The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-10-17

| 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, will you
make II possible for the State Y. NJ q.
A. to maintain, and extend los scheme
of work 20 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 Gr extent that some other
organization win come in whose mo-
tive will be other than the religious
one
Following Mr.. Dix, Rev. r T. Nooe
of Frankfort sloQuently advoested the
policy of the Y. NJ. c. AS occupying
the entire field and offered motion
to that effect; seconded In an equally
earnest and eloquent tone by Gibney
Oscar Letcher, IN attorney Of Hen.
derson. On the call Of the campaign
director, c. a. Tevebaugh, every dis
trict from the Purchase" to the Big
Sandy reported organization and
hearty acceptance of their quota OF the
statewide objective.
Or. Motifs Address.
John II. Motifs address was one VI
the most impressive discourses eve,
delivered In Louisville. The disttn.
guished American was introduced By
DIR. L. 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 DIR. Mott has occupied. Amons
these were head OF the student volun
teer Movement for years bead Of the
organization of the international Y.
NJ. @. A.; head of the War Worn
Council OF the Y. II. c. A, and head
of the Edinburgh Conference Though
layman, DIR. Mott Is the outstanding
religious figure OF the day, because thu
fire Of his spiritual devotion burns %
stsong and 50 bright In the midst Of 0
practical life" concluded Dr. MuhinA
Dealing with a Ne~ World.
Il remind you that you are dealina
with new world--a shaken. culver
ing world--a world In which pillart
that were deemed pillars OF strength
and were pointed TO with pride, have
crumbled to dust ut our feet" said DIR
Mott, after brief preliminary which
explained that he had for the pasI
thirty-one years been cruising oven
the world on missions Of helpfulness IL
forty-six countries that he had visltec
the war zones OF Europe six time.
during the course OF the world wal
and had travelled 1000 miles ON the
eastern front
Continuing. the speaker said: II Ii
an impoverished world aIso. for mp tt
six months ago II had cest over &c
billions Of dollars 1t Is an exhausted
world both economically and vitality
as demonstrated by the l1O00l00t
graves that have been filled because OF
the struggle; and II Is still sorrow
ing and suffering world. for In Nil my
six visits to the war zones spent
much Of my time In the homes, and moi
one that l can recall but had beer
visited once, aSd often many times
by the dark shadow Of DEATH
The World Is ION lis Nerssa"
DR. Mott said that the people every
where impressed him as being "or
their nerves" and In q state OF irr1
liability, which Is productive OF
criticism. He declared that II Is o,
wonderful time to live when u whole
world is accessible to new ideas, Com /,
paratiyely speaking, 1t is an unselfist
world too, he said, for although IL IL
not so unselfish as It was year ago !
or two years ago, II is far more un
selfish than before the war
al had thought that I might see ora
of two nations plastic. but l nevei
thought to zee whole world molter
and plastic as 10 the world today
but It will set and set hard In new
mold, and this is the golden oppor |
tunity Of an organization ike the Y |
NJ. c. A., which can render a unique /,
service at this time because OF it, !
contact with both capital and labor IL /
the Industrial unrest. Its forward i
looking program In the development o.
young manhood physically. intellectu |
ally and spiritually, can be a de |,
termining factor In the holding Of the
nations, for 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 a humble
world, too, for where 10 there nation I
today which boasts that It knows how
to deal with Its probiemsT he said.
Praises State Y. NJ. C. A. Work.
II have been particularly impressed
with the plans wn4ch have just beea
laid before you men OF Kentucky
am sure you cannot realize how fai
reaching this program may be- Be
cause Of this, would like to say thai
by peculiar circumstance, have
been able to get larger view-a set.
ting as 1t were-on the effect of just
what such an enterprise may &C
complish; by reason Of the fact that ]
have travelled in every country In the
world, have been associated with the
peoples and leaders of so many mn
tons, and have watched the virus OF
Bolsheyism, which seeks to cleave the
nations into class hatred, spread over
Europe and the United States.