The Portland daily press., 1882-02-18
Y. M. @. A. WORK.
Interesting Facts and Statistics.

There are comparatively few people VINO
are acquainted with the magnitude and charac-
ter of the Young Mems Christian Association.
| There are about 5000 of them, with MEM
bership approximating 100000. They are
| found in all of the habitable globe. The Lon
| don Association has 27 branches. There are
about 800 associations in Great Britain and
Ireland, "a in France 331 in Germany, 400 in
| Holland, 1856 in Switzerland, 79 in Sweden, =
in Italy, 9 in Spain, about 80 in America, 10
in Belgium, in South Africa, 5 in Syria, viz:
Beirut, Damascus, Jaffa, Jerusalem and
| Nazareth; in Japan, viz: Yokohama and
| Toxic; 2 in India, VIZ: Calcutta and Bombay;
1 in China, at Hong Kong; in Madagascar,
at Antanarine: 1 at Conception, in Chilli; in
the Sandwich Islands, at Honolulu; l In Mos
COW, Russia 1 in Vienna, Austria; one in Con-
stantinople, Turkey; fin New Zealand, . In
/ New South Wales and in Australia. There
| are others in various parts of the world. There
are about 1900 composing the American group
| lin the United States and the Dominion OF
| Canada At the conference of associations OF
| all lands, recently held in London, the Earl
of SALISBURY and Aberdeen and Right Hon.
William Merley, NJ. p, were prominent and
active The Lord Mayor gave the delegates a
| reception at the Mansion House.
| On this side OF the water the general work is
| in the charge of committee of % gentlemen,
| appointed by the International convention.
This committee employs men to give their
exclusive time to the work among the Ter
| man young men, the railroad men, college
| students, commercial Travellers the colored
Young men in the Sonth, in the West, the
| North. and to the work of the home office.
The American associations employ 225 men to
| give their exclusive time the work for young
| men.
Sixty-fiye of these associations own build
ings valued at So, 545, 024; 213 own libraries sg-
gregating ,635 volumes; 225 support pubic
free reading rooms II secured last year situa-
lions for 1856 persons; S04 own furniture
valued at $141, 1888; $40 report annual current
expenses amounting to $322,87S; % report
meetings in alms-houses; 146 report cottage
meetings; 20 report daily Monday meetings;
131 report gospel meetings; % report meetings
in hospitals Sc report Jail meetings; 179 report
neighborhood meetings; 109 report open air
meetings; 1871 report prayer meetings; 80 report
services of song; report temperance meetings;
| 80 report Sunday Schools; 22S report meetings
for young men only; 145 report Bible classes
for young men only; Sc report Bible classes for
both sexes; "a sustain educational classes; 2lo
report courses of lectures; 200 report sociables;
80 report special work for commercial travel
ers and " report special work for boys. Sixty
two of these are railway associations, rs OF
which have reading rooms; Is have libraries,
and 4,11S sick and disabled men were visited
and helped during the year The current ex-
penses Of those railway associations last year
were $27.677, almost all of which sum was
paid by railroad companies, they thus testify
ing to the value of the work to the men and
companies 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 direction
of an efficient committee appointed at the last
State convention at Bangor, Oct. 21st, and 23d'
1881. Mr. w. A. Bowen, State Secretary, has
charge of the work entrusted to this commit
tee. There are three men giving their ex-
elusive time to the work in this State. There
are 81 associations In the State.
This great work is yet in its infancy, 1t 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.
Peaks Island.
The last meeting of the East Portland I'M
provement Society, held Thursday evening,
was we'll attended and the matter OF interest
ing the people of Peaks Island in local i'm
provements has evidently received new impe-
tus. A lengthy and exhaustive paper on the
subject. read by the Corresponding Secretary
was we'll received, and much enthusiasm was
indicated by the remarks of the various speak
ers A considerable number OF Portland peo-
pie were present. several of whom participant
ed in the discussion. The remarks OF K. q.
Rich were, as always, pointed and witty.
Messrs. j. T. Sanford, e. A. Sawyer, Alpheus
Griffin and others helped on the movement by
their aid and counsel. The music furnished
by the Island Band and select quartette was
very much enjoye and the meeting adjourned
till the first Thursday in March. The steamer
Minnehaha runs special trip to the city after
each of these meetings to accommodate city
people who wish to attend.
Summer residents are getting thawed out
little during this soft weather, at least it is re-
ported that one cottager who moved away last
fall is about to return with his family.
How many people in Portland know that 1t
is always as much warmer in winter as it is
cooler in summer on Peaks Island than In the
city? Such is, however, the case. The yearly
range OF the mercury is about % or 30 degrees
less on the island than on the main land.
Several of our fishing shippers are quitting
the business and going into the long shore and
foreign voyages instead of continuing their
trips to the "Bay" and Banks" A fine
three master is being built at East Deering for
one of them, Capt. Harvey McClearn.
Peaks Island is waking up to the fact that
Taxation without representation is tyranny"
and they propose to request share in Ward
Ones ticket. The names Of G. L. Brackett,
A. v. Ackley and Henry Trefethen have been
mentioned, one Of whom is quite likely to be
offered as candidate for Councilman at the
Republican caucus in Ward l.