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American Committee united to form the ''Yoimg Council of the Churches of Christ under the actioa of

Women's Christian Associations of the United States the Inter-Church Conference held in New York City,

of America." The World's Y. W. C. A., of which November, 1905."

the American association is a member, was organized The obiectiye of the American organization is

in 1894. the first world conference being held m 1898 stated as follows: "To advance the ph3r8ical. social,

in London. In the world conference in Switzerland intellectual, moial and spiritual interests of young

in 1920, twenty-eisdit countries were represented, women To bring them to such knowledge

The location of the World's Association headquarters of Jesus Christ as shall mean for the individual fulness

is determined by each world conference which meete of life and development of character, and shall make

ciuadrennially. The government of the Y. W. C. A. the organization as a whole an effective agency in the

is essentially similar to that of the Y. M. C. A., and bringing in of the Kingdom of God."

its activities are of the same general nature, there The religious and Protestant character is further

being specific differences because of the fact that their apparent from the following excerpts from its official

work is for young women and presents problems not rfand Book: "The objective of the Association is the

sjismgm the men's ormtnizations. A blue triangle is development of Christian character This

the insignia of the Y. W. C. A. ig the element which unifies all the work, which makes

In 1921 the Association m the Umted States num- the cafeteria and the sewing class, the gymnasium

bered 287 city and town units with a membership of and the dormitory, the travel class, and the cross

^l^'^^^' j®2^*y ^^^ ^l' with a membership of country club, the Hallowe'en party and the warm

8853. and 740 student imits, with a membership of wdcome of the Association building as essentially

61,508, the total being 1054 units and 384,580 mem- religious in purpose as the Bible circle or the vesper

bers. These figures were incomplete ^d m 1922 service. In the profoundest sense of the word all work

there were said to be 1075 umts and 559,000 members, of the Association is religious work."

According to the incomplete returns of 1921 the value Qn another page the Hand Book, after stating that

of the real property of the Association m that year ^^^ Association's definition of Evangelical Churches

?** «11;244,369, Its expenses were 16.^,349, and ^ ^^t of the Federal Council ofl3ie Churches of

Its contribution tonational. worid s and foreign work q^^^^ g^^. i^j^ ^^ief, then, the Association is in

was over $2,000,000. In 1?14 out of a total member- ^ position to render the deepest and most fundamental

power

fTiL tr rwT - t r^\. ' ±' A • x' chuTChes listcd iu the Federal CouucU of Churches, or

•The Young Women's Christian Associa^on pre- eligible to be so listed." s^ts the Mme reliaous aspect as the Y. M. C. A. ^^ ^ ^ religious activities of the Y. W. C. A.

The "basis" of the Bntish organization is as follows: ^^Z^J^tZ^^*\7^n.Y4^>^\lJr.l «« A>^ ^t \yL v \i

"Faith in God the Father as Creator, and in Jesus ?f^ f^PIfJ^^ffl^thl^^^^

Christ His only Son, as Lord and Saviour, and in the ^:,L;!P™mKfiihW^^?f f hU^^ li^tH^nfwi

f»M^k^^af^^^^^ atp^cTSiCotrxiS^^

will LtfAflT'^^' accordmg to the teaching of the c. A., e^n in the units which allow Catholics to vote.

?J^ "^^Tlu V ixr n A • rp 11 Williams, W« of Sir Geo. WiUianu (New York, 1906);

"The aim of the Y. W. C. A. is: To call young T^ooatm, History o/ the Y.M.C. A., I, Founding the Y.ii.C. A,

women and girls to the allegiance of our Lord Jesus (New York, 1916); Shipton, Hitiory of the Y. M.C. A. in

Christ, the fellowship of His Church and the service ^TtT ^'r^'s44^Ji dSSSTJs^ifSSf. fSTjL"^f

Of His Kmgdom. , ^ -r*.,, <*« Y- ^- <^- ^* ^^H (London, 1894); Mobae, Hietory of the

"To unite them in a fellowship of prayer, Bible North Americar^ Y. M. C. A. (New York, 1913); loEif. FiAv

study and service through which they may make their y~J« "^R^i^^S^ni^e^^ ' Si ^ci^2w^Yo^r^6)^Sij2^

contribution to the Spuitual, moral and social prog- y;^ jjed TiSmgU in Latin Amekcii in Pan AinericanMaoaHnel

reSS of the world. XXVI (191S). 256; y. M.C.A. in So. America, loc. dt.. XXXI

"To make avaliable for them all that will minister 0920). 297; Congreee on p*:;J?»y» .W^«J •» ifiilJj!^^:

to character, mentd capacity and physical health." ^rS* ^"^^J^TT'Uy'AUiSir^^^

The basis of the World S Y. W. C. A. was at first 192I); Mato. That Damn Y (defence of the Anodation's war

the foregoing but the Stockholm conference limited work); (New York. i920);HBNy»icKs. Hai^^ of s^


 * a. ^^ 4.u„ <:^+ r*«»««^»>l, ^f fk^ oo»^i» Reuntreee of the United Statee (Waohington. 1921); y«or Book

It to the firat paragraph Of the same. ^^, ^ of the Churches (New York, annual); Association Year Book

In the United States previous to 1906 the Inter- (New York, annual). The Association conducts a flourishing

national Board admitted Catholics to full member- pubUcation house, issuing many books, pamphjcu and map-

^p, including the ri^ht to vote, if a unit so d^d. Jjr^iti^^nJiS^r SS;..t;rSS fSnl'tSlSIeFS

The American Committee granted VOtmg membership connection with work among foreign students in the United

to members of the Protestant evangehcal Churches States; El BstudiatUe Latino-Americano; Christian China; The

^«u, Af4^^« ♦l.A „«:^«« ^t lOTkA i,Jr;«ci «»k;^k «r^.gn^t-o^?fi?"i^^JS5SX

are bmdmg on all umts with the aforesaid exception: issued at Ix>ndon and New York: The Y. W. C. A.and Roeon-

"After the adoption of this constitution, anv Young structUm; The Y. W. C. A. and Education: The Y. W. C. A. in

Women's Christian Awociation not privileged to %^b£?^Xlic source on the organisation., on the problem

become a charter member may be aamitted to tniS of Catholic membenhip, and on the question of providing for

organization upon application to the National Board Catholic young men and women organisation with ittmilar


 * Liu\ iinnn filing wifh it n. onnv ni it/i onnRtitiitinn facilities is a series of articles by Gamsbchb (ed. Km rAsQusen*

a^a upon nung witn it a copy 01 iis consuiuuon, ^^^ jj jjj jy y (igis^ig)^ passim. (>AREacBE, The

Showmg that its active membership-;— that is, the y. M.C. A., a Protestant Or ganiuUionm America, XV11{1917),

voting and office-holding membership— is limited 289; Idem. TheY. M. C. A.'s Protestantism, ioc^t.,Zl5i

to women who are members of Protestant Evangelical i?S-u'>'rotn.on^^^ ^''Y^^M.'^tF^Aii^n

Churches." Ecclesiastical Review, LXVI (1922), 297; BRAim. A Great

"By Protestant Evangelical Churches are meant EtangeHcal Drive in America, XXI (1919), 168; Bputota ad

those churches which Wuse of. their essential ^^<^Xl:::;rur.Jr«"„«T^"y^

oneness m Jesus Christ as their Divine Lord and in (1920), 595. and in American Eeel. Rev., LXIV (1921).

Savior, are entitled to representation in the Federal 269; Fisheb, The Holy Office and the Y. M.C. A. in America,