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Show STMT CMPM FOR y. I. C. AJ I At a meeting of the general Y. M. C. A. committee, composed of representatives represen-tatives of every religious and many business organizations of the city, at the courthouse last evening, It was unnnimously decided to Inaugurate a campaign for a Y. M. C. A. In Ogden. A resolution was adopted, asking that Charles G. Titus, a member of the International In-ternational committee, be sent to this city to superintend the campaign. It is quite probable that the campaign will open In earnest within the next few weeks. Tho mass meeting was attended by a large number of representative men who are keenly Interested In tho welfare wel-fare or Ogden. Dr. E. P. Mills, chairman chair-man of the general committee, presided. pre-sided. In making hlB opening address he said that there were some big things to bo dono in Ogden that were essential to tho best Interests of the city and that were Impossible without with-out disregard for party or creed. Ono of these, he claimed, was the building build-ing of a Y. M C. A. The chairman then introduced Chas. G. Titus, of the International committee, commit-tee, a stalwart, typical westerner, the man who Is famous as tho ono who raised $117,000 In Reno recently for a Y. M. C. A. building. Mr. Titus, In a vivid way told what the Y. M. C. A. Is a great movement to fconservo men. He told offthe gymnasium work, the thousands In its night schools, Its clubhouse for men, Its work for boys, Its broad stand for Chistianlty without with-out being in the least sectarian, and showed how a young man, a member In Ogden,. could go around tho world and each night find a home at a Young Men's Christian association. "" Apostle McKay Endorses Y. M. C. A. Apostle David O. McKay was the next speaker. He spoke in part as follows: fol-lows: "Three years ago, going into a barber bar-ber shop in this city I had to pass through a rear room, where, to my amazement. I found clerks and boys I knew playing cards and drinking intoxicants, in-toxicants, and I then and there pledged pledg-ed myself to do all I could to save the boys of Ogden. "I am a Mormon and there has been a chasm between us and the Gentiles, Gen-tiles, and thore may be some obstacle to the Mormons being given the same rights aB others In tho Y. M. C. A., but that makes no difference with me For the sake of the young men of Ogden I will give it my hearty support and work just as hard and give as much, although I have no voice in its government. gov-ernment. We need a Y. M. C. A. wo must have it and I will do all In my power for It." The apostle received Immense applause ap-plause as ho sat down. Then Dr. Mills read a document signed by the pastors of the Congregational, Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian Presbyte-rian churches of the city, heartily endorsing en-dorsing the plan of a Y. M C. A. here and demanding if wo have one that the Roman Catholic and Mormon churches be siven equal rights In membership and government with all others, and that there be no sectarian lines. This met with great applause and settled all questions of creed The Rev F. V. Fisher stated that the federal council of the churches of America had adopted as the only requisite re-quisite to recognition as Christian churches those which accepted Jesus Christ as lord and master and that the next international convention of tho Y M. C. A. would undoubtedly adopt that as its standard and so Ogden Og-den would be In lino with the age. International Officer Talks. Fred Shlpp, of N'ew York city, the official representative of the International Interna-tional Y M. C. A., stirred the meeting with a speech and answored many questions when tho raon seemed ready for action, J. J. Brummltt moved that it bo the sense of tho meeting that Ogdon ought to have a Y. M. C. A., that the committee which called the meeting, E. P. Mills. D O. McKay, Robert Lewis, William Glasmann and E G Gowans, be appointed to take all steps necessary to get a Y. M. C. A. at once. This passed unanimously. Mr. Rogers, of the Scowcroft company, com-pany, pleaded for Immediate action, j as he said ho knew of at least 1500 boys and young men In this city who were begging for a Y. M. C. A. today. Ho was followed by E. G. Gowans, C. I. Smith. Rev. W. W. Fleetwood, F. V Fisher. Dr. S. W. Wherry and many others, who said the same, and ono of the railroad boys made a thrilling appeal on behalf of the railroad men in Ogden. Mr Titus said thnt a $100,000 building build-ing In Ogden would do more advertising advertis-ing for this city than twice that amount spent in any other projecL j Tho meeting then unanimously asked ! the committee to request the international interna-tional committee to send Mr. Titus here as Boon as possible to begin a great campaign and tho meeting closed with a stirring speech by Secretarv Wright, of the Salt Lake Y M. C. a!, endorsing the action of the evening |