The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Work OF the Y. NJ. C. n. or Board Ar
nv TRANSPORTS,


Following is a regular monthly report
of Secretary j. Fl. Banks, of the Army
Department of the Young Mems Christ
ian Association. in the Philippines:
In response to an invitation from the
War Department the International Com
mittee az the Young Mems Christian
Association has recently sent eight sec
retaries TO work with the army in the
Philippines. They have carried with
them on the transports books, papers
magazines. games. stationery ana othef
things intended for the physical comfoft-
OF the army, as we'll as organs. sons
books, Testamen;s and other matter tot
use in religious and social work
BY the organization of Rsginental
Young Mems Christian Associations.
which undertake the ARRANGEMENT Of
entertainments, literary and musiclf
clubs as well as religious services, the
te,!um OF the long voyage is relieved
and the secretaries enabled TO become
acquainted with the men and help them
maintain the Standard of morals which
they had before enlisting.
The secretary who accompanied the
Forty-thrd infantry on the transport
Meade. wrote from Gibraltar tina. the
association which they had organized had
an enrolment of nearly six hundred. that
q literary society. chorus and giee club
was already at work and that "a commit
tee appointed to take charge of q sys-
tematic course of Bible reading. which
was followed by q number of the men
and officers. Studies in the ives of
Paul and Moses had been partieu ariy
interesting during their trip through the
Mediterranean sea, past Italy, Malta.
Egypt and Arabia. In addition to these
activities class In English. with Il mem
bership CT twenty-five among the enlisted
meg, meet eaci, morning.
4 letter from, the .'rh9mas, which is
said to be the finest troop ship in ths
world says: Z feel sure that il those
vino are behind this movement and Who
furnish the means could hear the EXPIRES
sion; of gratitude utsercd by the Solafers.
it would warm taair hearts as IL loss
mine Cod bless ths, y. N. c. a. aad the
.s'Y. NJ C. A. is The best frieEd the soldier
has, are remarks heard frequently.
Writing fror, sIatt3. the secretary on
me .sL7sanr after speaking cf the ma, RITZ
ce.t reception sissn that vessel at G,araf-.
tar by the Mediterranean squadron OF the
Royal Navy. says:
Our work Is goIn. stendi!y on. TIE
games are greatly appreciated and ths
men are eager for the religions services.
Al our last MEETING twenty or thirty tfoN
par,.ewhiie several made definite decisions
for Christ. Colonel Bird tells me tha. In
all his army experience he has never
known so decided a religious intccsas
among the men,
Similar n s,orfs cone from a number OF
ether vessels showing tire heaTre anpre-
cation OF the work of this association by
the soldiers. Such work comments II
self to every ore who has any inesess m
the ..y,,en in blrte' who prcb1hly nave
stronger te.nrtat !ans ard fewer restrain
II. irt,uencss than any ,hsr class { yen
Officers II the army are agfesi shas no
crIer organizer ioe can do the Work SO
VEL al th> You're VI ms Chriet'an Asso-
c,atf n and TIRE Ieternatio al GennmNtee.5
whose headquarters arsin Ns'w YORK assei.
under whose direction TIE ~'ark IS eeshs
carried on. should receive hearty sup
port IN .ts effa-t to cater 70 Tue eossi.os :
OF the soldiers and sailors