Harold L. and Ila Adams collection, 1926.

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Harold L. and Ila Adams collection, 1926.

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Program for YMCA State Older Boys Conference in Jackson, Michigan, 1926.

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7306651

Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Adams, Harold L.,

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Adams, Ila,

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YMCA of the USA

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A child of evangelical Protestantism, the YMCA at first considered itself a specialized agency for bringing young men to Christ. Although the early Y's mission was unabashedly religious in nature, the organization focused on method rather than doctrine or philosophy. Dominated by business men rather than professional religious leaders, the movement tended to emphasize facilities, expansion, practical usefulness, and specific influence. Early work included not only the distribution of tracts, Bib...