Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-01

Eleventh Anniversary Ensertainment-Goo'
MuStc-Able Addresses
Annual Report.

Eleventh Anniversary Ensertainment-Good
Music-Able Addresses
Annual Report.
The eleventh anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian association OF this city
took place in the court house last evening,
. goodly number of the friends OF tie
cause being present. The programme was
as follows: =.
Singins-"All Hail the Power of Jesus
name''-by the audience.
Reading of portion of the prophecy OF
Isaiah, and prayer, by Rev. ]. c. Hume, of
the Presbyterian mission chapel.
Soprano solO-eRock of Ages" by Miss
Bear. with organ accompaniment by Prof.
F. w. Haas. This fine piece was sung
exquisite!y and was undoubtedly the gem
of the evening.
President ID. c. Haverstick read the fol-
lowing annual report:
Ladies and Gentlemen. members and friends )
the Young Mems Christian Association:
The events of another year in the his
tory of the Young Mems Christian asso-
ciation are written among the things of
the past and tonight, under the guidance
of kind and merciful Providence, We arc
assembled for the purpose of celebrating
the eleventh anniversary of the founding
of this institution, and the president, as
has been customary in the past, offers
this. his annual report of the operations
of the association for the past year.
In preparing this report our aim has
been to be brief Still. VIC felt the ncces
sity of making it sufficiently full to give
the citizens an opportunity of learning
what uses have been made OF their cOntri-
buttons. and what efforts we are making
in behalf of tho public good, and whether
l,o ;acx fnV In ha,Naf1f Of n,nr
young men are OF sufficient importance to
Justify the maintenance of an institution
of this kind. OF the advantages of our
free reading rooms and library it is need
less for US to speak their Importance to
the community must be recognized by all
right-thinkiny men and women. Yet the
public at large have only faint idea OF
the struggles and disappointments under
which the frien Is of this organization have
labOred during the Gle zen years OF It's ex-
istence
There have been times when some of us
were almost ready to abandon the ship,
the pilot being unable to see single ray
of light by which 90 steer the vessel
through the apparently unprcmising
future. But, remembering the scriptural
Injunction, Not to he weary in we'll
doing for in due season we shall reap. if
we faint not" We have struggled on,
hoping and praying for a better and
brighter day
That the association, with it's open
doors, comfortable rooms, free access to a
large collection of books from the most
noted authors, as well as tho popular
daily and weekly papers and magazines,
is dcing good work, no one seems to
question. And that the only resort of the
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Thousand inhabitants should be compelled
to go begging. rs it were, for support, is
one of the mysteries our mind fails to
comprehend. That such has been the
case, however, the friends of the :associa-
tion must admit, reluctant rs they may be
to do SO. True. We have had many
friends who have stood by US in our dark
est hours, and We take occasion just here
to thank them for their valuable assist
ance. But we need more of them. We
ought to have at least 81 900 on the first of
April. Some of the friends of the associa-
tiOn have been contemplating the Organi-
ZatiOn of Il movement looking toward the
raising of the entire amount of indebted
ness. If this could be accomplished the
current expenses of the association could
be met by the income from membership
dues, subscriptions to library and volun-
tary donations.
Many of our citizens seem to be under
the impression that most Of the expenses
of the association are incurred i'm carrying
on work that properly belongs to the
churches. This is a mistake. The reli-
gious work of the association does not cost
the citizens fifty dollars !. year. The ex-
pense is almost entirely Occasioned in pro-
viding a suitable building and maintaining
Iln y o,,l
referred to. In doiDg this, economy, with
a due regard t" efficiency, has been our
first thought. The librarian has been Sc.
cured at us low I compensation as posi-
ble for the amount Of labor and time re-
quired of him at the rooms. The interest
on the mortgage of the building at 81 per
cent, deducting therefrom the rents re-
ceived from parts of the buiiding not re-
CURED Tor association purposes, amounts
to less than we could possibly rent room
suitable for the reading rooms and library
The other items of expense are for heat
ing and lighting the rooms, and for books
papers and magazines.
This is the branch of the work for which
We ask the aid OF our fellow citizens. Its
efficiency might be greatly increased by
the addition of new books and an increase
in the number OF papers and magazines
Under the present state of oar finances
this has been impossible, rs the current
expenses must be met, for which our in
come from membership, dues and sub
scriptionS. are not sufficient
The year just closed has been marked
with some important changes in the work
of the association. Mr. S. B. Herr. our
efficient general secretary for the pa {
three years, received call from the Read
ing asSOcia ton, which he was induced to
accept, and hence severed his connection
with US. On account of the urgent neces-
sity of economy in all branches of the
. work. the board of managers decided not
to employ genel:.! Sc. 1tary, but to Sc
cure the services of competent person as
librarian only. At meetin. OF the board
on November 1, 1880. Mr.. Barton F. Hen
derson was chosen to fill that position, the
duties of which he has performed to the
entire satisfaction Of the association and
the public.
The association also regrets the loss, by
removal from the city, of Bro. d. r.
Thompson, the efficient executive secre-
tary. who performed the duties pertaining
to the Office Of general secretary, since Mr.. |
Hers resignation. Bro. J. NJ. Davidson
has been chO en- to fill his place.
The varirus classes of instruction inaur-
urated last winter were again taken up |
this season, with the addition of few
new ones. The latter are one for the study |
of vocal music under the leadership of ii.
G. Melhnger another for the study of
physiology, under the directiod of DR.. J,
w. Crumbaugh.
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