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FORY.IN THISLAND.«j maica is one potent cause of the erniStatement Appeal Which j gration of the more energetic mom-I bers of the population to Cuba, Co i Itica and elsewhere. TheAre Now Issued by the:iAdvisory Council.AIMS AND OBJECTSHandsome ContributionFive Hundred Pounds bywagedI question may be settled quite satis-! factorily, but if life continues dullland drab and uninteresting for the working people their craving for diversion and excitement will still lead J them to leave this country.■ The necessity of affording recreation, or means whereby recreationFollowing upon its meeting on Friday last, the Jamaica Y.M.C.A. Advisory Council now issues its statement and appeal to those who are in-, can be secured, has been recognisedThe Amity Hall Company i by the more enterprising directors ofthe great sugar business in Cuba. In .Jamaica tin* churches do what they ' can to uplift the people; but everyone j admits that a good deal more needs to be done. The organizing of up-terested in the young life of Jamaiia, J W0J.jc tj1(i organizing of means of and particularly to those who have ^ \ attractive recreat!bn. »the means, and the good-will, to furnish the £8,000 required. It is delightful to note that Mr. A. YY. Far-quharson, of Amity Hall Company, Ltd., heads the list of subscriptions with a handsome gift of £*00. Others jnot only a part of the scheme of ffie i Y.M.C.A., but i*s precisely a part of! the scheme which has been put in-operation elsewhere, notably amongst our troops in France, with conspicu-j ous success. Heft to themselves the of equal standing in oui community j ^en^ency maeses of peasants iwill doubtless follow suit, and we i 4shall hope to publish, from time time, lists of generous gifts.THE Y.M.C.A. IX JAMAICA.PatrontoiHis Excellency the Governor,8m ijEslie hrckbyx, k. c.m. aADVISORY COUNCIL:and workers in a country district is ! to remain contented with tne condt*; tions there, while, as said above, the more energetic and enterprising nf j them, not knowing precisely what to! I do to improve conditions, drift out *IIof the country. It is to awaken intthese peasants and workers a livelier i The Lord Bishop of .Jamaica, Col. lt;interew, jn a more attractive and energetic life, and by stimulating theiy intelligence, their energy, and their desire for a better state of things to IImake them better citizens and more zealous workers, that the Y.M.C.A. will largely devote its efforts in country work. It is therefore on theH. Bryan, C.M.G., D.S.O., Colonial Secretary; Hon. T. L. Roxburgh, C.M.G.; Hon. J. H. Phillipps, Hon. Hector Josephs, K.C; Rev. J. L. Ramson, M.A.; Mr Archibald Munro, Mr. E B. Hopkins, Hon. Sir, John Pringle, K.C.M.G.; Hon. H. A. L. Simpson, O.B.E.; Hon. J. H. W. Park, O. B E., Rev. L. Tucker, M.A.; Rev. J. H. Cartwright. Mr. Win. Morrison. Mr. W. J. Palmer, (Recording Secretary), Mr. R. D. Pringle, National Council of Y.M.C.A., (Organizing Secretary).Bankers;—The Colonial Bank.Dear sir,—On September 1st of last year, His Excellency the Governor, (Sir Leslie Probyn, K.C.M.G.i, invited representatives of the West Indies, and of die English National Council of Y.M.C.A. to meet him at the Laugham Hotel, London, where he discussed with them the desirability of establishing the council’s work in the West Indies. The Hon. J. H. Phillipps moved;“That, this meeting of persons interested in the welfare of the British West Indies has heard, with pleasure, that the English National Council of Y.M.C.A. has determined to extend its work, on its well known non-sectarian and non-political lines, to the West Indie#, and cordially expressee its full sympathy with this intention, and pledges itself to further the enterprise to the best of it# ability.The meeting recommends this scheme for the welfare of the Colonies’ youths and young men, to all interested, and trusts and believes that the financial assistance nece«-ground that the Y.M.C.A. will direct-1ly serve the interests of the employing classes, by helping to make of the labourers of this island a better and more efficient type of men, that ■ the appeal is made to employers for assistance towards the estaUfiBk,Ir!IllITIr*sary to its success will readily be, furnished by the B.W.I.”Mr. A. J. Webb seconded the motion, which was supported by Sir Sydney Olivier, K.C.M.G., C.B., Mr. H . G. DeLisser, C . M . G., and others, and carried unanimously.2. In pursuance of this resolution, the National Council's representative is now in Jamaica, and an Advisory Council has been formed to guide and assist him in his pioneer work.3. The Advisory Council is now able to recommend a definite plan of operations in Jaamica. It proposes:(a) To establish a strong Y.M.C.A. in Kingston, to serve as the base of operations, and the model association in Jamaica.and the support of the Y Jamaica. '4. A very suitable and central property in Kingston lias been offered to the Advisory Council at a moderate price, and it appear# to the Council that this property should he purchased without delay, adapted to the requirements of the Y.M.C.A., and opened as soon as ever possible. This! would be the headquarters of the Y.M.C.A. for the whole island, and j from thia centre wouJd be organized and directed the work to be done in country districts, which work would be a chief object of the Y.M.C.A. in 1Jamaica. I ^The entire cost of this freeholdproperty, including alterations, renovations, furnishings and equipment, together with the running expense# for three years, is estimated at £3,032. The provision of two workers for up-country—salaries, passages, etc., bring the total estimated outlay, for three years, to £7,-832.5. The Advisory Council appeals to the people of Jamaica to provide this money.It would remind those whose finan-theciaifo a i80P:PiSicial assistance is sought that Y.M.C.A. is not an experiment in the British Empire Overseas, but that It carries on with great and ever-growing success, in India, Africa. Australasia, Malaya and Ceylon, and enjoys, in all those countries, the strong confidence and support alike of the people and the GovernmentJoined to the most practical forms of service (such a# it demonstrated during the great war. in it# hundreds of huts and tents in France, Egypt, Jn dia, Palestine, Italy, and elsewhere) theaiTBI.BBdiht)biciaiciC!Slt;e:Y.M.C.A. maintains certain spi- jritual and intellectual ideals which Imake for sound and Christian citizen-Here would be provided an up-to- ^hip, and the steady inculcation ofdate Christian club for young men, comprising reading-room and library, billiard and refreshment rooms, lounge and boys’ room, together with a comfortable hostel for young men, Jwhich was never more necessary than in these fateful days of transition and unrest.Your contribution to this enter.#Vprise would be esteemed and grate-elnnaV
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