THE Y.M.C.A.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11359, 10 April 1915, Page 11

THE Y.M.C.A.

J GOOD WORK RECOGNISED, i AM AP.'EAL i ! {UvOllt i'l'il. ; SU' i'eV,.-i:t ' ;lo u'nieh w \ .Hiil;: .Mr'i t. .-ii.uaii 1 Association J'U't Ul . I s»i-j;il sti'vii't- ui -tin* 1 1,1 • ! In.in.i.* and ai tV mint. Nearly MX), I m , ni ;ir< 1 in France. r,vor BH-»» men a.nI t . majitnl at ;<b*.iu M'hv '.n'.'iiiis; .entree , I Uriul'll. (•>:! HU'H hi'\i> been ; ::,u iron: Kn-Lm I (;> » '--.vi :. ami. ton | : U!MI aiv Ml iKir way v. lib Icrnlvruils |ro !nd,a. -M.ii.■ ih-.i:- b-'< 4 ; , i K ..., rais. din I'-iiii.'i.-.i! ■ <;e At;«£Uf ; i. , ! .-V vera I hundred T ; ! in sizA- from #*ll v| ! ■" > v ' x • ]i:0!'!. ;ni<i o>iin4 iroro >'y n - : n ." : "iv-'t tor '.In 1 uork. Ino " ! ' v| ; hv\\Y-v,r v.> iiiv*-n bv he." Majesty the , VothVr l.v iho Archbishop ul • iianVMiiiv. Ot th, v., i-.W-i-slnp «i , > »';oo ; :f ..-.'•••at l.r.r.dou .•Kunil_ build- : : "iti<i. a ri\ I't'M.'O have ' " : u !!' '" r ivu •. and the whJe bniluini; • ;;!ld lit. (cOsinii.: ■>] •' -A'O.t-■> <| ' hj; ■• 11 tUVli.'ii <>> ' r 1 1 '• l ' 1 1' I■ ; 1 MK " l . M•' . ! wrniv to the - ' I Jim roc|.iest"<l u> into.u. you -hat the . ! work of 111.- Voting Men nsfuin As-, ! soeiation IN much n;>pr<vi;iU-<! h\ tlu j Government." and the Vv ar Depart- : ' ,nent broke all nreoedont and contrl--1 bnted .C 15.000 to' the Y.M •('. A tunc*. I : Thai 1 lie activities have Ven efficient | I is denum.sl rated hy the enthusiastic ap- ; i preeintion not- oulv "i tlif jiioti sorTed. s ! hut, of"all clashes of tin- oommuntty mi terr.Ntecl in the welt avo ot tht 1 Uoop.-. j Mr Miehael .Ulbr. the well-known j I Jewish lea'ier. hi< 00-ivligiurvsts | i to suuoort. The Y.M.C.A. worh. derlar- ! it-tr the offnrts t<» he m tho V'.'f-i inter- | | ,;.sK of the spiritual and maierial iiL-eils j j oi tho soldivrs, and to -lows a.< well i C'h'-iAiitn. no distinction _h.nng inado- I I Among Anns- «n<l ;^. ;iV . v ■ ofneials ; j FT.ll.il. ttie s'rincv of Aases took an i ; actire interest in the work oi the «:•«>- • : cintion. T'ne Kirs', l.ord of jhe Act'.ur-' ' } t>v si) id: "This i> cood ; this is mag-j : niliVent." Ootid**!l Sir lan Hawiiton | d eel a red : ''Your assoeirttion to; 1 lie truly hit.t-iv.jj; the nail on ;he hoaa'. j mid '.viM'kinp; 'or the £,ood ,pf the sol- j I du-'TR one and -all. , • , ' Al. a meeting of official re-prc- : >~.en tat ires of the churches held in j 1 .Melbourne, a monition was : that tliere is a- form of service in the j interests of the soldiers which be inert eifpct.ively carried oil bv the Y.M.0.A.. and expressing a doeire_ to j ! co-operate. Following this the. Field j I Service Comiuittee of the Y.M.C.A. •. j has invited a number of prominent re- ; J present,atires to ioin m admiliist-va- j j tion so that- the work may be more i widely extejicfed. At no time has th.ere I been any .serious criticism on the qual- ; ity of tJie work dene, but the extent. | iui,s been limited by the local funds ' available. An appeal is now being I made tor £3OOO to carry on and extend | I the work up to IXjcember nest. It is j ! desired to improve the etjuipTnent and i j service at Broadiaeadows. to send more j i men with the troopships goiny abroad, | j and to further assist the work ainonjj,, | the Australian troops in Egypt. Mew j Zealand' will require another £SOO to : carry, on tiie magnificent work* now be- ! ing done ni Ti-entham .am:V Egypt until j j December next-. An officer has recently I j written from Cairo that the discipline j | has improved over 50 per cent since ; | the Y.M.C.A. tents were erected among! j the Xew Zealand troops, and that the ; j men spend their time in the tents in j the evenings instead of going into Cairo as formerly. Contributions may be sent to any local Y.M.0.A.. and the money will be forwarded through the national committee.