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Ninth Annual Meeting of the Young
Mems Home Mission Society-Elec-
finn nI officers

Ninth Annual Meeting Of the Young
Mems Home Mission society-Elec.
tiOn oil Officers.
The Young Mems Home Mission Society o.
this city, held its ninth annual meeting las
evening at the Second Presbyterian Church
The attendance was not large, but the lecture
by Bayard Taylor aud the hyberborear
weather were probably the causes of thi,
spareness in the audience.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The annual report Of the Board of Direc
tors was read by the Corresponding Secretary
S. S. Fisher, Esq, aud, although quite long
was interesting, and listened to with atten.
ton. 1t gave history of different mission
schools, five in number, during the past year
! and represented them all in fourishlng con-
tldition.
There has been an average attendance in
them during the years, as follows: First 29
scholars; second 100; third o.; fourth 212;
fifth 80. There has been collected for Mission
purposes, during the samo period, from the
schools the sum of $2l9. 4.u
The West End Mission Church, which was
established about year ago, is reported in a
good condition. The pulpit was filed by Rev.
G. E. Babb until Rev. Joseph Chester, OF
lronton, was called to it at salary of 81, 200
per annum, since which time the last named
gentleman has occupied the post with much
ability.
Weekly prayer meetings have been held in
this church, which have been we'll attended,
and growing interest is felt that the Board
hopes will result in glorious revival and a
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TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of the Treasurer, H. B. Ohm.
stead, shows the following financial condition
Of the Society: Receipts during the year,
1851 So; Disbursements during the year,
$l,5S7 2l-leaving balance in the Treasury
Of $4 81.
REMARKS AND ADDRESSES.
The Superintendsnts of the different Mission
Sunday Schoo of the city, under the direc.
tion of the Society, made statements in regard
to the conditions Of the schools under their
charge, which were extremely gratifying TO
those interested in them, and L. II. Sargent
also addressed the audience at considerable
length.
Rev. Joseph Chester, the paster of the West
End Mission Church, delivered quite lengthy
ouu oluluoht auuiono w Luu DOCiotJ, E6pOIt Ol
which we should be glad publish did not
space forbid it.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. .
After the.audience had been dismissed, with
benediction by Rev. John R. Adams, the
Society remained and proceeded to the cleo
ton Of Officers and Directors for the ensuing
year, with the following result. Milton Say.
Ter, after his election, rendered his resignation
as one of the Board of Directors, and the cleo.
ton of person to fill the vacancy thus
caused, was referred to the newly elected
Board.
The following are the Officers and Dire ,tors
for the coming year:
PresideDt-W. H. Neff; Vice President
N Bush; Recording Secretary--Geo. B. Brad
Icy; Correspop ding Secretary-S. S. Fisher;
Treasurer-H. B. Olmstead; Directors-L. H.
Sargent, P. R. Neff, Jacob Burnet, jr., l.. R.
Hull, M. Sayler, 7. j. Tone, W. H. Allen, D.
j. White, G. E. Hicks, G. M. Ray, M. Addy,
ST.. Broadwell, Wallace shilito, E. H. PEN
dleton, H. L. Crane.