Y.M.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 962, 1 November 1910, Page 9

Y.M.C.A.

The-meetings, .in connection. w;ith the foreign work department of tho local Young Men's Christian Association were addressed on, Sunday by Mr. J. H. Lang, the first'secretary, to represent the Young Men's Christian Associations of Australia and New Zealand in tho foreign field. At 10 a.m. he spoke to tho residents, and in the afternoon to a large audience of men on "Tho Call of tho Young Men of the East." The call, which was received by the National Committee of the Y.M.C.A.S'ometwo years ago from the missionaries in ..the East,.| that the Australasian movement should have a man representing them, Was now- being, responded to, and Mr. Lang was the first representative, and is now en route to Hyderabad, India, accompanied, by-Mrs. Lang. The work to which Mr.' Lang isr. going is amongst the native university students. -He said it was the desire of these students to secure Government positions, and 97- per cent, of these positions were seemed by the natives, leaving only 3 per cent, for the Europeans. . . At the Strangers', Tea, which followed, speeches of welcome were given by Mr. W. H. George and Mr.H. S., Hart, both' of these gentlemen emphasising the -iniportanco of this advance step in the call which had been received by tho associations to which everyone had responded. The associations had until recently, kept their v.ork within their own. borders, but were now extending the work -into the foreign lands. Mr. Larig, in responding, stated that he felt honoured at being the first man to represent tho associations of Australasia, and looked forward with very great pleasure to the work whioh lay ahead. Tho American Associations wero supporting ninety Britain twelve, and now Australasia was sending its first man. It is hoped that in two years' time there will be another man sent to work with Mr. Lang. It was not money that was going to stop this movement in the foreign field, indeed, the American -associations when in financial difficulty in its foreign department did not deplete its staff of secretaries, hut immediately sent out another man, and, therefore, increased its liabilities, and r.evcr on one occasion has.it failed. Mr. Lang expressed the hope that everyone present would realise that, he was their representative. In tho evening Mr. Lang spoke at the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church.