Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-09
WHAT Y. N. c. A. MEANS NOW
Some Able Addresses at Secre-
tarial Conference Friday.
DIR. George J. Fisher, of the Interim
tionni Committee, Chief Speaker
Dincd mt Vermont Friday
Night-Program.

cal directors of the vermont Y. M &. n.
was held Friday afternoon ut the local
building, followed by a dinner to George
j. Fisher of the International Y. NJ. c. A.
committee at seven o'clock in the Yer
mont.
state Secretary Byron ~ Clark presided
at the afternoon session and introduced
the speakers They were the Rev. S. G.
Barnes, secretary at the State university,
who made a brief speech and said a pray
err; county secretary, Ernest l.. Rand of
Addison county, who spoke on Methods
with Mem; and Or. Fisher, on New
Points of Emphasis in the Physical De-
partment."
Mr. Barnes showed the importance of
physical cleanliness, etc, from which he
said many a young man derived his idea
of spiritual cleanliness. The New Tesla
ment gave two conceptions of the body,
one describing il as the sea of various
sins, the other as "the temple of the holy
spirit" Looked AT in one way the body
was such, IT was the body Of Christ. In
his prayer Mr. Barnes asked for bless
ing upon Y. VI. G. a. workers
Secretary Rand gave a live speech on
what nigh, have been called Y. NJ G. \.
SalcSmanShip. We're overlooking many
times the study of men" he declared
talking with him, when one presented his
theme and finally ended the interview.
these were the important moments Each
man mad his own atmosphere OF interests,
etc, which was barrier between thu
secretary and his purpose. II was nec-
essary to get beyond this outer shell first
Of all Adapt your talk to your man don't
argue under any circumstances with him.
and have your plan laid out and know
your man and your subject before you be-
GIN were some of the pieces of
advice Mr.. Rand dispensed In the dis
cussion which followed Mr. Rand in an.
FWer To questions said there were only
three insurmountable obstacles. a "sot"
man, a man who hadn't means to give and
the lack of time
l)r. Fisher said there were four aspocts
IN physical work 10 he emphasized: First.
recent scientific aspects Of physical
framing; second. preparedness; third,
spiritual emphasis in physical depart.
inont work; fourth, advance of the ply
seal training movomcnt in other coun-
tr"S tn" last aspect Or. Fisher re-
served for discussion in tho evening
lie called Darwin's ascent of Man"
the greatest book of the 18th century
and Henri Bergson's "Crcative Evolu-
ton the greatest of the Goth. Both
books indicated the biological trend
which thought had taken. The emphasis
which the founders of tho Y NJ c. A.
lald on the body seemed unfortunate at
NV t''''' Jul proved 10 ne happy as
events turned out
~" 'n' organic NE OF man was break
us Wv p'cauS' Oh ms detachment from
I.,S 'iO"' S',uEE'e' ana had 10 be looked
" J" "'''' ways ftcr" TN" J. Nj
" '''Pf'' w. IT d'u LOT man IN
h l.4I-t "A,
"'at '"' man WORK falied
' ,'' l''A H'aiN' hder pre-
''''' ~ IAh'i Sa'd that one OF
''9 " III, war hah pten that OF
"H.'O"' preparedness VI 4aooO appli-
','"' 10 ''i' navy 4noD fallcd in the
i" ''O"' oNa'hiha'lohS. IN IN" army 10
N'"'. ~ t''c aP'HcdntS falled SINH
,rraS. IT TOOK l. months to whip the
81 ~" army mo shape physically. In
RAINING 80 per cent. was ply
H,''' INC 'hIfd' or spiritual aspect in
,,,. "a. 'N' W"ith h''oed emphasis
,''h It's rise III the l'akehurSt conference
l'i' e S,"rS ago Whon the leaders in the
- Iic' Impairment OF IN" Y. NJ. c. a
"9h'u themselves what the chief
'' 'N' VI me !. NJ {. A. was. They
"i'"'I9 aEr''u mat proselYti2nS was the
'i'' emu III" making OF good Christians
-" VI ''' lay members oi IN" association.
7'"'' STANDARDIZATION conferences fol-
'o"'" ne l'akehurSl conference and car
'''u "'unS me sam" idea Thcrell be
u" 'r"ublr ABOUT "Nang"lization, said the
N'7N'r' u IN" lay physical directors are
'Nahs''iZ'd hrSt.
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