Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-15
SECOND ANNIVERSARY
or THD
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASEo-
ClATlON.
Reports OF the Officers.

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The second anniversary meeting Of the
Young Mems Christian Association was
held At the Baptist Church last evening.
Tho attendance Was small, compared With
the similar meeting last year, or What was
expected BY the friends Of the Association.
Nstwithstsnding ths low temperature Of
the room, those in attendance were much
interested in the following reports Of the
workings Of the Association for the past
year. The exercises opened BY selecting
Hon. Jno. L. Davies for Chairman. and ap>
pointing VIM. Gray Secretary. After sing
ing and prayer BY Elder Cballen, the Chair
man introduced Capt. A. Z. Adams, Prssi-
dent Of the Association, who read his
ANNUAL RRroRr.
Another year hes passed since We met on
an occasion like this TO learn the condition
and operation OF the davenport Young
Men'e Christian Association.
Then the Association was thought TO be
On experimeBt-to-nieh We ere permitted
to record the blessipg Of God in interesting
Christians in the work Of the Association.
and 60 impressing its claims upon the
hearts Of come Of his children, - to make
them feel that IL Was wine Of his own
planning" and that under his mercitul care.
il will be matured, its vigor and usefulness
increased. ustil II shall command the re-
spect Of sll. and shall be regarded BY the
people % . necessary and permanent In
stitution In our city.
The sseek Of prayer and Tho aWaksnip&
and QuickensDg which our churches shsred
for weehs after, the labo1 of Mr. Busnell,
and the address Of Mr.. Moody, seemed to
call the attention Of Christians 10 the i'm
portapce OF the Geld which the Association
eocght to occupy and from the life there In.
fused. some work has been accomplished.
which We trust has not been without iis
fruit.
Chrissian women also. early IN The year,
began to ester Oore fully isto sbs work ssd
to their aid and sympatby must be sscfibed
much Of the usefulness OF the organization.
The interest generally felt 10 the Associs
ti0n, found expreasion IN September. BY the
The work inaueusated during The year may
be bSixf fly reierSed to. let. Union W,xtin0s,
especially desagned TO benefit those who an
noe reached BY our churches. These were
sustained for . number Of weeke, and
were succeesful in drawing ont TO their a.
tendance many Who SEEMED deeply sunk in
vice. That the truths thus spoken we're re-
spectlully listened TO. or in some casas made
sn abiding impression for good. We are not
without evidence.
Seed Was sown and We have His promises
for the yield.
"a. Regular visitasicns TO some Of the ~
looms IN this city In which lelieious papels
and tsaces heve been distributed-aimooe
always we'll received snd generally rcd.
This 1eld Of labor 10 most Interesting
one, - he Who epgsees In II win nnd many
there who are impfessible-oply waiting
for the kind effort to draw them out The
chsrch at large, has Jet 70 learn that
the hearty shake Of the hand and expres
sio0s Of real interest in thoeo Who acknoWl-
edge they are IN bed busineee, BAT do not
know how TO get ou OF IL. viii often do
more towards destroying IN evil that the
most eagaciOusly framed statute. In not .
fet cases has the Association gone into g.
looms and taken young men out Of them 70
the house Of God.
ID Preaching On the Levee, Sabbath
evenings. The services which were CON.
mcnced early IN the summer, were con-
tinued late into The autumn. The Aseocia.
ton b under much obi CATION 70 the Passors
Of the different churches, i0r The seDentisl
aid they resdssed. without which ~ ses.
vicss could not have been Oustaiped.
4!h. Pebble worship ct the Poor House
every Sabbath afternoon. 0eYyice there
has been conducted generally by hymeu.
The field there. which s.emed o0meWhat
uoinvitiBg at first, in,er.ated s,me If the
nembers very much, and though interrupted
BY The cold weather. will doubtless be re-
snmsd early is tbs spring. sss' 'ss s
11r. Care for he PUOf-M Many ehildnn
lave been clothed and bfcueht INTO the Sat-
18th scbu'', &sd m,ny adutts have been
placed ahoet. isithiul rsligioaa ipdaspcs
and ipstl ucliOp, who Wou!d not have besn
reached but for our ability 70 odmlnisles
.oe0posal relief. Such diFectlon ~ eo0e