St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-25

ing officers were elected President
Hon. c. L. Colby, of Milwaukee vice .
presidents-B. H. Warner, Washing
ton, J. Murray Smith, Montreal. j. L. /
HOughtaling, Chicago, Jas. BOwron.
Nashville, c. A. Jewel, Hartford, II. b. I.
Chamberlin, Denver; recording secre- /
tary-F. A. Hatch, Kansas City; as
sistant secretaries, J. \. Shannon, Que .
bee, c. X. ODER, Boston, II. Z. Shea
han, San Francisco. The convention
was attended by about six hundred
and fifty delegates and corresponding
members from some four hundred and
fifty associations. There are about
| 200 associations, employing 323 sec
retaries. There are seventy-twO build
ings, worth 1891 $50, and other prop
erty owned by the associations over
and above all debts make a total of 81
III ,5l9. Since the last convention
fourteen new buildings have been ded-
icated, and new buildings are in pro-
cess of erection ut Boston, costing
1900, 900; Buffalo, so, 900: Pittsburgh,
so, 900 Newburgh. 800, 900; forty six
have building funds paid in. amount
| ing to 500, 9S1. and many of them will
soon own buildings. The internation-
| rios and assistants, and expended last
year S25, 5S5. There are fifteen state
secretaries and assistants, and the cost
of the state work was S2O, 229, and for
buildings and current expenses of in
ternatiOnal, state and focal associations
over 81 100000 was given during the
year. During the past two years train
ing schools for secretaries have been
established at four points, in which
young men qualified for secretaries are
trained for the work. II young men
have passed through this training, "a
became secretaries and - of them are
still in the work. 30 young men have
come before the committee as possible
candidates for sccretaryShipS. Two
years ago there We're 2lO secretaries at
l22 points there are now ;}23 at 1876
points. During the two Years 10 sec
retaries have left the work. OF the
work in the west, it was stated that lO6
new associations had been organized,
and 80 new general secretaries added
to the list since the convention two
years ago. There are now over Il mil
lion men employed by railway corpc-
rations. 1t is only some half dozen
years since the international commit
tee took up this definite work for rail
way men. There are 20 railway aSSO-
Citations employing 81 secretaries, and
the railway corporations contribute
$50, 900 of the go, 900 expended annu-
ally in this work. Seven railway aSsO-
citation buildings, costing $50, 900, are
= now owned by the associations. The
work for college students has been a
very good one. 1t was made Il separate
department in 1877. Now there are
Isl college associations, and all the
larger colleges, with but three or foui
exceptions, are enrolled in the work
A large number of college young men
have been induced to enter the minis
try some have gone to foreign mis-
sion fields, and during the past yeal
some 300 young men in colleges have
been reported us hopefully converted
us result of this college association
. work. The growth in the quality Of
the association work has been more re-
markable than in its quantity. 1t is
more spiritual, and much prominence
is given to bible study and personal
l work. More attention is bein" giver
I to good reading rooms and libraries, tC
social work. to classes, lectures and
= and the associations now provide first
a class gymnaSums in the leading cities
p 1t is fact not generally known. tina
. the United States Christian commits
sion was organized by the Young Mem
Christian association, and an arm!
= committee of the aSsnciation rendered
h very efficient help during the war il
the work of the commission. Two mil
81 L IL
money was expended, and over 81,
600, 900 additional was received in sup
: plies of various kinds, nearly 1000 del
egate5 were sent to the army, I,7OO,OO
Bibles and teStaments distributed, he
i sides some 5O,0n0.OOO books. tracts
papers, etc. \ similar work on
II smaller scale was inaugurated and car
It ried on by the southern associations il
the confederate armies, particularly b.
II the association at Richmond, Va. Tn
; secretaries conference ut Racine, Wis.
was held from the Saturday till Tines
u day prior to the convention. 1t WIS
p most profitable gathering; 225 sccre
y taries and assistants were present, an,
twenty visitors. who are looking for
u u ward to employment rs general secre
" taries.
The international committee of tia
T. Y. NJ. c. y. report that for the curren
u year the committee has received sub
scriptions to the amount of Sl4,6le
e The expenses were SlO,79l. All ar
= paid and there remains in the treasur
If 1929. There is needed for the curren
year $500 for which this conventio
T. is asked to provide. The budget fO
: the current year calls for $50, 900.
The National Young Mems ChriStia
i association adopted at Milwaukee, al
# ter long debate, a resolution accept
= ing "A charter from the state of Ne'
York by which the central body an
the international committee will here