New Britain herald., 1917-03-30
REPORTS
 ON WORK IN INDIA
Man Sent Out by Y. N. C. A.
 Gives Accounting of Activities

GlYeS Accounting 0l ACtlYllleS I
 General Secretary c. H. Barnes of the Y. M. c. A. Is in receipt of the December and January reports of General Secretary E. !. simonds who is at the Connaught Institute. Po0na, India. Mir. Simonds is the man the local association sent to the front last year when the call came for men to take up the work of the Y. M. c. A. along the battle fronts in Europe. Money for his support wasraised ct the local association and itsls with a great deal of interest that those who contributed read the reports from this foreign land. The DecemkSr report follows:
 & The months activities have been many and varied. The first step taken was the organization of the Secretarial Weekly Prayer Conference. This is a joint conference for, Army and Indian secretaries and is proving very help full. The board of directors for the army association arc taking live in I terest in the work being done. The December meeting was attended by a
 
 of the members was manifested. The general who has been chairman has been removed to another post and the incoming general has accepted the chairmanship of the army association work. This makes the committee comtosed of the highest office in Poona, two colonels, one major. one missionary. one court judge and three army chaplains.
 Twenty Picture Shows.
 During the month twenty cinema 'ahows were put on In various hospi- faJs and army association headquar- tors, an average attendance of about evening. The regular Sunday night stnging continued and a small group or earnest men take ad- vantage each Sunday evening. From BOO to 400 men ere fed daily at the supper bar. The tennis and game rooms gre in constant use when the mon are 4oM duty. A Bible class Studying Tho Meaning of Prayer was organi8ed during the month. ssxss51 cooperative work with the Gaboring town, which Is mainly 2 eaTy has been commenced. The
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 siished by the Poona branch and
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 eht aUthAr ocea6ions. At the request the tslop lO& Madras Christmas 1ElI 1euta ro aant to the men sta-
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 Ssa x n5lttie feature of the l1IkTIos9afh " tthes forward move- ! n F 1asuery 10-15 at Eoo1 And Arnny stations. Drs] E FekGgs spf .Gndoh has been] sbrS ItdiA IT saae National Csal Sl to adslrss. tl.s scidiers in alil tho n1y posts of India The meet1 ing we're we'll attended with three tn| si,ys aRared men nearly every
 Tties peries began with lectures on t'serbla., 7 sls martyr nation. and .s Joan Of Arc. and the Spirit oil
 
 the work Of missionaries in India, with muslcal preludes by several of the boys schools of Pnona. An ap- peal was made to the soldiers to visit the rnission schools, hospitals. etc, In order to take back to England what India really is. On Sunday special speaker was in each pulpit appealing to the men to step into the forward move, to learn more about this great part of the British Empire and to be prepared to go back home, able and willing. to put across the greatest pro- gram for the extension of Gods King dom which has yet been seen.
 The real results of the week were: First, creation of more interest in the army association work. Second, deeper appreciation on the part of the soldiers for the work of the church in Indian Missionary enterprise. Third, organization of . mission study class. Fourth, deepening convictions on the part of the men that they must carry vital vessage home with them.
 Visit of J. J. Virgo.
 The second feature during the month was the visit of J. J. Virgo of Lcndon, empirical field secretary of the British National Council. MT. vir- go spent two days in Poona address ing the soldiers at the army branch, two evenings and also the men of the Indian Branch. MT. Virgo's stirring messages of the work of the Army V M C. A over the world str,lclx