Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-05-18
BANKER FAVDRS Y.MCA.
Best Missionary in World Says
Jamos G. Cannon Of New York.
PRODUCES WHOLESOME MEN
Furnishes Them Strong Constitutions,
Trains Them in Business, Gives
Them Right Purposes.

Intimate observation mas led me
from an attitude Of Indifference to be-
lieve intensely in the Young Meme
Christian association because of its
practicability. adaptation and per
severance in the original intent of it's
founders. says James G. Cannon, vice
president of the Fourth National bank
of New York city. am associated,
with a good many organizations for
Christian extensin, but for the amount
OF money invested do not believe
there is missionary movement in
the whole world where such good re-
turns can be secured as in the Young
Mems Christian association.
This work is distinctly religious in
all its bearings. In its early stages
many were led away by the club idea
of the movement, and its growth was
hampered and its activities were d.
verted into channels which did not
tend in the right direction. Its won
derful growth in the last ten years
has, in my opinion, been brought
about by the associations standing
firmly on the basis that the religion
of Jesus Christ is the foundation of all
its activities, no matter whether 1t is
among railroad men. soldiers and sail
ors, students or with the industrial
classes.
Associations need men who feel
some interest in other men, and these
are not secured and held without real
religious work as basis The educa-
tional, physical, and social activities
have their places in our plans and eff
forts. but in affecting character, direct
results must be planned for, and per-
sonal work must be done, urging men
to action.
What the men of today want is
Jesus Christ in their lives The assoc
iation's methods to reach men to that
end are continually growing more
practical All departments head in
that direction. We have Bible classes
in our gymnasiums and in our educa-
tional departments. shop Bible dasses
and store Bible classes. and with this
increasing study of Gods word. comes,
as is always the way. an increasing
spiritual knowledge and opening of
mems hearts.
| The work of saving men in the past
| has been left too much to the ministry
and the average church member has
/ felt no responsibility in the matter; but
, the association. by its mems meet
| ings and by training its young men
for personal work at these meetings,
has brought into manv mans life
the joy of bringing another man to
Jesus Christ
do not care who he is or what he
is. the man of today wants Jesus
Christ in his life and he wants Him
badly. He wants Jesus, the Son of
Man. with a blood of the human race
in His veins; Him who is a brother
to every man. 1t is His sympathy
and His love that he wants, and as the
associations of this country and of the
world perform their mission by bring
ing Him into the lives of men, they
will succeed. and not otherwise. And
they reach the inner life of men for
over 100000 men and boys were in
attendance at the. Bible classes and
religious meetings of the associations
during the last year.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton aims to produce wholesome men
of character fitted for responsible
positions. 1t produces such men by
giving them strong constitutions in
it's gymnasiums. by training them to
do business in its educational classes,
and by giving them right purposes Ia
its religious service. 1t is primarily
Christian work of business men for
young men.
? PRESS COM. Y. NJ. c. A.