The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
Meet in Y. M. CA.
the Big World
Over.
A. B. WOOD SPEAKS
OF FEDERATION
Wonderful Growth Of a Christian
Body Which Cares for the
Youths in Colleges.

4 LII OVER the world yesterday the
~ Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons met in the afternoon and
prayed for the success of the Students
Christian Federation. The meeting in
Honolulu was held in the hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
4 o'clock, led by Secretary Coleman and
Assistant Secretary Coats. The objects
of the Federation were explained in a
short and interesting address by A. B.
Wood, the corresponding secretary of
the organization.
Secretary Coleman prefaced his re-
marks upon the subject of the Fedora
ton by speaking upon the Influences of
the Young Mems Christian Association |
upon young men attending college. The
subject, he said; brought up the pen pic
ture of young man by James Lane Ale~
| len in his recent book THE Reign of |
Law" which portrayed the life of a |
! Christian young man from the hemp |
| fields of Tennessee. The young man had |
/ saved enough of his earnings to attend |
college there to complete his education
with the ultimate object of becoming a |
minister While attending the college he
was assaied by doubts and began read
ing doubtful literature. He was finally
| led away from his early Christian life
and training. Secretary Coleman SAID
/ that in the past many colleges We're with
out the home influence which the Young
Mems Christian Association eXerted AT
the present day the Young Mems CHRIS
/ tan Association numbers among the col
legians thousands of it's members, and
the work among them is carried on from
the home, through college and into the
world when they enter upon their mes
duties. Such was the object of the Stu
dents Christian Federation. 1t was in
, tended to uplift and upbuild the young
, men not only as collegians but as men
of the world.
A B. Wood spoke interestingly of the
Federation. He said it was organized
about five years ago although the great
est amount of work has been accom-
, plished by it in the past two years. 1t
was composed of student organizations
in the different countries of the world.
The idea of the organization came
through .the conversation prlncipahy OF
men in the United States, Canada and
England. subsequently organizations
were added in Germany, Sweden ana
Norway Denmark, France. In Spain
and Italy the work IS in It's initial stages
and is now extending to Egypt, India,
emma, Japan, anu Ids lhCiCAoiC Pi0SNA
lcally circled the world.
General Secretary Mott was in Homo
lulu three or four years ago, and spent
several weeks organizing branch OF the
Federation. His organizations here were
effected in Oahu College and Kamehanie-
ha School. His trip around the Worlo
lasted two years and had very strong
influence in Christian work. In 1896 there
were 800 organizations that came into the
Federation. AT the last worlds conven-
ton, held in Versailles, France, last
year. there were over 1,400 reported. Inc
Young Women's Christian Association
organizations of the world have also be-
come affiliated with the Federation, 1T
not being intended entirely to be a men S
organization.
The principal work of the Federation
is in Bible study and the offering OF
prayers and the leaders OF the move
ment feel assured that their labors nave
not been in vain, for there seems to be
an appreciable revival of Christian spIr-
it in all the schoolS-and colleges, espe-
cially in the United States. That the
Federation is international is evidenced
by the nationality of the officers. The
president is Swedish the vice president
a Japanese the treasurer is an Enghsh-
man, while the general secretary, MT
Mott, is an American. One day in the
year has always been set apart for the
- consideration of the Federation by al
1t is the purpose of the Federation tina
its young men and women who leave the
colleges shall be fitted both morally ant
intellectually with the education neces
sary to make them valuable factors II
sha ing the laws of the land, and tina
they shall see that pure laws are MADE
THE work of the Federation is no
theoretical, but is real and practical,
concluded Mr.. Wood. ''The results
the work of the past five years ha
shown it is practical because it has got
ten hold of young men. Some OF tn
greatest religious movements of the yea
in the different universities were unde
the guidance of members of the Youn
Mems Christian Association. The con
trolling idea of the organization is tina
the lives of men and women shall
purified, not alone without, but within.
CHAMBERLAIN ARRIVES.