Evening star., 1863-04-23

AHSfVERsARY OF THE DUNG MEN HRS.
TEAM AssOCIATItH The tenth anniversary
meeting of the Sc,ng Mems Christian A 80.
c'htien vas held last evvn ming at the Ninth
srcct Presty terian Church, and was largely
attended.
President Beard r, ed hi. report for the past
year Ths report opens by stating that the pc.
culaT ehara cteIistics OF the y-ar have mo-
nopoiized the attention of many good IN who
would otherwise have been working with l;is
ass ociaiior; there has bren however some ad.
dition of M rnbeTs TO the scciation. The or.
dnary receipts OF the year amount to SI,I95e3
Z hr ordinary expenses S6is.1O The receip.s
of the Missionary fund 10 SIC. ~ The total
II ccipts amount TO Sl,952. q ard the pxpen ,ps
Sl,4si2S The balance common funds of the
assucta'i,n remaining in hand aftrr ded ucting
$50 30 applicable tor building thu pei on |
street, between Twenty second and Twenty
tfrd streets, II S267.43. The lrctures OF John
II Gousb lued S57o. During the past " nter
TN ~ ss"ciatinn received from the corporation OF
Washing ton $3.50 e purchase fuel for the poor,
anc committee was appointed who superin-
Ter ded the distribution of fuel visiting the resi-
ceiee OF each al pllcant before the wood was
he mission schools are reported to be most
y.-uspended, but efforts are being made TO re-
trEati'H 'heIn. The chapel in the first Ward
VIII rel ady for service in a few weeks, and
schooi NO. will at once he established there.
The chapel is not only to be used for the school,
but 10 hold meetings in for sne soidiers. team
sfp1s eic.. In that section OF the city The cost
OF the huiislng will ne Sf,Utp. of which there is
s5' In hand ans S2GO in snbscrip ptions, lea wing
less thSn one halt to be raised. he association
returns heir thanks TO the ladies Tor their efforts
al the fair to raise TaeaHs for building this
chapel.
The missionary, Rev. G. p. Lyford, resigned
In SEPTEMBER last, and his place was filled ny
the appoin rment OF Rev. A. Pitcher, of NeW
York, who is still in the work.
From tue 10th of November TO the 10th of
March, he distributed s,H32 tes:arnsnts, G,.itG
newspapers, 1,is9,5 pages OF r..ading matter,
1,35e hymn books, 7GS other books and 5S paInp-
| leis He has held 265 meetings, and travelled
93p miles.
The report states that the use OF the Associa-
tons rooms have been granted 10 the United
D Stes Christian Comm issiOn, and tn at the Com.
mission and Association ara working harmoni-
ously together. The work OF The Association is
mostly among the soldiers, teamsters in the
camps, hospitals, fortif1catioas, dc.
he incoming President, Mr. VIM RalIan-
tyne, was introduced, and delivered short in
augural, in which he stated the Object of the
Asso iaion, aud nstanc ced the gro with OF Chris
tiHn associations throughout the land.
REV. DIR. GaDse, Of New York: Raar Admiral
fcote, Rev. q. z. Iyford, and Rev. W. T..
Bcardman addressed the meeting Mr. B. said,
the Christian Commission had now sos dele
gat's, who are actively mployed in preaching
"rG distributing books TO soldiers. lie had lust
drawn reQuisition tor 20,ND Testaments tor
distribution in the three armies of the West.
General O. o. Howard, Rear Admiral A. II.
Footf. and President Lincoln were constituted
life members of the Asso citation, and quite
liberal collection was raised.