Postcard of the Board of YMCA Managers, Lisbon, Portugal, 1908

This photograph portrays the YMCA Board of Managers in Lisbon, Portugal around 1908. There are two rows of men, one seated and one standing. The postcard offers some information about the Lisbon program. The text is translated as "Path of the Union of Youth Christa Lisbon 1908-1909. Christa Union of Youth At Conde Barao Lisbon Street of Seagulls, 6 Conferences Evangelical classes: Englishman, Frenchman, and Esperanto. Lectures and scientific history Meetings to study the bible Playgrounds and Tours" (translation using Google Translate). Rudolf Horner is pictured standing in the back row, third from the left. A second copy of this image is also available in Lantern slide format: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15370coll2/id/3627/rec/1Mr. Horner, class of 1894 of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, began his YMCA career as the General Secretary at the German Branch of the YMCA in San Francisco. He held this position from 1895 until 1898. From 1899 until 1903, he served in the Swiss National Committee at Basle, Switzerland as Traveling Secretary. From 1905 to 1906 he served with the Foreign National Committee as the General Secretary to Portugal at O Porto. And from 1907/08 until 1914 he was the General Secretary at the YMCA facilities in Lisbon, Portugal. He died on August 3, 1927