Wichita eagle., 1886-09-21
ANEUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Young Mems
| Christian association was held ut their hall
last night, J. c. Rutan, president in the chair.
| Meeting opened by music, scripture reading
| bv Rev Hewitt and prayer by Rev. Brown
| After the opening ceremonies the various
| committees made their reports on the work
done the past year.
| The report of the board OF directors shows
twenty board meetings, l3S mer2pers received,
general secretary employed, executive com
mittec appointed to secure house for the
| association and the necessary machinery put
| in motion for the successful operation Of the
| association.
| Finance comnitte reported subscriptions
| 81 .429 to the week, all debts paid leaving
small balance On hand. Treasurer report
shows receipts 81, ,52S, expenditures 81, 1855,
balance sol -. Membership committee
| show charter members II, other members re
ceived %.
Reception conmitte report shows three
socials and three lectures given all of which
were fine successes. Interesting program
has been prepared to occupy every Monday
evening for The next six months.
Christian work committee reports work
confined to the Sunday afternoon meetings
for young men The average attendance at
these meetings for the year 81; aggregate at
tendance. 2,3lS Twenty unconvcrted young
have asked for prayers; SIX profeSsed con-
version: three backsliders reclaimed. Special
invitation committee reports object to per
sonally invite Young men to the Sunday af-
ternoon meetings, which increased average
attendance from forty-five to eighty
Young mems Bible class organized July
80 for practical study OF the Bible. Time OF
meetings, Friday evenings, from 80 10 ).
| Training class began April for systematic
study Of the Bible, with a view to preparing
yonng men for using the Bible intalligently
, in dealing with the unconvertei- Meetings
held from $50 to $50 Friday
coming average attendance nine Room and
library committee reports four dalIies,
twenty weeklies, two >ein-weeklles, two
s.nii-monthlies. ten mothlies. total thirty
! eight. attendance az rooms for all purposes
s;x Thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
AVERAGE daily attendance thirty-six- the
committee 1SlDiNi ehhe SiS
Auxiliary were soon going TO make earnest
efforts TO secure books for the library by ask
inc one voumn from each house in the city
and which if carried out will give a good
library for the use OF the young men They
also report that one poorly lighted and Ven
tilataj room, is used for the general secre-
tary's c!fice. Rea ling room. Parior. Recep'-
lion room. Game room Conversation room
The nominating COMMITTEES s'ien reported ttie
so!loyvin. officers for tha ensuing year: J.
c R,,tsn. president. 4 A Hyde, vlss-pr.5i-
dent. !. Y. Montague, recording secretary,
a F. Rowe. core sponiins secretar:. {. r
Davjds,.,. treasurer, aal the foilosin; As
,o-.,,,,.rs OF t,,a b,lr,l OF director: CLas-
Lawrence. {. y Walker. II. G Ross, D. $.
Pence. WIN. Kasss. aud Il Iinsoisa- After
m, lr,siaess p-,s c3.lcia isi sils IA lss Auxii.
sa,-: sarresi refreshmisEls-. AMI 4 coII'ie Of
bs,rs uer,. spent il social plea9.rg-
After the business Of she ASSOCIATION was
disposed of ;he assembly was IElet-as,ios1'iosi
in4., a social gathering. Ice cream aad cake
.a-atI.s- with several other O. the dslicacies
of IN. s.sS,a. was served IN al elegant s-y!e,
aud the e.enin- was spent IN typical Social
enjoyment -
Mr.. Ransom Payne left yesterday for New
port. Kentucky. After attending to some