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THE WORLD WIDE

STING ADDRESS AT ROTARY CLUB MEETING

THE Y.M.C.A GREAT THING FOR THE FUTURE

OF CHINA.

The World Wide Y was the subject of the talk në tha meeting of the Rotary Club yortorday when Rotarian JL Me Pherson gave a very interesting talk on the work carried out by the Young Men's Christian Association throughout the World,

The: "President of the Club, Sir William Hornell, in extend. ing & welcome to the guests at the tiffin, said it was his happy log to say welcome also to two bow members-Rotasian: G. W. Joffries, of the Royal Observatory, and Rotarian M. J. M. Mon Largis, the well-known local exchange broker. Bir. William added, that M. Montargis was the first Fronch member of the Club, and members of the Rotary Club could look forward to a very interest... ing talk from M Montargis very soon. Being a brilliant linguist "M, Montargis, would no doubt deliver his address in English in-

stead of his native French,

TWENTY YEARS WORK IN HONG KONG.

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pisod, the work fii locally and supported. The importance of thin extends beyond the Associa tion. A distinguished leader of the Church in China onos told me that in his opinion this basic principle of the Y.MOLA. had influenced very largely the whole Chinese, Churon in the matter of self-cup- port, ault-government and self-pro pogation, "such as Bishop, Curtis described in his interesting address admg months ago. » With reference bo withdrawals, at one time that Y.M.C.A. had 150 fraternal score") taries in China and Hong Kong The number is now reduced to forty

of

The work in China began in 1895, with the arrival in Tientsin Dr. Willard Lyon. Dr. Lyon re- tired only last year, leaving behind a strong, wide-sprond institution. In his book, China and Britain,” R. O. Hall, of Oxford, says “The Y.M.C.A. has in China a much stronger and more influential posi- tion even than in Britain. It dossi the work that is carried on in Eng land by such various organizationa as the Adult Bchool Movement, Student Christian Association. Uni

Having

Before calling upon Rotarian Mo-The best known man is Dr. J. Rversity Settiomenta, sto. Pherson to address the meeting, Mott Soon after leaving college Sin William. Fornell extended a about 1890, he became Associated hearty welcome to the following with Mr. Morse and continued with Brests

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Rotarian G. W. Greene, of the Canton Club, Rotarian William Yinson Lee of the 'Shaugha Club, Mr. Ma Man Fai, of the Sincore Co., Lady and Mr. H. W. Gran, of Shanghai..

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Sir William then asked Rotarian Greene to say a few words to the gathering about the Canton Club and in doing so, Mr. Greene said that the Canton Club felt that it was very closely related to the Hong Kong Hotary Club in that when they held their first meeting the President of the Hong Kong Club and the Hon. Secretary, in the persons of Sir William Horbell and Mr. M. F Key, respectively made the trip to Canton to help thom organise the Club.

The speaker continued that in Canton they had held their meet inge on Tuesdays so that if any member of the Hong Kong, Rotary Club should happen to be in Canton on say Tuesday, he felt sure that the Canton Rotarians would be vas

leased to see them at their tifin whide was held on the steamer owned by the Steamboxt Company which happened to be alongside the wharf on that dig

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THE ADDRESS.-

The President then called upon Rotarian McPherson to address the meeting.

The latter said:--

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membership of nearly 50,000 and centres in every town of import ance, it is the largest and strongest the YMCA until his retiremant organization with the single excep recently, notwithstanding the offertion of the Ewok Man Tong.” of other important" porta.

They wished to make him a Bishop: Several Universities wanted him for President. Provident Wildon offer od him the post of Minister to Ching. These offers were declined on the ground that he could render YMCA. Many honours came te his bebt service through the Dr. Most from educational and other institutions, the first, if 1 remember aright, a doctorate from: Edinburgh University.

16: has been stated in some quar ters that money has made the North American YMCA. Obviously this is untrus. The essentials in an in- stitution of this kind are brains and character Support follows these qualities but does not, produce them.

Under such lendership the North American YM.C.A. in time attain ed national importance. It became

Athletics received thei Arst national impetus in 1810; that boing the year of the National Exhibition which drew thousands from all parts of the country. The YMCA. obtained permission to hold national athletic coptest in the Exhibition grounds. For the pur pose of competition the country was West, and Contro divided into North, South East, charge of the Southerners who I went, apin won the football championship and some truck events. One incident is fresh in my memory, illustrative of changes, which have taken place. In the high jump one of our stu "dents cleared nicely but, at the critical moment, his quere came unbound and dislodged the bar

a real civic asset, freely acknowled organizing of the Far Eastern The second push game with the god as such throughout both coun-Olympic Games in 1913 on the tries. Toronto has six branches:initiative of the Manila YMCA, Montreal bas nine, with 7,000 mem-who sent a representative to China bers and with more than 1,200 stu- and Japan to secure co-operation. donta in its college. When I was A China had to nations athletic in Canada in 1998 the Montreal organization, the YMCA assem Association had a drive for funds bled the team and sent it to Manila. for extension and within a week The expenses of the southern con- more than £250, were subscribed. tingent were provided by an over- Edraft, on the promises of a friend whose gift did not materialize until after the competitors bad returned. ooming eventually. Fortunately for me it was forth

A Double Return i

In 1916 the second Far Eastern Games were held in Shangha and were again managed by the Y.M.O.A. For the first time and up to now the least, China won the largest number of points, due chiefly to the Hong Kong players. China's total who secured more than half of

About the time of these games, Organization was formed, when the or a little later, a National Athletic Y.M.CA, having accomplished its taak, dropped out of the manage- ment but still gives its hearty co operation.

