Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-12

/ today she Is placing us under addi-
/ tional obligations by increasing the
! benefits formerly given us in placing
at our disposal, for our entertainment
/ and instruction, the kind Courtesies
/ and lavish hospitality Of her great
/ town and greater people
1T Is my desire to put before this
convention a suggestion for IT'S seri-
uus consideration while realizing the
| fact tina. It Is not my honor 10 be a
regular official delegate to this gath
crlng, yet / am cons cIous of a deep
sense OF gratitude for the privilege af-
forded mo Of appearing before you,
and, at the risk, therefore, OF being
considered prcsumptJ uus / am going
to submit this idea, because. in my
opinion, its importance warrants any
hazard.
"To my mind tho y. NJ C. A. work
Offers an uneNcelled and unparalleled
opportunity 10 the people OF the state
Of oklahoma. We are just starting.
We are not bound 10 any traditions,
held by by any customs or hampcred
by any precedents, and uine-tenths OF
any battle is getting started right.
l. for All Glasses.
"The idea is TO make the Y NJ G.
AS I'm the state of Oklahoma pri-
marily institutions for poor boys,
rather than just giving them over eX-
clusINcly, as is done I'm some cases, or
nearly so, as is done IN others, TO the
sons of well-tO-do or wealthy parents.
We who are moderately well-off with
the goods Of this world can see to il
that our huys get the best things the
Y. NJ g. a. stands for; not so with the
sons of poorer parents, and they
therefore. are the ones who most need
our help. The idea that | most earn
cstly urge upon you is TO give them
that help Correlated, as our work is
with the community boys work, it
should be an easy matter to select
preferred risks as the insurance COM
punics would call them, or in other
words, cases TO whom should be eX-
tended reduction Of cost or an entire
waving of cost.
"A few days ago i'm a distant town
In a Y. NJ c. a. | met q boy who is
the grandson and the great great
grandson Of presidents of the United
States Upon being told ! was from
Muskogee, Okla. he exclaimed, Oh,
yes, / know where that is; 1t is where
81 Jennings comes from
Now, gentlemen, / submit to you
that we should have the name Of the
state OF oklahoma impressed upon the
minds Of the youth OF our nation in
higher connection than that shown by
the illustration Just given and 1t is
my firm conviction that II the sugges-
ton presented by me meets with your
approval nd you see NJ to adopt It, IT
will mean in future years a different
reputation for our state throughout
our country, and that the work Of
helping and educating the poor boys
OF our state physically mentally and
spiritually Will rank - high above the
other aS hopes great throbbing star
above the dreamless dust of death"
Then the program was interrupted
long enough to transact little busi-
ness on the motion of Ben c. Con-
ner OF Tulsa a nominating committee
OF five was appointed by the chair to
name the officers for the convention.
This committee. which will report at
the session this morning, consists OF
the following men; Or. Lambert, Ok
mulgee; j. d. Render, Tulsa; l.. S.
Thompson. Sapulpa; L. +. Olinger
oklahoma city, and Don Walker, Nor
man. 1t is understood that ID. /. John
son will be named as president of the
convention.
c. Q. Chandler OF Wichita, the first
speaker, discussed the relation of
Christianity TO the nations and bust
ness men OF the world in a clear and
concise manner. illustrating by many
well-told stories the points he made.
Il congratulate Oklahoma no
said, that the young men OF this
great state are taking up the work OF
Christianity. lt means much for the
future Of oklahoma, for you men are
the future Legislators, governors and
| leaders in this commonwealth"
Discussing the growth Of religion I'm
modern business, he declared he had
never seen any legitimate business into
which man could not take his re-
| ligion and better that business, This
is an age OF big things" he declared,
"of the biggest war, the biggest bust
ness companies, biggest banks and
| bigger Christian spirit We as ma
| tion have great cause to be thankful
| for our religion, because II has kept
us clear OF entangling alliances which
| have already involved nearly the en-
! tire world.
Discussing the value OF religion to
a nation, he paid Il tribute to the re-
| ligion OF the martyred president Will
| liam Mckinley, whom, he said,
/ through his Christian spirit, had set
/ the world an example in freeing cuba
| without a territorial conquest or the
cXacting OF any financial tribute; who
| haid aided in putting down the Boxer
rebellion I'm China and had refused
to accept the tribute exacted by the
other world powers. He praised the
/ Christian motives OF Secretary of
State Bryan and President Wilson for
/ their policies In regard to Mexico,
which. he said. other nations would
! have taken. II IL the influence OF
! Christianity on this nation"
! Or. c. A. Barbour OF New York, the
last speaker, declaring he was tray
cling man covering 10000 miles a
year In the interest Of the Y. NJ. G. \.
work. discussed his "line OF goods.
/ His subject was The Y. NJ. c. A; An
Asset 20 the Community"
There are assets and liabilities In
/ every clty.' ne declared. "and the Y.
/ NJ. q. A. is an asset, because it more
! than any other organization admin
listers 10 the entire nature Of men and
/ boys, the physical, mental, social and
spiritual sides Of every character"
The physical side Of the work. he
| said. is 10 make the body a good serv-
ant OF the man inside Of IL, the de-
ductional to train the minds OF men
and boys so they can trust their own
mental conclusions; social. TO put
fence around the cliffs Of boyhood
and young manhood, and the spiritual,
10 train men in Christianity 50 that
the spiritual note will be the DOM
inant one that will make a perfect