The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-06


Miss Maude Royden. the famous
woman preacher and author of Lon
don. Eng. was the great inspIra ton
of the convention in her talk each
morning on ''Womep and the Worlds S
Future" She talked of the world 8
condition today "at the cross roads
and the vital force that women have
in moulding the world affairs. In
the state of hate and despair in which
Europe is living today, the women of
America owe the spiritual debt of
keeping alive the hope of achievement
which is the possession of America
alone. Of all the world. The respon-
sibility of women for interpreting the
Fatherhood Of God thru world, ma
tional and domestic relationships was
stressed in successive talks and fhe
closing session on the Peace that
Passeth Understanding was the climax
of a most remarkable series Of talks
that left an indelible impression on
the two thousand listeners. That hate
is aNdestructive agency and love the
great creative force is the principle
on which world peace must be found
ed. Miss Royden's presence at the
convention was made possible by the
generosity of two women from New
York. She was in America exclusively
for the convention; but will return to
America next year for a lecture tour.
The entire convention program en-
phasiZed the worldwide reach of the
association movement. The Sunday
when speakers from India. South
America. Belgium, the Near East and
the United States, presented the same
girl problems and stressed the solidar-
ity of needs, aims and ambitions of
the womanhood of the world.
Organize National Assembly.
For the first time, the students met.
as a group for afternoon sessions and
organized a national student assembly
as a section of the national conven-
tion. They seriously studied the prob
lem of financing the national student
Christian association and voted to as
sumo the responsibility as soon as
possible of raising the entire budget
for national student work
Two important resolutions Of the
convention related to world peace and
the endorsement Of the best type of
movies. The latter recommended that
the convention endorse those moving
picture producers. actors and actresses
who in their work and in their lives
cxemplify the standards for which our
association stands.
The large number of business and
industrial women at the convention
met as group during the time that
the student section was in session and
drew up plans for forming business
women's section of the next conven-
tion in 1924.
Another resolution was the approval
by the American Y w. C A of the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion Of the worlds Y w c. a. which
calls upon all national associations to
promote Christian principles of ma
tional and international conduct, en-
couraging the development OF a right
public conscience such as shall
strengthen all those forces which are
working for the avoidance of war and
the promotion of peace and better
understanding among nations.
This amendment must be presented
TO and accepted by the associations OF
the thirty-six countries affiliated with
become n part of the worlds constitu-
ton
For World Peace.
A resolution Of the convention ex-
pressing its desire for world peace was
10 be personally presented to Secre-
tary OF State Hughes by Mrs. Norby,
president of the Boston Y. W. c. A,
who was to go TO Washington from
Hot Springs.
The reports OF the commissions ap-
pointed by the Cleveland convention
formed the basis OF much of the busi-
ness Of the convention. The commits
sion on studying the basis of member
ship asked for another year of study
on the problem of finding a test OF
entrance into membership that will be
satisfactory TO the associR tions of the
entire country and will strengthen the
Christian purpose of the organization
in all branches OF the work
This convention voted to accept the
report of the commission on individual
membership which recommended the
berships in the national organization |
for women and girls in unorganized |
sections, such memberships being |
transferred to a local association as /
soon as one is formed in a given To- |
cality-