FOR SERVICE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 342, 9 March 1922, Page 3

FOR SERVICE.

I'KOC.IiKSS OF A .M.' .A

AUI/UKSK IVY Ml! .). .1. VllU'K).

In I Senreely 100 persons, including a mum :)! I" I 111 Im.Vs. Were ill .'ll tendance 111 |||e 111 Municipal Hal! la.-i evening to listen in ill n address i v Mr .1. '.I, Virgo, I•<,ii, ilj vary dl iin,’ A.,Aid .A. British Umpire AA I nion, .nul travelling representative of ihe (( AVorld s, A ilianim nl the Y.M.t ,A. Mr {( A irgo. who is now on hi.- eighth trip mund 1/ I he wm Id, spoki on the progress made h\ | die great in- ivcineiii u iill v’.liitli lie, has so 1 lone linen rmniiecied. The Mayor, Mr J. | A. Nash, ,\| I’, presided and he was sup 1 ported lay Mr 0. Monrad, chairman of ) .He Ihiard of Directors ot ihe I’almei'ston N'orlh Y.M.C.A. U in w, leoming Mr Virgo to Palmerston U North, ihe Mayor said it was a, privileee (i for any man to he associated with one who h had dona s«. much. Honoured hy Ids King 1 1 1 and liei.i iny'hhe good wishes of ihe IThiee of Wales, he was .revered hy all for his ).l years of service in helping lo hnilcl in the I 1 manhoiai il ihe Umpire. Mr Viryo’s good ii work among'the hoys at the I rout win. also j 1 1 uji Juh 1 upon hy ihe Mayor, u ho sod dial he begun Ins work as secretary at Adelaide I, s !\ .years ago, since, when In had occupied 1 many important posts in connection w:lh i the mu', eiilenl, The name of A trim \va ■ now a hoii.-elioiil word throughout the Bin lish Empire. ami many parents were gratcJ dd in him for what In had done in help my in hi |heir sons lor the bailie of life. A WDNDUUUUL CENT GUY. i 1 Rising i) speah, Mr Virgo was greeted with sn. i'lined applause. In set thug down ) to his subject he said that the Dominion ] iiad shown wonderful spirit in the fare of { very trillin' en eiimsl a nee-. Ihe people ot ( ' New Zen la ml had laken I hlics i it, phiio I -ophieally and die thing dial one had ( liked ,-e, .mm h had heon i" I'md wheia x er | me \v( in that the man wlm had no! sad 1, .iered so nmeh was ready in help die man who ua- near lo bankruptcy. lie had encountered mam Instances, of ibis kind in dm Dominion, 'l'lo niiieiecui h was a wonderl nl eem i r.v and n wa- me,n I,mil we should soiiieliiniw 1 recognise die guild dial had come from l I lie pa.-l. lie alyav,- looked had on (he / aloremeni loned era a- a w ondert n! eeni urv. i u 1 1 mi i nam leu I a I Iv had given to die world , I i hai ■ sea; in -t in i ion. tin A ..M.( '.A. i (Applause.) li behoved this century lo pel feet dm i hiii!',- loti lo ii a.- ■' legacy 1 Iw : hi pa-i irinurv lle preda led dial m I die next It'll or (ifleeli vein's wi would see 'areal i lex elo) ilnel 1 1 - dial Would In- tim-l I) j help: ill in oiir live-. In dm yea I 1821 dcav if | >va- horn in ,Soiiier-el a young kal. I femme l) I William: , who w a,- voted h\ 111- pa nail - a - A j “no rood for da, farm a lid ond, 111 lor die ( ; el I v." S, \ a: a i" ( )eoi" a I on lid I, m isel I one ( morn mi; with hr- la I he: enlerilie' die 'ow n j of 111 id" e a. a I ei , a eaivle--. llloimhl 'e- / -W'eal ill" ' US' fe low . a - lie h lin-el 1 a I O a' ) . wa '■■!- pul n I a; i'-w win l . - ii a hiI j leeii*-. he w 111 1" I, mdon v, here he e\ / piwieneed dial c real ense ■ d loiielilm--l vh'.'i; "a- 1 x plaa ! of 11,0 "leal mix. In 1 feel in" ol loiiehim-s wa - ik -I Hied lo lin'k" \ a greal diilemliee n die \x..rid. In London ■ he mad" a ni"’.ne!i' on - decision la "kange I in- - idee:, and I ,aa ea fiei fie ; ■ In- in. a i o : " 11 i - nm how 1 1 1 d.w i> : I Inis ; 111',: il W I (sin do tor ol hers." d he jam Tl ■■■ die A’. M.( A, due i: e. as lon ndwi n a Immlile way on .Line olh. KAL'. hy x. nii" U I i I la m - ion I a 1 1 a mil 'll oi A conn cl li ml ■end life n in,:, re. To da\ dm m- j i l n I 101 l had 9(100 I 'l a iii'lix - rr ac.-enl I in. . a pi. la! finds I ol a 11 ill"' JCsfi.ooo.ooo. W lilt a I 'l'd lie nd . ■ 11 | • < 1 I.o'W'.COO men land inin; dm lligla -I and die I K'Sl HUM ( W II i I'll! 11l - on dial , 111 V fool could go Wl'on ■ a 111 I wine ilelenniiii ,d to siand for righteous 1 lie: a. if n ii a--oe : al ion in the ol gamsil ion !in l l ("iinpleie anionom.i. '! here was m. (. nl nil fund. The first carnal president. \v at onmkiy shouldered ihe re.-poiisihd.l.v of dm organisation, was .Lord Shnflesimrv. 1 1 w m- only a fe ,v years la i er I ha t lines e a and Canada look hold oi die movement : soon aderward.