The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-04
MASS Meeting IN
Interest OF
Y.M.C.A.
/-RoNe ADDRESSES HEARD BY
AUDIENCE AT MAIN STREET
CHURCH SUNDAY.
FIELD SECRETARY PRESENT
C. II. Norman Expressed Great Salts
faction at Progress Young Men Had
Made With the Work-Told Of Great
Good to Come From Organization.
FIELD SECRETARY PRESENT

Additional evidence of the fact that
the Y. M. c. A. movement is getting
on the hearts and consciences of the
people of this city was given by the
size and character of the mass meet
ing at the Main Street Methodist
Church Sunday afternoon, which was
presided over by E. l.. Robins and ad-
dressed by Field Secretary c. H.
Norman, DR.. c. c. Hightower, b. M.
Foster Dr. ]. D. Donald, H. A. Camp,
zoe Cook, DR.. L.. H. C. Cook and J. R.
Tally, each speaker endorsing the
movement in strong terms, giving
many reasons why the movement
should and will succeed
Following vocal solo by Mrs. B. D.
Moore, Rev. Geo. H. Galloway led in
prayer and the chairman introduced
Field Secretary c. H. Norman, who
stated that since his first visit to Hat
tiesburg ten years ago, this city had
been on the hearts of the Y. M. c. A.
fl Id workers and it was therefore a
matter of great satisfaction to note the
impetus given the work by the young
men of the city who, by their enthusi-
asm and effort, have accomplished
so much in only one weeks time. He
spoke of what three young men just
out Of college had done for Chicago,
for the glory of their own names and
for the world, because of the union of
their efforts in promoting Y. NJ. c. A.
work in that city twenty-five years
ago. He told of how the Eastman, Gard
ner Company, at Laurel had found the
Y. M C. A. great help in their
business, and of their liberality in sup
porting the work as a genuine bust
ness investment He quoted President
Woodrow Wilson as saying that the
character of community can be
guaged by the way it treats the Y. M
c. A." and added that this statement
is in substance what has been said by
a number of Presidents before Mr.. Will
son. THE value placed upon the Y
M. c. A. by the national government
is shown by the provision made for ii
on every battleship, at every army
post in Hawaii, the Philippines and the
Canal Zone" said the speaker
The question: as it worth the
money that it will cost to build mod
ern Y. NJ. g. A. in Hattiesburg?" is an
swered in the history of what the Y
NJ. C. A. has done in thousands Of
places for the life and character Of
young men and boys, and through them
for the community, the state and the
world. The chief value of the Y. M
c. A. lies in it's emphasis upon the
inherent life and power of the Son o.
God This power may be like lever
in its influence, but 1t is constantly
manifesting itself in the testimony
given by men that through its influ
ence they have been induced to take
up religious work.
Mr.. Norman told of one railroad
president who testified to the fact tina
figures showed that before the men O
:, his line had been brought under Y
NJ. c. A. influence the average cost O.
accidents due to inefficiency or neglec
of duty was a thousand dollars day
and this immense tax had been reduc
ed through Y. M. C. A. influence to $6t
a day. With saving of 1892 da,
his road could we'll afford to LIBERAL.
support the agency responsible fol
that saving, said the president. On,
other feature Of the work mentioned
n by Mr.. Norman was the reformator.
work. one by the big brother" sys
tenn here boys taken before tn,
poJ courts are parolied upon condi
ton that they report weekly TO a Y
M. C. A.. member designated as ''bil
brother" "A
Following Mr.. Moorman'z address
p. l.. CASTOR. Mrs. B. D. Moore. Ms
Bessie Cook and D. p. Kennedy sanl
quartette, and after bflef stats
ment b. Chairman Robins. Mis> Beast
Cook sang solo.
DR.. c. G. Hightower, among o<1c
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