St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-15
". NJ. c. A. ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association was held
Saturday evening. The reports of the
various officers and committees show
ed that the past year has been in many
respects the most successful i'm the his
tory of the association. Comprising a
work second only to that of the church
es it is believed that a summary of the
work will be of interest.
The reception committee, DIR. II.
l.. Newell chairman, reported three So
ciables for young men with average at
tendance of III. This committee is
composed of l9 men who act as hosts
of the association, some one of the
number being at the rooms each even
ing of the week TO welcome VISITORS
The entertainment committee, G. III.
Horton chairman, reported course of
members entertainments not yet COM
pleted. Four have thus far been Civ
en- with an average attendance of l40,
large portion young men. Four en-
tertainments are yet to come.
Sick visitation work was reported
by L. F. Gaskill, chairman of commit
tee. Over 100 calls have been made on
sick young men, and 20 watchers have
been provided. A fund amounting to
about $40 had been raised for the help
of the sick; of this amount S5 had been
used to send IL young man home, SO to
send another to Il hospital, $5 for a
nurse, $3.50 for fruit, etc.-The invi-
| tatiOn committee reported through j.
S. Taylor efficient work in the distri-
button of invitations. Over 800 invi-
tations to transient hotel guests to at
tend Sunday services, nearly 10000 in
vitatiOns to attend religious meetings
of the association and 1000 invitations
to sociables had been distributed.
The devotional work as reported by
G. j. Peterson was very encouraging.
The average Attendance at the Sunday
morning meeting l6; ut the afternoon
there have been 10 or more special
evangelistic meetings. AS IL direct re-
suit between 20 and 30 young men have
been converted and are today engaged
in active Christian work.-The mission
work of the association has been equal
ly successful. There have been held
about 60 meetings in surrounding viii
lagos, and IL number of conversions are
reported. Crawford Ranney reported
35 meetings held at the Jail and that
letters had been since received by two
discharged prisoners who were living
better lives rs Il result of that work.
Evening classes as reported by A. l..
Hardy showed that three evening class
es had been maintained, one in short
hand conducted by E. A. Silsby, one in
writing conducted by G.. H. Phelps and
one in music by Mr.. Humphrey. The
two former classes numbered Is each
and the latter 80 and all were success
ful. The gymnasium committee, F. A.
Dakin chairman, reported extensive
improvements in the gymnasium and
bath rooms, employment of an instruc
tor for three months, at least twice as
long rs ever before, and Il successful
entertainment netting $40. Glasses
had not been as well attended as in
some previous years but this depart
ment was never in better condition for
future work.
The lecture committee, w. S. Boyn-
ton chairman, reported the sale of go
season tickets at $2IIl, receipts from
sale of evening tickets $500 total re-
ceipts from the course S2420. There
is one more entertainment yet to be
| given in the course, that of Frank
Beard, March %. 1t is expected that
when the course is closed the net pro
fits will be sufficient to liqudate a
floating debt of between $500 and 800
that has been accumulating for some
years on Music hall.
Music hall committee, A. L. Bailey
chairman, made a very favorable re-
port. One year ago but one store rent
ing for $50 was let now the income
from the building is S495, and the
prospects for still further increasing
the income by renting other rooms is
very encouraging.
Treasurer E. A. Silsby's report, COW
ering both the regular association
work and portion of the years re-
ceipts and expenditures of Music hall,
was a comprehensive statement of the
financial condition of the association.
The actual expense of the work the
past year was, in round numbers,
$l700. In answer to the question as
to how this money is expended the
following statement is made: General
secretary's salary, 5000; periodicals
and papers. $40; printing, SG3; use of
piano, S26; stationery, SIG; postage,
$50; janitors, sly; insurance, $40 J.;
incidentals, $50 anniversary expenses,
$50; lighting, $64 ; repairs, $42; fuel,
SI5S.
J The effort to liquidate the debt that
has greatly hindered the work of the
fully. Fred Robinson reported 5000
raised, that the subscriptions had been
cheerfully and in some instances vol
UNFAIRLY given. This amount will pay
the debt Oh the association as far as its
t running account is concerned.
Secretary Page added some facts not
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