Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
TELLSOF Y.M.C.A.
IN THE FAR EAST
Evident That 0ccident Can
Take Lessons From Prog
ress in the Orient.
REV. w. S. MARQUIS SPEAKS
Before New Association Members
and Those Who Secured Them
in Recent Campaign.

81 would rather have Y. NJ. G. A.
membership card than almost any 9TH
er kind of a letter of introduction when
travelling" said Rev. W. S. Marquis in |
his address at the supper given for new
members of the Y. NJ. c. A. last night. |
He spoke on The Y. NJ. c. A. in the |
Far East" and told surprising things !
about the spread of the association
movement in the orient, and of its
great influence for good.
While on his trip around the world
last year DR.. Marquis made it rule
to visit and inspect the work of the
y. NJ. c. A. in all the large cities he
entered. He has been a member of
the local association for a great many
years. and always carries his card,
which he has found useful in many
ways on various occasions.
| At Canton, China, he found the asso-
citation doing vigorous work, and
just entering into campaign for funds
| for a new building, which has since
been successfully carried through. At
Shanghai he found a splendid new
!
work. DR. Marquis regards the Y. NJ.
c. A. as one of the influences in China
which will save the country from its
present danger, if it can be saved.
STRONG AT TOXIC.
Toxic has the greatest building and
association work in the entire orient.
Here, in the one building, are the de-
partments for Chinese, Japanese and
Korean work, the divisions being made
necessary by the differences in Ian
guage. Educational and religious work
is being done in all the modern lines.
In the Toxic association 40 young col
lege men from China are studying Y
> NJ. c. A. methods so as to be able to
; go back to their own land and act as
secretaries there.
In Seoul, Korea, DR. Marquis found a
splendid 100000 building. while prep
arations are being made to build a
$4,000 addition.
/, Your Rock Island association build
!, ing cannot be compared to the splen-
/, , did building and equipment provided
for these oriental young men," said
the speaker. They have the equip
ment for doing a remarkable work
and such a work as that is what they
' are doing. A dozen secretaries, both
native and Americans, are in charge
=, of the work. The director of religious
. work is former member of the Kor
c can cabinet They have 400 or 500 mel
y in their Sunday afternoon meetings. A
n day school work enrolls 300 students
o while other hundreds attend the night
: school. All kinds of handicrafts ar
: taught, for the Koreans are beginnine
g to learn that they must know how t
/ compete with foreign labor if they are
J. to survive. And so the Y NJ. C. A. has
d schools in carpentry, in metal working
: in shoemaking, in printing, in photog
: raphy, and many other industries"
: WAS DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR.
DR.. Marquis was the principal speak
er at one of the most delightful affair.
ever given by the local Y NJ. c. A
The new members who joined the as
. ISOLATION during the recent member
ship campaign were invited by tn,
membership committee to a supper
which was given in the Memoria
n Christian church by the ladies of tn,
) church.
H. c. Fulmer, chairman of the mem
3 bership committee, presided. The team
4 led by E. l.. Bladel, which won tn
honors in the campaign, were seate,
q at the central table in the place O
3 honor. Mr.. Bladel made a bright tall
u on the theme, How 1t Feels to Be
y Winner" He showed how all tn
a young men who come into the Y NJ
& c. A are winners, by getting into sue
a an organization, and by what they ge
from it. Secretary Smedley spok
i briefly in welcome to the new men
y bers, and Dr. Marquis followed with hi
inspiring address. The men presen
6 expressed their appreciation to tn
ladies who served the supper by cdop
& ing vote of thanks for the fine spread
Places were laid for 60 guests.