The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-29

Y. M. C. A. HAS MEETING
Opened Its Sessions at Newton
Last N ght
SPEECH OF J. {. NIESSLEY
He Calls Attention to Years
Progress.
SPEECH OF J. E. NIESSLEY

Newton, Kan. Jan. 2S-The 22nd an
nual state convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association opened in this city
tonight. At the opening session Mr. j.
Z. Nessley. chairman, made an address
which in part was as follows:
Nineteen hundred and three has to its
credit two new railroad associations. one
at Hoisington and one at Parsons Two
small town associations at Cottonwood
Falls and Florence and five student as
sociations, namely, Atchison County High
School. Norton County High School, Coop
er Memorial College, the Kansas Medical
College. and Clay County High School In
addition to this, lola anG Chanute organ
lied during the year, but are yet without
secretaries or quarters including these.
we have fifty organizations in the state
with total membership of s,252.
The total value of ouidings opened last
year is SIS, 800, as follows: Winfield, IS 600
Hoisington. s13,SOo Parsons. $4,000 and
Topeka railroad So, eco Lawrence also re-
ports progress on its building fund, there
now being pledged for that purpose s17.-
500 on a s25. 900 or a $4,000 proposition 1t
might be well in connection with the new
associations organized and new buildings
built to mention that there has been the
loss of none save the temporary suspen-
sion on account of the food last May
and June of the North Topeka branch,
organized early last year. 1t is a cause
for gratitude that the only other assoca-
ton that suffered by the flood in any way
was the one at Argentine, which had
of he hrl;I
erty, and it is a high testimonial to the
appropriation of the Atchison, Topeka e.
Santa Fe company of the work. that in
spite of the almost incalculable loss from
the same cause, the president promptly
appropriated $500 for the repair of the
building.
1T is not unworthy of mention that
among the student associations of North
America, Kansas ranks fifth among the
states in the number of enrollments in
Bible classes, and one Of our college as
sociations has the distinction of leading
all the student associations on the con-
tinent in the percentage of students en-
rolled in missionary study classes.
For a second time work principally
for our Kansas national guard was under
taken at Camp William Cary Sanger, dur
ing the military maneuvers at Fort Riley,
October 18th -27th. Our equipment this
year consisted OF one large tent. 50xs0.
erected to furnished the men a place to
write and to offer facilities for holding
such services as the secretaries in charge
saw fit Also a second tent. 30x47, well
lighted and comfortably seated, and fully
furnished with all the latest magazines,
and daily papers from towns from which
the guards came. A third and smallest
tent served as a living room for the sec
retaries having charge of the work The
tent used for correspondence was equipped
with chairs, tables, etc. Here stamps
were sold, paper distributed gratuitously,
and pens, ink, pencils. blotters. etc, given
TO the men for the asking. Each evening
short evangelistic services were held in
the large tent. which meetings were adj
dressed by several persons of note, and
by some of the private soldiers. Alto
gether the work seemed to be quite help
full to the men who frequented the tents
from night to night In this connection
the committee would express its appre.
citation of the many courtesies extended
by the officers of the provisional camp
and by officers of the post at Fort Riley.
THE budget for state work, which you
approved at the last convention was
1900 Owing to the inability of the com
mittee to prevail upon certain men ap-
preached to favorably consider taking
positions upon the state force, the full
amount was not needed.
With an intense desire to see the work
as a whole. still more thoroughly de-
veloped. and with our knowledge of the
value and worth of it as we get it from
such range and such source as are af-
forded us. your committee beg to submit
the following recommendations:
J. That II be ever recognized that the
browning achievement of the Young Mems
Christian Association is the enthroning
of Jesus Christ in the hearts Of men, and
that each Of the ever increasing depart
ments of work be so directed and con-
trolled as to further this end.
2. That the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION of Kansas, as far as is prac-
ticable contribute to the Japan budget Of
the foreign department OF the internal
tional committee. and that systematic ef-
fort be made by the state committee TO
raise the 81. 500 annually as proposed
s. We favor the continuance Of work
for soldiers in camp during military
maneuvers
5. That the name OF J. y. Wilkinson Of
Emporia be placed in nomination as cor
responding member of the international
committee for this state.
6 That the associations of the state he
represented by n fun delegation at the
international at Buffalo. New York. May
uth-t5th.
: We record our appreciation Of the
valuable services repeatedly rendered by
the secretaries of the International com
nittee
s That the state committee he en-
powered TO appoint representatives 70
serve on general committee. with rep
resentatives Of other state TO plan for the
holding of summer conferences.
g The associations assist IN meeting the
Imperative need for qualified secretaries
~ employing every possible means to
discover and develop such men. and pre-
sent 10 them the claims and opportunities
which the secretaryshfp offers SIS life
work