Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-05
Youvg sssn's ChrtsdanA Associn'

youvg sssn's Christian Asso cin.
tlOns
MoxpAY RvaslsG, Feb. Sd. 1866.
Devotional exercises were conducted BY
Rev. NJ vroom; after which. Pres. Ad-
ANS took the Chair.
Nioutes Of the Last meeting rod snd ap-
,roved. after which rspssts fsso The fol.
| louine seuaittsss pssssatsd
The Committee on Propesitions reported
favorable on the names Of elsssn persons "a
h.eo,ue member Of ths AsDssississ, who
we're duly elected; aftsr whssh the names
Of eishssen others we're prssestsd and r.
fe,red to the proper committee. to repsss q
the next meeting.
Dr.. romson moved that the report oi
Al. Committe on City Missions b handed
10 the city papers for publication; which
prevailed. t-
The report reads ~ follows:
Amount Of relief given. eSt.46.
F.milies in destitute eircumstauceeS 1RS.
Families relieved, 28. Ns
Tracts distributed, over 800 pages.
Number Of children visited attending
Sabbath School, 81.
Conversed with on personal re!igioa. 81.
Number Of families visited, SO.
About 200 pounds Of -four WAS given 70
families in destitute circumstances. besides
. great deal Of clothing. The Association
have also clothed dsring this nsa1h1 II
children. out Of which number II are T.
tending Sabbath school-ths others are
under the age Of Ave yeass.
The report Of the Committee on Lestsrss
"a, presented and accepted. The Assoeia-
tion fell short on the Hutchinsen concert
s54 90, which is to be lamsntsd just at shis
time bu. nstted on Bishop Lees lecture
$50 95, which went into the Poor Fsnd.
The report Of the Committee on Incor-
poration was then presented and adopted.
Reports were called for on boarding
houses, employment, and printing, but none
were given. FsF
The Ways and Means Committee then
prsssntsd their seposs,s srt1
Nh. PRssIDsxr.-Th Committee On
Ways and Means beg lsavs b make tbe fol.
lowing report:
On shs sOth dsy Of January the follow
ine were the assets Of this Associates
Monies in hands Of the Treasurer
and Corresponding Secretary. ..@l6l ~
Subscriptions unpaid but considered
available. =. .................. :. 2te.so
Subscriptions oonsidseed dou1sIdl
and not available. le.............. 1850
Pledges not yet collected, and which
in the minds Of youf committes
the parties 90 pledging should
not be held personally responsi-
ble excepting for monies actuslly
received on such pledges. s....... 225.00
--I
Making total Of. ..$4l46
90 available assets, sad $3.50, which are con-
sidered by your committee as available as
sets. The liabilities Of the Associatiou up
to the present time are as follows;
Rent Of room for January, $685..
Rev. J. Dcnckman, salary, $50 per
month.
For printing, as per bill.
For gas for January.
Making q total of liabilities Of which
amount taken from the available assets Of |
the Association, leaves . balance Of
% . fund in the treasury.
Our estimated expenses for the current |
year 10 fifteen hundred dollars (e1, ,6O0),
taking 40 . bssis our present monthly ex. |
penses, the items Of which arc-
Rant 0f yn0u nQQ 90
Rev. Il. J. Denckman's salary ...... 50. 90 |
Goal and gas. ................. $500
Stasioaery and periodicals. ...... 10 90
INCIDENTAL ExPENsss.