Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
NOT SCORED
Henry B. F. Macfarland Ex-
plains DR.. Steiner's Speech.
ONLY SEEKING ACTIVE WORK
Wants Y. N. C. A. to Do More Than
Stand Up and Preach.
RAPS kid GLOVE" MEMBERS
Grinnell College Professor Declares
They Are Burden to Practical
Christian Activity.
ONLY SEEKING ACTIVE WORK
RAPs KID GLOVE" MEMBERS

Quick response was made today to the
statements of Prof. L. \. Steiner of Grim
nell College, Des Moines, Iowa, last
night, that the Y NJ. c. A. lis too heav-
| lily burdened' with the dainty little
member who goes about with his pretty
white collar and his kid gloves
Former Commissioner Henry b. +. Mac
| farland, president of the Interstate Asso-
citation of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociations of Maryland, Delaware and the.
District of Columbia, in a brief address
at the closing session of that organiza-
tons convention in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, which began at 10 O'Clock today.
declared that Dr.. Steiner, in his addre
| at the convention session in Continental
Memorial Hall last evening did not attack
| the ideals of thte Young Mems Christian
Association, but pointed out that small
portion of the membership is not living
| UP to those ideals.
Mr.. Macfarland was referring to the
statements Of Or. Steiner. in which 1t
was declared that the Y. NJ. G. A. MEM
| bers must get down to hard Christian
work and must do more than merely
stand up and preach.
1t was said by the former Commission
| err that DR.. Steiner is a loyal member of
the Y. NJ. c. A, and in his address was
calling upon it to do all in it's power to
further the splendid ideals for which 1t
| stands.
Vote Thanks to Speakers.
Resolutions were then adopted thank
ing Judge Spencer of st. Louis, DIR.
Steiner, DR.. c. A. Barbour, Assistant Sec
rotary Hays Of the Agricultural Depart
ment. H. o. Williams. Henry Israel and
A. II. Whitford for their addresses de-
livered at different times during the con-
vention. The meeting came to a close
shortly before noon with a service of
prayer.
The report of the special committee on
the executive committees report was re-
ceived and adopted. 1t nominated for
membership on the executive committee
the following: Stanton J. Peelle, Wash
ington; II. $. Dulaney, Baltimore; Henry
b. F. mcfarland, Washington: W. II.
Morriss, Baltimore; G. l.. Harding. Wash
ington; John B. sleman. jr., Washington;
Francis A. White. Baltimore; j. Harry
Tyler, Baltimore; J. II. Apple. Frederick
William Knowles Cooper. Washington;
Joshua lowering, Baltimore: Richard 8.
Dodson, st. Michaels; Charles w. Bush
Wilmington; c. F. Cline. Frederick;
Tasker G. Lowndes. Cumberland, and
Willet NJ. Hays, Drummond. Md.
Not Practical Philanthropy.
DR.. Steiner called the Y. NJ. c. A. to
strict account for what he declared it's
little progress along the road Of prac-
teal philanthropy.
1.-THE dainty little member Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. he said, who goes about with
his white collar and his kid gloves in his
| own narrow sphere can accomplish no
| good. The slogan of your association is
! to help the human race. But your asso-
citation is too heavily burdened with this
species of Christian to accomplish its pur-
pose 1t only reaches a small and mar
| man Of the kid gloves thinks nothing Of
any one but himself.
You are too occupied with your own
narrow little plans to be of any great
service to the masses. You plan your lit
tie entertainments. you make your little
rules for the regulation OF your own at
fairs in order to make yourselves more
happy, but the poor underling of an
emigrant gets a lot Of preaching and les
ALL
The Y. NJ. c. A. cannot get along
| in this way. the speaker averred. You
can't merely go to a man dressed in your
dainty clothes and preach to him. You
| have got to get down to hard Christian
work. You must do Christian things and
show these poor people that you are in
| earnest They don't understand your
, preaching and your eXhortations. There
| is one thing good about youths is, YOU
teach poor foreign immigrants the Eng
| lish language
Makes Plea for Humanity.
! In concluding, DR.. Steiner made plea,
| in which he declared, 1T would be a
great thing for humanity if this great
machinery were turned into channels
where 1t could be Of some practical benz
| eft to the masses Of the common people
| and the thousands of ignorant immigrants
| who come to our shores annually
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture w.
NJ. Hays spoke at length Of the work Of
| that department for the educational ele-
walton Of country boys and girls. He was
discussing particularly many phases of
country life and pointed to the great
need of schools, and particularly agricul-
! tural colleges. He pied for the churches
| to rise to such Il plane that there will
be no overlapping in their work and that
sparsey settled communities hardly able
| to support one church will not he burden
| ed with two or three or possibly four.
| All have the same object in view, he de-
| clared. and there should he no trouble in
| reaching an agreement as to the assign
ment of territory.
| DR.. Barbour made a short address in
which he told at length of the progress
the Y. NJ. c. A. is making and Of the
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