The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-04
Pr. John r. Mott, international
Secretary Of Y. NJ. c. A. Viii Be
Forum Speaker Here in January

Wiueiy KNOWN religious and education
a workers in the world. win be one
Of the list OF noted speakers. who win
address the Sunday Community Forum
a the. auditorium on the peninsula
during the coming season. DR.. Mott
having promised President Robert s.
Holmes Of the Forum association 10
MI date here, probably January 30th,
during the first month OF the Forum
meetings.
The opportunity to hear DIR. Mott
is one 81 the. greatest pleasures Of
fered during the season. having been
particularly induced to come here
through the warm friendship which
has existed for many years between
the noted \. NC A,pfticial and Mr..
Holmes. Smith G. Young, r. e. Olds
and other peninsula residents.
DR.. Mott win speak on educational
matters a. touching his life work, and
speaks from al abundance Of expert
ence in practically all the lards of the
weird. being perhaps almost as well
known IN many foreign lands as in
america. where he personifies the
great Y. NJ. G. A. movement. as Lead
er In the work of that organization for
many years.
DIR. Mott. while graduate of Cor
nell university. has received honorary
degrees at Yale. Edinburgh AMI
Princeton. is Ihe recipient OF the order
OF knight Legion OF Honor. a French
war decoration, and of the Distin-
guished Service Medal from the Unit
ed States government,
He was student secretary of the In
ternationaI Committee OF Y. NJ c. A.
Association from 1883 to 1915. and has
besn general secretary OF the interna-
tioaal Organization since 1915. He has
also been foreign secretary OF the Y
NJ. G. A. since fS9s. position which
he still holds He has likewise been
chairman OF the executive committee
OF the student volunteer movement
since 1883 and general secretary Of the
Worlds student Christian Federation
since 1856. and is chairman of .thsscoh
tinuation Commission of the World
Missionary Confederation al Edin-
hurgh.
DR.. Mott made world tour in the
interests Of the Student Christ move
.nent in 1891. ami between 1900
and 1901 made special tours to ali
parts of Europe, South Africa. South
America and Australia on similar mis-
sions. He held evangelist meetings
for students III southern Asia and the
Far East in 1912, and was member
of the Mexican commission appointed
by President Wilson in 1916.
In 1917 DR.. Mott became widely
known through his appointment as a
member Of the Special Diplomatic Mis-
sion to Russia, and during the World
War he served as general seeretarA o.
the National War Work Council OF the
" NJ. G. A. and also extended similar
work to the allied armies and among
| the prisoner Of war camps Throughout
Europe.
! DR. Mott. in addition 10 his null
Ttudinous duties has written number
of books and pamphlets on subjects
pertaining to the y. NJ. c. A Aiid wa
work.
DIR. Mott viii be accompanied z
paytona Beach by Mrs, Mott, Il nein'
their Intention to spend short saea
ltion period here. as guests Of Nj am
Mrs. Holmes and other friends at th'
beach. Or. Mott was one OF part,
aboard snip bound from America Y
the. Orient at one time when Messrs
Holmes, Smith Young and oids wer
aboard ship At that time an &C
euaintaneeship was formed which ha
tasted ami grown stronger through IA
years.
The acceptance of the Invitation b
Dr. Mott 10 speak 10 a local andsene
at the Sunday Forum meetings j bu
another instance where the vide a.
qaaintaneeship of MIR Holmes vii
scores CT noted leaders IN every In
OF educational enaeayor has made
possible for local audiences 70 benet
to degree impossible IN most com
munities OF 10 matter nov large 6
how great the attraction
MIR Holmes official connection VI
the National Foram also makes psis
sihle the furnishing d speakers of e
tional ana international reIsits- gsksA
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