The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-23
Y Nc A, GIVES DINNER UNDER
AUSPICES OF STATE AND
LOCAL BOARDS

OF the state anu lutdl l. W. - ~
Boards. was attended by large num-.
bers Of the business men Of the town
and members Of the College faculty.
The meeting was the first Of its
kind held in Berea for several years.
and was mainly for the purpose of
arousing a deeper interest in the
work that the association is doing.
A great many people in this tow
have had only casual interest in the
work Of the Y. NJ. c. a. in this State
because they have not been made to
see the Importance Of the work that
this association is carrying on among
the young men Of our State. The
program Monday evening. which fol-
lowed very delicious dinner, carried
us thru the various types Of work
that the association is doing among
the young men in the cities and ru-
raj districts, and we are certain that
no man or woman present went away
from the meeting without making
a high resolve to lend his or her
financial and moral support to this
great organization
Mr.. John Welch, chairman Of the
meeting. spoke briefly concerning the
general policies of the Y NJ. c. A,
referred to its managing board and
said that Berea was fortunate in
having two members on the board.
Mr.. Taylor made b 'iet talk, n
which he paid very high compli-
ment to the Y. NJ c. A. by saying
that the Y NJ. c. A. in Philadelphia
had saved his life. Mr.. Taylor is a
member Of the managing board.
Mr.. VIM. N. Ewald. secretary of the
northern district Of the association
work in Kentucky, with headquarters
at Fort Thomas, gave a lantern slide
lecture in which he covered the vari-
Gus fields Of work which are being
carried on turnout the State
Mr.. F. o. Clark. also a member of
the State Board. spoke on the work
Of the association in Berea, and ex-
pressed his desire that the Y NJ. c.
A. might soon be able to connect up
more closely with the boys in the
town. He said that he felt that this
work was too important TO be neg
lected, and that the college and the
citizens of the town should unite in
putting on a program that would not
only touch the students in the col
lege. but would go out into the town
and provide something for the boys
who are not associated with the col
lege.
The principal speaker of the eve.
ming was DR.. VI. F. Hart. Pastor Of
the First Christian Church in Dan
vile. Dr. Hart has a wide reputa-
tion as a good speaker. He said, in
opening his address, that there were
two reasons why he was glad TO be
in Berea First, his high regard for
Berea as an educational institution.
and the high character Of work that
it is doing. Second, his high regard
for the Y NJ. c. A. and for the splen-
did constructive practical work that
it is carrying on turnout the State.
He said that in some places where
the churches had failed to supply the
physical needs Of the young men and
young women in the community. tho
Y NJ. and Y. W. c. AS came along
with their great religious influences,
hooking up religion with real practi
cal things Of human life. Religion,
he said, was never going to be
handled properly until it was human
lied. A religion TO minister 10 the
needs Of the young people of our day
must not only meet the spiritual
needs but also physical needs. Man
is intellectual as well as physical.
The mind must be fed also. This
the Y. NJ. G. A. is doing by the OPP
portunities that it is giving to young
men for reading and study. Thru
the channels of education being
carried on by the Y. NJ. C. A. great
leaders have been developed and COM
mon ordinary people have been
brought to think about the really
great problems of life. Man is a So
cial being and needs friendship and
comradship. Friendship is needed
more than anything else in the world
today This social side of life, which
has so often been neglected, the Y.
NJ. c. A. is seking to supply.
THE finest type of manhood or wo-
manhood is the person who is not
grouchy, who is gracious. The "Y"
is helping to make people gracious,
helping TO make people realize their
Importance in the world Of men. The
"Y" is humanizing religion, bringing
the youth Of the country into a real