Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-17
Report OF President of the
Y. M. q. A. OF Woodstock.

There has been added to our number
during the year eleven members
seven active aud four associate.
Since our last annual meeting there
has been two deaths, one dismission
and two resignations, 80 that the net
gain Of membership has been but six.
The totsl membership is now forty
three, classified as follows: twenty.
seven active members and sixteen as.
sociate members,
| FINANCE.
The receipts for the year from all
sources have been 3ll3.69, s2.37 of
which was the balance from last year.
The expenditures including the pur-
chase of books for the reading room
have been slo6, 40, leaving balance
in the treasury OF 1929. Amount Of
unsolicited dues sl4.25.
The revenue of the Association for
the coming year, based on the present
membership will be $4,000. The ex-l
penses of the Reading Room alone will
not be less that ASSOC.
WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The Reading Room has been open
during the year. By the courtesy of the
publishers the following papers have
been received free Old Commonwealth,
Vindicator, Valley Virginian, Shenan'
doah Valley, Shenandoah Herald, War
rem Sentinel, Our Church Paper, Chris
tan Examiner, Christian Standard.
Presbyterian Banner and S. S. Visitor
The following papers and magazines
ure subscribed for: The Presbyterian,
The Messenger, Atlantic Monthly,
Scribner's Monthly, Harpers Monthly,
and Appletons Journal, The periodicals
received may be summarized as fol-
lows: Religious Weeklies 7, Secular
Weeklies 7, Monthlies 4, Total Is.
There are now in the Library 39l
Books, ofwhich number 81 have been
added this year.
The number OF books and magazines
taken from the Library during the year
has exceeded eleven hundred, which is
an encouraging increase oyer former
years.
The entire expense Of the Reading
Room, exclusive of the purchase of
books. has been $4,000. The thanks
of the Association are due to the Libr-
airy committee for the efficient and
economical manner in which it has per-
formed the onerous duties assigned to
it.
LECTURES.
Through the fundamentally OF this
association four free lectures were
provided for the citizens Of Woodstock
The efforts OF the Association in this
direction are beginning TO be appreciate
ed by our people and l would urge the
importance Of pressing with vigor this
branch of our work.
RELIEF or THE POOP.
While the Association has not been
able to afford pecuniary assistance to
the poor Of our town, the committee on
the relief of the poor has been active in
seeking out cases of restitution and
have secured aid from the town suthorl-
ties, thus accomplishing good work.
When from our plague stricken South
land, the cry for help was heard the
Association was not only active in pro.
curing money and supplies in our own
town and neighborhood, but exertions
of special committee, secured large
contributions from almost every part OF
the county.
| RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
A weekly prayer meeting has been
regularly maintained during the year,
and while the attendance, especially on
the part of the members Of the Associa-
ton has not been large, it has been
productive OF good.
In addition to the regular prayer
meeting, religious services were held
for a week at FAIRMoNT SCHOOL
HOUSE and the usual Y. NJ. c. A. week
of Prayer was observed,
Brethren. while we have much for
which 20 thank God, let US not be salts
fed with what we have done for the
Master, but let US press forward in the
work which He has given us to do.
There is much work we can do-much
we ought to do and tonight we hear
the voice that spoke by the Red Sea to
Moses, go forward" Brethren are
we ready 10 obey the command? if 80,
there is glorious future before us as
an Association. There may be, there
VIII De UluucIduCCos Dit ilC "hV h"O
been our strength will not desert us In
time ofneed. There is much work to
be done, but it cannot all be done in
our Association Room. five would do
the work Of the Master, we must do
more than pass resolutions, Each MEM
Der must 60 to work in the spirit of the
Master, and especially must we look
after the young men in and out OF the
Associa ton.
There must be personal effort
personal application, we must open our
lips in christian conversation and en-
treaty. One real, burning word for
Christ, fresh from the altar Of truly
consecrated heart, is worth far more
than whereases and resolutions.
And now brethren, in conclusion l
feel sure that hut express the exper-
fence Of your hearts when l say there Is
pleasure IN Christian Association, and
j with ono voice we can exclaiu. A" Be.