Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

property. the companies giving about one
third of the cost and maintenance and
the railroad men the balance. These three
items show how much the railroad men
appreciate their rooms at division points: T,
In the last year their beds were used
l.6oO.00O times. the baths Il 500. 000 and
more than 1000, 1000 lunches and meals !
were served. In some isolated points like F,
Helper. Utah. practically the entire male
population OF the town are members.
The aggregate attendance for the year
at the branches devoted to the army and
navy men is twelve times the enlisted
force of the army and Marine Corps.
More than 100000 is being expended for
new buildings for these branches.
Figures show that as great an increase
and adaptation OF the association has
been made to meet the needs OF men
In the distinctive religious field. The
aggregate attendance for the year at its
religious meetings In North America ex-
eeeds the entire population OF the PacificI
slope. including British Columbia andi
Alaska, and nearly equals the New Eng-i
land population. 1t has $4,000 students
enrolled In it's Bible classes. which are
conducted almost everywhere, not onlyt
in the association buildings. but in. suchl
places armorles. boarding houses,
camps. college halls clubrooms. docks.
engine houses, fraternity houses, farnl-i
houses fire stations. freight sheds. ho-j
tells, jails. lawns, mines, offices, pariors,
shops. schools. workmen's homes. woods.
The employment departments have been
rapidly developing In their efficiency inj
the past year. Positions paying salariesI
of $14, 900 yearly were found for men
and boys.
The announcement regarding the years 81
work concludes as follows: 4
THE association may justly be calledt
cosmopolitan, International interde-l
noninational as we'll as national. corpo-l
nj ;,,l ryol hrat har onI fat
cosmopolitan. No one class makes UP its
membership or defines its field, which Isl
from the street boy to the bank president.
1t Is International, single city organiZa-I
tons include thirty nationalities. and 1t ISL
worldwide. 1t is workabiy interdenomf-i
national for men of every church waoI
would help their fellows find here that,
they can work together. and 1t gives tho'
fundamental message OF Christianity. -Thei
government, as well as the railroads andl
great companies and corporations, finds
that it's work and its Gospel are good for
the health. happiness and honesty of it's
men. as has been shown in the army. on,
the Canal Zone, In mill towns, mines,
quarries and lumber camps. a
while individuals have taken RESPONSE
bility. backing a department or the move
ment in foreign city or entire country,
at the personal expenditure of days OF
care and thousands of dollars. boys with
equal devotion have carried their load OF
responsibility in their schools or among
their fellow-apprentices. In that spirit
the. work moves forward This unoEdain-
ed ministry consecrated to tasks equal to
the powers of the man and boy Is as
sumed throughout its ranks. and from
these servants the church and the world
is receiving a permanent ministry.
1.-The time has certainly come to cease
regarding the Young Mems Christian. As
ISOLATION as a weak institution located
in a part of the city to deal with a frac-
ton OF the man problem Of the entire
city. In some cases more than 40 per,
cent OF the male population between the
ages Of twenty and thirty-six are enlisted
in the membership The influence of such
an association is therefore exerted
through the membership on practically all
the men Of the community" H'