Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-03-05
NEW JERSEYS Y. N. c. A.
GOOD REPORTS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
BridgefOn Makes Decidedly
Splendid Showing i'm the State
Convention.

Convention.
TRENTON, Feb 27,--The State Con-
vention of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of New Jersey continues
in session, and this morning the attend
ance in the Third Presbyterian Church
was very large. The committee on
Permanent Organization reported the
following officers for the year: Presi-
dent, Sering P. Dunham, Trenton;
Vice Presidents, Jerry P. George, Ho-
boken; q. R. Seymour, Camden, and
Professor Byron Cummings, New
Bruins wick; Secretary, s. A. johnson,
New Brunswick.
The report of the associations show
that there are in the State thirty-six
branches. OF this mum Der twenty.six
are local, eight are in colleges, and two
are connected with the railroads. The
total membership is 7,772, gain of 619.
The active membership is 4,052, gain
of 1,619. Theexpenses during the year
were $61, ,740, an increase of $125
Ten branches occupy their own build
ings, which are valued at $2l9, 500, an
increase in valuation of $65,500. Three
branches contemplate erecting new
buildings and have sites selected, which
are valued at $45,00O. There are twen-
ty-one free reading rooms in the State,
the average attendance being 1850
persons daily. Total value of real and
personal estate, $299, ITO; gain, $104, 1926.
There are sixteen branches that have
gymnasiums, and sixteen women's
auKiliaries. The sixteen Bible classes
in the State have membership of 1910.
Camden came in with a report of
sixty-six as an average weekly attend
ance. The membership is 266. Clay
ton has been laboring under great diff
ficulties during the year, and reported
fifty-four members atpresept. Bridge
ton reported a membership of 310.wit
boys branch, which holds weekly
meetings. Average attendance at the
young mems meeting was sixty, and al
their Bible class, ten. Millville re-
ported membership of eighty-five, an
attendance on the rooms of forty, and
sn average attendance on TIE Sunday
Gospel meetings of 104 men. They
also sustain a hoys' branch. Salem
reported a young mems meeting, evea-
ing prayers and Bible classes. Tren
ton presented a good report. Sunday
afternoon meetings; average attend
ance, 65i; attendance on the rooms, 1873
daily.
The roll of college associations shows
that those at Blair Hall, Seuth Jersey
Institute, Centenary Collegiate Insti-
tute, Rutgers Grammar School, and
Pennington Seminary are alive and
doing excellent work. Three new as
sociatious were added to the roll
Harrison and Kearney State Schools,
and Long Branch.
To-day, after Secretary Barker led
the devotional exercises. William E
Culley. sState Secretary of Connecticut,
gave q talk on How can secular agen-
cies be made to aid our religious work?'
The subject of physical culture was
discussed by Joseph P. Becker, of
Brooklyn.
This afternoon General Wagner
Swayne, of New York talked or the
''duties and responsibilities of citizen
ship under republican institutions;
how the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation helps to prepare young men for
them" Benefits bestowed upon rail
road men by we'll conducted railroad
department" was considered by 8. D.
Cheltenden. Robert r. McBurney,
general secretery, led in the discussion
of 'the Bible study and its place in
association work"