The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
Y. M. G. "A. NOTES.

Y. M. G. "A. NOTES.
In the anthracite mining region valley,
80 by so miles, are over a million miners.
In one county there are 100000. and in one
town twenty-five languages are spoken.
In this county the Young Mems Christian
Associations are organizing for education-
al. social and religious work. financially
backed by the mining companies and with
buildings assured by them.
Helper. Utah. has but $50 population Of
men, women and children. but the Rail-
road Young mems Christian Association,
which opened there in a new building sew
en- months ago, has 400 members from
Helper and towns along the line. The on
~ religious service held in the town is
held in the Association building. There
is a chapel there where any Mormon,
Catholic or travelling preacher can speak,
or could before the windows were blown
out. At an Association meeting the other
dday the men "chucked" in $3.50 to help
TO send a Bible study secretary to China.
A second grant of 5,OU0 rupees has been
made by the government toward the new
association building at Rangoon, India, in
recognition of the value of the work done
by the institution in behalf of the young
men of the city. This city makes total
of 1900 rupees granted by the govern
ment.
The universal week of prayer for young
men will be observed throughout the world
November Il to IS. The general theme
suggested by the worlds committee is
prayer relationship"
Four teachers Of classes in English for
Polanders in Holyoke, Mass have secured
The names of a thousand foreigners en-
ployed in the great mills of the city whom
they will interest in classes in English
and incidentally in American citizenship.
In one-half of the 204 towns of New
Hampshire without associations, the state
committee has secured corresponding
members who send the names of young
men going to any city in the world to the
association there that they may be in
vited to their fellowship.
The association at Evanston, ILL.,, is
teaching the police force in the several
sections of the city to first aid the in
jured.
The biggest hotel in Munising, Mich, has
been purchased by the Cleveland Cliffs
Iron company to be remodeled and thor
oughly equipped for an association, and
rented to it at the nominal rate of 81 a
year. This company furnishes the indus
try of the town.
West Side, New York, association has
added to its automobile school thorough
ly equipped course of instruction in the
management of auto-motor boats.
Glasses in the science of agriculture and
the profitable handling of a farm are to
be held by the association at Mount Pleas
ant. Iowa, which is situated in the center
of a fertile farming section. The associa-
ton is advertising its classes at every corn
show and fair that is held in the vicinity.
A committee of prominent farmers consti-
tute its educational board.
When members of the association at
Bristol. r. l.. wanted more bowling alleys,
they raised the money to pay for them.
Billiard tables were added, and these were
paid for by the receipts of the games at
half the charge at public places There
was a hamperng debt on the building,
and Dr. Locke, the leading Episcopal rec
tor of the city, made appeal for its
reduction, and himself led the subscrip-
ton list with a pledge OF one-tenth of his
salary. The gymnasium was In bad order,
and this was thoroughly renovated and re-
| fitted at the expense of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
b. Rockwell. The boys club room was
shabby, and the Phi Alpha Pi society earn
| ed $50 to fit 1t UP, and now a committee Of
the business and society men have under
taken to raise and pay the balance of
debt of s12, 600
Prince Bernandotte the son of the king
of Sweden and an admiral of the British
navy, was the leading spirit in ten-days
| conference of Swedish Young Mems Chris
| tlan Association secretaries. and as well
| the leading spirit in the sports, in the
prayer meetings and the discussions at his
, country place near Stockholm The themes
handled were the social question, labor
problems outing problems, charity organ
lzatlons, Hooiganism and the relation of
| the association to the different aspects of
the social question. Two hours were
| spent at a reformatory as object lessons
| on the subject of Hooligansm, when the
secretaries played games with the $50 in
mates (boys 10 to IS years ODD and then
had a short meeting in their chapel, with
| an address by Prince Bernandotte and
| young secretary. Robert Weidensall, of
| America, was guest and a frequent
| speaker at the conference.
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