The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
.sECRE TARY OUTLINES
HIS YIN C. 4. POLICY
NEW EXECUTIVE TALKS IN HOPE
Full VEIN.
Mr.. Wiley Sees Opportunity for Enlarg-
ing Work at Central Building, and
Believes that Branches at Fort Smell
ing and in Parts of Minneapolis
Would Be Advantageous.

s. Writ Wiley's foreword is clear
and comprehensive statement of his
policy at the helm Of the Minneapolis
Young Mems Christian association. For
one month Mr.. Wiley, the new. secreta-
Of his work Altho he does not enter
into the. detail Of the plans, which he
has set for execution as the head Of the
activities Of the association, in a gem
eral way he makes known the central
thought Of his policy.
In an interview yesterday Mr.. Wiley
said:
Everybody who knows the situa-
tion in Minneapolis tells me that the
time is ripe for the Young Men IS
Christian association to make a big
forward movement. / believe it ia 50.
The days Of struggle with debt are
over. Our building, with little over
hauling, will accommodate 1000 MEM
bers in our various Institutional aetiv-
tiles. The board Of managers, which
has charge of the work, is made up Of
some Of the most able and representa-
tive men of the city. believe they
have the confidence of the general pub
lie and will be able to secure the sup
port, financial and otherwise, that the
association needs in entering upon its
career Of larger usefulness.
"Our present equipment is only the
'teeing off ground as golfer might
put it. There are three or four points
in the city where new departments
ought to be established without delay.
Calls come from Fort Smelling to or
ganize an association among the sol
diers. Work among other special
groups Of men is no doubt in need Of
being undertaken. The work within
our present building must be enlarged,
| broadened and intensified.
| Standard Is Christian.
"The Young Mems Christian aspo-
| citation is perhaps the organization best
| fitted to undertake what is commonly
| called institutional work for men thru
out the city. In the first place it is q
spired by Christian ideals can best be
accomplished by avowedly Christian
men. Secondly, it is not limited in the
scope of it's work by any denomina-
tional or other lines. It caters to all
the men Of the community and it en-
| lists the support and cooperation OF
all. Thirdly, it has the organization
for doing the work, and experience in
the best methods: The state and In
| to strengthen the local workers hands.
Moreover, it has an organization that
gathers all the work in the city under
one head SO that it may be unified, CO.
ordinated and pushed forward with the
least waste and the greatest efficiency.
national organization, its training
schools, ETC., large force of trained
leaders upon which to draw. Until one
has actually undertaken it he has no
conception of the difficulty of securing
men capable Of doing this type of work,
and only an organization of national
scope can develop men as fast as they
| are needed. H. --..
cit shall be our policy to make our
institutions SO to serve Minneapolis in
making cleaner, more honest, more eff
cient, more upright, unselfish and pub
: io-spirited citizens of her young men,
that the people of Minneapolis will con-
slider the Y. M. G. A. as much part
of the city's equipment as her hospitals,
library or public schools.
"Our conception of our work has
greatly broadened during the last de-
cade. The association is no longer
simply religious movement, altho it
is no less that than ever. It has be-
come a great social enterprise, taking
thought for all the needs Of young men
physical, intellectual, social, and in
dustrial as well as moral and spiritual.
It's work is not among one class, but all
classes Of young men. Nor is our work
confined to our buildings. It is ours
makes for better manhood and higher
type of citizenship, and to help co-or-
dinate all these movements for the
betterment Of the community.
cit is too early yet to publish any
definite plans for the future, but our
policy shall be no less than to do every
thing in our power and to stimulate
others to do everything possible in de-
veloping better and more active citi-
zenship in Minneapolis.