The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-18

lowing was the programme
!. A hymn.
. A prayer.
s. Reports
"a Treasurer's Report, H. f,
Wichmau.
DO Devotional Work, w. A.
Bowen.
L., Shipping, II. w. Peck.
ID Temperance, c. b. Ripley.
re- Entertainment, +. J. Low
rey.
4. Special Music. Song by Mrs.
Wichman.
;. Reports
IA Invitation and Welcome, E.
BenneT.
ID Employment, G. P. Castle.
Ic) Visitation, A. f. Cooke.
ID General Secretary, H. w.
Peck.
6. Special Music, Miss Smith.
:. Retiring Presidents Address.
S. Introduction Of new President.
g. Inaugural Address of new Presi-
dent.
10. Announcement OF Committees.
II. Hymn No. l55.
l.. Thirty Minutes Handshaking and
Conversation.
Below Is appended the full text
of the report of the general secre-
tary. H. ". Peck, and the address
Of the retiring president, Mr.. J. B.
Atherton.
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE GENERAL
SECRETARY.
During the past N.MC.A. year there
have been twelve business meetings.
Our membership at present consists
OF y honorary, IS life, $50 active and
IS associate members, or total of
225.
AT the beginning Of our year, owing
TO the financial stringency and gem
eral exodus of mechanics and skilled
W-OrBmen, the Association lost heavily
in members, especially some of our
most active workers. Twenty-seven
names have been dropped for various
reasons from our list of members
Thirty-two new members have Joined
the Association during the year. We
have lost three members-John +.
Bidwell, Chas. +. Quincy and Theo.
Zeinwoldt-by death. Brothers Cur
ney and Zeinwoldt were associate
members, and, although not taking
Sn active part in our work, had vet
endeared themselves to all who knew
them. Bro. ]. +. Bidwell had been
Vice-president of the Association and
for many years one of our active
workers. He ever brought to our
work the thought and experience of a
fully consecrated life. Brothers Bid
well and Zeinwoldt were laid to rest
in the y. ~ c. A. lot, purchased by
the Association during the past wear
TO be the resting place of those Of our
members dying in our midst, away
from their home and kindred
Our constitution has been thorough
" revised to suit the altered condi-
tons Of our work, and 500 copies
Of ii printed. At the beginning of the
year the Association decided to print
a journal devoted chiefly to the inter-
ests of our work. IL took the form of
our present I6-page "Y. NJ. c. A. Re-
view 1t gives US the means of pre-
serving in print valuable data, of re-
cOrding our work, of expressing our
views and needs, and has at the same
time effected q considerable saving to
the Association.
The Y. NJ. c. A. boys have been
under the leadership of Mrs. @. p.
Andrews, President, and Miss Water
house, Vice-President The boys show
considerable interest in the work Of
their association.
The liberal giving of our members
and friends has enabled the Finance
Committee to meet expenses. The
expenditure for the year, notwith.
standing the addition of new work, is
$3.50 less than last year, and 500 less
than the preceding year.
From the reports of the chairmen of
the employment, Invitation and Wei
come, Visitation and Entertainment
Committees, il will be seen that those
committees have been doing their
regular work.
A new committee the Shipping
has been formed during the year Its
duty is TO visit the vessels at our
whaTveS, invite the sailors to our SER
vices, and distribute tracts, leaflets
and papers; 1856 ships have been Wis
tied. Hundreds of sailors have at
tended our services, some taking part,
while to many parts of the world have
been carried tracts and leaflets, dis
tributed by this committee.
Our list of papers has been in
creased, and the Marlborough GUAR
terly) Review, Nineteenth Century,
and Outing added to our list of maya
zines. About three hundred volumes
have been donated to our library dur
ing the year; between 5000 and 1000
papers and magazines have been sent
TO Micronesia and put aboard the
whaling feet and other vessels.
The Temperance Committee has
had considerable hard work this year,
its members taking leading part in
the opposition to the liquor and gam
bling bills introduced in the last
Legislature.
The greater part of the \. NJ. c. AS
work naturally falls upon the Com
mittee on Devotional Work. This
committee has had charge of seven
weekly services during the year. The
work has been so thoroughly syste-