The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
THE Y. NJ. c. A.
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lead the clean life he is not likely to
find religion irksome.
The Y. NJ c. A. offers another
thing of Importance, a well equipped
gymnasium. During my life here 1
have seen many gymnasia started, but
none endured except that of the Y. NJ.
c.. A. To those who are not attracted
to the Y. NJ. c. A. by religion, COM
i mend the gymnasium.
Then there are the evening classes,
for those whose educational advantages
may not have been such as they wish
| they had been, or who wish to fit them
selves for some particular calling.
Typewriting is taught there. and can
| remember many years ago when the
| first class in bookkeeping was organ
lied with Mr.. P c. Jones as instructor.
| SO practical is it sought to make the
subjects of instruction that this year
| there is a class in sugar machinery to
| which Mr.. Kopke gives his time and his
experience. And very shortly there
| is to be class in instruction IN auto
| mobile operation which ought to be of
advantage to many chauffeurs.
But these things are not lure or
| a bait TO lead men to the Christian
religion. AS 1 once heard said, soup
kitchens are not established for the
purpose of building churches, but the
church is established so that soup
kitchens and all other agencies for do
| ing good shall be maintained. But these
things are there because the secular
| life must be considered as well as the
religious.
| However, no mans Christian life is
complete if he thinks only of himself.
He ought to help others and the Y. NJ.
C. A offers the means for men to help
their fellows.
Zone of the most valuable things
| for which the Y. NJ. c. A. stands is
that it forms common meeting place
for Christians of all denominations and
common basis of work, and I think
| it will be one of the agencies for the
| final unity of Christians"
MR.. TRENTs ADDRESS.
| Richard H Trent spoke on the sub
| ject of What the Y. NJ c. A. Means
| to the Community"
1.-The Y. NJ. c. A, he said, 'is a
great organization of young men for
young men. Its mission is three-fold,
to minister to the spiritual, the men
tai and the physical needs OF young
men. 1t is one of the signs Of the
broader Christian life. 1t is one of the
agencies seeking to apply the test au-
thorized by Jesus Christ himself, by
their fruits shall we know them It
seeks to lead men to lead a manly
Iife and the manly life that Is not a
god1y life is a counterfeit, because God
made man in His own image. Its ef-
fort is to join men of all Christian
churches, hand and heart, to diffuse
the Christlike spirit. Its purpose is to
promote brotherly love, kindness,
helpfulness, and these with humility
There are few black balls in the 7.
NJ, c.. A. ballot-box and these are kept
for hypocrites and imposters.
"The Y. NJ. c. A. is organized to
help everyone who needs its help and
to utilize the help of every man who
can give it. 1t has been a pioneer in
the field of scientific physical culture,
and it is paying big dividends in this
direction to the community and to the
world It means broader and more |
practical Christianity. It means bet
ter political sentiments in the commu- !
nifty
SECRETARY PAUL SUPER.
In introducing Secretary Paul Super, |
Dr. Scudder spoke of him as young |
man with the spirit of achievement.
Zone of the things the Y. NJ. c. A. |
is doing" began Mr.. Super, is that
it is helping to solve the problem of /
reaching the industrial masses. 1t is
the right arm of the church in this
work What it is doing can not bet |
ter be illustrated than by telling some |
thing of what it has done and is doing |
among the railroad workers. 1t locates |
it's buildings at division points and |
provides there the things that the
railroad workers most need. So eff
fective is it's work that the general |
manager of great railroad has said |
that next to the Westinghouse air |
brake nothing has worked such rev.
olution among railroad men as the
Y. NJ. G. A
Mr.. Super told Of a railroad town in |
Minnesota that in year had been re-
deemed by a Y. M. c. A. He spoke |
of the work of regeneration it had |
worked in a Dayton factory where a |
thousand men were employed. He
spoke of the myriads of cases of in /
dividuaI regeneration wrought by it, |
of homes reunited and families
brought together In New York it has |
begun a work among the chauffeurs.
He considered that two of its great |
est late achievements were the work
it has done and is doing in the Pa
mama Canal Zone and the work it has
begun among immigrants.
In conclusion Mr.. Super said that
the Y NJ c. A. had proved that there
is no group of men who will not listen
to a straightforward presentation Of
the gospel of Jesus Christ if suitable |
opportunity is sought.