Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-15
Reports Show Great Work Has
Been Accomplished in Iowa
in Twenty Years
STATE MEETING AT SIOUX CITY
Five Hundred Delegates Participating
in the convention-Report of State
Executive Committee Reveals Many
Important OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Bar Women From sociaIs.
Special to Tin s-Republican.


Sioux City, Feb. 15.-Five hundred
delegates are attending the biennial
meeting of the Iowa Y. M. C. A., which
convened yesterday. The feature of the
opening session last evening was the
presentation o reports.
In an address before the secretaries
in the afternoon B. A. Barlow declared
that women should be barred from the
social functiors given by the associa-
tons. An effort to pass a rule permit
ting women t., meet in the social d.
versions failed.
The report az the executive commit
tee, read by &. e. Hum. showed the
following Advancement in all lines of
the work:
Since the state convention met in
Sioux City twenty years ago. A few
facts and cures will show conclusive
ly that Iowa has had its share in the
forward movement.
Then there were forty associations
in Iowa; now sixty-seven.
Then no association buildings; now
twenty. with ,ne more to be finished
within few months. Value ct build
ings, ss5o.oo0.
Then no large profits toward the
work. Now e. record of twenty Eight
individual, firms and corporations Civ
ing from 5000 to $4,000.
Then no work for railroad men:
now two buildings and three associa-
tons receiving appropriations from
railroad companies.
Then no boys work; now twenty-six
associations have membership Of L.
9l4, and four boys work secretaries.
Then $21,50O spent for current ex-
penses; now $4,000.
Then $3.50 spent for state work;
now, $4,000.
Then $1,000 debt on state work; now
none
Then $500 members; now 1900.
Then GAL m embers serving on COM
mittees; now 1,S14.
Then fourteen employed officers; now
sixty.
Then 227 enrolled in Bible classes:
now $500.
The report TO the convention of 1887
at Sioux City, says:
/ eve propose to raise up stalwart
men from whom the nation and the
world may draw workers, who shall
save thousands of others from moral
wreck; let Iowa become seminary OF
men,"
Surely this was prophecy for since
then Mott, Smith, Doggett, Sta.cy, Par
sons, Kitchener, Denner, Seerley, Stone,
Cook, Tafts, Hearne. Munger Peck,
Mcclure, Thompson, Lacy, Minear.
johnson, Tener, Hauter, and many 9th
ers have gone out to stand in the fore
front of the battle now going on
against the forces of evil that are de-
stroying our young men.
Many encouraging results have been
achieved since our last state conven-
ton held at lGuscatine two years ago.
Four buildings have been completed
and occupied.
Three gifts Of $4,000 and over have
been received.
The Farmer fund at Sioux City has
grown from $4,000 to $500.
Twenty seven thousand dollars has
been secured Tor Improvements at Wa
terloo and Dubuque.
There has been an increase of $4,000
spent for current expenses; $1,000 sub
scribed toward the employment Of q
state religious work secretary.
An increase of nine associations.
An increase Of 1000 members.
An increase of 448 members Of boys
departments.
An increase of 225 members serving
on committees.
An Increase of five employed Off
GERS.
An increase of three boys work sec
cretaries.
An increase of eighty enrolled in ed
ucational classes.
An increase Of 1,150 enrolled in Bible
classes
Shelby county has been organized.
Four associa lions have provided for
the support CT A. A. Ward, Bangalore,
India.
Iowa has had the largest delegations
at the Lake Geneva student conference,
both 1905 AMI 1906, and a large dele
cation attending the student volunteer
al Nashville.