, 1862-12-16

A regular meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian Association was held last eYeningat
their rooms. The following reports embody
substantially the business transacted at the
meeting:
REPORT OF TRACT coMN1TTEE FOR QUARTER End
ING, DEC 15 1852.
OF the forty tract districts, thrty-seyen are
systematically ut work. Visitors enter with much
interest on their labors, and where, ut first, they
tSa1 monSv TO- 81 es esG nd M IN
local superintendent and corps Of distributors.
The full number Of distributors at work cannot
definitely b. giyen because q the stated failure Of
churches set apart one weekly prayer meeting in
each month to hear reports and pray over ttieir
w hops ibis i EG1a plan dGF kssg 9 the
the meetings be held simultaneously over the city.
that it may become concert Of prayer forour city
II aan w4o
delayed theiEs connection with churches here.
have been gathered in, as yell as large
themselves from public worship Our Sabbath
Schools also show the effects Of this work in the
Increasing attendance Of scholars. The Relief
ADVANTAGE and aid to their proper distribntion Of
onss ii a IN a sS.s
from n,aking known their poverty, are found out
is ek lave 'fbssP
two Churches having given us their collections.
This lie owing to the fact that most churches had
cotn1l:ittsd to our hands. We shall expect early
contributions from these churches in the beginning
OF the year. The number Of pages Of tracts dis
utct; in English is LOCO, and in foreign Inn
:!u::,e 49, go, making total Of 1S7.500, besides
Of tie il districts not under thi religious culture
visited and cared for by the 1st Of January. We
hope. At no very distant day. to be able to say
every block and family in this great and growing
city is visited monthly by some earnest Christian
whose heart and hand are open to do good, and who
| is pleased to follow the footsteps of Jesus who
went about doing good.
| REPORT TIE RELIEF coAM1rTEE.
The Relief Committee respectfully report: THAI
iicving the poor A liberal Subscription has beer
placed into the hands Of the Treasurer, Mr. Sam
Mel Howc--a portion Of which is already called in
| The committee hare secured 3 commodious room
iron, which to dispense charities This has bet1
stocked with leading articles to supply the want
Of the hungry; wood and coal have been secured
10 meet present necessities and the reqniaite mel
proper distribution. The Chairman has addressed
circular to Sabbath School Superintendents AMI
plies and the articles which could be furnished
Care is exercised by the Committee in conduct
Ing the financial transactions in q manner mos
they carefully cnjoin upon all applicants for Us
sista1lee the necessity, while relieving the rcaI1
destitute. OF most rigid scrutiny to avoid imposi
| ton. Your Committee Will submit report iii de
tail Of receipts and disbursements at the close 0
the current month. JOIN Fl. HoI1IsTER,
| Chairman
| EEFoRT OF THE wAE COMMITTEE.
The War Committee report the year just close
since the meetings were first held III the churches
Nc have held Sc meetings, and hare collected: i
the churches, 81. 40 73: donated by Ialiee. $17;
citizens for recruiting: 800; books, &c, from vs.
F5ous socicties, STA; in hospital stores 500; il
| There have been expended: For hymn book:
S1315: for other books. 81 0sl; for hospital stores
$2c0; for recruiting holf Of the First Board c
| Tr:ide Regiment, 500: for chapel, $500: for ex
penses in visiting various battle fields. $116; 70
aiding sick and wounded soldiers, $65; total, $40
leaving balance Of $al1.73.
We have distributed $4,000 hymn books, a.4o
testamerts .0sN bound books. 20 GOO RELIGIOUS p{
| pcrs S00,cOD pages tracts. besides many thousau
| papers. magazines, &c. eoutGibutcd,Ey our citizen
and distributed in and about Camp Douglas.