Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Y.M. CA. OFFICERS
ARE REFLECTED
ARTHUR LETTS AGAIN CHOSEN
PRESIDENT
General Secretary D. A. Luther Makes
Report Showing Rapid Growth
of Institution in Past
Year

G.. a. yesterday the officers who have
been active in association work the
past year were unanimously reelected.
Plans were made FOR the new building
and reports were made showing the
association in a hourishing condition.
Following were the officers reelected. .
President, Arthur Let's.
First vice president, A. B. Cass.
Second vice president, a. J. Wallace.
Treasurer. w. :. Bartlett
Recording secretary, A. Z. Fleming.
General secretary, ID. A. Luther.
General Secretary d. A. Luther made
an exhaustive report showing what the
institution has accomplished during the
past year His report follows.
10 the President and Board of Direc-
tors of the Young Mems Christian
Association of Los Angeles:
For the work of the past year. which
has become history, we have much to
be thankful, and to him who is the
"giver of every good and perfect gift"
we would give all glory and honor. The
year just closed has undoubtedly been
one of conquest and of victory, and
with these victories have come added
sponsibilities, a year ago we were,
as an association, getting things in
readiness to ask the citizens of Los
Angeles whether they wanted a Young
Mems Christian association, and if so,
to what extent cid they want it. The
people gave answer in no uncertain
tone and by their answer have told us
that they want Los Angeles young men
to have the best and it is now up to
us to deliver the goods
The canvass conducted by this board
of directors with the help of loyal
membership for funds for the new
building was notable in that it was Il
gigantic undertaking under any circum-
stances for city the size of Los Ange-
les to start TO raise $950,000 in thirty
days. To succeed as they did when
just as they were getting nicely under
way the disaster at San Francisco made
it necessary to lay aside the canvass
entirely for weeks to take up again
after the people had responded so lib
orally to San FrancisCos needs, showed
determination on the part of this
board of directors and a Willingness on
the part of the people of Los Angeles
to help that was indeed most praise
" orthy. To those who in the past have
doubted the success of this undertake
ing we can point to the foundation
walls of our new building, now well
under way, and say, Watch us. See
us grow"
Objects of Association
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is not a social club, still it has
strong social features. 1t is not a col
lege, yet it is doing a most practical
work on educational lines. 1t is not an
athletic club, still the Young Mems
Christian associations of America con-
troll the clean athletic sports of the
country. 1t is not a church. neither
has it ever been or is it trying to take
the place of the church. On the con-
trary it is an auxiliary of the church
in a special work for young men.
AS We review hastily the work of the
year we must remember that While
we cover a period of one year there
have only been seven months for actual
association activities, for from tebru-
sry until June it looked very much as
if we would be obliged to close up our
work till we could get into our new
building This condition made it i'm
possible to push our work during these
months, and then having our physical
department separated has worked
greatly against us, but even under
these unfavorable circumstances the
departmental reports show growth and
strength.
Devoticnal-True to the basic princi-
pie on which the Young Mems Chris
tan association was first organized, we
are endeaVoring to make the rellglous
work very strong. 1t must be remem-
bered that this is not department. by
itself as in the case of the educational,
Lhysical, junior, etc, but that it perme
ates all other departments, so that it Is
impossible for men to come into the
building and take advantage of the
various privileges there offered with
out coming under Christian influences
PaIioionc PaeuIfc
No part of association work responds
more readily to every day effort thar
does the religious. The opposite is also
true, and the unsettled condition OF
tie association for several months tolo
greatly in our religious activities. Still
we have much to be thankful for The
gospel meetings had an attendance OF
1856. At these meetings Clghty-ont
requests for prayer were made. These
men were all personally dealt with
Forty-seven men made confession OF
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ Four
teen that we know of united with tht
church. Many of the others We're tran
sients i'm the city and promised to joir
their home churches. In addition tC
this, eighteen boys gave their hearts L
God.
In the early fall much time was givel
to a thorough organization of the Bible
department, with a strong committed
OF Christian business men in charge
and there have been classes for boys
educational men, teachers and traininf
classes already started with an average
We eekly attendance of siXty-hve.
Believing that the Young Mems
Christian association ought to be thc
center of religious activities for all tn,
ron-churchgoing 7 men Of Los Angele'
and that through the association thes'
men should be brought into touch will
the church. our association has taker
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