Abstract:Abstract In 1841 the religious fervor and ambition of a young London apprentice, George Williams, led him to found an organization dedicated to providing young men with an opportunity for Christian fe...Abstract In 1841 the religious fervor and ambition of a young London apprentice, George Williams, led him to found an organization dedicated to providing young men with an opportunity for Christian fellowship, recreation, and self-improvement. Within ten years, the Young Men's Christian Association movement had caught the public imagination, and branches of the YMCA existed in cities throughout Britain and had begun to be established in the United States and Canada. In due course, the idea formed among YMCA members in the United States that they had a mission to accomplish in China, and after limited success had been achieved elsewhere in the Far East the first organizer, D. W. Lyon, was sent to China in 1895. By 1920 the association had "city" and "student" branches throughout eastern China and was firmly established in its religious and educational work, with a principal ministry among the more affluent youth of the treaty ports.1Read More
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
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