The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
WHAT is A YOUNG W0MAk'S
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
Communicated

" hat i. the object of such an or
ganizatiopP The spiritual, intollec
tual, social and physical development
If young women
The members shall be any women
II good moral character who is over
he age Of fifteen years. All appica'
tunr for membership are to be sub.
mitted to the Board of Directors, and
my who are undesirable are to be
rejected
The Association work is carried on
by various committees, and in Farm.
Ington it is hoped that it will be pos.
Sible to have the following
Religious Meeting Committee, whose
duty 1t shall be to invite young women
who come into the town to the differ
ent church services and to arrange for
regular religious meetings Of the AssO.
citation.
A Bible Study Committee, which
shall outline courses IN the study OF
the Bible and promote the interest OF
young women in Bible study
A Library and Reading Room Com
mittee, to provide suitable reading
matter fer the rooms, and circulating
library il possible.
A Committee on Glass Work shall
have charge of the educational work
of the Association
Also an Entertainment Committee,
Employment. Boarding, Home, aud Il
Travellers Aid Committee. This latter
shall, by correspondence and other.
wise, find ont when girls are going
into the ty, have the Travellers Aid
to send matron to meet them at the
station and take care OF them during
unemployed periods.
Association membership fees are
500 per year for associate and active
membership; $500 or $1,000 for
sustaining membership; 10000 for
life membership.
Why is an Association necessary in
small town, and is it possible?
II Is necessary in small town be.
cause girls are coming in from the
country at very rapid rate, and from
the small town are going into the city,
unframed and unprepared to meet the
issues. II Pennington takes up this
work, other towns will follow her
example until Young Womcn's Chris
tian Associations, and consequently
christian young women shall, abound
and work in the city will be reduced
to minimum.
1t is always good thing for people
of different churches to meet together
and know each other and the Y. W.
c. A. provides an opportunity for this.
Humanity is the same, whether in a
small town CT in a large city; the
needs of certain classes are the same,
and mission workers are realizing the
need of greater effort on the outskirts
Of the cities and in the towns which
arc fast becoming centcrs of industrial
activity.
Pennington is only n few miles re.
moved from the great mining centets,
but this industry is coming closer aud
people are seeking residence here be.
cause of the many religious, social and
other advantages which the town offers
We must not only meet the present
need, but be prepared for the future,
We must seek to keep Pennington the
ideal town she has always been. This
we cannot do il we fail to meet the
needs of the new situation.
Rev. W. J. Hays and Rev. j. s.
Murphy were progressive enough to,
in measure, solve the problem for
Bonnie Terre when they established the
Pleasant Sunday afternoon, the only
one IN America, except one in ST.
Louis. The 7, S, A. is of English
origin and hundreds of men are being
drawn into the Lyccum at Bonnie Ierre
on Sunday afternoons, aud occasionally
the open meetings are largely attended
by ladies,
The Girls Club is now absorbed by
the Y. w. c A. and the work goes
steadily forward. Let every mother
and daughter associate herself with
this undertaking.