Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-01
RELIGIOUS WORK
OF Y.M.C,k,IS
GREAT SUCCESS
Meetings Well Attended by
Boys and Men-Committee
Gets Splendid Results
BY LLOYD r. kILLAM,
Asst. General Secretary ~ m. {

Asst. General Secretary ~ m. C. A.
The past year has been a year of
growth in every branch OF the work
carried on by the religious work COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian
Association Beginning as it did with
the strong campaign. by Smith and
Robins early in January, the commit
tee began its years work under al
most ideal conditions. 1t found on
the one hand large numbers Of Chris
ton men who had been stirred to
give more time to definite service.
and on the other hand were men in
every section of the city anxious to
hear and learn more about the Chris
tianity that had been so ably repre-
scented by Smith and Robins.
With this foundation they at once
began to organize meetings and Bible
classes in every place where men
could be found. Extension meetings
have been carried on at the Honolulu
Iron Works, Catton-Neill and Com
pany, the car barns. at Central Fire
station and Oahu prison A total Of
SO different meetings have been held
with a total attendance of 4416 men,
Occasional meetings have been held
at such places as Kalihi Settlement,
Eva plantation, Manoa valley church,
Kakaako mission, KalaMela mission
and the Boys Industrial school at
Waialee. The purpose of the extern
sion work has been to take the Chris
tian message to every English-speak-
ing man and boy in Honolulu that are
not reached by the churches. The
work has been carried on by a spe.
cial committee composed of Dr.. s. d.
Barnes, G. w. Patty, John Martin and
George Andrus, assisted by Prof. G.
G. Collais, DR.. III. p. Ferguson, ID. c..
Peters and e. G. Bartlett.
The extension work is what its
name implies extended away from
the association building. While car
ring on the work on the outside, the
general committee was busy through
a subcommittee with @. HI Tuttle as
chairman. organizing Bible classes at
the central plant During the year,
so different Bible classes have been
carried on by the association. These
classes have had an enrolment Of 1876
men and boys with total attendance
of 2797 The work of the Bible classes
while done quietly, is one OF the most
powerful agencies in the city for
building better character In the
younger men and boys.
Meetings for men who were not In
terested in the Bible classes and who
did not attend the ones held in the.
shops and factories were held both in
the building and in the theaters.
These meetings attracted large num-.
bers of men, and continually eyi.
dences of the effect of such meetings
on the better life Of the city are be.
ing, discovered. A total Of 48 differ.
ent meetings were attended by 1889
men.
The largest work of the department
cannot be counted in statistics nor
given to the press, because it is the
silent but continually operating infu-
ence that gradually brings about
changed conditions in the lives Of the
men of Honolulu The committee in
charge of the work is definitely COM
mitted to the policy of extending its
work until there shall be new spirit
throughout every phase OF the life Of
the city. The committee which is
composed of w, G. Hall, C. B. Gage.
G.. H. Tutt1e, w. II. Soper, r. r.
Banks, G. H. Tracy and DR.. s. D.,
Barnes with L. r. Killam as secre-
tary, feels that the 1900 men and
boys it has had in its meetings and
classes have been helped to catch
this Christian spirit. "a