The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
SPLENDID MEETING HELD
BY HAMILTON CITIZENS

ing the United States built especially |
for Young Mems Christian Associa-
ly OF an immense evengelistic hall,
as the Chicago work at that time was
chiefly along evangelistic lines. At
New York the association specialized
in work for young men, along physi-
cal, social, intellectual and spiritual
lines of work under one roof.
1T is a long story to follow the
rapid strides OF the association from
the city work to the work for stud
ents. railroads, army and navy, indus,
trial and foreign.
The international committee was
organized as a supervisory body in
the seventies In 1873 the commit
tees budget was $500. Last year
| the committees home budget was
| $3S6,299; the foreign work budget
was $29S, $50.
The policy of the association is
one OF conservation. An investment
! in the Young Mems Christian Assoc
/ citation means an Investment in the
boyhood and manhood Of city wher.
ever the association is established.
| Better hoyhood means better man
hood; better manhood means better
i citizenship. Lift the citizenship and
4 you lif. city; lift the cities and yon
! lift state; lift the states and you
exalt a nation. Is 1t worth the while
4 effort, time and money!"
He then gave some very entertain
I ing and convincing statistics of the
) work of the association as to the num-
bers of auxiliary organizations, finan-
cial standing, employed officers, ETC.,
which was surprising and encourag-
! ing showing to those present who
had not investigated the matter.
Mr. Burns concluded his remarks
as follows
The Objective Of the Association.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation is fundamentally christian
! brotherhood, seeking to build sym
metrical christian manhood AS a
brotherhood, the association seeks to
: unite for training and service those
: men and boys who testify to their
christian diseipleship by becoming
and remaining members of evangeli-
, cal churches.
"The association is an agency OF
: the church, at work among men and
7 boys. It's object is the object of the
church; its spirit is the spirit of the
!, church: its work is a part of the ac
y tivities of the church. Its ultimate
2 objective, in common with other
christian agencies, Is no less compre.
I hensive than the winning of every
: man and boy, in this and other lands
for Christ and for membership and
| active service in His church.
.The policy and general oversight
! Of the activities of all forms and
r types of association work are vested
s in boards Of directors and committees
:. of laynien. Nevertheless, the tasks aoi
e inspiration, of leadership, and of adj
a ministration have been entrusted tc
. trained employed officers, who act as
s representatives of such boards and
4 committees.
g AS church men, we must deter
e mine first the most effective basis fol
: cooperation, coordination, and stand
e ardizatfon of work for men and boys;
{ second, the best alignment of the
l. masculine forces Of the community
r for inter-church activities.
!, @As association men, we must de
n termine the best form of federation
e of our work with all the other agen
t cies of the church working among
t association recognizes the church as
o a primary agency in permanently car
n ing for the religious life. But cooper
0 alton is necessary. There are said tc
0 be twentysix and a half million men
and boys twelve years of age and
d over who have not indicated theii
g acceptance of Jesus Christ by uniting
S with the church. 1t is for Hamilton
n to say what part she shall have in
e this work of conservation.
+ The Conclusion.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Burns re
h marks several Hamilton men address
Y ed the meeting much impressed with
!. what had already been said and niue.
k in favor of organizing an association
I in Hamilton. One of the Hamilton
II speakers declared that what he wa.
4 today the Young Mems Christian As
s ISOLATION of Keokuk had made him
d he owed it all to its efforts and influ
1t ence and showed much earnestnes