The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-10
Tho Twenty.ssventh Anniversary OF
tho Young Mems Christian Associa-
fsou-Good Reports and Interesting
Fxorcfses Election or Onicers.

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tho Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
fson-G Good Reports and interesting
Election or Omcers.
The annual meeting OF the Young Mems
Christian Association was held at the rooms
OF the Association yesterday afternoon.
The Association has been most prosper
Gus during the past year. and has, under
the efficient direction OF General-Secretary
l.. r.; Newman, achieved high measure OF
success. At no time since 1t was formed
has this most useful organization done
more good than IL is doing at this time.
James Lyons, Jr., Esq. president Of the
Association, occupied the chair, and related
some interesting facts concerning the past
history OF the Association.
Various amendments 10 the constitution
were adopted and the officers elected for
the ensuing year.
THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING
was held in the lecture-room Of the Second
Baptist church last night. A large and
cultivated audience was present, and the
exercises were OF a most interesting char
aeter.
James Lyons, Jr.. as president, read his
annual report. lie alluded in a most COM
plimentary manner to the efficient services
Of the general secretary, and pointed out
how, under his intelligent management,
the Association had grown and prospered.
The membership OF the Association has in
creased 4s2 during the past year, and now
numbers /, ia.
The receipts OF the Association from
membership-dues were S3,301. .52, and from
lectures and other sources 1,66T.99-mak-
ing a total of s4,969.51.
The Association now occupies pleasant
and commodious quarters at the corner OF
Fourth and Franklin streets, and its rooms
are nightly crowded with the youth and
young men of our city. The use OF the
reading-room and library Is free to all,
whether members or not, andthe officers OF
the Association would be glad to have any
young man visit their rooms.
Rev. J. u. Tyler made very happy ten
minute address on Some Features Of the
Age in which we Live" and proceeded to
point out some OF the secrets OF the growth
OF Association work in our time.
A quartette, "The Chapel" was exceed
ingly well rendered by Messrs. English,
Cadogan, Ramos, and Jones.
The remarks OF Mr.. Ashton Starke were
characterized by sound sense and humor,
and were greatly enjoyed by his hearers.
The solo almost Persuaded" was very
finely sung by Mr. Ramos.
Gencral-Secretary J.. +. Newman pre-
sented the following
STATISTICS
in regard to the work Of the Association
during the last four months:
Eight classes organized-viz., Algebra,
Elocution. Bookkeeping, Penmanship,
two German and two French.
Four religious meetings organiZed-viZ.,
Bible-Class, Young Mems Meeting, Song
Service, Teachers Study.
Thirteen bible-Classes, total attendance,
$40; thirteen Young Mems Meetings, total
attendance, 245; seventeen Song-Seryices,
total attendance, 1925; ten Teachers
Study, total attendance, 249; eighty-nine
Glasses, total attendance, 1,765; three en-
tertainments, total attendance, 2,400; eight
lectures, total attendance, $3.50; attend
ance at reading-room. 1S,20S; total attend
ance, 31,3S2; average daily attendance,
21S.
The following
were elected for the next year President,
Edgar ID. TAYLOR; Vice-Presidents, James
Lyons, Jr., John W. Cringan. and Joseph
Bryan; Directors: Ashton Starke, +. ID.
Hotchkiss, Il. w. Pemberton, Henry Bode-
ker. Polk Miller, w. Miles Cary, Rev. J.
u. Tyler, G.. ID. Hill, Jackson Guy, and j.
w. Anderson.