Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-03
Y. N. CA. NEWS

executive committee has been organ
ized to guide the expanding work Of
the association throughout the isl.
ands. This new committee is made
necessary by the success with which
the association has met on Kauai
During the past eight months IL mas
become evident that the four-fold PR.
gram OF the association is well suited
TO plantation conditions. Until this
work was started there was little
thought of extending the movement
beyond the city. Everyone in the ISL
ands have come to think Of the as
sociation in connection with a large
building. During the past ten years
the association has had such success
In rural places on the mainland that
u was thought best to try an expert
ment in Hawaii This experiment. has
been so successful that there may he
call to extend the work to otner
places. This will be the function ot
the new territorial committee.
Relation TO Churches .
Those who have watched the asgo-
citation in Honolulu and on Kauai
need not be assured that the new Ter
ritorial organization will have as its
policy the aiding Of the local church.
es. The extending of the Kingdom OF
Christ in these islands is large task
and must be approached from many
sides. In many centers throughout
the islands there are large numbers
OF young men and boys whom the
pastors find 1t difficult to reach and
they welcome the help of an organi.
cation whose program is designed for,
and secretaries trained to reach.
young men and boys. The personnel
of the committee is an evidence that
the work will be carried forward IN
the spirit Of cooperation with the
church and missionary agencies. At
a conference of the association leau-
ers held at Atlantic City recently and
presided over by DR.. John r. Mott.
the following was one Of the findings.
The Young Mems Christian Ass0.
citation has always recognized its VI
tai relation to the churches of Christ.
It's support in men and money is
nearly derived from the church; and
there is large and growing sense In
which 1t exists not only from and for
the church but in the church. =
Any work done in the territory will
be in keeping with the spirit OF this
resolution.
OFFICERS and COMMITTEES
The new territorial committee wflI
be composed Of men from the four
islands. The first group OF men were
elected by the local association and
these will elect men from the unor-
ganized places to represent those
The officers Of the com
mittee are: Frank c. Atherton. chair
man; DR.. R. d. Williams, vice-chair.
man; Judge c. F.. Clemens. recording
secretary; TIL. Brandt, vice-chairman:
John Warehouse, treasurer; Lloyd
R. Killam, executive secretary. The
other members of the committee are
F. J. Lowrey. G. H. Cooke, n. n.
Trent. W. F. F'rear, A. E. LarjIner J.
NJ Lydgate and c. F. Loomfs This
will be merely an advisory
Of the local associations.
The Y. NJ. C. A. plan of organization
is, the same as the Congregational
church, with each local association as
an absolutely Independent unit.
Work To Be Done
The work Of the committee win be
three-fold: The aiding Of existing
to carry on their work;
he assisting of any local community
hat might want to organize an ass0
citation, and the carrying out OF Ger.
tain territoriaLwide work in the inter.
est of young men and boys.
The following Is q partial list Of
such activities: fa) Boys camp, (b)
annual older boys conference. (c) bt.
annual convention, Id students depu,
alton visits. (e) publishing monthly
''Hawaifs Young Men," GU
members In small cen.
ers, (g) students dinners, and CHI
work.
New Building Plans
The committee appointed by the d.
'ectors is working on the plans for
he new building to serve the young
nen and boys not being reached by
he central association. The report OF
he department OF education shows
hat there are 5217 boys in the public
schools OF the city and that approx
nately 5000 of these are Chinese and
japanese. 1t is evident that there are
many who are not being reached by
my Christian work at present The
lew building will have as its primary
i'm the ChristianiZation and Ameri-
anization of these young people. The
japanese Ministers Association at
ecent meeting heartily indorsed the
'lans of the association for q new
.iIiIdirr IL ID KfIIars, In, The E,riond