The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
Y. NJ. c. A.
THIRTY7HIRD ANNUAL NEETINO
OF THE A SSOCLfTION.

PRESIDENT and Secretary, Showing the
Progress of the Organization Officers
Elected Address of the New President
The thrty.third annual meeting Of the
Young Mems Christian Association was
held I'm their hall last night The eXer
else. opened with the singing Of the
cor nation hymn, "AH Hail the Power
Of Jesus Name" after which Rev. Mr.
Cutler Of Seventh-stTeet Christian church
led in prayer.
4 quartetie from the Arion Society
sang d" / Am Wandering Now
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The President. Mr. James Coskie, read
his annual report He stated that the pre-
sent building and giourds cost S4s.OOO;
that the ladies' bazaar and fair realized
S5097. 90. ont Of which the new furniture,
library, and gymnasium apparatus
were purchased The gymnasium was
fine institution, and Mr Cornelius,
most competent instructor, had 'oeen
placed in charge Tine gymnasium Wes
opened october 10. 1897, with ten or
twelve members: now there are eleven
classes a week with 2l5 scholars.
Educational classes in telegraph, com
mercial arithmetic. and bookkeeping had
been formed the leading magazines,
Richmond daily papers, and the leading
papers of New York and other cities
were ON the tables in the reading-rOom,
and the library was filled with choice
hooks. The membership at this tue Is
Associate 23s active, 44O; total, o'o.
In 1861 the membership was s1n, ana
he strongly urged that the membership
now ought 10 be 900
Referring go the associations hAan'
cial status. the report stated that me
debt ON The building was Sl4.5OO Oi ms
amount SI2 000 was secured 10y mortgage
on the building. and the balance, S2,JOO,
was unsecured The interest on this debt
yearly was $50. burden which the as
sociaiion wa. not in condition TO bear.
In addition So the above, there was
general Indebtedness of S2,3l22O 10
extipruish this whole debt is IA work
which should interest the sympathy and
engage the attention Of every friend OF
the association.
The yearly expenses are $4,000 To
meet this income is From membership,
81 500 gynnasi m, 500 sustaining
membership. 81 900 Total $4,000 Bal
ance 10 be raised, 81 400 per year. This
sum must be raised An increase OF 5OO
members would DO it, "If this yearly
deficit IS not met fear the life of the As
sociation will he in very great peril.
sEcRETARY's REPORT.
The Secretary. Mr. Charles + Thomp-
son, read his annual report After con-
graduating the association that for the
first timein thirty three years they were III
their own home. be referred 10 the work
which had been done during his short
term TT Office. Seven lectures and ten
sociables had been given The classcs
of Young men, excluding the bows IN the
gymnasium. were l37, of which siXty-slX
were not church members, hut who
would be brought so the fold, thus show
ing the strong claims of this department
uf the work The educational classes
lust started promised 10 be a success. In
The fall they would be- taught in a better
room. and be het1er equipped
The secretary said that the debating
society which did So much good last year
now slccys. though efforts hadshcen made
10 revive it,
\ Bible.training class had been started
and promises 10 be successful in develop
ing young men into intelligent Chris
tians Religious services have been held
every SUNDAY at the city jail by the De
V0ti0n Committee and the prisoners had
been supplied with reading matter when
il could be obtained These young men
had worked there under difficulties, and
should be encouraged The boarding
house register has been helpful to many
strangers. Employment has been found
for several young men, and Others have
been helped financially by friends. The
SUNDAY afternoon meetings for men only
have been well attended, reaching seven
ty.hye present In these meetings special
efforts are put forth to reach the uncOn
verled The report closed with an appeal
To all to assist in this work for the good
of man and the glory Of God.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were then elect
ed President, William EllysOn First
ce-Presideht, John c. Freeman Sec
ond Vice President, W. \. Price; Third
Vice. President, James T. Gray Treas
urer, Charles X Willis Recording Sec
retary, J. b. Waithall Directors 5. W.
Traycrs. Joseph Bryan, w. j. White
hurst. K. $ Kosher, H. Swinelord, G. O.
Larus, Judge George l.. Christian, b. NJ.
Quarles, and Frank T. Bates.
ADDRESSES.
President Ellysou resuming made a
pleasing and practical address
After which Mr.. j. Ii. II Figgatt was
introduced He said that he liked the
Young Mems Christian Association
A delegation of its members from Rich
mond Lynchburg, and Charlottesville had
visited his village, Fincaste lie saw how
they worked. They had a meeting Then
he saw what the people up there were
not used To. He saw Methodist love-
feast become service Of praise, Baptsts
sprinkling their friends with tears, Pres
byterans banishing their frigidity, and
an Episcopal rector at the altar eXhort
ing the sinners. The result of the meet
Ing was that every church was revived.
The speaker thought that If such meet
Ing was held here this hall would be
crowded He urged the young men to
use all the means placed in their way for
the good and salvation of others.
After more music the benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Mr. Cutler.
Mr. II. H. Pollard who was expected
10 sneak WAS uueSpeCteQly called from