The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-04
BIC DEVELOPMENT
IN !. NJ. CA. WORK

Highly interesting statistics apper-
tanning to the Y. M. C. A. are suffi-
GENTLY presented in the annual Year
Book, issued by the Young Mems
Christian Association, copies of
which have been received by the local
association. Excellent, healthy growth
stands out among the more important
subjects featured m the publication,
and some of the more prominent fig
ures are given.
In North America, which includes
Canada and the United States, there
are 2,757 associations in existence,
with an aggregate membership Of
more than 100000. The total value Of
property is given at $109, 000,0 900.
The Year Book also shows that the
communities in which the many as
sociations are located contributed
to their annual current expenses an
aggregate of thirteen and one-half
million dollars.
Foreign work, the publication
shows, cost the international COM
mittee S456,0 The associations Of
North America have IN their employ
as general secretaries and other paid
officers total of 4,353 men, with
about $50 positions temporarily va
cant.
Educational departments make an
excellent showing. There was a total
of $1,000 different students in class
work. Eighteen thousand are said to
be serving on religious work commit
tees, doing definite bible work; 1872
600 students are reported in Bible
classes; 333 associations reported
$4,000 shop meetings and, $50 branch
es report total of $4,000 meetings
men.
The physical department shows up
well in reports from 1,122 associa
tons. There are at present 478,000
members taking part to a more or
less degree in the physical work.
About half a thousand associations
reported over $4,000 members identi-
fled with the organization who are
engaged in industrial occupations.
Associations numbering LIT report
a daily attendance of $4,000. The
reports additionally show. that in
connection with the city associations,
24,094 dormitory rooms are in use,
and were occupied during the past
year by a total of 1864 different
| men.
The Year Book also shows pa
railroad associations, % army de-
partments and ten navy branches,
with 5000 soldiers and sailors as
members of the enlisted Bible and
Prayer league. Great progress is
shown in the student department un-
der these heads, also good progress
is shown in the country department
| and in some sections among colored
people. Phenomenal activities are
shown insEurope and on the Mexican
border, and also great deal of
progress among the American In
dians.
AS might be expected, probably no
one department has shown greater
growth than that Of the boys de-
partment, which is connected with
the city organizations. Not only in
the city but in community work in
towns where they have no association
building. The boys department re-
ported an aggregate Of $4,000 MEM
beers, of which $1,000 are working
boys, and an average daily attendance
in the rooms of the buildings of 49,.
900. There are $4,000 enrolled in
Bible classes, and the religious meet
ings held were attended by grand
total of 724,00O.
AS above stated, some of the newer
activities and fields of endeavor fol
the Y. NJ. C. A. were presented wher
there were thousands of soldiers or
dered to the border. There has al
ready been big things done on tbs
border, and as one concrete example
the army Y. NJ. c. A. is now operat.
ing not less than forty-one frame
buildings in the military camps.
Some stories told of the activities
of the association in the camps arr
full of interest. Below there are ap-
pended few, told in recent publica.
tons of Border Work." or news d
the army Y. NJ. C. A. in the field.
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