The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-21
MILLION DOLLARS
GIVEN TOY. m. c. A.
Money Will Be Used
for Its World Wide
Expansion.
$54o, 900, DONATED
BY ROCKEFELLER
Conference on Extension Of As
sociation Work Is Held With
President Taft in East Room
of White House-Many
Countries Will Be
Benefited.

Washington. D. c., october 90
Contributions OF sl,ooo.ooo for the
worldwide expansion OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, s54O,ooo OF
which was given by John d. Rockefei-
Ter, were announced to-day at the con-
ference of Young Mems Christian work.
ers in the east room of the White
House. President Taft addressed the
delegates and heartily indorsed the or
ganization.
Mr.. Rockefe1ler's gift. rendered on
the condition that a like amount be
raised, was met by contributions from
many laymen interested in the move
ment, among them John Wanamaker.
Mr. Wanamaker offered to erect an
other building in China, in addition to
FIVE foreign association buildings al
ready given by him.
The subject of the conference was
that of extension OF the movement
into the far East, the near East and
Latin America. Moro than 200 laymen
from twenty-one States and Canada
were present and were welcomed by
President Taft, who gave the expansion
project his earnest approval and
pledged to 1t his active support.
Outlines Program.
DR.. John r. Mott. general secretary OF
the Worlds Student Christian Fedora
ton, outlined a program for expansion
of the movement. The plan involved
the addition of fifty experts in the far
East during the next three years to
direct the policy, the erection of forty
nine buildings IN ten nations. TO pro-
vide proper equipment for such expan-
sion and s1.5i5.001 in money to cover
the cost of the equipment.
The countries TO be benefited include
the Philippines. Japan, Korea, China.
India, Ceylon. Russia. Turkey. Porto
Rico, Cuba and Portugal.
Z Major General Leonard Wood, In ad-
dressing the laymen, commended the
work of the association in Havana and
Manila as valuable allies in making
plain the unseifish duties OF America
in those countries. Among other
speakers were John Wanamaker. of
Philadelphia. and Melville L. Stone,
general manager CT the Associated
Press
President Taft in his address said
he was glad that plans were under way
to send to foreign countries agencies
which will embody the real morality
and the high standard of representative
Americanism. He declared that in
trade relations in the past the traders
have been only too ready to take adj
vantage of the foreign producers and
get their wares at the lowest possible
figures. only to sell them in this coun-
try at exorbitantly high prices.
Has shown Usefulness.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation" said President Taft, "has DEM
onstrated its usefulness throughout the
United States, and We know what we
are talking about when we speak of it
as an instrument for the elevation of
any community in which 1t is estab-
lished. Those of us who have looked
into it know its practical value. In
these days of innate desire for i'm
provement. voiced in eloquence and in
stirring periods. the danger that we
encounter is in having that feeling go
off in smoke because we do not get
down to details and practical methods
of doing things.
I'VE are a rich nation. and upon us,
because we are rich nation. Is the
responsibility of using these riches,
not only for home missions, but for
the encouragement of people Of all
nations. I don't think that money con-
tributed to foreign Young Mems Chris
tian Associations is going to take,aw
any money that would be contributed
to home missions