The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-12-20
Ynnnr nren,s Chri.tian Assnciatinn

Young Mems Christian Association.
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association of this city,
was held at their room in Mathews Hall,
on last Monday evening.
The Executive Committee made the
following report
LAMBERTyILLE, DEC. IS, 1882.
DEAR BRETHREN Your Committee
would report that last Winter. after the
the annual meeting, night school on the
same plan as the one held during the
previous Winter, was opened in Miss
Carpenters school house, on York street.
1t was continued over three months with
quite regular attendance and we think
with excellent results.
ln the Spring, your Committee thought
it advisable that the Association should
again have regular place of meeting,
and the room which we now occupy was
rented of Mr.. Matthews at five dollars
month. Several young men were added
to our number at that time, some of whom
we now count among our most active
members. OF course in small place like
long as the expense is not too great, it is
an advantage for us to have q local habi-
tation, and apart from it's use, IL Is a sort
of sign board to keep the public informed
that we are alive. The room, as Won see.
has been papered and caicimined, and tho
chairs which We used ia our old room
have been brought here.
AS soon as the weather would admit,
the Sunday school at the Mount Range
school house was started, under the SUI
perintendence of Mr. Chester Wells, and
was continued until the first of November.
This school has been one of the most sub
stantial works attempted by the Associa-
ton, and the Committee wish to bear
testimony to the faithfulness and good
judgment with which it has been manag-
ed by Mr. Wells, and would ask him to
give you q special report of what has been
done there.
In the Fall, Gospel meetings were held
for several weeks at the school house, the
attendance at which was excellent. A
specially noticeable feature in all these
meetings, and one of interest to us in our
special work, being the large number OF
young men present They appear to pay
serious attention to all that is said, and
we may hope that some good seed may
have fallen in good ground.
One point the Committee wish to en-
phasize That we need to spread among
ourselves, and those around us, a better
understanding of what the work of o
Young Mems Christian Association is. In
order to do anything it is necessary first
to understand what we want to do. We
would make two things prominent list.
That our aim is to save young men. Sd.
That we are subordinate in all things to
the church. We are an Association of
church members--an arm of the church
for the purpose of reaching out to young
men and bringing them into the church.
Certainly, brethren, there are many
young men in this place who need to be
brought into the church, and this is our
special work. How shall we reach them !?
Respectfully submitted,
THE Elk. COMMITTEE,
A. WEIGH, Chm.
Mr.. Chester Wells, Supt. of the Asso-
cations Sunday School at Mount Range,
reported that there had been an average
attendance of twenty-six scholars and
four teachers, and that a good degree of
interest had been manifested.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year
Presdent--Ashbel WEIGH.
Vice President--Clark Pierson.
Secretary--Geo. w. Shamalla.
Treasurer--Chester Wells.
Executive Committee james T. Petrie,
Thomas Wills, II. G. Bovine, Warren A.
Greene and Thomas G. Horn.
A subscription of $40 was secured at
this meeting toward carpeting the room.
Ask for Germantown Zephyr Wool,
because it compares with zephyr in
quality Cashmere and fine Saxony yarn,
128 Birgman's best full weight zephyrs,
10c.; Homespun Yarns, $l.0O per H. /;
Shetland Floss, Crewel Wool for out
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