The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10
News From All Sections Of Virginia
Y. N. c. A. SECRETARY
WILL CO TO CHINA
General Secretary w. W. Brockman.
of University of Virginia Associa-
ton, VIII Locate at Soochow.

Charlottesville, Va. Jan. s.-Mr. w.
W. Brockman, general secretary of
the University Young Mems Christian
Association since the fall of 1908, has
fective the latter part of February, to
accept another Y. NJ. c. A. position at
Soochow, China. Assistant Secretary
Eugene f. Neff will act as secretary
after Mr. Brockman leaves, pending
the appointment of a successor
Though not made public until today,
intimate friends and Y. M C. A. Of
ficials have been expecting Mr.. Brock
mans resignation for some weeks. In
fact 1t was presented to the board of
directors December is. and was ac-
cepted.
mo position in America could tempt
me to leave the work here said Mr..
Brockman when asked for state
ment. II have many friends here
amonS both students and faculty mem
bers," he continued. II consider the
University the most important stu
dents center in the South and one of
the most influential institutions in
America. / shall always have pleasant
memories of my work with the people
of the University and Charlottesville
communities.
Mr.. Brockman will not be altogether
a stranger in China, for he spent four
years at Soochow before coming to the
University y. NJ. G. A. DufInE that
time he was an Instructor in English
at Soochow University. and had a
chance to become acquainted with the
Chinese language. His brother, Mr..
Fletcher S. BroCkman, has been ma
tional secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association for China for
the past fifteen years. Another
brother, Mr.. Frank Brockman. is gem
eral secretary of the y. NJ. c. A at
Seoul. Korea. where their mother.
Mrs. r. L. Brockman. was buried last
year.
Soochow is in Kiangsu province,
nfty-seven miles west of Shanghai.
land has a population of over half
million people. 1t is one of China s
most cultured cities, with several
large government colleges and one
mission college.
Mr.. Brockman's connection with Y,
NJ. 6. A. work began when. as a stu
dent, he was elected president of the
Vanderbilt University Association,
Later he was general secretary of the
still student After graduation from
the latter institution he devoted all of
MS time for year as assistant general
secretary at Mobile, Ala. two years
as general secretary of the University
of Tennessee Association; and two
years as State students secretary of
Kentucky.
During Mr.. BroCkmans incumbency
the membership of the University AS
ISOLATION has grown from 476 to $50:
Bible study enrolment from 1ia to
22S; average attendance upon Bible
study from 3 to 1856; mission study
enrolment from q to so: average at
tendance upon all religious meetings
from ~ TO So, The average attend
anCe this season has been 90
The number OF men engaged in vol
untary service outside the university
has increased from 80 10 l05. No con.
trlhutlons were made in l901-0s To
home mission, but at least $500. 0u
Will be spent this year on one noun
tain mission near charlottesville. Gifts
10 foreign work have increased from,
$4,000 in 1908, to 100000 in
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