The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-12-03
RENDERED, and SAID in suDstance !:

rendered, and said In substance:
The browning inspiration Of the
Y. NJ. @. A. was sending the splendid
women, who brought the spirit Of the
mothers and sisters to the soldiers.
They sustained the splendid morale OF
the army and were a real factor In
winning the war"
Mr.. P. G. Dix, the State Secretary,
made ringing statement Of the actual
achievements Of the State z. NJ. @. A.,
dwelling upon the results secured by
the district scheme Of organization.
He said there Is a 7. NJ O. A. score
tary competent and experienced In z.
NJ. G. A. work and a committee back
Of him, for every ten counties In the
state. This plan has been In ,11tunI
operation for the past tive years and
is not a piece Of imagination caused
by the war and presented as paper
plans. The work presented In the
State Y. NJ G. A. publication, at II
for Seventy-fve Years." was q real
report Of statewide activities that rep.
resented the entire state. sour ma
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for US to carry & message to every
high ,choel III tie state Ia period on
eleven days, and Il 1t were not for
so ne of the places some Of you come
rom, counties that have no railroads
In them, we could make 1t In less timS
than this" "Now our most timely
question u.s. he continued, will YOU
make it possible for the State NJ. ..
A. to maintain and extend its scheme
If work so as to care for the needs of
young men and boys in the small coun-
ties of the unorganized fields, or will
t be compelled to reduce Its organiza-
Ion to such GE extent that some other
organization will come In whose mo-
tive viii be other than the religious
one.
Following Mr.. Dix, Rev. r. T. Nooe
of Frankfort eloQuently advocated the
policy of the Y. NJ. G. AS occnpying
the entire field and offered q motion
to that effect; seconded in-an equally
earnest and eloquent tone by Gibney
Oscar Letcher, an attorney of Hen
derson. On the call of the campaign
director, c. q. Tevebaugh, every dis
trict from the Purchase" to the Biz
Sandy reported Organization and Q
hearty acceptance Of their quota Of ths
statewide objective,
Or. Motifs Address.
John K. Motifs address was onesOl
tue most impressive discourses eve
delivered in Louisville The distin
guished American was introduced b.
| DIR. e. T. Mullins, president of thu
Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary. who. in presenting the guest 0
honor. called attention to the man.
conspicuous positions of Leadership
which DR.. Mott has occupied. Amonl
these were head of the Student YoIun
teer Movement for years; head Of tn
organization Of the international
NJ. G. A.; head Of the War Wor
Council of the Y. NJ. G. A., and hea
of the Edinburgh Conference. @Thoug
a layman, DR.. Mott Is the outstandin
religious figure of the day. because tn
fire Of his spiritual devotion burns 9
strong and so bright in the midst OF
practical Iife.r concluded Or. Mullin
Dealing With : Now World.
II remind you that you are deaIln
with 8 new world-a shaken, qulve
ing world-a world In which pillal
that we're deemed pillars Of strengl
and were pointed to with pride. ha'
crnmbled to dust at our feet said p
Mott, after q brief preliminary whi'
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