Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-06
SPEEDY ACTION
IS NECESSARY

Unless effects follow altogether un-
looked for the agitation set on foot at
the conference held at Y. NJ. @. A.
Hall Thursday night to discuss ways
and means for successful continua-
tion of the Association will result in
general awakening of the people
both Is to the crisis reached in the af
fairs of the institution and the duty
| they owe in the premises. 1t is not
unlikely that determined efforts will
be put forth and much earnest thought
expended in devising ways and means
that would prove practical and bring
| about the end in view.
The Committee appointed consisting
of W. r. CLARK. +. q. Hartman, I. J.
Price, r. j. Pegg. F. @. Angle, W. 6.
Williams,C. p Hancock. j. z. Moore,
W. g. Pursel and James B. Watson
will be officially advised of their ap-
pointment and requested to meet with
the Directors at the next monthly meet
ing of the latter for further confer
ence.
Whatever is done will have to be ac-
complished without very much delay
In his address Thursday evening, Gen
ersl Secretary Laumaster made it v,ry
plain that the Association is not re.
ceiving the general and hearty sup
port to which it is entitled in order |
that it might not be hindered or en-
barrassed in its special mission. which
is to care for the physical, moral and
spiritual welfare of our young men.
He was emphatic in his declaration
that while he had not lost hope in the
future of the Association in Danville
and was willing to stand by it as long
as there seemed to be any probability
of keeping the work up to a standard
that made good results possible yet un-
less things change considerably in the
very near future lie will be obliged to
seek another field. He takes the view
that although in separate building
the Y. M. @. A. is primarily working
with and for the church-is part of
the church working for special class,
namely the young men, and that it
should, therefore, be accorded the same
ready support and cons Iteration, as
any other church enterprise. He feels
that it should not be necessary for
work of this kind 10 go begging for
support in community where the
Sunday schools, &C., are so
readily and SO generously maintain
ed.
The work of the General Secretary
mas four sides, social. physical, intel
ectual and spiritual. Each Of these
departments require special effort and
when there is added to the sum of {
these duties the burdea of carrying I
along the greater part OF the financial /
end of the Association work it follows
rs a matter of course that some of the
departments must suffer for want of
proper attention. An especially dis
feature Jies in the fact that ,
that the General Sec :
.etary under his multiplicity of duties
8 obliged b labor night and day there
ire still those who constantly criticise :
jhe work, minimizing what is accom-
oished daily and demanding still larg- :
,r results.
10 an interview yesterday Mr.. Lau- r
Master stated that so far as he per- q
onally is concerned the Association is !
arger than he as an individual-larg- r.
r than any of his private interests, +
mt he repeated that unless the COM .
nuuity in whose interest he is work
ng comes TO the rescue in this crisis
e feels that it would be unjust to
himself aud family as we'll as to the E
association to longer continue in the
iosition as General Secretary.
In view of the above the public will
cry anxiously await the next develop !;
1ent, trusting that the excellent COM :
nittee chosen will be able to evolve o
ONE plan that will speedily put the .
Association on its feet and relieve the .
General Secretary of the responsibility A
II keeDiDQ uD its suDDOrt .