Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-15
Y.M.C.A. STARTS
GREAT CRUSADE
INITIATIVE TAKEN AT MEETING
IN BANQUET HALL
MANY DENOMINATIONS PROMISE
TO GIVE HELP
Plan Outlined at Dinner Is to Gain
1000 Extra Members in Six
Days Beginning To=
morrow

Give thousand members in six
| days., is the slogan of the Young
Mems Christian association in its cam
| paign to increase the present member
| ship of the association to that number,
which was started last night at din
ner given in the banquet hall of the
association building. About 300 men
We're present.
The campaign has been named the
MEM Air Ship" or the second avia-
ton meet to be held in Los Angeles,
and every one is requested to ''get in"
and help the membership to go up. y
This active campaign will be opened
tomorrow at noon, when a number of
automobiles, covered with banners, will
start on a parade through the princi-
pal downtown business streets. The
contest will close Wednesday, Feb
ruary %. From a membership of 1900
in 1907 to 5000 in 1909, the growth of
the association has been phenomenal,
and it is thought that the 5000 mark
will be attained with no difficulty dur
ing the six days campaign.
President Arthur Let's of the as
sociation, gave a few remarks, stating
that the work of the association was
being felt all over the country and that
all the churches were recognizing the
association was evident from the fact
churches of Los Angeles were present
to speak on the work. Mr. Let's in
troduced as POSTMASTER Mr. Robert
Watchorn, formerly of New York, but
at present chairman of the membership
committee of the association and one
of the most ardent workers of the as
sociation.
Acknowledges a Flop
Rev. ]. Whitcomb Brougher, recent
ly of Portland, but who has been
chosen pastor of the Temple Baptist
church, told those present how hard
it seemed for him to come to Los An
geles and leave behind the Portland
association with which he was closely
connected. But nevertheless, l have
Topped" declared Rev. Brougher, land
you can count on me in helping to
secure these 1000 additional new mem
bers. The Young Mems Christian as
sociation is the greatest institution in
the world, for many reasons, and par
ticularly that of character building,
which is the one aim in life. Without
the association the churches of today
could not exist"
Before concluding Rev. Brdugher in
formed those present that he was not
a preacher but merely man and that
he didn't want to be considered as
anything else. "There'll be no preach
ers in heaven" said the humorous
preacher They will all lose their
jobs when they get there"
a. c. Luther, general secretary of
the association, gave a few remarks
on the work of the association and
urged everyone present to get in and
work for the additional 1000 members
and increase the present membership
of 5000 to 5000.
Campaign of Education
1--WE want every young man in Los
Angeles to know what the Young
Mems Christian association is and
what we have here for them. There
is everything that any young man
should have within the four walls of
the building. Any boy from 9 years
old to. the age of Methusaleh is eligible
for membership in the association, and
we want to all work together and
make this the largest association in
the United States"
Rev. Hugh K. Walker, pastor of I'M
manuel Presbyterian church; ReV.C. e.
Locke, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church; Bishop William Bell,
Rev. A. c. Smither, pastor of the First
Christian church, Rev. r. P. Howell
of Trinity M. e. church; Rev. DR.. Will
liam Horace Day of the First Congre-
gational church. and Dean William
MacCormack of st. Pauls pro-cathedral
gave talks on the work of the associa-
tion and urged everyone to get in and
work for the 5000 membership.