, 1874-06-16

Proceedings Of tho 1tu.incss nj cuting-
Reports OF CummittcGs.
A business meeting Of tho Chicago Yonng
Mems ohristian Association waa hold ycaterdnl
evening in their Hull OH Madison street, boins
tho first Of Its kind for tsYo yoars Tho mootinp
uas hot q very lnrgc one. Tlae chais was take,
by AIr. J. Fl. Colo, who, hftor prayer, and tht
singing of hymn by the mooting, opened tllt
exercises with brief ntl1ross III which he statra
TINT tho meeting would havo been much largor
but for tho holding OF several Union moosinEs in
diIroront parts Of tho city, at which tho Yoko-
fellows wore all present. Flo chilled upon
Nil. B. 4. KEAN,
Chairman Of tho ffnnnce Committee, to n1ahGN
report. a1t. Koan stated TINT the sooloty wor'
making efforts to have cool cup Of cold watc
available at eyoty block OF tho city, for tile us
Of passengers. TLoy also intended TO organic,
dlffefont placed Of resort whore young moi
could hnvo amnHonont,. without the con.
that God lind liearl tic petitions Of tho praying
women, and TINT 1t was now sno tint tls mon
should aid iu tho work. lIo callod upon Mrs.
1aonnda, WHO WIS OH tile Committee Will, hin, to
speak III boh1If Ut tho temperance Canad.
M1,B nuuHpa
said That she felt tho need Of .hearty co-opera-
tlon III tho work tito or1isatcss liad t,aaersakon:
been essrisa on oootIgey Tjie saoons loo % IN tic tic
difTeront divisions Of tho city hnyo nearly nli
been vIsite{, and II nearly every instance tho
| iauieH had been we'l received. Il eas iii thoir
prnysmsongr that they fs ter gso7toss
ospucIally successful In tho Doshoi Home. about
100 Of the occupants Of tho Homo having B!gncd
tia plodgo. .prayor~mootings bad recently been
Fsaea Foseaah 'S srss In q to a aas 'G9o Mo.psi I'll
| itwas statod there ~aH grand olianto for tho
work. All oycr tho city tho fcollng waB in favor
Of tho moyomont. and tho trouble waB tho find
ing Of workers. Tho fact tlat so nlany. mon
erond deal Of trouble. They woro constantly
being appealed to Dy people who Ind Higned tho
ploage for Work to do. In tlls robpoct tic
nSsp vaa aid a ad Of tue An1neaon mS%oos os
especially :. requested. It work :. could bo
provided for such mun. = great step, In
tho work Of making the city a temperate ono
would be gained she believed TINT the forcoa
| Of tliu temperance workers should be coLCen-
tratel In those wards Of tho city which wont
laat fa! for tho Peoples party, In order that by
the noxt election tho ballot might tall o tale Of
tho auccess Of tho temperance movement. Tho
md with tho aid OF God they would finally sue.
ceod.
The nootIng ongegod in silent prayer for ths
contamination Of tho wish Expressed by Tho
laat speaker.
mn. rn11lp MYERS
Chairman Of tho Library COMMITTEE reported
TINT tho number OF books In tho library Wna
2,597; humber drawing books, Dos, number OF
monthly periodicals on file, 20; number Of
weekly papers on file, 90; Of daily papers, 1G.
MISS E. DRYER,
Chairman Of tho Dib!o-Work Committee, rcport-
cd that five poraons wore engaged i'll going from
Bible could not 30 read religious convorsaiop
WAS employed. Tho only question Of tho Dlbio-
worker was whero to begin. Wliou tins was DO.
oidod tho rest Of the work waH easy enough. Tha
sion of All intitlel of forty years' standing, who
hnd been brought to tho1ight through the agoney
Of tho Biblo-workors.
sfI. ARCHER,
Chairman Of tho Doaruiug- Hougo Committee,
thought that tho work OF the Committee waa
closely alliod to that Of tho Temperance Conl-
mistoo. They bud Oh their Iist about fifty boarl.
ng-houAoB, tho prices OF which ran from, a4.bO
to 81 per wcok. They had on nj, average ali
application lay tro.i. young ohrias!an naou In
soarch OF buar1tng- g-houacB.
M1t. ts1roNCooK,
Chairman OF the Employment Committee, Enid
TINT tho work Of this Committee was 4 very seri-
ons one, mud that tho Young hten's Christian
Association wna going to be much perplexed
about it before tho nrobsm was solved Of how
to satisfy tile donlantt for employment. There
wero In tho city as good businessmen as any In
the city, who we're sponditg day aftor day in q
fruitloss search Tor work. still, the Oomrnitteo
did gSent deat Of good, and, although they
could not do oil they wiBl,od, shoy hopod to 10
In the al'aoico Of tile Chairman Of the Mission
Committee, Mr. Van Arsdale stated tlint il NsB
tho intention Of tho Committee to divide tho city
into into different missions which could be visit
ed by different members OF the Association.
THE BUILDING coatMlrrEE.
Mr.. Philip Afycrs, Chait1uan OF the Building
Committee, tad that the present building, WITH
front on Madison stroot Of Is foet, md run
ming back los feet, waB tho nucolls Of thor fu-
tara property. The Committee hopol by next
your to have Farwell Hall oroctad. They waro
getting forward, and hopod' with Gods holp, to
On behalf Of the Lecture Committee, MIR,
Van Arstalo stated that it was tho intention Of
tho Committee to organize series OF froe lee
lures aud nnother of paid lectures for tho euau-
ing Boason.
Mn. +. N. cR1rrExroN,
Chairman OF tho Lycenm Committee, stated
theirs was ossontinlly a Christian Lycouln, but at
tha same tino they triod to mako it III attractive
nj possible to young mon and wonlon. 1t was
hoped that the dobatlng would be Of great beno-
fit to tho young men OF the city In toacling them
the ruloB OF parliamentary debate, and in mating
thotn roady spoakora, whilo with music readings,
and other exercises tho Lycoum would
ss. n sns ne ,s dia hno"n A1u ss Tsas snt
begun fow mouths ago, It had already men-
shortly bo increased through tho agouoy OF the
Mr.. j. ". Farlin, Chairnan Of the Momhcr-
ship Committee, Btated TINT Tho number OF NOM
bera on tho 10TH juno was 821.
THE punr.IBu1Nu COMMITTEE.
MIR, Myers, for the Publishing Committee,
stated that tho paper known ~ Heareny 1'.dinys
had been tlisposed Of aud ite place taken by
Luc,.ybody's Paper, tho monthly olition Of which
reached 900 copies, which ho WAS suro would
rescl 1DO. 900 very shortly. About two tons Of
Dublin Tracts had boon lispoaod OF.
MIR. Norton, Chairman Of
THE HOSPITAL COMMITTEE,
said that III tho name Of two hundred dying .Pa-