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

hands of the treasurer on January l. 1851,
Of s15.72.
It may be of interest to learn that the
principal items of income were, from rent
S233. SO membership, dues and subscrip-
:ions to library, s341.60; donations,
$508. so excursion, S17O.75.
The main items of expense were, for
services of general secretary and assist
ant, $8O2. II; first installment of indebted
ness ON building, e250; interest, 1902. so /;
for daily papers and rebinding books,
S3o. 80 insurance, $25.
The entire Indebtedness of the associa-
ton at this date is, in round numbers,
about Sc, 900, which is divided as follows:
Mortgage on building, at 81 per cent,
$5. $50; one years interest on same,
s2ss. Is sundry bills for gas, printing,
papers, magazines, repairs and inciden-
tails about $500; two promissory notes
with interest, amounting to s6S5 !;
salary of librarian, due April ], 1851
$125.
Our agreement with Mr.. Samuel Miller,
from whom we purchased the property, is
that we pay the interest and an annual ln-
stallment upon the principal of $3.50.
There will therefore be due Mr.. NJ. on
April l., 1881. s53S.75. Add to this $500
for sundry bills s125 for librarians sal
ary; 1856 for two promissory notes, with
interest, and We find the sum of 81 S4S. 70,
which ought to be paid on the first OF
April next.
The annual expenses of the association
in maintaining its free reading rooms and
library rs at present organized is as FOL
lows: Interest on mortgage of 50, OOO,
s275 yearly installments $3.50 librarians
al, n7ir nh
SIS light. fuel and ipcidentals 800; in
rurance and tax $40 making total per
year Of 81, ,040 OF course, if the annual
installments are met, the interest will be
decreased from year to year.
To meet this outlay the association has
an income from membership dues and sub
scribers to library of about s4O0; rents
s1S6; AShennum s24 making total per
year of s61O.
We desire. however, to inform the pub
lie that the value of the personal property
of the association, consisting of the library
cases, furniture, etc. is about $1,000, and
if it's present indebtedness could be can
cclled, and small sum spent On the library
| we feel confident it could be made self-sus-
| tanning in the future.
We have briefly sketched the operations
Of the association for the past twelve
months. 1t has been year Of labor and
anxiety to many of the members, and at
this time the outlook for the year upon
which we have already entered has little
of promise to cheer the hearts of it's friends,
who have SO nobly stood by it ever since
its organization. But, as the brightest
| day often succeeds the darkest night. SO
| let us hope that our present difficulties
may speedily vanish under the efforts
now being made for the accomplish.
ment of that purpose. In the carrying
| out of these intentions the public may be
called upon to decide whether or not this
| institution, with its varied privileges,
| shall be placed upon a permanent basis,
! or whether it shall lie permitted to strug-
| gle on in the future as it has dope in the
| past.
The contemplation of the facts as here
presented may not be Of the most interest
| ing and pleasing nature, but VIC deemed ii
best, for all concerned, to place the stand.
| ing of the association in its proper light,
| SO that the public might he able to
judge intelligently as to its condition and
| wants.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report Miss Bear sang. very sweetly,
':AngeIs ever bright and fair
Rev. J. Max Hark, pastor Of the Mora
vian church, followed in 4 half hour address
wherein he gave his views Of the best
method of reaching and saving the great
number of boys and young men of all
classes of society, that are seen upon the
streets of all our cities. He alluded to
some Of the more prominent characters.
tics that mark the young man of the pres
ent age-as, his self sufficiency, if not self
conceit q; his blind imitativeness and his
proneness to initiate that which is least
worthy of Imitation his love of soci. ty
and his aptncss at finding the worst level
| of it. These being some of the salient
characteristic Of the young man, it should
be the aim Of the earnest Christian to turn
them into the best channels Don't as
sumo patronizing airs-they dcspise such
things but make them your companions;
make them feel at home in your company !;
make the associations rooms more at
tractive than the pOol-rOom or the sa-
loon; enlist the ladies in the cause; organize
a series of parties in the ladies' houses
and get the young men to attend them,
not as waits from the highways and
hedges, but invite them as y0ur friends.
These means the speaker thought we're
among the best TO draw out the nun that
is in the heart of every boy. The associa-
tion, as an association, cannot do this
work it must be done by the individual
members, and their walk in all the rela-
items of life must give proof of their hon
csty and earnestness
At the conclusion Of Rev. Hark's ad-
dress. basket collection was lii ed for
tie benefit Of the association. Prof. Haas
meantime playing solo upon the organ.
Rev. 'Sylvanus Stall followed with
brief address in which he stated that the
doctrine of Christian associations was that
young men are worth saving. while the
doctrine of the world was that they are
not-that they must be allowed to 'sow
their wild oats" and settle down after
wards. The reverend speaker declared
that those who sowed their wild oats when
young would reap Il crop of the same when
old. He showed from history that all the
great men Of the Notwithstanding Napo-
leon, Washington, Luther, Knox, and
many Others, performed their greatest
work when they were young men. He
also showed from statistics that a vast ma
jority of all the criminals in the peniten-
tiaries were young men. the average age
being about 25 years. 1t was of the ut
most Importance therefore to look after
and save the young.
Miss Bear sang very prcttily the solo
"COme back to me, Douglas" after
which Rev. s. A. Taggart secretary of the
state association, delivered ga stirring,
soothing, satisfactory Speech" as he
jOcnlarly styled it. 1t was an eloquent
and vigorous appeal in behalf of the asso-
citation work.
The GOxOIOry was Sunr and tha .nd;