The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

imam KNOWLES cooper. j., WHO
opened his eyes shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon and had bis first
I peek az the round, round world, was
elected TO membership in the Twenty
+ -Four Hour-a-Day Club at its annual
supper last night
His happy sire. who IS general secre-
tary Of the Washington Y. NJ c. a,
stood sponsor for the tiny fellow. He had
every confidence in the said tiny fellow S
ability 10 become q hrst-class member.
I Il the said William knowles Cooper, jr.,
had not been unavoidably detained with
home engagement, he would have heard
many things to his advantage al the said
annual supper Of the Twenty-Four-Hour-
a-Day Club. Maybe he would have liked
I the speeches almost as much as ne
would have liked the supper that pre-
/ ceded them. Many members said they
did
Spreading the Gospel
At the annual spread the Twenty-Four-
Hour-a-Day Club turns its eyes toward
China, Korea. Japan. South America.
and other corners Of the world where
missionary work Is going on. Inasmuch
as the Washington Young Mems Chris
tIan Association is supporting men VINO
are spreading the gospel among the
heather on so liberal q scale as to attract
international notice, the Twenty-FOur-
Hour-a-Day Club has to listen 10 lot
OF praise from outsiders
The club was reminded Of its good
work by two men. eminent in the Held
They were William .. Murray, chairman
Of the foreign department, who brought
greetings from the international com
mittee." and J Campbell White. general
secretary OF the Laymen's Missionary
Movement who spoke Of The appeal
from the young men Of nOn-Chrisuan
lands" Mr. White did missionary w0rk
for ten years in Calcutta. India, and the
climate affected him physically, even Il
IL did not affect his ardOr N the work
He was gray-haired when he returned
from India q few years ago, but ne isn
gray-haired now.
Ten years ago the international com
rfttee started its work in China Mr.
Murray said. 1T is a peculiar fact that
The washington Y N c A is raising as
much money for as every year now as
the whole country did the first year. We
received Just $500 then, but We a7e get
ting S7S01G every year now.
The Washington y. NJ q. a leads the
country in its contributions IN ten years
vou have given Us SIS 90. and from the
STRAIT there hasn't been any doubt that you
meant 10 keep the lead. Your service
and your fine example have had great
influence
Address by DIR. Yen
Or. ". ". Yen. second secretary of
the Chinese Legation. who is q wit IN his
of hours. said that since he discarded
Oriental costume he had not been able 70
keep a speech up his sleeve Haughter),
and that Just as one Marc Antony came
20 bury Caesar and not raise him. he
had come 20 eat and not 10 talk He
also said that the Snanehai Y. n c. A.
OF which he is vice president. has q
great Influence among the young China
men Of that city and Is doing noble
work.
+ Campbell White made the speech o.
the evening Iu nis great tribute 10 the
missionaries o. the far East The three
whom the Tw5lrv-f0Ur-hoUT Club
is supporting were declared TO be doing d
great work They are Fletcher S. Brock
man. national secretary for China. Korea,
and HonEkong. G8len N. Fisher, na-
tional secretary for Japan. and Charles
d Hurrev. general secretary for South
America.
Men who leave S5.e00 jobs for $500
ones must he animated by a big mo-
tive he said Wei. getting money Il
not tie greatest thing in the world. nor
IS giving money Personality. 20 be ef-
fectlva. must be Unsslfsh. and this is the
greatest
There is poverty in India There Is
famine IN China We must do our part
toward meeting IT. You can impress
millions Of these poor. plaCUe stricken
people by good deeds, and you can make
them Believe IN a God that ins0i-es for
eigDers 20 come among them m hei0-
You see how missionaries remain
missionaries even unto the third and
fourth geneTatioui One field worker who
was dying IN China asked a converted
Chinese to send this word 70 his wife in
America. T want my son 70 come over
here when he grows up 4 spiritual man
can live there with an intensity which
he cannot possibly achieve IN land
where all believe as he does
The Highest Average.
Your representatives in the missionary
field have the highest average construc-
tive ability. That great line beginning
with ArchIband H Grace, the general sec
retary OF the Y. NJ c. a. al Allahabad
India. IS being worthry maintained"
Among the guests OF the club. IN addi-
ton 70 the speakers. we're s. W Wood
ward, J. B. Sleman. jr.. Commissioner
Macfarland Merrill z. Gates, I. b. De
Maigmdar, Of India, Dr. " ". Yen,
James Sharp. Rev. s. II. Greene, and Dean
William A. Wilbur. There were 10. at
the tables. and a. the close OF the supper
the annual subscriptions we're made
WOuId Double Membership.
At the December meeting Of the North