The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-08
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ample evidence that the choice was
wise one.
with the whole Association behind
him, he began by going directly to the
highest authorities and there received
official sanction for all his work
from the President himself, and
from the Secretaries of War and the
Navy.
From the outset the work done by
the Association received the highest
possible praise, because it was good.
The needs of the enlisted man of the
Navy were brought to the attention of
the International Committee of the
| Young Mems Christian Association.
The Sailors Rest" was explained and
Mr.. Miller was sent to England to
examine and report: the result of
which, the International Committee
leased and fitted out a building,
known as the Naval Branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association;
and being such a success, the Com
mlttee propose to erect suitable
building for it's work amongst the
enlisted men of the Navy.
1.-THE establishment of the Naval
Branch of the Y. M. 9. A. is oppor-
tune, and the Importance of it cannot
be exaggerated. 1t is indeed fortunate
for the service, that men who have
| the confidence of the country at large
| las have the International Committee)
have in hand the work that has al
ready been we'll started for the care
and comfort of our sailors when on
shore.
GAS have said, and now repeat,
the enlisted men of the Navy are
very intelligent class; and are GER
tainly worthy without going into
detail) of the best that can be given
them. In the service we demand for
them the best food, the best clothing,
the best sanitary arrangements, and
the best care that our thought can
bestow upon them. The men are en-
titled not only to an honest Christian
welcome at the building which we
hope to see built for their special use,
but these buildings should be attrac
tive to them in every sense of the
word
"When one stops to think what the
Navy is called upon to do, both at
home and abroad, the Importance of
the work it has in hand during peace
and war, SO varied and important, it
would be almost National disgrace
if the necessary funds were not OBJ
tanned for the special work of the In
ternational Committee, to which 1
have referred
For the first time in the history
of the Navy, the officers and men ask
our people to lend hand; and now
Mr.. Millar will tell you how you can
do it.
W. R. Millar, naval secretary of the
international Committee Y. M. 9. A.,
was the next speaker. He began his
remarks with the statement that the
condition of the country was depen-
dent upon the thinking young men
under twenty live. Half of the voting
population at the latest census was
composed of men under 80 years of
age. The balance of power is in the
hands of young men. Nations has
been made and unmade in the past by
young men and the speaker thought
the people should see to it that they
were taken care of.
Mr.. Millar conceded the Importance
of the gold and silver question, the
seriousness of the effort to prevent
law breaker from taking his seat in
Congress, and the perplexing difficult
ties of the race problem and other
questions but more important than all
these is the great question whether
young manhood is to be Christian or
not. The world has never seen an age
when young men were pushed to the
front as now and they should be quail
fed not only educationally and physi-
cally, but morally as we'll.
The speaker then recited some sta
tistics of the Association. 1t was or
ganized in 1874 and today there are
1900 distinct associations in the
United States. In fifty countries
there are 5000 associations, with a
500, 600 members-a world wide fra
ternity, A ticket of membership was
passport anywhere.
Six hundred colleges and schools
have associations with membership
aggregating $4,000.
i The work among railroad men is
one of the most important of the Y.
M. @. A. undertakings. In this coun-
try are $50, 600 miles of railroad repre-
senting nine billions of dollars in
property. In the course of a year
ninety-fve millions are distributed
among stockholders One million men
are necessary to the operation of
these railroads and it is of the great
est Importance that the employees be
men of good habits. There are 146
associations for railroad men. Last
year the maintenance of these cost
$3.50, 900, of which amount 60 per cent.
was presented by the railroad COM
panies.
In the South are 60 associations for
colored men and good work has been
done among the Indians
Mr.. Millar dwelt at length upon the
work of the Y. M. @. A. in the war
with Spain, relating how hundreds
and thousands had been converted in
the Southern camps, Notwithstanding
the many evil surroundings The
| Association snent %91 0C0 in thie work