The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-25
Why the People Of the city Should
Give Special Aid in the
Present Cam.
paign.
BY THE Y. W. G. A.
Now Conducted to Raise Funds for
the Completion and Furnish
Ing Of the New
Building.


in the interest of the Episcopal church
Iof keokuk and vicinity and for the
general progress of morality and chris
tianity hereabouts. The paper is
Keokuk publication and is edited by
Rev. John c. Sage. rector of St. Johns
Episcopal church. 1t is unusually wide
awake to the moral needs Of the city.
In its current issue it takes up a sub
ject prominent In the minds of the
people at this time and should have
their careful attention: Below will
be found the article referred to and
the reasons applying to the congrega-
ton of ST. Johns church should apply
TO all the churches and the people OF
this city But read the article from
Church Life and consider we'll the
reasons given:
The Y. w. c. A. Campaign.
A half dozen reasons why St John 5
should be in sympathy with the Y. w.
C. A..
First-Starting with a memt ership
LOT 2S5 and gaining until the present
membership is over $50. proves that
the association is not thing of abb
normal enthusiasm, but of wholesome
growth.
Second-The development of the
work evidenced in the fact that when
the present quarters were taken the
rooms and accommodations were
ample, now every department is
Handicapped for lack of space.
Third-The true value of the work
accomplished as seen in the continu-
lily of interest indicated by the exc
Ecutfve force. few changes having been
made, several members of the board
having served in that capacity since
the organization of the association.
i Fourth-The independence of the
keokuk association which is sixty-five
Iper cent self supporting, thirty-five
per cent being fair record Of asso-
Citations in general.
1 Fifth-The universally of points of
contact which include women of all
walks of life, high and low, rich and
poor, old and young, and Of most i'm.
portance, children, much of this last
work having to be turned away for
lack of space.
Sixth-Failure on the part of the
city to provide a place in any OF Its
public buildings that women might
call their own. There Is not a nook
where the tired out of town shopper
may rest or freshen her attire. not a
place where frienIs may meet OF
committees may sit in quiet council
The Y. w. G.. A. building is to be a
woman's building, ministering to hel
needs. whatever they may be. These
six reasons why the public should be
interested in the association work
having been submitted the writer begs
to answer three questions that meet
the campaign workers upon every
citation choose this inauspicious site
to build?" The answer is simple
Primarily for space, light and air
Secondly, because there was no build
ing situated on of Main street that
could meet the demands of the work
and the buildings on Main street were
not to be considered for two reasons;
Because high rent and cost OF fitting
to meet the demands of the depart
ments would have increased expenses
without permanent gain, and because
the main business street OF town i.
mot the proper location for woman's
building.
The second question in the minds
of the public is: why should sec
lond campaign be necessary" Again
the answer Is simple:
Because the result of the first cam
paign was insufficient to cover furn
ishings, incidentals and two years
maintenance and because no building
was ever constructed that came under
the expected cost nor is the new Y
w. c. A. building an exception.
In reply to the third question: "Is
net the building larger than was ad.
visable, or necessary allow one who
knows the work as 1t stands at pres
ent to say that there Is not one foot
Iof space beyond the needs OF the as
sociation and IL the growth of the city
| fulflls its promise the time will come
when 1T will prove too small.
4 Thus In tabloid form the Y w. 6.
A. comes to the people of ST John'a
asking for your good will, your sym
pathy and your assistance, but most of
all for your prayers for Unless the
Lord build the house they labour in
vain who build it,