The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-07
OF Y. N. CA.
DURING OCTOBER
Many Meetings We're Held and
Several Features In.
a~uguratsd.

The secretary's report of the work OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
for the month of October. 1902, is as
follows:
The uppermost subject of the past
month has been educational classes.
We have an even hundred of different
students enrolled, and many of them
take more than one study, the result
being that we have a total enrolment
of 1855. The average since the opening
night has been 113, and that means a
good deal more than 80 per cent, for
the reason that they did not all start
early in the month. We have positive
ly all We can handle in mechanical
drawing and in bookkeeping, the type
writing outfit is rushed, and English
and arithmetic classes each enroll 80.
We have assisted in starting outside
classes in Hawaiian and in Spanish.
The most interesting new feature
this month has been the Life Problem
Club, which we pronounce an assured
success. This is due largely to the
willingness of prominent business and
professional men to take a turn at
meeting the young men and giving
them the benefit of their experience or
views along the most practical lines
noted in the list of subjects for dis
cussion every Thursday evening. The
average attendance so far has been 80,
and the following men have opened the
discussions: ". A. Bowen, F. J..
Lowrey, E. Tenney Peck, and A. B.
Wood. We have made bold to ask the
very best men, and almost without ex-
ception found them ready to do their
duty along this line.
The numbers at the Life Problem
Club compare very favorably with the
attendance at the Sunday afternoon
meetings., which have been addressed
this last month by the Rev. Alexander
Macintosh, the Rev. E. B. Turner, Mr..
P. w. Rider, Mr.. Philip H. Dodge.
The Bible Training class and the
Preparation Service are the other
gatherings in the religious line. Elev-
en- members of the Devotional COM
mittee have met and planned for a
fitting observance of the Week of
Prayer for young men next week. 1t
opens with WAT might be called Y.
M. c. a. Sunday in the churches; the
one day of the year when all church
going people may hear of the principles
and progress of the association work
throughout the world. At 4 o'clock on
that day Bishop R~estariek will address
the mems meeting, and at 1880 u
representatives are invited to speak
in several of the churches.
MONDAY services lasting a half
hour will be held during the week OF
prayer in the parlor. We trust this
will intensity the desire of the men of
Honolulu to keep the association a
power for good among the young men.
Situations have been found for four
young men, and attempts have been
made for a good many more. Sailors
and others have been given reading
matter. We invited the young women
to join us in a tramp up Tantalus to see
the sunset and the moon rise, and a
party of 33 enjoyed it greatly.
We are asking the membership COM
mittee to make a sufficient canvass of
the city to obtain a list of the young
of the city who ought to enjoy the
privileges of the association. This
would give us a working list, and we
would recommend hat an invitation
to the New Years lunch be sent TO
each one.