Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-03

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to my attention recently was the IN
junction, This Way Out 1t eaughi
nv fancy. and seemed to me to epito
mize the work of the institution thai
/ am serving, the Young Mems Chris
ton Association. ~xs-.... = i
For the, Young Mems Christian As
sociation is ever saying to young men
in all sorts Of difficulties, This way
Out. z.s=..z i. ::
/ began to think of the places In
life in which this cheerful direction
needs to be hung-of the men in life
who. whether they be conscious OF 1t
or not, are looking for the friendly
Injunction that viii show the way out
of their difficulties. .-s
What are these places where this
sign needs to be displayed? = -
A blind alley" job is enc OF them.
A blind alley" job is one that has
no outlet It's future. ends in a ques-
ton mark or an alLtoodead certain-
ty. and its sides are lined with the
same wages and the same duties
throughout. the years sol its length.
Its premise is nothing and its return
is small. Many men find themselves
placed in these positions, or they have
drifted into them. The escape lies in
Just two thingss decision and spe-
eial training fqrI some more promising
The man himself must furnish the
decision, but after he has decided that
he wants to get out the night school
of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation is sign that says to him,
This Way Out" - -
The man who gets UP tiredi next
occurred to ME as one who needs; to
find the way out of his difficulty.
Surely the physical department. Of the
association has a word OF cheer for
him. Exercise often solves this prob
lem A lively game 6f yoiley ball q
set of tennis or q handball match fol-
lowed by a hot and then a cold shows
er puts new life into the office-wearied
man. It makes his blood flow, the
come. and cleanses his
clogged system Of its worn. out It's
sue. To the man who wishes to es-
cape from physically run down con-
diticn the Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium Is
a sign that says This Way Out .
Then, there is the fellow who Is
losing out as.s.zs,s IL 1900.
He hates to admit il, II Is not in
to say to yourself that bad
habits have got the best of yon. But
there are hundreds of men who have
never learned to successfully fight
their temptations. The stagger, the
smutty story, the hasty oath, these.
are external evidences of defeat with
In. N They show that the man behind
them is in pretty deep. In the Bible
study clubs of the Y. M. c.. A.! men
learn the secret Of a victorious life.
To the man who is losing out the as
ISOLATION offers Gods own word and
the God and Savior 1t reveals as the
sign he is looking for with its This
Way Out" .-s~=, : J.. ~. -
Then I thought OF the lonely man.
His number is legion. He yearns for
that will satisfy his
craving for real friends. He stands
IN the street corner wandersl from
moving picture show to moving pic
lure show, drifts into saloons or
worse places, trying to fill a life that
S empty Of friendships. Many find in
he Young Mems Christian Associa-
ion the solution they are looking for
L is a good place to make friends
It's billiard room, bowling alleys, GYM
lasium classes, Bible study groups,
reading room. social lobby,
ectures; meetings, music room, din
lers, these and other features pro.
zided in the great building on Hotel
md Alakea furnish opportunity to
meet and know men whose friendship
s satisfying, in an atmosphere, that
fits a fellow up. .".-
To the man lost in loneliness the
social life of the Y. NJ c., A.. says
This Way Out"
This Way, Out" It's a sign with
! promise. Our deepest desire is to
make the Young Mems Christion AS
ISOLATION great brotherhood of
friendly men that will be the way out
or scores of young men lost in blind
Hey Jobs, physical unfitness, blight |
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