The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
L. d. {. A. MEMS MEETING.
Work OF L.eai As.c citation in Japan
Considered Yesterday.

onstNEESu ASSNGFu9y.
Owing to the stormy day but q very
small number attended the meeting for
men at the Young Mems Christian as
soc!ation yesterday afternoon. The
meeting Was in the interest If work
for young men in Japan in the city Of
Aagasaki. where the New Haven asso-
citation propose 10 support a secretary
at the expense Of 81 200 a year
Dean Sanders Of Yale Divinity school
and chairman Of the foreign work of
! the international committee, presided,
and after q tenor solo b. Hamilton
I Baxter OF Yale. Luther D. Wishard of
( New York, for many Years interna-
tional college secretary and one of the
founders of foreign work of the assO-
citation, delivered an address ON the
subject, The Creates: Opportunity Be
fore the Young Men of America"
Il am here" said he, "as a business
man and a representative of a band
of busy men as busy rs any here, who
are intensely interested in this move
ment we are considering. l come as Il
mouthptece of these men.
'First-We think we know what our
field is.
'Second-We know how large a force
is required to accomplish the work.
"Third-We know where this force
can be secured
"Fourth-We know what it will cost
to secure this force.
"Fifth-We know whore the money is
and
'Sixth-We think we know how to
secure it,
Our field is two hundred millions Of
young men who know no more about
Christianity than We did when We were
three weeks old. They don't know how
to live here and consequently they
wont know how to live hereafter. These
men are found in India, Japan, China,
Africa and other countries.
The force required for presenting to
these young men better way of living
here and hereafter is two hundred
young men. Two hundred young men
are all we shall need to direct the
work Of giving those other men an OPP
portunity to accept the Christian
faith. They will act as leaders or cap
tains to direct energies of native young
men.
We have already 1880 young men
doing work for the young men in
America. We will not impoverish the
number of workers required here if we
take one of every 800 young men for
work in other fields
Each man will cost about $1,000 a
year, $1,000 of which will so for salary
and the balance for expenses Of trans
portatiOn, etc; therefore it will take
$4,000 to support the 200 workers.
This money is found among the
about 100000 members of the Young
Mems Christian association of this
country. Many Of these men are wage
earners; others are men of wealth. If
you doubt that 100000 could not raise
$4,000 then there is something the
matter with your mental anatomy.
There is a body of believers called the
Moravians numbering about $4,000. One
year they gave and Influenced 100000.
If they could do 1t, is there any doubt
that eight times that number could
give Il little over 4, dollar a year?
THE New York, Chicago, Buffalo,
NlfNeldHu anu Ut4ef representative DIS
sociations are SUPPORTING each block
Of territory, It is the most effectual
definite method of reaching the mil
lions. This is the greatest achieve
ment that the young men of America
have ever undertaken. You are hon.
ored with the opportunity Of support
ing man at Nagasaki which will
stand as New Ravens field. What will
you do with it,"
At the close SOL We're pledged in
amounts varying from five cents week
to two dollars per week. This prac-
tically insures the securing Of foreign
secretary.