Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-07
Local YMcA
Membe rship Drive
Started This Week
C.. C. M0sley, ST..
Is Chairman

Is Chairman
The 1859 membership campaign
will begin on March End. DR.. C. C.
Mosley, Sr. is chairman.
1.-THE YMCA is a worldwide fell
lowship of persons united together
by a common loyalty to Jesus
Christ for the purpose Of develop
ing Christian personality and build
ing Christian society"
The motto Of the Young Mems
Christian Association is spirit,
mind, body"-based on the scrip
tural text: "And Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature and in favor
with God and man."
Members of the fellowship are
guided by the principles based on
that motto: Spirit - we recognize
God as the greatest power we
know, and the One to whom we
owe our first allegiance.
We recognize Jesus Christ and
His teachings as supreme guides
for our own thoughts and deeds in
daily life.
We recognize ourselves and all
other human beings as part of
Gods creation. We honor the basic
brotherhood of all humans. And
we realize that this brotherhood
cannot become a reality until all
humans, through the efforts of
such as ourselves also realize and
accept such brotherhood. This
means respect for individuals of
other nations and races on the
same basis as we respect those of
our own. 1t means practicing
Christ's teachings-do unto others
as you would have others do unto
you.
We have the responsibility of
making this world a better world
because of our span of life upon it.
Mind-we endeavor to apply our
! minds both to discovering the will
of our Creator and to performing
the tasks that are ours. We expect
to make the best use of our minds
not just for our own purposes,
but for all civilization. We keep
our minds open and alert-believ-
ing that hatred and suspicion are
overcome by knowledge and under
standing.
Body-we know the body to be
one of Gods working tools; as
such we develop it equally with our
minds. We strive for the strength,
stamina, and skills essential for
performing the duties of daily liv-
ing. We keep fit for the tasks Of
service and deeds of adventure to
which the growth of our minds and
the teachings of Christ challenge
US.
Proper cleanliness and care of
our bodies are essential for daily
health and so that we may re-
produce still better human race.
Our heritage-the founding-the
movement started in London, Eng
land in June 1874. George Williams
organized eleven other young drap-
cry workers "to influence religious
young men to spread the Redeem
er's Kingdom amongst those by
whom they are surrounded"
At the fifth meeting of the group
on July 4, 1874, Christopher Smith,
one of the original twelve men,
bers suggested that their group be
called the young Mems Christian
Association"
People visiting London saw how
great an influence for Christian
living was this young mans move
ment, and upon returning to their
own countries organized YMCA's.
So it spread inc almost every
country in the world.
The local YMCA's are united
into national councils and worlds
alliance. Through these they carry !
on a program of world brotherhood
to extend the influence of Chris
tian living throughout the world.
The movements first World Con-
ference was held in Paris, France
in 1855. The world headquarters of
the "Y" has been at Geneva, Swift
erland since 1878.
Pioneering-the Association has
pioneered in all fields which offer
ed an opportunity of developing
Christian personality and building
a Christian society. It has made
many significant contributions to
the life of people in many lands.
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