Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-23
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Great Accomplishment of the Association During Recent Months Proves the People Are With the Movement.

l The Young Mems Christian assocta- ton, which will soon be represented in Tucson, if the plans of the local promotion committee are realized, isI not only reaching out to every pro ] gressive city in this country. but is likewise extending its influence to all lands
 A building for the colored men of Columbus. Ga. has just been opened. It was the gift of George Foster Pea body, who with his brothers recently erected an association building for the young men of Columbus ip mem i ory of their parents.
 A count of the attendance at one evening at the Liverpool, England, Y. NJ. C. A. showed 1t to exceed 1900. The gymnasium had 110 young men on the floor, there were 250 students in educational classes. 1S0 studying music, 50 in the reading room, 20 in the social room. 20 playing games, and 300 listening to lecture on edu- 1 cation.
 The Cornerstone of the new r. NJ. c. A. at Brisbane, Queensland, was | laid by the governor. Lord Chelms- | ford, assisted by the archbishop and prominent divines of the city. Mes 1 sages were read from King Edward and President Roosevelt. The prop | erty was the $1O0,000 gift of MT. and Mrs Cribb.
 The governor of the state of Guana- juato, Mexico, has offered to become honorary president of Y M. c. A. | to be formed there. The American 1 consul has been actively advocating the organizations, while the mine owners. operators and managers have called for the association and voted to stand back of it. The membership l fee will be S42.50, according to popu- lar decision. This is the largest fee 1 recorded.
 The head official of the Chinese Tel egraph company at Foochoo, Fukien Province, China. paid the fees of ten young men to study telegraphy in the r. M. c. A. At the end of the course every man voluntarily paid back the money, as they felt they had gotten so much good from tie classes. The Chinese Y. Nj. c. A. branch in Tokyo has had $50 students studying English in its classes. They were ST eager to learn English that when all the desks and stools were filled, they begged for standing room admission to the classes. In all branches the association had 100 young men enroll l ed last year. These men came from every province Of China and repre- sented some of the best and most in fiuential families of the nation. Over 200 of them have embraced Christian ity through the influence of the asso- eiation
 Prince Bernadotte, for fifteen years president of the Swedish Y. Nj. c. A. presided at the recent national asso- citation convention in Jonkoping. It was attended by 1000 delegates. The open air meetings were attended by 5000 people. and 500 boys a youths meeting. The Swedish associations are leading in an effort to secure a weekly half holiday for clerks for athletics and recreation.
 The Berlin, Germany, association maintains Tour hotels for young men.
 The 100 ton yacht Amazon" which was given the New York City associa- tfon by Arthur James, has made six voyages to the Jamestown exposition each time carrying parties of thirty members. The parties lived on the yacht while there.
 President Hondo, the chairman of the Japanese national committee of the Y. NJ. C. A., has been appointed bishop of the United Methodist | za1, 1a1.s.:-z,s !. named in Japan
 The government has decorated OIi- yer McCowen, secretary of the Bar nah Y. NJ. c. A.. with the Kaiser-i- hind medal, in recognition of his ser vices to the young men of that coun- try
 The finest Y. NJ. c. A. building oi any city on the Eastern coast of Asii. is that opened by Secretary Taft at Shanghai for Chinese young men oh October sth. k large part of the cost of this building was paid by Chinese lConfucians. Three Chinese merchants who are not concerned with the christian church have underwritten Si2,e00 to make up a deficit on the cost of the building. In nine other cities in the Far East sites have been purchased for association buildings.
 Business men who are underwriting the Y. M- c. A. and it's extension throughout the world, meet annually at the Waldorf Astoria to listen to re- ports of this work for young men ou all the continents. This year thes meet October 31st. Among the guests of honor. are Leslie NJ. Shaw. late secretary of the treasury; Mir. John F. Stevens, former chief engineer of the Panama canal; Nj. Sarasin- Warn cry, chairman of the worlds commit tee which supervises the association work on the European continent, and it's secretary Christian phildine