- New Zealand came in, j ii mi 1855 -aw i he lir-i world emu cut me. A Cl! MAT MCA KMIfX'l In the next iwo decades nunierons ml ' uni! in- Inina! an w j: h 1 he mm emenl LiflV \ "a is all el die fomulil I ion of the V.M.C.A. 2500 del. gnies gatiier-d under : he- 1 tome of Si i ’a id s afat sail': 1 lie j I Sexology in 2d ddl'eri'iil la ngmtges—a wonI dei fn.l inhnle lo die inagnii tide of a "real movement, linked together wil.h one common hand, ihe cause, of humanity. Keverting to the founder of dm movement, die speaker said that when Ceurge William- was an old and honoured man, I j l.fneen A’ieloria sent few him and invested I him wil.li a knighthood, Baler. when lids grand old man was dying he Indy re marked: "1 am leaving yon young men no. ia,-( legaev and ii is a precious one— Hi" VTldkAk' j ( onl inumg, Mr Aii'go said lha I he w;m 1 si I i.-lied, as sure as lie in cd, that I he. j in gii nis.i lion i .add not ini ve put, tip I he ■ j-record n hail if il had not had a religious ; basis, ('hilis might eoine ami'chibs m'ight I go. hut (he Y.M.C.A. would live for i car la i aiisc ol its alliance with the Great i Mader of Mankind, In America, -real corporal Kin? had gone lo I lie A ..Aid .A. ■ and rei|iK'sleil lo see a lii'aiicli of die ni- : si ii.nlnm e-la 1 iii.-lii d id their w orks at 1 da'ii' own expeu-e, and tie l result was that ; ndal ion -hips I ict ween mast er and man had j been greatly improved, in this connection j .in- ,-i| a eiaiiv nmiiiloned dm r.idwav j : Ah M,( '.A. room-. Turning lo I' ranee he j pointed lo (he noble work being done in die sliape of die maintenance "I hm-tels for dm reception of poor relatives oi deceased soldiers anxious lo visit ihe gravenl die fallen. The A ..AM '.A. _v.it> unit dm British Amu <d Oectijinlion in Germany—- | t he Govmriimeiil had in-1-le'l ' ,r i 11 cronr I |.anvine die men. I imn a' am .*>! .(d■>.j ,sil mil ion.- had iieen secured bv the | A'..Aid '.A. for mx-sen lee nnm in I .ondon. ; 'l'li,. A'. AI.l '.A. w a - a mm emenl. inlet 1 1. ■! 1 on i I lia 1 1< 11 > .a i. Illlei poilll.'lli. itltm - r.n la I. ■but Gltrisli:t ll . A WORLD Wild-: GUI I’. ' j Tim spea k'T w en I on lo ud m 1 11 ! j" ; splendid bond "I ' l>ndlum imod which : eharaelerisi'd dm movemenl all over the ' world. In all comnries the m-linnioii had j il - " rip on the communit v. Li 1 ndia in lone year IOO.OIiO native- I,ad had iheir ' eoiidilions great I x improv ed hy die ex { I ~'iidi! mm ol only ill'iUU, Till ml hold I dm l dm ni"v emenl had on da I m n w a j d W eh II j mil I i.x dll’ speaker, W ltd sit id t hill j till, dap was keen for knowledge im 'llm t New Zea hi mb g were for . rieket and fm-i i hall, and limy would gel ahead M n it vv I did not have a care. In ('hina, M-o. wonjders had accomplished hy il " nMilii 11,,,,. and dm I little e Were wollilel'llllh ' j , In 1", ;o (in . xv a ioln 1 (Tdh r oint" ‘ I h i liese mem I let's Were a imad.v en i ohc, I : p, j| ile si ml v alone Recently, national Unit lee- of the V.M.C.A. had I I. j,,, lavished in .lingo Slav ni, in resp«m-' «■ | an insistent demand, 'I he secret "I the j phenomenal vitality ol die oimaiimal nm j |av In the fact that il v\a- evin striving to inagnifv < hl istianit \. | |)rt:win" m a clo.-e. M'' Virgo urged that 1 vvm should have aggress, ve protection ! against the danger- dial aT'Cml ; chit racier of our yonlh, T deniandm j on I spoken ness and aggressive activity. People -oiiiel inn's told him Unit ) ll '> ennid not ahord to stand bv the A -M l .A. "Mav 1 respect fully -ay. renciketl Mi A’ii-.o “ dial vmn eannol ;i(lot<1 n n| do mu belie 1 1’ dial any eommmiily can alTonl to do without its A.M.C.A vve owe if to our youth. . . . AAc ham 1 g ll ' 1° 1 0 something In stop life drift. , «uia it "to i parents will not mind their duly, or cannot, | j-lien it is for ns lo do something to give | (he boys and girls a chance lo develop on j ihe I't.gln lines. , , ,«b \i At ihe conclusion oi ins adduW At j Virgo wa: accorded a hearty '”d (l j, hanks on the motion of Mr G. H- tallies, seconded bv Mr J. A. MeLeavey. MU VIUGO KNTKRTAINHI). moulding young LIVES. Members of the Ualmer-lon North ..A'.M.C.A, enleriaim'd Mr A ifp> al • ,,III,UM last evening. 'I he Mayor presided. In iiilrddueing the guest of die evening, (the Mayor said it was a go-eat pleasure iio renew his aenuaintanee with Air Align 'after -Mine vears’ separation. 1 f ,' vas , wavs assured of a welcome lo UahnerMon j NuVih or in anv town, heeattse of die gom he had for the V.M.C.A. all over the 1 world. , , ~i I \|r Virgo, who was received v, tin ap- ' (danse said he was i|mle happy to nnml the timer etrelo of the Y.M.f '-A Although I, P had a big programme before hint lie was Lind to have that quiet talk wdh them. | j'.',,,. about 36 years lie had been at work ! f O ,. die association and now >»' d'll keenei | lhan ever about it, because of the develop-

