The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-07
A BIBLE INSTITUTE
Being Conducted at Y, M. c. A. by International Secretary
 r. S. Goodman.
UP-T0-DATE BIBLE STUDY
Being shown Men and Boys-First Meeting Yesterday and Others TO-
 day and Tomorrow.

MT. r. s. Goodman of New York city, secretary of the international commit tee of the Young Mems Christian ass sociatlons with particular reference to Bible study, closed his second day oi an institute which he is conducting in the local association building in the \ interests of cooperation and efficiency in Bible classes for men and boys last evening, and If yesterdays program Is any criterion to-day and tomorrow will conclude one Of the best institutes in the interests of Bible study ever held in this city No attempt is being made to appeal to the public in this undertaking at the present time, but rather to present to 6 group of picked men the scope of the present up-tO- date methods of Bible study work,
 During the past few weeks MT. A, Francis Kottcamp, with the assistance of his religious work committee, of which Mr. L. M. Tarr is chairman, has been collecting and compiling data from eleven of the leading churches of the city bearing upon Bible study among male members of the various congregations, and the meeting last evening was devoted to the consldera, ton of this phase of the work A care full study of a chart which had been prepared from this data revealed con cluslyely to number of vitally inter- ested men that New Haven is not in class by itself but that it shares with other like cities a great dearth of men , interested in Bible study and that there Is vast untouched field for work
 A noon luncheon was held in the building yesterday to which the mem
 bers of the board of directors and the secretaries were invited, touching upon the need for self sacrificing devotion, not only financially but In the way of individual effort and personality, if the need was to be met. At ?. m. the first real public session Of the insti- tute opened with L. NJ Tarr as pre- siding officer,
 Mir Goodman's theme was "The For ward Movement in Bible Study by Men Some Principles" MT, Goodman stated that q fundamental was that the efficiency test must be applied, every where. It was applied in business and why should 1t not be applied fin church work If the old timeworn established precedents were found not to apply to our age, change them. It was fallaclous to attempt to make men and boys adapt themselves to these lines of eff fort, but rather we should make the principles so pllable and adaptable that they would nieet the needs of men in the most efficient manner. He stated also that the interests of the Kingdom of God as a whole Is greater than the interests of any one organi- zation The object of the institute was not designed to further tho interest of the association or any denomination but was intended to apply to Church of God in its wider aspect Principles are eternal, methods arc not. He stated that some of tho basic principles or success in any church project were first, conviction: second, organizations third, laymon fourth, adaptation : fifth, projection. Tho key note of all : such successful work to-day was evan gelization backed up by audacity.
 The Mems Bible class was discussed by Rev. Donald Duncan Monro. MT. { Munro conducts large classes fin va rious parts of the city and was well
 qualified to handle the theme. The / tremendous success that has been at-
 taned during the past years was 5 brought out. In 1900 there were less l than 15OOO men all told in the Bible 7 classes of the Young Mems Christian
 association To-day there are over ' 57,0O0 in the classes of the city and l railway associations, and 4S,0OO in the { student centers.
 The extension work was dscussed al , some length and great vista of oppor- I tunty opened to view At the present e time classes are being held In different r parts of the world under the auspices
 of the Y, NJ. C. A, in at least fifty diff. , ferent types of buildings outside of the Q association building; such as armories g boarding houses, carpenter shops
 creameries, church parlors, farm I houses fire stations, jails lawns 1 mines, mountains, orphan asylums 2 theaters and many others. Pictures oi { these groups were displayed, among
 them being groups of men in a subway s station in New York, the postoflice ir h Toledo, O.. deaf mutcs in Baltimore |, Central, and in various shops. Ont
 group was especially Interesting. II :. was the shop group in their workint
 clothes which held meeting every '. noon during the week for many
 months Meetings are being held In 7O - shops in this country, and the gospe - thereby preached to about 1,OOO,0O
 men
 '. The evening session was devoted tt
 an Illustrated talk on Men and tho {. Bible Around tho world" which wal
 greatly enjoyed To-day's session vii
 be held at D, m, the theme bens
 "The Boys Bible Glass; and "Co
 operation in Promoting Bible study
 In tho evening at 7:l5 "The Teacher c The Fundamental Problem" will b
 discussed.
 Sunday afternoon MT. Goodman vii :, speak on "The Bible Under Fire" Al a men who are vitally interested in thu teaching of classes are invited to any ', of these sessions and all men earnestly . reuucsted to be present Sunday after