New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-29
ATHLETES RANK SCHOLARS Y. NJ C. A. COUNCIL OPENS
Fifteen Hundred Delegates
Gather at Toronto.

Toronto. Oct. 2s-The thirty-seventh in
ternational convention OF the Young Mems
Christian Association of North America
opened here this morning. About fifteen
hundred delegates from Canada. the United
States and Mexico are registered. The
main objects Of the convention. briefly
summarized. are:
To sound a clear and helpful note con-
corning the distinctive features OF the
North American association movement.
10 discuss Few OF the most vital pres
ent DAY problems in association work
To emphasize the type of spiritual life
movement should stand
To recognize Canadian national spirit in
the development Of united international
work
To take 4 FORWARD look
This morning the delegates assembled at
a meeting conducted by F. s Goodman of
New York. AT the afternoon session the
Mayor of Toronto welcomed the delegates
The triennial report OF the International
Committee. Of which DR. L. c. Warner. of
New York. is chairman. was received
Papers listed We're one on A Decade of
Association Progress by Alfred L. Mar
ling, OF New York. and one on The Unity
ing Power Of Christ and His Service by
the Rev J. L. Gordon. of Winnipeg The
convention viii continue until Monday
The afternoon session was taken UP with
the reports OF officers and clubs. all show
ing a healthy growth in the work and
outlining a campaign 70 carry it forward
in foreign lands
The triennial report placed the endow-
ment fund on January /. 1910 at S1.174-
SIS SIS. Il referred to the gifts Of Mrs. Rus
sell Sage and the late Mrs ". E. Dodge
OF headquarters building TO cost $3.50. 0s1-
Many other property gifts are now in the
course Of construction.
The report said the aSsociat tons Of North
America now have membership Of $4,000
men and boys. a gain OF Is per cent since
the last convention in Washington: 696
/ associations now occupy their own build
ings, representing a total value Of S51.ooo,-
600. an increase since 1907 Of 100000.
Il further showed the value Of all asso-
citation property in America to be over
SEQ on. GO: that 5000 laymen are now serv-
ing On The volunteer committees with
force Of 2.927 secretaries Il showed an in
/ crease Of . per cent in the young men and
boys enrolled in the Bible classes and an
increase of "a per cent in the enrolment
I Of educational classes. The expenditures,
which were So 124 in 1907 fer current eX-
penses. have grown to a total Of S7.0Sl043.
an increase Of s. per cent The association
has built TWO new buildings on the Panama
Canal zone.
The immigrant is not being overlooked.
Ten secretaries are working in European
ports. The work Is 10 be extended into ten
countries Uruguay. Chilli. Porto Rico and
the Levant were invaded in the last three
wears and the foreign secretaries were in
crea Sed in number from Il 70 los The
value Of foreign property is $4,000 To
carr on he work in the Far East and the
West Indies il is planned to raise Sl.5l2No-
Archdeacon Madden, Of Liverpool. said
II was astonishing Englishmen 10 see the
vast sums Of money invested in Young
Mems Christian Association enterprises
and property in America He thought that
associations were organized more rapidly
IN the Balkan states than anywhere else
L @ Warner. chairman Of the inteTna-
tional committee. said that America had
more than one-haIf Of tie membership Of
the worlds association ana more than
four-ffths Of the buildings, and had &C
complished more il the last three years
than II the previous forty-two years.
Alfred Z. Earring Vice-chairman OF the
same committee. said that while the work
N America mad grown LOO per cent, the
amount Of money given TO foreign work
increased 400 per cent. The greatest
growth was $50 per cent in religious work,