Catholics and the YMCA
By Editor
Not long ago we printed the remarks of Ex-President Roosevelt, in which he contended that the Young Men's Christian Association ought so to change its constitution as to permit Catholics to hold all offices in that body. The protest to this has been very mild, so far as we have seen. In the very nature of the case, we can not see how any evangelical Christian body could do such a thing as that. This inconsistency is also seen by Roman Catholics themselves. For instance, the Western Watchman of June 15 says: "We have received many letters on the subject of the reported amendment of the constitution of the Young Men's Christian Association to permit Catholics to hold all offices in that body. We have seen no official statement in this matter, and have only assurances. To be frank, we do not think they should change their organic law in the matter. What business have Catholics on the boards of such church list bodies?" We sincerely hope that the Y. M. C. A. will stay by evangelical Christianity.