The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-27
MINISTERS LAUO
Y. v. c. A. EFFORTS
In All Protestant Pulpits Ell
fort to Raise Fund is
Commended
SATURDAY RED LETTER
DAY FOR WORKERS
Raising of Over Five Thous-
and Dollars by One
Team Alone is
Reported
Y. W. c. A. Subscriptions.
Reported Saturday ........$lS,sof
Previously reported ........ es'sA
Y. w, C., A. Subscriptions.
Reported Saturday -.......$'s'sof
Previously reported ........ esrsA

Tetai subscriptions .......: 1z,14*
Amount yet TO b raissd.... $500
Agreeable TO q resolution OF tbs
Ministerial Union at all the Frotes-
tant church yesterday reference WA
made to the movement Tor aoun4
Women's Christian Association ouito-
Ing. TO cot $1so.ooo. and hearty en-
dorsement was given to that move
ment. In several pulpfts the move
meut was made the subject OF the dis
course and earnest appeals were made
to the several congregations 10 give
hearty support to the undertaking.
Rev. DIR. d. Clay Lilly. pastor OK
the Grace Street Presbyterian church,
was one Of the ministers devottng the
entire sermon TO the great UNDER
taking now engaging the attention OK
70 many people in Richmond.
He said that tho most precious
thing In Richmond was the priceless
freight Of passenger trains which bring
youux women TO the city to earn
livelihood. Every young woman, ne
| said. who comes TO Richmond to live
places = responsibility upon the city
| A good many Of them come. not from
| ambition. but from necessity.
There are two great avenues OF
| temptation 10 these young women"
said DR.. Lilly. First the physical
WEAKNESS due to long hours OF work.
and second. their Loneliness. AFTER
| having done q days work they have
| to return home to tho four walls OF .
room or they can 20 to free con-
| cart to the parkA to the theatres or
| TO the sidewalks. The best way 70
| combat these temptations - to provide
them with suitable companionship and
| suitable rscrsattonaL"
| Or. Lilly strongly advocated tho T.
| W. A.. not 81 q municipal luxury
but ~ . moral and reiigtoua necsa-
| sity.
He spoke Of the plant that II in mind
| for the young women. saying that 1t
was to DO six stories high. and to be
| to ennble Il to administer to all the
> wants-spirituAl. social physical. and
! intellectnAl-of young women. 1t
would constitute. he said, = central
point from which would rAdtate In
(, all directions Christian influences fog
| the benefit OF women. II would b .
work for women and not in any sense
. charity. The institution. he said. ID
| not . help 1t long range. but Ii In
| easy access for every woman In the
city.
Neither u it an experiment" the
| minister said at has bean tried sue
cessfully for hfty years. There are 376
| such institutions In the United States.
Two millions OF dollars were invested
In them In this country last year. II
II development OF applied Christian
tty. To provide Richmond with the
building and equipment that 70 planned
win cost $4,000. To-day there are on
deposit In the banks Of Richmond for
ty millions Of dollarA OF this amount
the women ask only one dollar out OF
every 325o-
DR.. Ally also discussed tho ques-
! tion from the standpoint Of the value
the city must help them People
young women. he said. are necesuar-
lily helpers inthe building OF city and
ltht city must help them. People
should build = tower OF defence for
the young women just - In olden
dogs high ways were built for the
protection Of tho treasure OF cities.
At the Second Baptist hurch the
pastor, Rev. DR.. LOufs Bacon War
rem, yesterday morning preached 4
iforcefu1 sermon on the reasons why
the people OF Richmond should sup
tport the movement for the Y. w. c.
=. building.
/ Saturday the banner Day.
Saturday was the banner day for
the canvaAsing committees. At the
midday luncheon. IL was reported that
jSince the luncheon OF tho day before
the sum Of $13.S07 had been raised
increasing the grand total Of 972.l4A
The report allied tho workers with en-
thusiasm and they went with de-
i Examination. to do Sill better work. ~
The star report Of Saturday wal
made by MIRA Robert G. Cabill, whos<
team raised during the - hours FOL.
lowing Fridays report. the huge sum
of e6.165.
Work Non-SectariAn.
In an address made at Saturday.
luncheon. Miss Katherine Hawes
president OF the Young Women.
Chrtstian Association, emphaaxexc
the fact that the Y. w. c. A. worl
Ii non-oectArfan.
The applause which greeted tbs
remarks OF Miss Halves In this con.
inection were taken as indicating thai
1.-THE sentiments oppressed BY her wer.
lcordiAlly approved By her fellow
workers In behalf Of the x. w. c. A
Totals So Fur Raised.
The total4 % far raised by thu
various teams Of the four commit
tees are ~ follows:
Women's committee. Mrs. J. Scot
Parrish. chairman--ArA WlltiAn
Todd, &1.47O: Mrs.. w. n. White, o170
y NrA J. q. Pollard. t376: MIA o. ]
Sands, $Se3: Mira n. Blankenship
. I934b; Mra 8. H. Bemlna. $7s0s Mr.
: b. 7. Crump. @S16: Nrs. CarruN Mon
ltague. el.3Ao: Mn Clarence CABOT