Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25

Let us bring them into the very presence
Of the Holy of Holes"
He spoke of Christ as the great ex-
ample of sacrifice, and said the men Of
the Master. You Americans certainly
are favored people," he added while
you are working here you are also work.
ing in Europe through your worlds com.
mittee'
He spoke Of the work that is being &C.
complished in far-away Norway, the Land
of the Midnight Sun, up in the arctic cir
Gle, in icy Finland. on the snowy steppes
of Russia. under the fair skies of Japan.
in the Greek Catholic countries, and
nerve to stand behind the work in the old
world and help us with your prayers
Represents Australia.
Representative Virgo of the national
council of the Y. M. c. A. Of Sydney
Australia, was next presented. He spoke
of the work in that country, and said it
had been given great stimulus by the in
ternational committee of North America
''or larger VISION" as you Americans
term it.
He said in Australia in the past two and
a half years 10000 has been contributed
for new Y. NJ. c. A. buildings, that will
stand for all time for the accomplishment
of great things for God and humanity
In conclusion Mr.. Virgo said:
Australia sends it's very warmest love
and hopes your future work may exceed
the great results Of the past. for manhood,
ability. character. You make Christianity
attractive by making 1t cheerful I agree
with Commissioner Mcfarland, when he
paraphrased the letters Y. M. c. A. to
mean You Must Come Again"
Rece1vaa an nuofior
DR.. Sasao. who is regarded as one ot>the
greatest educators in Japan and a MEM
Der Of the national Y. M. c. A. commit
tee of that country, received an ovation
when he stepped to the front of the stage
to begin his address. He said he brought
greetings from the Y. NJ. C. A. of japan
the Washington Y. NJ c. A. for the splen-
did reception it has given the Japanese
delegates.
Our reception has been most kind and
cordial" he added, "since the day we
first landed on the Pacific slope"
He said the Japanese workers were
erecting Y. M. c. A buildings that will be
centers Of Christian interest in Japan. He
declared he would like to explain more
fuiiy the wonders Of the Introduction
workers visit japanese cities now they
are greeted at the city gates by the Of
ficials and citizens with acclaims of iov
The Japanese need more and more of the
religion of the living God and Jesus
Christ.
Help us and pray for US. We cannot
fully express our gratitude, but we can
give you the 'Banzai'''
At this point the other Japanese dele.
gates came forward and together gave
the "Ban1af' thrice together
Led by Judge Spencer the great audi
ence responded with three rousing cheers
that made the rafters Of the building
fairly ring.
Mr.. Straus Wins Applause.
When Oscar Straus, Secretary of Com
merce and Labor. stepped forward as the
next speaker he was greeted with hearty
applause. He said he had been asked to
speak of the relation of the Y. M. C, A.
to the workingman, also in regard to i'm
migration. He hoped the association
might bring about closer and better rela-
tons between the employer and .Ae wage
workers
He said there was no lack Of present.
day problems. This condition was not be-
cause there were more wrongs, for the
rights of man were never more jealousy
guarded than they are today Better
wages are paid and more comforts are en-
joyed. In this country the rights of every
man of every creed are respected He
praised the Y. NJ. c. A. because its foun-
dation lis laid upon broad non-sectarian
lines"
Secretary Straus referred ito our great
President. Theodore Roosevelt. who has
donated the Nobel prize to the promotion
Of industrial peace" and the convention
for few moments went wild with en-
thusiasm.
He said the relations between employ
er and worker cannot be measured by
econorqic laws. but must be determined
by the high principles Of humanity He
said the equality of every man Of every
creed before the land must be guaranteed
Many immigrants are coming here from
countries where the esta blished church
signifies tyranny and oppression.
The next convention will be held in
1910. Several cities, including Denver,
Col, are being doomed as the next meet
ing place.
Endorses Evangelical Test.
The convention adopted the recon-
mendation of the International committee
and "reaffrmed that vital and funda-
mental relation Of the North American
associations to the evangelical churches
which was declared by the conventions Of
1868 and 1862 and which has from the
ste ady growth Of the associations and in
the confidence reposed in them by the
Christian community" and authorized the
appointment of a committee to consider
whether rephraslng of the definition Of
the word evangelical was desirable this
committee to report at the next conven-
ton.