, 1870-06-20
7. N. c. a.
.Twe1fxh Anniversary Exercises
on Last Evening.
Yearly Reports Of the President
and Committees.
Lectures, Library, Employment, His,
sion Work, Financial, Etc.

| Lectures, Library, Employment, His
sion Work, Financial, Etc.
Addresses by RevR. Chamber,
lain and Mitchell.
The twelfth anniversary exercises CT the Young
Mems Christian Association were held LAST nigh.
a. Fatwen Hail. D. l. Moody. ESQ.,, presiding.
The room Tas, as a matter OF course, crowded,
almost TOO much 80, considering the warmth OF
the evening. The opening services consisted OF
singing. conducted By wel-selected chols, read
tng from the Scriptures and prayer, after which
Nj. Moody stated that their meeting should have
been held On the1st Of May, but the Preaident had
been, and now waE. absent and, consequently, he
would conduct the services instead Of MI. Hen
SUBMIT them. They arc az follows;
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT
FRIENDS OF TIE IopN0 MEMS CHRISTIAN Asso-
ciATIUS: submit for tour consideration the
doubtless the experience OF all who have labored
10 advance any good work TINT much hoped for
has not been accomplished; that plans are not
Is especially true IN m organization like ours,
where the ability to do the works. given to Inany
and the Willingness TO few. This does not dis
~, :. I'LL pa'e e, uSio1s u lol Anulhel year
great success: and the greater pririltge OF sharing
II the l2bors u the pas, and attaining higher re-
mittaaa tn"t no ,rnr.- ~ ~ 10 - wv Suu-
Efforts that have been put forth.
TIE LIBRARY.
This may be called the first year OF our library
From the report We team that on april IS, 1863,
there were e.as5 volumes, We have added 1907,
inr. 3 'soc. Enmter al members Jrrtyint hon1.
e4s; number relainins booEs oSer tme, is: .1 yo1
magazines tAKeus a.: nutntef OF wt.xfy neWst,a- ~
pefa g.: number Of ctoilf neTsDapers 6S. sreracc
taiiy attendance in the reading rpom. les: n
pcnscs Tor Books and neriodicaIs- fs1ns
cxpenees for STATIONERY, neESpaper 1ies, hInIars
iiIraty furniiurr, 1c, xs6s, %: amount paia Ia
s8]ar1cs. 81 .a0t na. aInrnnt rnecirrd frnm nnas
sS7.s3: anount OF IIbraTy funi was x6Sf *. n
which We have expended ts1O In. leavtnT q hi
anee ot s15sss. Special mentIon should 6c MADE
which has enabled M 10 adj many vainal,ft.
Books incluliuc lie EncycIopctIa Rritauntca An
improved catalogue has been prepared for The
press the printing Of which has been deferred un-
til the trapEfcr Of the library 70 the new roolns
From this report IL will bo seen that the number
Of books IS nearly double the number OF volumes
n the library.
NkroKT OF LECTURE coNA11TEE ...
me net feselpts @ !nr lectures during the past
9eeh @
lime Seven "paid = lectures have been given.
The experience Of your committee hss convinced
M n ss 81 r. s w9u
cnrsc al siettli1,. Irrtnres i,v fi, h.st finnt -,
the country, could be had in addition to the lee
ft I'M nrrs,nt nun1Jc interest in snc 'at,,-ns is
snch that If they were V7yen in rhe nr,,insTy gsy
as to the sale oi tickets, they would not be flnan-
cially successful. We however, believe this ilf11-
s sn L e. a1oI a
ahle consideration Of the association.
Icctnrn W;nid hc ahnt sss Tnn sef thsn IaSa
Of slx lectures would be sl,soo: New, it suo,
fsctat oS,n;,tiH eon.fs5na - ;oI1 "a. ~ ,ot y,
enn1sa Ie thar nx Samif hn4 NV NV .afy ~ ~ ~
pe!sons Eon!u ne leaaiy louno VINO would he
nee a WY m.ng oM, ,;1 I u sscate socn lickets
would be insured against loss, and, after one or
Two seasons, sucs lectures would no doubt BE-
ccme popnlar as well a. profitable. which would be
drama" etc We also recommend that the price
o. admission 70 au lectures gtven under the aus
sou that twenty-five cents each .ril not ray ~
actual eSpcses- At least this Is true Of the drss
FREE LECTURES
The Free Lecture Committee report that
seven free lectures have been given as follows:
BY pr. Zaba, on - The Powers Of Memory and how
TO Increase Them;" Rev. Dr. Burns on '.The
English roets;~ President Haven, on "Dreams
and Dreaming !" Rev. DR.. Blackburn, on "Afred
the Great; :" Rev. Dr. Fowler, on "The Coming
Woman - J. '. q. Bianey, u. D., on " Our A4inos.
phere and its Propcrtics;" John B Cough, ION
Sabbath evening", on sour Associations anu their
Hcrkr All Of these lectures were well attended,
some Of them crowded The audiences were ill.,
stInctstl interested, and pleased. To all the lee
tnrcrs are due the thanEs OF the association for
their ready response 70 AID US In the effort to tl-
fuse knowledge among the young men Of oar city
and the PUBLIC generally.
DEVOTIONAL WORE.
me Uevoo0nA CommMiee report me maln-
tsnaoce anu Gto"AlE satetest ~ NE oal!y noon