, 1866-04-30
Y. N. CHRISTIAN A,socIATnx,v
Eighth AnniversarJ--Reports Of tbe
President and Working Commit.
tees..-Hhat the Association
has Done for the Poor
and the Soldiers.


le anu &uc SOlQleF6.
:. A GLORIOUS WAR RECORD.
nc Aoofeasea Plans for shc Futur,
% The Eighth Anniversary of The yours H.,
= Sbu9 AfeoctAtton vas held last c.euIne IN n
oe"no f1esoyteTitu Church, corner OF W,b.t
q '1ee ano Warrington street Popula, NJ mi
{ 1toaaHan hss a'says BEEN in our city from n
i pe"'t character Of entdprtstng christianity err
CONG sood and dong 1t too in the most p,,cnc,
z u Igoang manner, It might have bee,
: e.eo tna Large audience should be pre.ent o1
tels occasion. but the a.1emb1ace vas evrn 1,r.s
nlinr lie iarpr rass os the most sanguine gnu
o.1,. ne efe1ctses were begun at haIf.p.st se7er
~ WIZ Ae Singing Of an anthem bJ he choir
me is.s1p ~ ram "a, Was read hy Rev. Mr. Eddy al
At,a ,he singing Of dc e5cth hymn. b, conpro.
Eaaop snd shor, Jointly. prayer was oaeTsd m ),
fn9st Gsst ~. EDDY Rev. Mr. Ha.neld gave Sut tha
a3ymn' which MAS also sung b. chou md con-
u the absence Of q. ". Ful,cr, Esq, The p,es,.
tn,e q me AssccaAton, The annual ,ot OF fb,t
Of nfters Mss rae = oy @smbes Of tho retiring Board
REPORT 0F Tie PREs1DEsr,
Member @ Of The Young Mems Christian AssocIa.
/ lion, Chicago: 0-'
DEAn BaoTuEns: 1t has been e.ooucntly s,id
snaf 'these anniversary days arc oui nv
Ee way; 1catire places 1t which We IIpeer Tor
month"; elevations on the swim journey from
forward 10 The tnture.' f~e> "'0
The tatt Jcsr has been one Of prosperity to the
mlniratton In concentrating ,hcIr fIrrneth nn,n
faity eenntmed. r. long lists Of usetui III works %
tatncd during The last four OF 8vs yea,s IL nrof
o. " power and onr aid IL coutirnally souchr TO
ddsay On new and kindred en,erpd,es. There IL
Txnff1~
100 much. and while ve should beartiiy svmns.
thfke and co-opefate wtih nil Christian Endrrtsk-
rSS ,1e eaof7 should be made to make them selE
IT lhe library Is shn deficient in reading m.,ter.
c1ana .a.G ,fouen the Gndnees OF friends, the NJ.
isiaS.. insnia. may bseome large and vaiu,bls col.
The rooms occupied by the Association. No,. n.
u Il and Is Methods, Church BiocS' aee I'm
smaa ior tne various departments and It Is urged
permanent home, "N'D
The following arc tie reports Of tic various CON-
mlttcet Of your Association:
TRACT DEEARTnENT.
a yraT Of morc lhan ordinary saccess has tayorcd
h tEe itaes Department Of our Association placing
sanea 9hne q S or work upon moro substantial
NV interest has been man!le.t in ,he districts
vnlcn ha'e been long anrased IN the work and arc
A statement Of tbe work ia rs demiis eanmet -
Rslheisd In Its fullest extent and pre- .ented tn
Much has been done by districts who mar. m |
1cpon Of ihcir work. 1hir,y-kryeu disficis Out Of
ht .iour have been cansassed with commendsb!e
S d ,a 'nd 5a b AZ
pages OF En.llan tracts. ESQ coo pages OF Ioreisn
saIO ::3tss religious rspe1, zo Testnments and i56
Through this nedam many ch1ld1ca have been
gathered into the snnday School, md over l59
ouctd 10 attend chuica. Msny 1nsadenss neen ~ ~
paea.sng natnrc nave come to our notice, result
In one instance Swedish family vera tnducra
70 atieEd Church, which resulted In The hopeful
conversion Of the man and wife. The man ms
h on re ons Or on like ves:eis and through
Is colvEs'-a
0ns Of the mott pleasing result. Of this work In
the Mission Districts which have been thoroughly
tracts which we have gwen them fN"e
grateful Acknowledgements to those Church, m . of
onf CITY. who lave responded 10 our appeal for ,id
II The purchase OF material for our WORK and to thc
Inl our committee 10 present the work before tier
Ths following ehurehcs hare contributed to our
Fanh a1pist, Calvary Presbyn. .s.s1s
G,sFk El;d s.1set u E.. as@ south consT..... fs.S
ESt EsSta de-. s rsIfsfsa5 r5Rasta AZ, i:,
Ss $s:s i 81, &; S!;:s, y!
