Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-01
LISTEN TO DR.. GREEN
LOCAL DENTIST JUMPS BECAUSE OF Y M G. A.
RESCUE.

! G. A. The Studebaker Manufacturing
20, erected and equipped Y. NJ. C.
A building costing over a half million
dollars, in its home town and presented
| 1t to the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation to operate. SO also several of
our great railroads not known par
ticularly for foolishness or imbicility.
built and maintained splandidly eauip-
ped \. nj. c. A. buildings at many of
, tEeir division centers, and turned them
over to the Young Mems Christian
| Association to operate. So in the great
business centers Of the world, not only
In Europe and America, but In China,
Japan, India. Russia, Australia, in fact
nearly all the world commercial CEN
ters the business men have built these
INSTITUTIONS, in some instances, as In
CGlcago, at the expense of millions of
dollars. Have these men and great
corporations been fooled all these years
ard been placing their wealth in the
hands of "effeminate appearing men
who flockcd to the Y. Nj. C. A. offices.
because they couldn t get job in the
business world, where vigor and en-
thusiasm are demanded on the part
of every man" as our editorial states
The editorial conceeds that, THE Y.
Nj. 9. A. today occupies a higher place
In the eyes of the practical, thinking
man than it did three years ago."
which time probably marks the period
when the author began to think along
practical lines. Both facts, namely that
the I. NJ. C. A. is progressing and the
author of the criticism also, are two
important facts In history for which
we may be duly thankful
The reason why the Y. NJ G. A. is
hlling such splendid place In the
present world conflict, which is con
ceeded by our critic. is not because of
its sudden regeneration because of the
thrush to its managerial force of a
new generation of broad minded, prac-
teal, thinking men, but because such
men have always occupied those posi-
lions and had thus prepared it to as
sumo this new responsibility, prepared
1t through the long years of earnest,
praying, God-directed hard work, Just
the same as our great leaders today
were not born at the outbreak of this
conflict, but have built their lives to
cope with any emergency and are thus
prepared.
Heaven is not reached at a single
bound:
But we build the ladder by which we
| rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted
| skies,
AS we mount to its summit round by
| round
Which is equally true of efficiency and
success in the business world
l first met the Y. M. G.. A. as l
stepped across the threshold of the
campus of Olivet College twenty seven
/ 9 a on wi hn 81 hn 81
cal editorial was perhaps in swaddling
clothes Those who greeted me there
were whole souled broad minded,
christian young men. Through their
cOmpanionship and the aid of the Y
NJ. c. A. l was assisted In obtaining
work to support myself while in school.
and was led step by step into the broad
field of christian activity, not as a min
| lister, but as christian citizen and
| business man.
Our critic says Religion is all right
| in its place" another creditable conde-
scension, but fails to enlighten us as
| to where its place is. To my mind it
is in the arteries of all human activi-
ties where it will ultimately be found
and when it does the sound of the
battle drum will be heard no more,
man will love his fellow man regard
| less of his race or social status, all
the world will be akin and the earth
will be filed with the glory of God.
Justice and mercy will be the prompt
ing motive Of every human act and the
present troublous times will be looked
back upon in confusion and wonder as
| how such a condition could have been
possible after two thousand years since
Christ had pointed to the world the
way of peace and happiness by a flaw
less life of love. / am not a prophet
but | cannot help but believe but when
the history of this war shall be read
in ages hence that the greatest names
upon those pages will be the names of
our great christian leaders today, with
the greatest of which will stand out
the name of our great christian presi-
dent, Woodrow Wilson.
With humble apologies to the mil
lions of members past and present Of
that world wide christian institution,
the Young Mems Christian Association
of which ! have the honor to have
been a member for twenty seven years
/ submit my voice to its defense and
laudation.
GRANT A. GREEN