- Health Work.

Two examples will illustrate the attitude of the business community The YMCA was founded in the Canadian Pacino and the Cand. -The railways of Canada, both London in 1844 by a young English Jian National, at their own ex- man George Williams. From small pezas, have erected buildings ut in beginnings it made steady growth, portant points and handed them so that beford the end of the long over to the Y.MO.A... with an and useful life of its founder it had aunnal grant for upkeep. In 1928 hecome practically world-wide, with I stopped at two, Field, on the 1,000,000 members. The number is Canadian Pacific, and Capreol, on now approximately 2,000,000 one-the Canadian National, hall of whom are in North America The President of the Canadian Sir George Williams' name, is held Pacific, once criticized for giving in honour wherever the Association shareholders'

**money to is known I have seen the George Y.M.C.A., replied that it was fully the Williams room in the Association justified, that for every dollar given College at Chicago. The Canadian to the Y.M.C.A. the Company re Y.M.CA. College at "Montreal is: esived a double return! enlled by his name, A George room is included in the unique building in one of the provincia 2-A few year ago the YMCA building now under construction in capitals was enlarged and renovat Jerusalem. His picture hangs ined, at considerable coat, when A

In health work our loen Axio- two of our local buildings. After cyalone unexpectedly cut a swaste cation can claim the honour of careful thought, the Y.M.C.A. selected Geneva for International otherwise damaging the recon-of Dr. Francis Clark, M.O.H. a

through the city, unroofing and leadership. With the valuable, help Headquarters, Its example has structed building. The Directors the time, health lectures and other been followed by the Y.W.C.A., the believed they would have to close, propaganda were begun. This work League of Nations, the International when the City Council voluntarily attracted attention not only in Labour Office, and others.

offered funds on loan repayment China, but also farther aßbid. A On the North American Con- to be made in instalments oves, a Health League in England asked for sinent, the Y.M.C.A. grew rapidly, long period. The offer was accept q report of it. for which growth two reasons, ed, payments were made regularly, Health work received a new im among several, may be mentioned: until, when the debt was reduced portance when the National Com

1.-The soil. otherwise was prac- to less than #70,000, the Council mitteo of the YMCA. formed a tically unoccupied In European offered to donate more than one Health Department and Dr. Peter countries similar organizations arose, third if the Directors could raise became its head in 1010. In this mostly with strong sectarian the balance. This was done, the capacity he pioneered health educa Bavoar.. In North America 80 building was cleared, and there was tion through books, pamphlets years ago the YMCA had the no word of criticism that public postora, exhibits and demonstrated feld practically to itself and from money had been misapplied No Lectures. Dr. Peter was a gonius in the beginning was laymen's in one even wrote an anonymous letter getting suitablo posters and in de- stitution, in which all sections of to the papera The citizens agreed signing apparatus. One of His most the community united their efforts. with the city fathers that the convincing lectures who en tuber- It has been demonstrated there, 1Y.M.O.A. was & necussity.

enlosis, from the ravages of which believe, that one organization, with But interest is not confined to some one had formed the estimate Branches, adequately equipped and cold corporations. During my last that there was a death in China suitably, staffed, can accomplish visit to Carmela, when entering, one every 37 seconda. Dr. Pater made more than several institutione, oven of our buildings., an elderly gentle these figures real by having as he.. though the combined equipment man came out. The Secretary nak lectured a mechanical man, appear and staff of the several are greater ed if I had noticed this man, and on the platform beside him. At than those of the one.

went on to say! We had the end of 37 seconds the platform 2-Early in ita.history in North nation in "newspaper that we goned, a coffin appeared, the man America the Association was forta should like 80,000 to equip a camp fall into it and went below, while a nate in coming under the leadarite for boys That old gentleman another stepped through the cur ship of able men in its directorate game to tell me that some time ago tan to take his place. After this anr staff, forward-looking men who he put 85,000 in his will for the had gone on for some time evenzk thought of the YMCA as a YMOA but would like the boys the least intelligent or interested movement to be advanced rather to have it now if the Association in the audience began to ʻiak what than a sindus que to be mamtain could see its way to pay him it was all shoot. Of course, at ed. Among the earliest of these small interest on it during his life. I times there was a missfire. In hin men was Robert McBurney, a young He was apologetic in mentioning lecture on Flies Kill People" Irishman who had emigrated to the 4 per cent, and said he really Dr. Peter threw on the screen New York Conceiving the Assc-needed that income in order to picture of ay magnified to an ciation as an all-round institution live. That is the spirit that enormous size, when an old Indy. be was successful in erecting à makes a Y.MOA.

was heard to remark If the building in New York, will facilities When it was finally decided to Westerners have flies like that in for the development of body and undertake foreign work at least their country no wonder they fear mind, as well as spirit. This be, three conditions were made:—— them. We are not afraid of the came a model for the continent: 1-Each local Association must little dies in China," Dr. Peter's

Another only Tender was Richard manage its own affairs.

work, attracted wide attention, in Morss, nephew of the Morse of 2-It must provide all its supportChina and elsewhere. He was in Electro Magnetic, Telographic fame. locally, excepting the salaries of the vited to take his apparatus, to Mr Morse became General Sacres foreign asorotan Indian and Siam for important tary soon siter leaving Xalo, aa—The foreign segretaries must health conferences. It led in 1920 position which he held for about be considered on loan paly, to to the formation of the China 50 years. Even er retirement bejzradually: Uncle Richard

washe trusted secretary:

have Council on Health Education, in ingi, namai.lt forman | which the 1MO_A_ is one of balt

are now senlled | a dozen bodim united in this im ernal: secretarigi

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