, 1865-04-03
Y. N. CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
AuuIrersarr Meeting at Smith / Nl1on's Hall
Lasl E.epte g---Repsrts of C"nmittees"'
Ftnanfes.--Addresses, ae.

The snnual meeting Of the Young MEMS Christ
tim Assoc1atton was held On Sabbath evenings
Smith Il Elxen'a Hall. The atten dance vas very
l,Tre: and the interest takeu By the audience in
tFrt4erc1ses was cuinent1y satsaiactury, aud In
s1saef the 9fk ey tne YoHng Mems cbls
nm AfeocIation, md ~ Incidents Knd results
sre view, iy the christisn pue]ic Amon9 the
sy ef5 HhG eehe p5p0R Rea e
my. D. D., Rev. 2. N. Humphreys, D. D., and
rs. Wells, ,E.q,tbe OUTGOING president, took the
chair. snd th: e1rrc.tes were opened By sln9ine
he hymn stAll Hail the power Of Jes1s' nsme,"
eE Which ,nd 1esa Pooa q
IA interesting report q the operations Of The
Wells, from which We compile.
At the eommt ncement Of Tie. year the library
was small ard insigpiscsnt Il + now materially
paslng the sea- ISL. sso,oso psses OF tracts, ao
tettantnts % bibles and Ii. .oV0 religions papers
as the organ for the distribution OF the pnb1c
charities, there have been distributed during the
year, snppliss o. fuel: proyaIons clothing, &c.,
amounting to about s1 @ and soo t9mi!tss, "a
wiycs, and chtl6reH,) representing about 1000
peIso213s, hare been rendered comparatively COM
The Association has furnished situations for 60
young mer, u boys, and 2G7 women and girls,
Twelve hundred applications have been made for
employment, Of whom GOO have been temporarily
The receipts Of the Relief Department Of the
Association were 81 GA T. and the disbursements
The general financial statement OF the affairs Of
the Association is as follows:
RECEIPTS ......
For The general work OF the Association 81 322. "a
For the Tract Department.. 5S0.24
Far the Relief Department. 2, 1852
Fer the Cht1B tlon Commlst ion. 6l
lD[A EEp>o5Us9]
- DISBURSEMENTS.
For the general work Of the Association S1.bo7 q
For the Tract Department. .........,... 618.67
For the Relief Department. e0424.8f
For the Christian Commiss Ion. .....,.. b7,735.62
Total ~, as1. 81
Leaving balance s5,2ssss
Mss Henry Fael sq vho
rpon taxing the chair thanked ths Association for
The honor conferred upon him In selecting him to
he current year, Able and interesting addresses
we're nate hy Rey. A. D. Kitchell, 2. D., IN be-
e i Re Sf5s 5eS s Tset
tic Relief Department. A eontributlonwas taken
and tho bencdicuon pronounced By Or. kltcnell.
af.er which the meeting adjourned.
We are requested BY the Employment Commit
| tee OF the Young Mems Christian Association 70
M Il So EsnpR II e. hEE eSarsa aaY
between aftccn Minutes OF one tnd one o'clock
| Of each day, OF drop line to the committee.
Observation-Disclosures have declined to
that extent that an ordesA for draft in
Cook <connty may be mou1entari'y cx-
pected. On Saturday thirty men only were
obtained. With this exhibit we eau scarcely
have the face to ask that the draft be deferred
Those most interested ssem TO- fmasine that the
all and arc inclined to take their chances OF being
drawn sather than come up with their grccnbscks.
Wait unttl The lstter p11t OF the coming week and
sec il they don't sing a different song. The re-
1ruits on Saturday were thus distributed:
| Third WaId.......... 6 Fifteenth Ward. ...... 0
Sixth Wpfd...E. / Sixteenth Ward ..... IL
| Eier,nth Ward Total, 80