Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-16
W WOULD AVOID
CHURCH CONTROL
Shore Y. m. Q. A. Convention
/ Hears Report Advising
n, Independence
EMPHASIZE BOYS WORK

Spectoi Dispntch.to BvexiwS Pabiio Lcdoer
Atlantic City, Nov. 18.--While rec.
ommending adequate yelationship,"
the commission on approach to the
church urged absolute independence O(
ecclesiastical control in association
work, in presenting It's report today
to the forty first triennial convention
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa.
tions Of North America.
This was necessary, II was main.
tained, In order to carry out associa.
/ ton work efectually. What is asked
OF the chuyches IL that they heartily
respond to- requests Of the association
for counsel in determining 0bjectives
and IN >enlisting financial support.
In the work for boys, the report con.
churcheti boys and educating them In
Christian citixenship should be espe.
cially. emphasized. There was a. rec.
ommendation Of q plan fok association
membership BY church groups Of boys
as a solution Of duplicated enort be.
tween churches and associations. By
this means, 1t was declared, church
leaders would keep direct connection
with their own boys, and have the I'D.
vantages OF the Y. NJ. G. A. equip.
ment which. could hardly be carried on
BY churches.
A dramati picture Of present day
conditions in Saloniki, now thronged
with Greek refugees, was made public
yesterday at the convention.
The report was in the form OF
letter from U. L.. Amoss. director 81
the American Y. NJ. c.. A. in Saloniki,
Anglo. American Relief Committee, and
/ NonNo00nfinR fhf
American Red Cross and the Near East
Relief.
| In his letter. Mr.. Amoss said:
Dozens Of children are being borr
every day. under conditions that ca'
only be described as appalling. NJ
general epidemic has been signaled yet
With the coming of the rainy season
now here, and the consequent colder
prominent.
Drugs Of all kinds are ursentl.
needed. The ordinary public hospital'
of the city are fun. In the camps. i'm
promptu hospitals have been foundet
on very modest lines, Hhich cannot dea
with even n small fraction Of the sick
ness. Nurses and doctors are few
Practically all refugees are crawlinl
with vermin."
+. Wayland Aver, Of Philadelphia
as chairman Of the board Of trustees
Of the association retirement fund, re.
ported that the establishment Of thil
"a ,0OO, 900 endowment fund, efforts fOl
which began eleven years ago, has gont
into effect. This provides pension fol
the employed officers after the age o.
sixty. It Is believed that this fund. will
raise the standard of the secretaryship
stabilize 1t as a profession and help t
insure the prepOnderance of young mel
in the work in accordance with th'
name and aim of the organization.
| Speakers at last evenings genera
session included Elisha Lee, vice presi
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
railroad Y. NJ. c. A. work; william
iDalton, vice president and general man
ager Of the General Electric Companj
and president Of the Schenectady 7
In. C. A. Colonel John T. Axton. chic
Of chaplain corps Of the United States
Army and formerly general secretary o.
the Salt Lake City Y. NJ. c. A.. Rev
DR.. ]. c. Baker, head Of the Wesleyan
Foundation of the University of Illinoii
and pastor Of Trinity Church. Urbana
Speakers for today include Rev. DR.
J. Ross Stevenson, president of Prince
ton Theological Seminary; Il. T: Col
ton, Of New York City, recently re-
turned from Russia after service as tn,
Y. NJ. C. A. representative with th
American Relief Administration; D. A
Davis, Of Geneva. Switzerland, associ
ate general secretary Of the World
Committee Y. NJ. G. A.; =. c. Dix
JY, NJ, C, A. State secretary for Ken
tucky, and Rev. DR.. w. II. Day. o
bridgeport, Conn.,, who will present
report as chairman Of the association
Commission on Approach to tn