RELIGIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIA
Year, The Hebrew Young People’s Societies
the Gospel reached Nelson River Indians (1894); Three Boys in the Wild North Land (1896); On the Indian Trail: Stories of Missionary Work among the Cree and Saulteaux Indians (1897); Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land (1899); The Apostle of the North, James Evans (1899); My Dogs in the Northland (1902); Algonquin Indian Tales (1908); Children of the Forest (1904); Duck Lake (1905); Hector my Dog (Boston, 1905); and Battle of the Bears (1907).
YOUNG, PATRICK: Scotch Biblical scholar; b. at Seaton (18 m. n.e. of Dundee), Scotland, Aug. 29, 1584; d. at Bromfield, Essex, England, Sept. 7, 1652. He was educated at the University of St. Andrews (M.A., 1603); became librarian and secretary to the bishop of Chester, 1603; was incorporated at Oxford, 1605, and, taking holy orders, became a chaplain of All Souls’ College; was librarian successively to Prince Henry, James I., and Charles I.; in 1613 held a prebend in Chester Cathedral; became a burgess of Dundee, 1618; prebendary and treasurer of St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1621; Latin secretary to Bishop John Williams, 1624; rector of Llanynys, Denbighshire, 1623; and was rector of Hayes, Middlesex, 1623-47. He was an eminent scholar in Greek; and his reputation was such that he was entrusted with the revision of Codex A of the Septuagint. He made contributions to Walton’s Polyglot, and edited I Clement, 1633, and I and II Clement, 1637; in 1637 he published a catena of the Greek Fathers on Job, and in 1639 a commentary on Canticles.
Brsutiocrapuy: J. Kemke, Patricius Junius (Patrick Young),
Leipsic, 1898; Thomas Smith, Vite quorundam eruditis-
stmorum et illustrium virorum, London, 1707; Hugh Young,
Sir Peter Young of Seaton, privately printed, 1896; DNB, Ixiii. 385-386.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S SOCIETIES.
I. Baptist Young People’s Union of
Rapid Growth (§ 2).
America. Protestant Offshoots from Young Unavailing Opposition (§ 3). II. Brotherhood of Andrew and Men’s Associations (§ 4). Christian Endeavor Conventions Philip. Roman Catholic Young Men’s (§ 4). III. Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Associations (§ 5). Wide Range of Activity (§ 5). IV. Daughters of the King. X. Young Men’s Christian Associa- Scope, Principles, and Statistics V. Epworth League. tions. (§ 6). Origin and Development (§ 1). General Character and Origin XIV. Young Women’s Christian Asso- Organization (§ 2). (§ 1). ciation in the United States of
Results and Statisties (§ 3). VI. International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons. VII. Lend-a-Hand Clubs. VIII. Luther League of America. Foundation and Purpose (§ 1).
(§ 3).
Organization and Principles (§ 2). XI. Young People’s deavor Union of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. XV. Young Women’s Christian Asso-
XII. Young People’s Christian Union of the Universalist Church.
XIII. Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor.
Origin and Primary Characteris-
Extension and Administration
(§ 3).
IX. Young Men’s, Apprentices’, and Workingmen’s Associations in Germany.
Origin of Young Men’s Associations in Germany (§ 1).
History (§ 2).
Methods, Aims, and Results (§ 3).
I. Baptist Young People’s Union of America: A fraternal organization of young people’s societies in Baptist churches, which does not insist upon any one particular constitution or uniformity of name in the local organizations. It was organized in Chicago, IIl., in July, 1891, and was incorporated under the laws of Illinois in September of the same
ties (§ 1).
Rapid Growth in America (§ 2). Special Reasons for this Growth
General Organization (§ 4). Subdivisions of Activity (§ 5). Work Outside America (§ 6).
America. Origin and Purpose (§ 1). City and Student Associations (§ 2). Organization (§ 3). International Affiliations and Statisties (§ 4).
and Conferences
Christian En-
ciation of Great Britain and Treland.
Origin and History (§ 1).
General Organization (§ 2).
The Local Associations (§ 3).
Home, Social Service, and Foreign Departments (§ 4).
year. The organization is international in its scope and has auxiliary organizations in all the states of the Union, in all the provinces of Canada, and in Brazil, while its work is followed by many individuals in foreign countries as well. The membership of the union consists of accredited delegates from young people’s societies in Baptist churches and from
Young People’s Societies