Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-21
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Interesting Fact. and Statistics.

ne are comparatively few people who are
acquainted with the magnitude and cb.-..,o.
OF the Young Mems Christian Association.
mere are about 1900 of them. with mem.
oersh'p experimenting 2OO,O00. They are
'""hd IN all of the habitable globe. The
London Association has 81 branches. Tbr-e
ar a"out $50 associations in Great Rrir.in
| .ni ireland, "a IN France. 33l in Germany
| W. IN Holland. 1856 in Switzerland "a in
sweden. 8 In Italy, . in Spain. anout 40 !,
america. 10 in Belgium. in South Afr;c.
| IN SYRIA, viz: Beirut. Damascus. .Jaff,
Jerusalem and Nazareth; in Japan- viz
i"kohama and Toxic; in India, viz: Cal.
rhtta ana bombay; l in China at Hong
n"hg; IN Madagascar, at Antanarine: at
,'nhctpiion, in Chill; l in the Sandwich
Islands. in Honolulu; in MoscoS. Russia
| J in Vienna, Austria: / in Constan,ioonle
turkey; in New Zealand. 5 in New Sou,b
Wales and 8 in Australia There are o,bers IN
various parts of the world There are abopt
zoo composing the American group-tb.
United States and the Dominion of Canad,
AL the conference of associations of all land.
recently held in London. the Earl of Shafts
hurry and Aberdeen. and Right Hon. William
Merley. NJ. r.. were prominent and active.
The Lord Mavor gave the delegates a re-.
cepfion at the Mansion House.
On this side of the water the general work
IL IN the charge of a committee of 2j gentle
Eien, appointed by the International conven
tion- This Committee EMPLOYS nine men tn
give their exclusive time to the work among
the German young men, the railroad men.
college students, commercial travellers tho
colOred Young men i'm the South. in the We,
and North, and to the work of the home office
The American associations employ 225 men
To give their exclusive time to the work for
young men.
Sixty-ive Of these associations own build
ings valued at So. 545 ,024; 2l3 own libraries
agQregat'ng l33. 635 volumes: 225 sumner,
public free reading rooms; II secured last
year situations for 1855 persons; 3O4 own
furniture valued at sl4l .9ss; 349 report an
mai current expenses amounting to 1922
s1S; % report meetings in aims houses: I46
report cottage meetings: 20 report daily
Monday meetings; l3l report gospel meet
ings; % report meetings in hospitals: Sc re-
port Jail meetings: l79 report neighbor-
hood meetings; 1903 report open air
meetings; l9l report prayer meetings; 50 re-
port services of song; report temperance
meetings; 80 report Sunday Schools; 22S
report meetings for young men only AS re-
port Bible classes for young men only; Sc
report Bible classes for both sexes: ~ sus-
tain educational classes: 2l6 report courses
of lectures; POO report sociabes 80 report
special work for commercial travellers and II
report special work for boys. Sixtv-two of
these are railway associations. 26 of which
have reading rooms; is have libraries. and
4. IL sick and disabled men were visited and
helped during the year. The current expenses
of those railway associations last year were
S21 81, almost all of which sum was paid bv
railroad companies. they thus testifying to
the value of the work to the men and com
panies' interest. One hundred and twenty
two of these associations are in educational
institutions. Nineteen of these associations
are distinctly German.
The work in this State is under the direc-
ton of an efficient committee appointed at
the last State convention at Bangor, Oct.
2Ist and 23d, 1881. Mr.. w. A. Bowen.
State Secretary. now in Augusta, has charge
of the work entrusted to this committee
There are three men giving their exclusive
time to the work in the State.
Til. great work ia vet in its infancy. it be-
ing only 81 years since the first association
was organized. 1t is destined to be of very
great influence in the world. and is already
one of the most effective agencies employed
by the church to benefit mankind.