Evening journal., 1903-01-26
MEN BENEFITED
BY THE Y. NJ. c. A.
ELOQUENT Address at New
Century Club by James
G.. Cannon
WHAT THE ASSOCIATION is Doing

New York Banker Says II Upbuilds the
Moral and Spiritual character--Husi-
ness Men Urged to Assist Local
Buanch.
James G. Cannon, vice-president OF
the Fourth National Bank. of New
York. and a well-known supporter Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
made am eloquent and interesting adj
dress on Saturday night on associa-
tion work at a conference OF business
men held in the New-Century Club par
lors. G. G. Michiner a member OF the
Young Mems Christian Association In
ternational Committee also made an
address.
The meeting was in charge of the fol-
lowing committee of business men:
William NJ. Candy. Otho Nowland.
Charles w. Pusey, George S. Capelle,
and T. Allen Hilles. and Mr.. Candy pre-
sided.
After stating the object OF the meet
ing Mr.. Candy introduced Mr. Cannon,
whose address follows:
Mr.. cannon's Address.
We are gathered this evening to dis
cuss the work OF the Young Mems
Christian Association from the busl-
ness mans standpoint. and it IS very
fitting that we, as business men, should
take up this subject for the association
is what IL is today because OF the
Christian business men who have
thrown their lives into Il and have
brought to it's councils their experience
and enthusiasm and have contributed
their consecrated wealth to its treasury
and have used in It's management the
knowledge OF men gained from con-
tinued contact with them. The founder
OF the association movement Is the head
OF one OF the largest business houses
in London.
The International COMMITTEES IS COM
posed Of men who have made their
mark in the business world, and the
State Committees and boards of di-
rectors in all the cities and towns are
made up of picked men powerful In the
commercial and professional world.
The relation OF the International Com
mittee to the work of the Y. M. G. A.
in this country and foreign lands Is not
generally understood.
International Committees Work.
The members and trustees OF this
committee are appointed at the Inter-
national Conventions. The committee
has membership Of seventy-hve who
are men connected with the nssocia-
tions in different sections OF the con-
tinent but a working majority of whom
reside in New York city and vicinity
The work of carefully supervising fost-
ering and forming Y. NJ. c. AS in
North America and in non-chrIstlan
lands IS entrusted to this International
COMMITTEES. its work being supervisory
and advisory. but not mandatory.
From the very beginning it was
found necessary for the committee 10
employ paid secretaries working under
its control who are in a sense special
lists in their lines OF work. This force
Of men has steadily increased from one
in 1868 to forty-fve paid secretaries in
1902; and in the foreign field from two
paid secretaries In 1889 to thirty-one in
1902 The expenditures Of the commit
tee for this work have grown from a
few hundred Of dollars in 1866 to over
5000 900 In 1902.
The growth OF the work OF super
vision by the International Committee
has been steadily fostered during these
thirty-six years by twenty-three success
lsive International Conventions. This
supervision has been a strong factor in
the development Of the American asso-
Citations. Il has been gradually and
effectively extended into various depart
ments-the physical, with two secre-
taries; the educational, with one Sec
retary; the religious, with two ,secre-
taries; the boys. with one secretary:
the student work, with ten secretaries-
seven In the railroad department. two
In the colored department, twenty in
the army and navy, eight In the field
work. five in the publication and Of
flee work and thirty-flve in the foreign
field. It has also extended its super
vision TO include State and county or
ganizations. II has cared for assOcia,-
ton literature. pamphlets. books, etc,
and is planting associations in the for
eign fields, native self-supporting as
sociations of the most approved Amer
ican type.
Committee Is Cleaning HOUSE.
The committee is the cleaning house
OF the brotherhood; keep a complete
record Of every man who snters the
work and thereby helps the State and
local associations in selecting those
men best fitted for amy given field The
international Committee has provid-
ed a systematic series of examinations
for its educational work which are uni
form and when completed form basis
of scholarship which is accepted by
over 100 of the leading colleges and
/, universities Of our land at their face
value. Through its religious and Bible
work secretaries a systematic and uni
form series OF Bible studies have been
arranged which havs been most help
ful and euccessful. Through it's str
dent secretaries there have BEEN ar
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