Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-14
THEIR MEMORY HELD SACRED
PAID TO DEAD 7. M.
C. A. WORKERS.
Services Yesterday Dedicated to Two
Secretaries Who Labored
in the Orient.

The Christian character and service Of
two Y. NJ. G.. A. secretaries In the orient.
whose deaths occurred during the past
year. we're the subject OF eulogist.c ad-
dresses at a memorial service in the
gymnasium OF the Y. NJ c. A. building
yesterday afternoon.
The tributes were paid to Archibald II.
Grace. who was foreign secretary OF
the local association and who was at the
head OF the Y. NJ C. A. at Allahabad.
India, and TO V. ". Helm, who was sta.
toned at Toxic. Mr.. Grace's death oc-
CURED in England, when he was on his
way TO this city.
John B. Sleran, jr., president OF the
Twenty Four II our-a-Day Club. which
supported Mr.. Grace In India. presided at
the service. and the addresses were made
by Edward C.. Carter. former national
secretary to India; George s. Phelps. sec
rotary at kyoto, japan. and COMMITS.
sioner H. 3. F. Mcfarland, chairman OF
the religious work department Of the \.
II. c. A.
Archibald H. Grace began Mr.. Car
ter. who for eight years represented
Washington as its Y NJ. c. A. secretary
in Allahabad, and whose death In Eng
land last July. en- route to this country
cut short his career of usefulness In this
capital city Of the united provinces. nav
ing a population Of 5O.OOO.OOO people, was
a man of Gods own making. A graduate
of McGill University, he brought to that
great student center in Allahabad schol-
arly and athletic attainments which com
manded respect and esteem. His develop
ment, however was in the direction of
strong administration Of the city work.
and the last achievement before he LETT
for the United States on furlough was the
building campaign he carried through
with the aid of Lyman l.. Pierce. former
general secretary here in Washington.
and II. G. Doud. also of Washington. and
now in the national work Of the \. NJ. &.
A. in India The sum raised was the
largest ever secured for such purpose IN
India, and the task was regarded as I'M
possible by the keenest men in the united
provinces
But the big thing in Grace. urged Mr..
Carter. was his infinite capacity for
friendship and his skill and patience IN
tying up young men to the CHRISTIAN
faith. He has made a lasting impression
In India and only the future can reveal
the extent Of the harvest which must fol-
low his eight years of service there"
wiring w. Helm was declared to have
been a man of indomitahe energy.
statistician and a strategist. man Of
marvellous courage amounting at times al
most to audacity. How he had dared to
seek and obtain an audience with the En-
peror Of Japan and ask his aid IN the
Y. NJ. c. A. work in that kingdom
ana among Ills SOiQlsTS was HcSGTlOcu' anu
the success Of the work Of the associati ton
in the army camps in Manchuria during
the Russo-Japanese war which followed
was credited to Mr.. Helm.
Commissioner Macfarland spoke Of the
beginning of the interest of the local as
ISOLATION In the work In foreign fields. Of
the appointment OF Mr.. Grace as It's first
foreign representative and declared that
the corner stone of the magnificent y. NJ.
c. A. building at 1876 G street was really
laid in Allahabad, India. nine years ago,
when Mr.. Grace was sent there. He at
tributed the success of the local associa-
ton as much to It's interest in giving
Christianity to the orient to the wise
business management Of the association
affairs in this city.