In connection with the charges that the Young Men’s Christian Association is proselytizing Jewish and Moslem youth, the Hebrew press reproduces an application which the Y. M. C. A. presents to people desiring to join it.
The applicant is required to sign the following admission card: “I wish to join the Y. M. C. A. in order to convince of my devotion to Jesus and my willingness to help others in the spirit of love.”
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