The record-union., 1891-10-19
CLOSING SCENES.
Saturday and Sunday With the Y. M.
C. A. Convention.
Final Business Meetings-Y esterday's
Day and Evening Mass Meetings
Ceremony OF Adjournment.

1ne work or the Y NJ. =. A. COnVeH-
ton was begun on Saturday at o'clock
oy prayer meeting held at the local
association rooms, led by II. E. Banham
OF Stockton. At S:45 Evangelist o. b.
Read gave Bible reading. Promptly at
9:3O the regular session began by singing
hymn No. 1872
The first order of business was the re-
port of the State Committee, read by the
State Secretary, w. II. Mead. From this
report the following facts were gained !:
Number of associations last year, 33; two
associations have been dropped; eight new
Secretaries and two new Physical Di-
rectors have been obtained from the East,
who have commenced work.
These figures were obtained: Total
membership, 4 1904; number Of committed
men, $40; number of men employed, 40;
total amount of current expenses, S56, ,977;
nine buildings, valued at 1863, 500; build
ing funds, Sl48, 700; total building prop
erty and funds, S61S, 200; SO religious meet
ings are held weekly; 332 men professed
conversion; value of libraries, 81, ,l3S; val
ne of furniture, S20,2l0; II associations re-
port evening classes; 7 associations report
$3 classes weekly in gymnasium.
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
The place of holding the next State Con-
yention was then discussed. Mr.. Alex
ander of Oakland pressed the claims of
his city, and was followed by George
Taylor of Pasadena who asked for his
town, and read invitations from the
pastors, Board of Directors and the citi-
Eens generally.
J. P. Fay Of San Jose read a letter from
Governor Markham, asking for the
twelfth convention to be held at Pasa-
dena, which was applauded-
Robert Boynes, Of the Twentieth-street
Branch, San Francisco, requested that the
convention be held with his association,
and was supported by Mr.. Chipron, AS
sistant Secretary of San Francisco.
Pasadena was voted for unanimously.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The Treasurer report showed: Amount
received from personal subscriptions,
IS, 408 70; disbursements, s., 234 81; bal
ance on hand, Sl74 I6.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The report of the Committee on State
Committee noted a healthy growth of
work during the year, and expressed
great satisfaction at the work Of State
Secretary Mead. The sum of $1,000 was
declared necessary to carry on the work
for the year. Mr.. Mead was unani-
nously selected as State Secretary for
next year. The employment Of a State
Office Secretary was recommended.
The following gentlemen were recon-
Znended as members of the State Commit
tee: Rolla V. Watt, a. H. Fish, H. J. Nc
Coy, William f. Gibson, J. J. Pfiester
NJ. S. Woodlands, Dr. Il. King, San Fran
cisco; George f. Hawley, D. Edward
Collins, Irving D. Watson, Oakland +.
III. Ringe, Els. Field, a. B. Embree, f.
Nj. Porter, Los Angeles; a. NJ. Drew,
Fresno; L. C. McAfee. Bakersfield; Geo
81. Marston, San Diego; Giles Kellogg,
Coronado; David Jacks, Monterey; l.. j.
Norton, Robert Corbett, Napa; C. NJ
Campbell, John L. Speares, Sacramento;
9. +. Dyer, Riverside; f. H. Babb, w. J,
Kirkpatrick, San Jose; II. a. Norton
Redlands; a. F. NJ. Strong, Pasadena;
9. NJ. Collins, Santa Cruz; George Rush
forth, Stockton.
STATE WORK-DoNATIoNs
The State work was next considered
and presented by r. V. Watt, Treasurer.
and after remarks made by Mr.. Kellogg
of San Diego and Robert Weidensall OF
the International Committee of New
York, subscriptions were taken, with the