The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-05

-Four nations indorsed the Young Mems
Christian Association last night when
President Taft, Ambassadors Bryce, OF
Great Britain; Minister Herman de Lager
crantz. of Sweden. and Minister Chang
Yin Tang. of China. were guests Of honor
at the tenth anniversary dinner OF the
TWENTY -hour-a-day Club at Rau-
seher's. The three former and Rev. DR.. J.
Ross Stevenson, of Baltimore, and Presi-
dent George Otis Smith. Of the Washing
ton association. spoke.
More than $50 members Of the club
were present
President Taft declared that if the
latest experiment of the Y. NJ. C. a.
proves successful. the Association will
reach $1,000 sailors in the United states
navy.
Moral Effect in Navy,
I'VE have just placed a secretary Of
the Young Mems Christian Association on
one of our greatest battle ships" he said
He is working quietly; he is not making
any fuss; he Is not soliciting subscrip-
tions for a building on the ship. but he
is doing business; he is commencing him
self to all the officers and all the men, and
certainly the result Of the experiment
will be most interesting TO see how the
association can work with the rest Of our
sailors
1T is a great field that is opening up
II we can use your association in order
to give the men a Christian Club Associa-
ton on board every naval vessel of the
United States In the army. of course.
the Young Mems Christian Association
is an old story. And so it is with every
governmental ageney-we have always
been glad, and always will be glad, to
summon to our aid the young men who
are devoting their lives TO this work, and
who are giving twenty-four hours a day
to the elevation of the human race.
Draws Humorous Parallel.
7 don't know much about the early life
of the Young Mems Christian AssocIa-
ton said the President. but if they had
such a first year as have had, they
learned a good deal You call this a
Neutrality-suspicious. -el-Ndy N-AuDs uOI L
know of any other institution that is en-
titled TO bear that name except possibly
the Presidency. other Offices can be filed
by a number of Different people. but as
long as the President is "alive and kick
ing" It is twenty-four hours day with
him.
'I had the pleasure OF being in Shang-
10. ,,-ba-, 4t,a S--eat and Hes4,ttf,I build
ing there for Cinnamon was dedicated
Indeed. I took part in the ceremony and
sat on the dais with a number Of promi-
nent Chinese officials who were not
Christians but who were there to testify
to the wonderful work that the associa-
ton had done.
Ambassador Bryce Speaks.
Rev. Samuel H. Greene opened the BAN
quet with an invocation, and about $3.50
o'clock Toastmaster Smith called upon
Ambassador Bryce for the first address.
Describing the early efforts and fail
ures of foreign missions of every civilized
nation, the British Ambassador said the
chief fault of the first attempts to evan
gellze the world had met with defeat be-
cause unwise methods had been employed.
1.-The regular Missions" he said. ZAP
proach natives in a different way from
the way you do. The Y. NJ C. A. is
able TO find an easier and more natural
approach through reaching the educated
classes. Now, TO approach such people
as the japanese and Chinese, or our ma
tives of India, you must be respectful.
not forgetting that they represent an
older civilization than yours. You must
approach them as you would that they
should approach you.
It is very important that you appeal to
the educated and enlightened classes-
people who are as intelligent as you. and
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