The daily sentinel., 1911-12-26
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK IS
DONE BY COUNTY WORKERS
Make First Semi Annual Report and List Of Movements Started
is AStOniShingH Lage-DiIOn and UdOCk at Head
Of New Branch Of Religious Work.

Active Christian effort that de-
mands appreciation by its very merit
is shown nthe first semi-annual re
port of the county committee of the
county Y. NJ. c. \. With Nj. y. Dill
Ion as executive secretary and Il. E.
Jdiuck as chairman. the work of the
committee has been hard and pains
taking. so that. in the first half-year
of its organization the Mesa county
Y. NJ, g. A. work has made long
strides toward its goal and has 1ustl-
fed Itself by some magnificent re
suits.
The following report is well worth
reading II is addressed to the evan
gelicai churches OF Mesa county and
their membership but it will prove of
interest to practically every person
of intelligence in this part of the
state. The report in part:
Organization.
After several years of discussion
and considerable experimentation in
various parts Of the county along the
lines of social, physical, educatIonai
and spiritual work for men and boys
in country places and small towns,
and after a great many conferences
with state and international secretar-
les of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation. provisional committee
was organized for the purpose Of
making a study of the county to find
out what form of work might be in
augurated TO supplement the work of
the church along these social, educa-
tional and physical lines. For this
purpose, Mr.. NJ. n. Dillon. secre-
tary of the State Committee with
special reference TO this type OF work,
was secured to give his entire time
for three months to help the special
committee and other individuals
study the needs and possibilities OF
work among Mesa county boys and
young men At the end of this per-
iod. on June 9TH and 9th, conven-
ton OF representative churchmen
was held at Clifton, to consider these
needs and organize such agencies as
seem best qualified to meet them. AT
ter two days of discussion is was de-
cfded TO organize the county work or
the Y NJ. c. A. in Mesa county aud
a county committee of fifteen men
Wee elected to direct this work The
convention voted that budget of So
500 should be raised for the purpose
for one year: directing also that an
executive secretary should be employ
Ell TO give his full time to the work.
- Religious Work.
1.-The committee has held this as
fundamental, but has believed that
it's greatest service is in providing a
clean social, physical and recreation
al life to the young men and boys of
the county in the name of Jesus
Christ and His church, and in supple
menting the definite religious work
OF the cnurch in whatever way possi-
Bile. In spite of the fact that the six
months of the committees service,
when religious activities are carried
on with difficulty, five week night
Bible classes have been inaugurated
and are still in successful operation,
with total enrolment of 81. Twelve
mems meetings with a total attend
ance of sos, have been held on Sun
day afternoons, and 81 boys and
young men have declared allegiance
to Jesus Christ.
A Boys Conference with strictly
religious objective was held at Fruita
in November with 1872 delegates. This
has opened up many new avenues OF
religious work among the boys of the
county especially Bible study. which
is limited only by the amount OF the
available leadership for classes.
The committee has found many
other personal and organized oppor-
tunities for service, one of which has
been supplying speakers for church
and Young Peoples services. or this
type of work our secretary has done
a great deal.