Show SPEAKER Y M. M G. G Movement Has Kept Pace With Industrialism birth and CHICAGO Oct The H.-The 14 The growth of tho the Y M. M C. C A A. A movement movement movement move move- ment along with the rise of IndustrIalism industrialism industrialism indus Indus- was pointed out hereby hero here Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switz Switz- by Dr Karl Fries of Geneva secretary of the erland general worlds world's committee of thA Y D M 1 Mf f C. C A. A He lie spoke at a celebration here of ot the centenary of Sir George Williams of London founder of ot the Y M M. M C. C A. A When George Williams at the age of 21 came to London to work from the quiet country surroundings where he had formed the resolution of leading lead- lead ins ing i a 1 Christian life Ufe he represented to t features which together constitute the background of the Y M. M C. C A. A namely the rise of industrialism and the spiritual revival Dr Fries said The invention of steam engines and their application to production and transportation about the middle of af the thelast thelast thelast last century among other effects led to an exodus from the country to the smaller and larger communities leading up to the creation of our our present present present pres pres- ent day giant cities The desperate conditions prevailing prevailing prevail prevail- ing among the homeless myriads of young men In commerce impressed George Williams and made him an ad advocate advocate advocate ad- ad of the reduction of ot working hours These sometimes extended over sixteen at that time But his so soI solicitude solicitude so- so for his fellowmen did not stop I there Bible Dible stud study study- and other forms of re religious religious religious re- re work were from the begInning beginning beginning begin begIn- ning prominent features in the Y M. M C. C A A. A founded by him in 1844 but most of the tho lines Unes of activity nowadays Included in included included In- In in tho the fourfold program were present at the tho start stark The work of the association had at attracted attracted attracted at- at the attention and Interest of the whole community when in 1851 the fir first t International exhibition of industry In Industry In- In t took ok place in London It also attra attracted te the the attention of many men of industry and commerce from all parts of the world who visited that exhibition and they returned with the purpose of founding similar associations associations which were started tho the same year and the following years In Montreal Montreal Montreal Mon Mon- treal Boston New York Melbourne Paris Geneva etc In January 1921 the Y M M. C. C A A. A Worlds World's alliance reported that It numbered numbered numbered num num- members in associations as asI associations as- as grouped in twenty seven s I national l alliances |