The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

some. Fourteen men signed cards in
dicating their desire to study Christs
life. The only man who has given
clear evidence of changed life is
one of the christian men in my Bible
class. He was deeply moved in Mr..
Lenwood,s meeting and his friends
tell me that he is different man since
that time Another man has been led
through the Bible class to discover his
need for freedom These are not great
esults. numerically, and they are not
what they might have been If more
whole-hearted effort had been put into
following up the work of Mr.. Lenwood.
yet it is some comfort in the midst OF
much seemingly unfruitful effort to
know that some men have been helped
and blessed.
4. One other event of religious sig
nificance in the work of the Fort
branch during the year was the me-
mortal service which was held to hon
or the memory of the late DIR. Charles
Guthbert Hall and reported at length
last quarter.
B. | know 1t has been a source OF
some disappointment to some OF the
home constituency to find In the
monthly reports in the Young Men OF
Bangalore" SO much space given to
athletics and socials, and comparative
ly little to religious work. This does
not mean that nothing is being done
TIC meet the religious needs of men,
bot that We feel that it Is not best to
make a flourish of trumpets for every
attempt made to help men. Manifest
" the quiet man to man work which
.couBts for most. is just the kind that
is not reportable in magazine which
is seen and read by all kinds of peo-
pie. 1t has been a source OF regret
that athletics have loomed so large
in the list of association activities.
and vet. those who are managing the
affairs of the different branches feel
that the time and effort put into this
department have been we'll repaid.
There is nothing else which could
have put us on friendly footing with
the student population. And the OPP
give us of holding UP ideals of manli-
ness and fair play we feel are worth
cultivating. Unconsciously young men
give respect to an organization whlcn
shows abilities for leadership in attn
letics. Within two years the Y. NJ u
A. has come to foremost place in
Bangalore in the matter OF athletlo
Games and sports. The field day which
was held in June last was the largest
and most successful of Its kind held
in Bangalore II. recent years. Ihe
Maharaiah. the ruler of Mysore, nae
faith enough in our leadership to give
a splendid Gun for the Pentathlor
contest. The Y. NJ c. A. athletes car
ried off the cup for the first year, ane
a member of TIE Fort branch won the
championship gold medal. There are
some Young men whose wavering at
titude toward the association has beer
changed to complete confidence am
LOYALTY as a result OF this one ath
letic affair. Add to this the vide
snread and favorable impression "nlci
We know was made upon the coileg'
and high school students. ant yo'
have one or two of the reasons wh.
we think it worth while to spend Tim
and energy in organizing athletics. w
have sent nine different athletic team
into tournaments and contests durin
tho wear Not all lave been success
fuJ IN the main they have been sue
as n command universal respect. JUS
now we are in the midst OF series
cricket league matches whicn we VI
,.nized IT takes much OF my time
; secretary of the league to keep tnlhs
Going smoothly, but it gives many o.
nortunities to preach honesty ana la
4 de.l;nq The association mas ais
been asked to share in the niahas'
mont of a football association lor ~
state of Mysore. So, it is evident IN.
tho associations right to ieaoersn'
l., athletic matters is already oein
d recognized. and this gives US the mo.
favorable conditions under wfich
nronaeate the higher ideals Oh .he q
e roc;ation I am surprised to mn
: strangers in out -of-the-way places an
b ta,1ow messengers on the trains WI
= recoonize me as an association ma "a
d and have friendly word to say 'of u
e oreanization which ! represent.
n 6 The membership of the fo
q branch at the time of my last repo
y was seventy. Through the "l.nard"
e ~ students who went to their nom
= after falling in their examinations, y
II membership at the end of the caiena I,
e wear had fallen to fifty-eight. AT u
!. u nresent time the membership Is flsi.
\ n steadily, and now stands at nihe'
h three. o
y. = The chief hindrance to our Wo
- &c the same as that which confronts
= workers in India today to some
:. tent-the determination OF the sra
= man class to keep the Ola iai'u
= tact because of the privileged posi1i'
T. # gives the Brahnan In society a
-, - government. other difficulties a.
10 problems there are, but they are n
: Greater than some which nave De
~ ALREADY overcome. One problem