The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-18


from, counties that have no railroads
in them, we could make 1t In less time
than this Now our most timely
question is he continued, twill you
make it possible for the State Y. NJ. e.
A. to maintain. and extend its scheme
of work so as to care for the needs Of
young men and boys in the small coun-
ties of the unorganized fields, or will
1t be compelled to reduce its organiza-
ton to such cE extent that some other
organization will come in whose mo-
tive will be other than the religious
one.
Following Mr.. Dix, Rev, r. t. Nooe
OF Frankfort eloquently advocated the
policy Of the Y. NJ. c. AS occupying
the entire field and offered a motion
to that effect; seconded in an equally
earnest and eloquent tone by Gibney
derson. On the call of the campaign
director, C. 4. Tevebaugh, every dis
trlct from The Purchase" to the Big
Sandy reported organization and a
hearty acceptance Of their quota of the
I statewide objective,
Dr.. Motifs Address.
John X. Motifs address was one Ut
the most impressive discourses ever
delivered in Louisville. The distin-
guished American was introduced Oy
DIR. e. Y. Mullins, president of the
Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary, who, in presenting the guest OF
honor called attention to the many
conspicuous positions Of leadership
which DR.. Mott has occupied. Among
these were head of the Student VOlun-
teer Movement for years head of the
organization of the International Y.
nj. {. A.; head of the War Work
Council of the Y. NJ. G. A., and head
lof the Edinburgh Conference. Though
a layman, DR.. Mott is the outstanding
religious figure of the day, because the
fire OF his spiritual devotion burns so
strong and so bright in the midst of
practical life" concluded DIR. Mullins.
Dealing With a New World.
Il remind you that you are dealing
with a new wOrld-a shaken, CULVER
Ing wOrld-a world In which pillars
that were deemed pillars of strength
and were pointed to with pride, have
crumbled to dust at our feet" said DR..
Mott, after brief preliminary which
explained that he had for the past
thlrty-one years been cruising" over
the world on missions of helpfulness In
fOrty-siX countries that he had visited
the war zones of Europe six times
during the course of the world war
and had Travelled 1000 miles on the
eastern front
Continuing, the speaker said: 1t is
an Impoverished world also, for up to
six months ago it had cost over 260
billions of dollars it Is an exhausted
world both economically and vitality,
as demonstrated by the 100000
graves that have been filled because Of
the struggle; and it is still sorrow
ing and suffering world, for in all my
six visits to the war zones l spent
much of my time In the homes, and not
one that l can recall but had been
visited once, and often many times,
by the dark shadow of DEATH"
The World Is ION Its Nerves."
/ Dr. Mott said that the people every
where impressed him as being ION
their nerves" and in a state of irri-
liability, which is productive OF
criticism. He declared that it Is a
wonderful time to live when a whole
world is accessible to new ideas. Com
paratively speaking, 1t Is an unselfsh
world too, he said, for although it is
not so unseifsh as 1t was year ago,
or two years ago, it is far more un-
selfish than before the war
II had thought that might see one
Of two nations plastic, but l never
thought to see a whole world molten
and plastic as Is the world today
but it Will set, and set hard in new
mold, and this is the golden OppOr-
tunity of an organization like the Y.
NJ. G. A., which can render a unique
service at this time because Of it's
contact with both capital and labor in
the industrial unrest Its forward
looking program in the development o:
young manhood physically, intellectu-
ally and spiritually, can be a de-
termining factor in the mOlding of the
nations, for l have been thrown with
the leaders Of many of the nations,
and none Of them are sure that they
know the way. Yes, it is humble
world, too, for where is there a nation
Today which boasts that it knows how
20 deal with its problems? he said.
Praises State Y. M. C. A. Work.
Il have been particularly impressed
with the plans which have just been
laid before you men of Kentucky. l
am sure you cannot realize how far
reaching this program may be. Be
cause Of this, would like to say that
by a peculiar circumstance, l have
been able to get larger view-a set
ling as it were-on the effect of just
what such an enterprise may ac-
complish; by reason of the fact that l
have Travelled in every country in the
world have been associated with the