Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
TOEXTEED "
WORK OVER ALL
OF THE ISL ANDS
Movement indicates Growth OF
Christian Cause in This
Territory

The organization Of the territorial
executive committee OF the \ NJ. c,
A. which was formed during the past
week is indication of the growth OF
TIE Christian cause i'll Hawaii. The
new committee has been made neces-
sary by the success with which the
a. sCcie ton has met on Kauai. Tue
work there began May 1. and during
the past seven months has become
very evident that the four-fold pro
gram Of the Young Mems Christian
AsSocif , cn IS well suited 10 pianta-
ton conditions.
Until q e v ork en- Kauai was started
there Wts t:tt.e thought of extending
The movement IeyCnd the city. as the
reonle cf FIawaii bad come to think
Of The Y w. G. \. in connection with
large tuild nP During the past 10
wears the progress of the rural work
IN America is revealing the fact that
the Y. NJ c. A. is movement rather
than an institution. 1t is a method OF
working with young men and boys for
the purpose of building up their men
tai. physical. social and spiritual lives.
That there is great need for the
work which Will lie done under the
direction of this committee is evident.
The committee will work to supple
ment the churches. The stronger the
churches kecome the more need there
is for this organization
In forming this organization Hawaii
takes its place with most of the other
states of the Union. There are SO
state organizations on the mainland
This covers most of the states as in a
number of cases interstate work is
done TIE local association will thus
be able to get more assistance from
the international and state organiza-
tions on the mainland than has been
possible previous TO this time.
The territorial executive committee
will be composed of Christian men
from the four islands. In starting the
organization the association on Kauai
and in Honolulu elected men to rep
resent them. Later these men will
select Cthers from Maui and Hawaii.
The present members are F. G.. Ather-
ten, ?. J. Lowrey, Judge C. F. Glenn
chs. G II. Cooke, R. Fl. Trent, Dr. r.
D. Wlliems, w. F. Frear, A. E. Lari-
mer John Waterhouse, T. Brandt. j.
NJ ,Lydgate and G. T. Loomis The
officers are F. c. Atherton, chairman;
t. Brandt first vice-chairman; DIR.
r. D. Williams, second vice-chairmaR;
Judge G. F. Clemens, recording secre-
tary: John Waterhouse, treasurer;
L!oyd R. Killam, executive officer.
Tie work of the territorial organiza-
ton will be three-fold: The aiding of
existing associations to carry on their
work; the assisting of any local com
nunitv that might want to organize
an association, and the carrying on Of
certain terTitorial-wide work in the
Interest OF boys and young men.
The following is the list of proposed
activities:
tai Boys camp, (b) annual older
boys conference, Co bi-annual con-
venticn. fdl student deputation visits,
(e) publish monthly magazine Ha-
waits Young Men, (f} corresponding
members in small centers. (g) student
dinners, th) citizenship work.
Each local association remains an
absolute Independent unit The ter
ritorial association has merely an adj
visory relation to the local work and
does not undertake to control their
activities. They will, however, en-
deayor to see that each association
carries out the four programs of the
association and especially that they
place proper emphasis upon spiritual
work
Y. p. S. G.. e.: Sunday meetings ad
! iourned until SeDtembcr 1