Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-25
THE Y. M. c. ASSOCIATION.
Report Of he international Committee Sub
mliied for Consideration.
L',ne Ap s,en, prosr$. n.a.-rn,
Aesis Members nsV Number
Nearly 10000.

Ni"HN f"iiNNt eNcH'fhFf So n" flNN
l. well nlled with the d.lrFatcs 10 tho
international conference OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. which
opened this afternoon. a reception will
be given tonight az thsi, iunl,prc lex-
position building Ia hon6r % tho naval
heroes present. Admiral Philip. Rear
Admiral illgEinson and Lieut.. Com
mRndcr whdhams. Special lniercs, IL
shown In the display OF work ~ the
association for the army nnd navy.
Secretary Miller. OF that department,
reports buildings opened In Porto Rico
ana Cuba. and some eight conversions
M a result of the work IN the army. A
plan proposed uH 10 continuance Of the
work In the navy looks 10 establishment
Of ono naval association OF which all
the sub-ansociations will be branches.
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The International committee present.
cd It's report. which contained the fol-
lowing
of the i.i2p associations IN exlatenc.
l.fii sent IN reports. which showed an
aggregate membership OF IA 6gs. and
an active membership OF 0,.sgs; aa
own buildings, valued at tig.Sl5,g3G.
and y own other real estate. valued al
N,siub5o, Dcductlns debts, the net
value OF buildings and real ostato A.
tid,ssi.ai5. The total net value Of ali
property IN il93ia21s. The each paid
out for current expenses was ss,lsi7,A.
the average daily attendance at ~vm-
nnHlumn, athletic games, etc, was H.
90, and dss,is0 volumes were drawn
from the libraries. The attendance at
Bible class sessions was ass. ssJ and a
total attendance at young mems meet
ingr. s.bas.5Oi
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.
Little apparent progress OF the assn.
citation had been made aa a whole dur
Ink the past two years, In some Items
the figures are smaller than those OF
two years ago, but not In any case
very much smaller, A larger decrease
might have been expected as "a result
OF the hard times 20 long prevalent.
In the railroad, sudcnt and colored
departments, there has been decided
growth.
In connection with tho army and
navy work In the Islands which have
come under the care and Jurisdiction
OF the United states, special call has
been made upon the committee for as
ISOLATION work among the English
speaking and native men Of these
The athletic league has continued
It's efforts, Special and needed empha-
fls has been laid not upon the Increase
OF competitive games Ia athletics, but
upon promotion where they are desired
by the association In a straightfor-
ward. honest way. EiEhty.aevcn afso-
Citations are members Of the league.
'''rhe growth ~ work IN the educn-
tlonal department IA on the whole en-
couraging.
signal progress has been realized In
the railroad department, Extension,
especially west OF the Mississippi along
the various trunk lines, has been hap-
PLY prosecuted
Growth In the work among colorod
and Indian young men II necessarily
slow. but II real and encouraging.
COMMANDER wADIIAMs.
After paying compliment 10 the
bravery and readiness 10 respond TO
every duty OF the American man-of-
wars man In earlier days, az w.ll AZ
at present, Commander Wadhama
spoke briefly OF the history OF the
American navy. lie then spoke OF The
great changes that have taken place In
the methods OF constructing war ves-
sells and the corresponding chnngea In
the personnel ana the education OF tho
mon who serve upon them.
The environments OF the men while
on nhipboard. he said are ali that
could be wished for. Speaking OF the
regular Sunday church service. he
said
while the service Is on. the church
flag, a white pennant with blue cross,
IL run apeak and the colora lowered
lust below II. Hut Il II only the white
has with It's symbol OF suffering OF our
common Lord and Master that Ia ever
allowed to float above the starr and
stripes"