We also acknowledge donations nom indiutu
sls, a: 5e 5elloEs; J. Y. Fa1yeil. xIo0: Il ". Ad
NJ r. b. &; ~ f i: ''sae. T% stE;s;; e.; rSole.o9
m,11s' tns + n all received iii. Dssi
the BS sosy Of I Mbes dea,,9ns sns fIpn
ssment,; @ which have been distributed By our visi- {
l's ao ei e s9E stss
Boston Iiact Society, at The hands Of ,heir 3e,eta
&. her; &: Y ssvaee; snd 12o 600 pages OF io1ecn
1snfs ,nss ~ rp en- " r. American Tract society a ths
e: t. seen III; -. sa
"a. Sc. are looking to us and king IoE 1le besd
of s " 10 The printed tsscl md ie religious "a.
pes- They hare beer educated TO nxk foF II af fsr
'ards. snd ne cannot vel! refu.e them. 2
F. II. ROCKWELL
Superintendent CiEy Track tWosk.
EXTLoYNyT COMMITTEE {
The Employment Committee has couplctea an :
,ther year Of lnbos, Ml1h much pIea>rs renn1+
Success In this department far beyond thai Of sny
. Ths reault oi opr l.bor is AZ so1lows:
No. 81 si'uataons Obtained for poor working :,
50. of Situations obtained iof poor Wotkns 's 4
40 iatausn IL seene; Of ihe Du1ssa OF In. H. 2
he 1T o. july, 16G5, and sustained b7 ths Chi r.
a1u and saninty coumi> eions, under .ha especisl
os1ee .s1 o. y. =: Glee. l5 men principally sol &c
From twenty-five to seyenty.ave women hzye %
een furnished temporary employment Weetlv e
oSa 20 y i.Hsas; ws:htns; sesnine G md sewing. II
~ been mora fruitful IN Incidents Of nterest fhsn 10
~. Throueh n men Will. families almost fam n n,
hing for want Of bread and too proud to ask ior
nave been enabled 10 preserve their eetreepect 9t
Cd nsoT.os ne nsessssFy support for their snfet x
otn OF disttrzcd h1blts given them cuptoYmenf IL
!sst.o them N Christian families, and hy the power
ihe!r whole.one suzzouadtnEt they now eus- 10
. theis on'ine,s. Young girls from The country -
nd c1,y Nho hass not been able 10 vi het4nd the a
Tho BY rsson Of eicknea+ and wnn have been com. u
elled 10 ahandon their life of crime md seek eu.- Gu
hsve come 10 us, told ~ Of thet. lie Of
IN tnd rad condition, been taken 10 the HclRFe, N
reated, hope'r.ty reformed, plsced In Ch1s. Is
eat ~ eba' esensuay lead them 10 good and viz e
re IN presenting somc OF the snoet intervening in dt
sdents rhich hare come under our notice. We r.
3oE FORWARD 10 this department OF ouf work as one ia
hich shall accomplish much for the rood Of he
ouIG Een and women Of onI u'y. =
Chairman Employment Committee =
hEzlEF DErAnTHEST- n
1ne disbursements for the 3eaE have been a. fol-
eetved Al donations, Including haa),ne n
to yard, sawtzs and delivering The ssme ~ asa =. ct
Fori.iont groceries, bread, t'ckets de-. 7oaM to
~ Geods. incindmc bedding. n,isri.j S0Ao' Il
iof cloln&ng and second hand clothing th
Cuue0eo-..... ......-.-.. ..-..-..... 9.6s5,S3 RI
rDorie,, including ieni paia ior iiiaiics CO
1srtpo1ta,lon furnished. funeral e1. r.
.pensc account, including frni fuel, e;:. '0'& Il
pi1n,inE, e1ationct, aua clerk hire... 1.4566; &c
Total drbnnktneu 9oI m
npFG,sn,ios pG some 500 tsmiies or ron 100 70
The nationality Of thos. relieved h,s hssr a. III,