Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-02-09
WORLDS WORK OF Y.M.C.A.
Interesting Story That viii Prove
Encouraging Here.
is A WONDERFUL ENTERPRISE
Thrives Like the Proverbial Green
Bay Tree In All Parts Of the
Civilized World.

1 AprOpoS of the movement 10 estab-
/ lish a branch OF the Young Mems
Christian association in this city. the
| following account of the work now be
ing done by this institution in all
parts of the world win be found OF
great interest by those who are push.
ing the project here.
The men of the great commercial
cities of China, Japan aud Korea have
made the Y NJ. c. A. a going con-
Germ 1t is harder proposition on the
continent of Europe, nut gain has
been made of SGT associations within
the last six years and Of 1000 nem-
bers There has been greater adj
vance in the housing OF these organi.
cations, the property value having in
creased from s1,952,o 900 to s2.sS7 900
gain Of 81 ,o35, 900 in six years.
In Germany there are now 2,olt
associations with 10000 members.
France has gained so per cent in mem
bership. Norway has increased from
81 TO 405 associations with $4,000
members; Portugal from Z TO Is.
Sweden has 115 associations with
7.aoe members and Switzerland 4T6
associations with $500 members, In
Austria there are 800 associations,
Belgium So, Denmark 270, Hungary
80, italy 80 and Netherlands 34a,
while Bulgaria has :, Ireland A,
Greece l, RoNnania /, Russia 3, Spain
), Finland as and Turkey 6.
Germany has the largest member
ship in its associations Of any of the
continental countries, and now has SO
! paid secretaries. 1t has several spec
ial buildings for soldiers In big gar
rison places and camps. Bakers, wait
ers, and hotel employees have their spe.
cial associations and the White Cross
movement is powerful in its influence
| for a clean life. The chairman OF the
worlds committee OF the associations
at Geneva is millionaire manufac
turer who has given up his business
that he may devote all his time to
Christian work.
Count Benrstoff, counsellor o.
Emperor William, Baron Won Roth
kirche and other leading men of Der
lin have aided in making the associ
alton one OF the greatest organiza
lions of it's kind In the world. Coun
Pourtaies is leader of the move
ment in France With other oil
world leaders he will attend Amer
ica's International meeting in Wash
inston November 1926. The ihead o
the Swedish association, as we'll a
one OF its chief workers. Prince Bera
dotte,' son of the King Of Sweden
spends garge portion of h's time i
addressing its meetings and direct
ing its expansion.
In the cities of Berlin, Paris, Rome
Geneva, Copenhagen. Strausbnrs
Stockholm ana ST. Petersburg the as
lsociations occnpy large and expensive
Buildings. America has contribnte'
-four OF it's BEST secretaries to len
, in this movement and several officer
of it's international committee ar
, l1membsrs of the world seoommifase.
trustee of this committee is the phi
anthropist James Stokes, who ha
devoted his wealth and time to deye
, op the associations in Paris. Rml
land st. Petersburg
The secretaries OF the worlds CEN
mittee each speak from four to lie
languages with facility
Il A Young Mems Christian assoc
alton building was opened in Mag
saki, Japan, last MAY, when the ass
ciation had eighty members. III mos
has 420, with a night school of II
Young men. Japanese members pa
all the expense with the ereeptiu
of a few hundred dollars Sent frm
, America.
Howard Williams who succeede
his father, Sir George Williams, a
: chairman IN the BFitisn anu COi"Lio
unions of associations has invite
John Wansmaker 10 be ieaGin
speaker at the British conference il
Belfast, Ireland. in June-
The receipts of the New York cit;
associations last year We're $362.ooe
of which sum the, membership fee
alone were nearly onehah. and rent
and dormitory receipts also, mostl.
from members. were ssl.5v0.
In the evening classes of the color
ed miners association at Buxton
Iowa. some OF the students are mel
fifty years old.
The tin plate and steel workers un
ion at Lanelly, Wales, have unani
mously pledged to secure from the
workmen of that town two cents {
month from each man and one cen
from each boy for period of two