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...them go unchallenged in view ot prominence of men involved. Legitimate American interests are protected by treaty, and moral obligations can be discharged more effectively by America after diplomatic relations are resumed Those that signed this statement were important representatives ot these bodies: Cleveland E. Dodge, John R. Mott, James L. Barton, Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip, Mrs. Henry Goddard Leach and Mrs. John H. Finley...
...religious editor (1867-69) of the New York Observer; wrote for it a report of a meeting of the Y. M. C. A (then a struggling fledgling) which won him an official position with the organization; became eventually (until 1915) general secretary of the International "Y," preceding John Raleigh Mott. His grandfather, Jedediah Morse (1761-1826) was the author of the first U. S. work on geography; Grandson Richard in his work crossed the Atlantic 50 times and several times circled the globe. Though the name "Morse" is derived from Latin mordere, to bite, "Uncle Richard" was kindly, was greatly...
...solid, large-framed gentleman in a cutaway entrained from Manhattan for Chicago. This was John R. Mott, 61, General Secretary of the International Y. M. C. A., man with genius for organizing religion, man to be heard with attention. He was bound for a national conference of the organization which under his velvet-gloved hand of iron has carried Protestant Christ to all heathen corners of the globe, has consolidated faith where it already existed, 52 nations in all. He does not look his age, though he should after 38 years of the most strenuous exertion of the will...
Notable was a moment when announcement was made of an invitation to Secretary Mott to speak before the students of Loyola University (Catholic, S. J.). This is the first time that a Y. M. C. A. officer had been asked to address a Roman Catholic educational institution.* The Secretary expressed himself "delighted," forthwith canceled other engagements, went to Loyola, spoke. Said he: "It is a happy occasion . . . two great movements come together ... for discussion of common problems . .. everywhere youth is more and more reflecting the influence of Christ...
Died. Thomas Mott Osborne, 67, pioneer in prison reform, onetime (1914-15 and 1916) warden of Sing Sing, newspaper editor;* at Auburn, N.Y., of heart disease. He dropped dead on the street. Later, 1,200 convicts of Auburn Prison marched solemnly past his bier. In 1913 he became "Tom Brown," entered Auburn Prison as a convict, A week later he came out with a philosophy of prison reform. His plan was to restore the prisoner's self-respect and help him maintain it. The key to self-respect, he believed, is labor...