The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-06
CHRISTIAN PROGRESS.

Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the
Young Mems Association.
The Young Mems Christian Association held
is thirty eighth annual meeting yesterday
afternoon, President George W. Gibbs in the
chair. Reports indicating marked growth In the
various departments were received as follows:
President, George w. Gibbs; Chairman OF the
Building Committee, Robert Baltour; Chairman
OF the Board Of Trustees, A b. Forbes; Treas
urer, John +. Merrill; General Secretary H. j.
Mccoy from tie Twentieth street German and
deaf. mute branches; Ladies' Central Committee ;
Lyceum and Debating Society; Gymnasium
Commit ee; Devotional Committee; Committee
on Visitation OF Sick Young Men, committee on
special work among sailors; Invitation Commit
teei reception Committee; Socia. ana Literary
Committee; Church Invitation Committee; En-.
pl0yment Department, etc.
The New Building Fund now amounts TO
S9I, 05O. an increase OF S42 $50 during the year,
ana the hope was expressed by MIR. Balfour
Chairman OF The New Building Committee. that
the balance of The money needed might be
secuied 10 the near future by the Institution to
erect much larger building, which was au I'm
peratiye need OF The work.
The Committee on Branches reported that
they were in hopes of establishing a branch for
street-car men at The corner of Fell aud Baker
streets within the next few months; that n gen.
titlnan had slgnihed bis willingness to erect a
building Tor this purpose and give the associa-
non i ieht Iiee Tor hve years. One thousand one
hundred and fifty had applied al tDr EN-.
ployment department for situations, and this de-
paI tinent succeeded IN securing 654 situations
were Cleaned the following facts: Total mem
1stSsnp OF the association, including branches
haipS' zo3 600 visits have been made 10 The
wi,icn 9oo religions services were held, IN
sIan over 1000 young men presented Them,
selfes as lnquirers, expressing an anxious Wis.,
" Ledu christian life; 1900 calls have hean
MUS on sex young men by the Hospital Gam
,nn', " Ihe Ladies Central Committee and the
SSollnnltee on visitation Of Sick Young Men.
ooo,ooo pages OF secular and religious Ieadin,,
mater were distributed at United States ARM
poSts, on snlpbOaId, hospitals, and In other
places where such literature has been needed:
rom the association; ten medical lectures have
D,eu neid; SIX popular lectures we've
also gwen; series of temperance lee
lures delivered; six business talks on
evening receptions were held In the Interest Of
young men. One hundred and nfty-two sessions
OF Tue evening educational classes were held
"nlcn had very large attendance. Sky thou.
SAND mad Visited the reading room; 2S6 young
men had been directed to suitable boardinp.
houses; 10000 invitations had been given out Dy
Inc invitation Committee, inviting young men To
ine religious meetings OF the associations 55.3lO
had visited the gymnasium.
Ihe report OF John f. Merrill Treasurer,
showed the total receipts from alt sources SIG.
81 %. o"'""ee'
The anniversary exercises are to be observed
~! ~ odd Fellows Hail Sunday afternoon, january
6o al O'Clock, ana 1t was announced yestef-
uay afternoon that the thirty eighth anDiversarv
nnuaress would be delivered on thai occasion hy
bishop C. IL. Fowler. W
tor rne following gentlemen were elected DIrec
r a. George w. Gibbs. John f. Merrill John
4. myers, Monroe Greenwood w 4 Thnn vonu
"na pickerson NJ. Carman
"A, a. ,.Chipron, for several years Ganarol ca,..
AsSoci, ,ne Los Angeles Young Mems ChrisfIan
eisSor, Son mas recently been aDnointed A..
ton. oil The San Francisco associa.