Y. M. C. A.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2615, 24 September 1909, Page 5

Y. M. C. A.

CONFERENCE OF SECRETARIES.

[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. A conference of the secretaries of the Young Men’s Christian Associations in New Zealand opened yesterday in Wellington. Tiie order paper is as follows : “The necessity of business methods in the administration of the Association" (Mr. J. S. Barton); “National work in New Zealand” (Mr. H. S. Hart); “National work in Australasia” (Mr. J. J. Virgo, secretary of the Sydney Association and national secretary for Aus- j tralasia) ; “The eompensatons of reli- ; 1 gious leadership” (Rev. W. R. Tuck. M.A.); “An intimate study of boys’ work” (Mr. W. B. Babcock); “The personal religious life of the general secretary” (Rev. J. Mackenzie, ALA.) “The Association as a religious fore in the community” (Air. G. W. W. B Hughes); “An appeal for uniformity in New Zealand Associations” (Air. J- H. Green); “Securing men for general secretaryship” (Air. J. J. Virgo). The delegates were entertained at lunch byMr. H. W. Kersley. The conference passed a resolution recommending to the national committee the appointment of a New Zealand sectional committee of the national committee of Australasia. It was also resolved that al] secretaries present should endeavor to organise a . camp conference of old boys in some central point at Christmas time. The conference of general secretaries cf Y.AI.C.A.’s was brought to a close this morning. It was resolved that the various secretaries endeavor to secure sufficient support to enable the national committee to obtain representation in foreign mission fields, that the physical instructors of the various Associations be invited to attend the Dominion cum]) to be held at Christinas, so that they might discuss the ouestion of uniformity in the particular work in which they are now engaged. A motion was adopted approving of the princi-de of forming secretarial classes, and recommending that such be gone on with. Reference to the work of the late Sir George Williams, founder of the Y.ALC.A. movement, was made. It was decided that the various secretaries in New Zealand should he requested to 'endeavor to obtain a small donation from each Association towards the furnishing of an Australasian room in the building which is to be erected in London in memory of the deceased gentleman.