was organized in Michigan. IN February, 1851; then
followed the National, and later ne lnteInau0nai;
Committee The College and City Associations are
now bound together there are % associati1S III
ctes and 46s in colleges and schools hsT o,,ni
classes and a college cabinet formed some time
ago mas proved 70 be great success IN eo bringing s
privileges into touch with the other parts OF the
speak,ng OF the dangers and possibilities Of col
ege work, prominent officer OF the association
Girls at schools and colleges are spoken Of as
II they were entirely shut out from every an, anu
period In giris life. because she has not yet
learned to weigh arguments, and when any opinion
comes 10 her clothed in Christian dress she
accents n without a question. One girl who poses
as a great student Of affairs tells her that
no one TANKS now that the Bible is 20 be taken
literally; that we are to use our own common
sense In everything, etc, and little oy niue me
learner accepts the theory as one or the things
she gains bv coming TO college There Is danger
that college girls will put intellectually above
spirituality" la, o,,-. -, ,,o
Miss s I. Carson. the gifted evangelist OF ne
association. has done more. perhaps Tor the col
ege girls OF the United States than any 0,hcr
association worker She IS engaged M her wlh'Gr
work now Tho work Of the y. ". T. A. III
short. is work for young women by Young
women and bringing young women tOsetd'V ,, ne
welcoming Young women physically, lntenectudiy,
socially spiritually tranins youqg g F SomsS
Irancbee and foreign languages and IN music ana
att: inviting young women to homelike pariors
and readinc-rooms 10 pleasant luucnlOoh,s, 20
social pathcrings and TO safe boarding hVlhc5'
Offering 20 young women friends, IN 51'ie ,rsoi
sympathy i'm trouble help in difficulty ana coTnSH
IN ierplexity; winning young women 10 Ni'''
study ,,,,a ,.o,,,, u,o,ncn
IN the state and two thousand hye hunqoge Tbe
women IN higher educational INSTITUTIONS ~
state Exocutjve Committee FOR the Stale % NV
York has ITS headquarters at l'5 Ffth-aNe'