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Young Mems Christian Association
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this only for those who engaged daily avocatons and
only spend hour each evening from their daily
labor in betterng their condition In the larger cities there
are also classes of day instruction from three five for men
employed at night. The central association in Chicago isl
subdvded into FIVE regular day schools session during the
entire year. giving in (a English (b commercial
( stenogaphc Cd technical preparatory e) college pre-
paratory This educational work carried by all the
large associations and many small
Bsmark said that onehird of the graduates of the Ger
man universities ruled the empire. similar state oil
affairs is coming to pass in land. The work of
the associations in helping to make these coming rulers
men of spiritual life is of nestimabe value for the
future welfare of the nation Within the history of associa
ton work the proportion of Christians in American colleges
has changed less than onehird than oneha
result due in small degree to this agency Over thirty
thousand conversions of students traceabe least part
its work The VIGOROUSLY Goddess condition that prevail
ed UNCONVENTIONAL colleges two three centuries
Gin 1895 when Dwight president of Yale college, nearly
every atheist today scarcely anyone will own
has been transformed in great part through the powerful in
uence for good of the college branches of the Y c. A.
The Intercollegiate monthly magazine, is the official organ
of the student work John R. Mott, is secretary.
g. The Physical Element. AS has already been said, sit
belongs the fundamental idea of association work that
gion the whole man. and whatever helps make him
la better in body mind spirit lifts him the higher
life" More than five hundred gymnasums and
hundred thousand attendants give practical recognition the
physical side of this idea. But the subordnaon of the
fact that all the physical directors of these gymnasus
be of Christian character The great majority of them
leaders Christian SERVICE hundreds of them teach
ling Bible classes and thousands from their classes become
members of churches Health of spirit well health
Of mind is promoted by health of body snake this house
where God may dwell beautiful entire and clean The old
time pillar saint whose chief visible claims sancy
bodily deformy and abstinence from the BATH is longer
spiritual ideal for young thanks in small
to such work the physical department of the association
doing.
For further and fuller information "Istory of the Y.
NJ c. A.; Association Mem" Century Magazine, October,
ooo article by President Roosevelt; Religious Condition of
Young Men,, page az The Church and Young Men," page
Jubilee Report 1901 for further photography zoth
volume of the International
Tho In the rStr If the
association provision made for this need Every assoc
alton renders invaluable service young by providing
center for social life, thus they enabled spend their
leisure hours in wholesome and Christian environment In
the words of President Roosevelt The Young Mems Chris
tan Association would have demonstrated its value hund red
fold it had done nothing than furnish reading rooms,
gymnasiums and places where especially after ghtfa those
homes without attractive homes may go without
injury Of the social element pervadc and per
meae every department of Y NJ c. A. work This fourth
division reality part of the former three departments
The social department demands vigorous committee well
the other three departments, to sustain its vitality
The relation and nterdependence of the NJ c. A. the
churches Listen to DIR. Washington GLADDEN., Of the
foremost Congregational dvines of America, page SIS Of
1.-The Christian Pastor" he says: "The work of the Y
c. A. must be done by the young who members of
the churches and the pastor regard this of the
fields in which his force employed and will gladly surrender
such of his young be needed this important
work. 1t of the in which the church for Christs
sake, loses its life that may keep it unto life eternal DR.
Cressy in his rhe Church and Young Men, has collected
interesting answers very interesting questions:
the Y C. A. rival helper of the local church. (These
questions asked of prominent city pastors One replied
that he surprised that there should be any thought
rivalry felt by any pastor toward the NJ c. A. and that
all such needed education Statistics show that the churches
which give the association the greatest support
benefit The association auxiliary the churches
they have loyal helper The association is inter
extension of the church. 1t the church e
doing work for special class One secretary has frankly
avowed his belief that it is the special mission of the
ISOLATION help the church often sad but advance
the kingdom of Christ This is unquestionaby true for thi
Ills the supreme purpose only of the Y M. c. A. but
all the churches well, of every individual follower
Christ for itself for himself but for Christ and tn
cause of righteousness throughout the world The church
the thereto the end thereof So also the Y
: c. A.
On the increased hpuness of the churches the assoca
on secretary By heartier personal and hnar
cal cooperation by larger of mental love- conf
s dence and sYnpatbY.n