infills ilkii Inn! taken place. lie wished lie was ;ii the “<■>(lu*r end" of his journey and could si art om afresh in Ihe interests of the movement. (liven good |ui|n n■' > 11, the right |i(M , soimc( and ;i conmiiiion force Ihul iilll<>ll nt(ml ;o something there was no limit In (he wm k of the Y.M.C.A. The propagandists of the world were working against (he full measine of service that w#s mien iu manhoiid generally. They should always he keen to measure up thenlives with the lies!. The imlorinnale spirit of measuring up with a lower standard «:i----getting into our young men, and he was glad to he for the Y..M.( .A. against such a eiiurse. The Y.M.C.A. aloud as a deliberate opposition In the propagandises who were working in lower die standard on serve -e. Happy the man who catches up on an inspiration Miehjf as “I must he a hold my Father’s business/' There could he no greater humbug that they should pray to the Almighty to hear llis “well done,” when they knew in their hearts that their lives had not been what they might have been. They should he proud to he members of ihe association. The man who wished he had never been horn saw life from a distorted view point. Their lives should he moulded along lines (hat. emmi. and in the [mure they c mild say that they were successful became (hey had at the, start been able In mould their characters right. The man who was deeply obsessed with his membership in the Ktupire e,as the man who was to count, in the lulu re. No member of (he association should let a, single dav pass without being able 1 - say that lie had done something- Inwards 111 s ge<!. 1 a lid the go id cl hi- ei ill) 111 111 1 1 ' \ He ecngral id bed the association on the work being done in this town, fie also eongralnlated M on the budding of the lew looms, lie thanked all present lor Inning ree-ived him in the manner they had shown that, night. The greetings of the King. .Mr Lloyd (leorge, and the Y.M.C.A. in Kngiand. and the men of the highest stamp in the land, were his in use. hut tie found that the credentials of I lie Y.\l.( .A. alone were snlllnient wherever he went. 'lhe association stood for two great fundamentals that they must never forget characier and ser\ ice. Mr Virgo’s talk was received with prolonged applause.