Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-31
THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
OF the BrnttIeboro Young Meas Chris
tian Association.

OF the BrnttIeboro Young Meas Chris
tiRn Association.
The sixth anniversary exercises of the
Young Mems Christian Association, held
last Sunday evening, called out an audience
which filled every seat on the floor Of the
town hall with an overflow Of boys into
the gallery. In the absence Of President
Estey, who was ill., Mr.. Fuller, the general
secretary presided aud Rev. Messrs Day,
Parry, Smithers and Babbitt assisted in the
exercises. A chorus Of male voices under
the charge Of L. w. Hawley. led the sing
ing. with instrumental accompaniment Of
piano, organ and boys orchestra Of eight
pieces. There was also singing by the Y
NJ c. A. quartet and by John Daniels of
Mount Hermon After the opening exer-
cises, a number Of interesting reports were
read, statistics from some Of which are Civ
en- herewith.
The report Of the general secretary show
ed a net gain Of - members during the
year. Average attendance at the Sunday
morning meetings, l3 afternoon meeting,
40 workers training class, : boys class,
IL. Gymnasium membership, 33 young
men and % boys. The reading room is sup
piled with five daily and "a weekly papers,
six monthly papers and magazines, and 1870
/
tains POO volumes Places were found last
summer for 1913 fresh air" children
+. II. Van Doom, treasurer, reported the
receipts Of the year as $2303 40 expenses,
S230l9l. Balance in treasury general
fund, Sl.51 building fund, Sl3j0 fresh
air fund, $3l 13-total $4GS0.
By the report of Il. G. Crosby, chairman
Of the finance committee, it appeared that
the income Of the association is derived
from membership fees, gymnasium and
bath tickets, and from sustaining members
and the gifts Of friends in various amounts.
The sustaining members pay $40 or more
per year, and are entitled to two tickets 10
each entertainment given by the associa-
ton, aud all privileges of the rooms, includ
ing gymnasium aud baths There are now
30 sustaining members In the opinion Of
the committee the association never stood
better with those helping to support it than
now, the general impression among all
classes being that it is doing a good work
and should be sustained, and they have
shown it by their liberal contributions
l.. f. Adams, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, stated that seven recep
tons had been given, viz One tn commit
/ tees attendance 6G five to young men,
average attendance 100 one to boys, at
| tendance 20. There have been two boys
entertainments attendance 80. Six prac.
teal talks to young men, given by local
! professional and business men, had an ave
rage attendance Of 81
Perhaps the best report Of all was the
artless one given by Harry Allen, secretary
Of the boys class The class has had in all
- members between the ages Of ~ and lG,
but some were only in town during the
summer. Charlie Clark has gone to Illinois
and Arthur White 10 Canada The average
attendance at meetings was given as ~
/ Some OF the meetings were devoted to Bible
! study at others there were blackboard ex
| ercises, stories were read, etc in summer
the class had several outings with Secre-
tary Fuller. Some Of the members have
joined churches this year. "lf we had "A
room by ourselves, ~ the report goes on to
say, 1T would be a great deal nicer be
cause sometimes the young men would
come in and sing and talk, if we were not
in the parlor When the association has Il
building, Mr. Fuller says we shall have II
parlor and game room Of our own
4 paper on the work Of the ladies auxil
lary. written 10y its secretary, was exceed
ngly we'll read BY Miss Maud Emerson aud
gave IA fair idea Of the relation in which
the auxiliary stands u the association, its
office being likened IA that Of the mother
ia the home The auxiliary aims to make
the rooms of the association bright and
homelike, provides refreshments " hen lie
sired, aud aim, IN various ways b. prevent
young men who are away from home from
missing home comforts aud care The aux
Iliary Of the Bratteboro association has l33
members and there is something over 500
in its treasury.
The reports being ended, Mr. II NJ.
Moore Of Boston was introduced by Mr.
Fuller Those who listened t. Mr. Moore
will not need to be told that he is enlisted
heart and soul in Association work He
said he was interested in this work because
he was a Christian and patriot The hope
of the church and Of the country is in the
young men, and the Christian Association
is the church Of Christ reaching out after
the young men by new methods He re
ferred 10 the wonderful growth of the As
ISOLATION, giving an array Of interesting
facts From "a small beginning few years
ago, 1t has now grown tn have IN this coun-
try alone l16 buildings, costing s., 900, 900.
II We leave this country aud travel east
ward, we shall find associations doing their
good work all over Europe, in Yokohama.
in Bombay, in Jerusalem, in Nazareth on
the very soil trod by the Christ, in Damas.
Gus, aud so ON till We enter the Golden Il ate
at san Francisco and find that the world is
belted with young mems Christian associa
tons. Mr.. Moore gave many illustrations,
drawn from his personal experience, show
ing the beneticent work Of the association
in the cities and larger towns. His closing
words we're an earnest appeal 10 business
men to give the work their hearty support,
both because it is a work for God and hu-
manity and because it is a work that pay,
in the true business sense
The facts brought out in this sixth ami
versary meeting cannot but result in "A wild
er and better understanding Of the work
our local y NJ c. A is doing, and truer