The herald., 1895-02-04
WORK OF THE Y. NJ. G. A.
WHAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS
DONE IN A YEAR.
The Reports Made at the Annual Meet
log - Election of Officsrs
and Directors.

The annual meeting OF the Young
Mems Christian association was held on
Friday evening. The reports OF the
chairmen OF committees and officers
were full OF interest and showed full
and encouraging years work. The re-
port OF the mem bership committee, OF
which A. j.. Whiteiaw is chairman, gave
some remarkable statistics. The mum
Der of members little over three ysars
ago was 1861 During the past year it
has increased to more than five times
that number. The question often asked
as to what class OF men the ass0ciatlon
reaches is answered by the fact that
over $50 different occupations are repre-
aented in the membership. The list
runs almost the whole gamut OF pur-
suits, high or humble, and shows the
great popularity OF the organization and
its adsptability to the wants of Gil
claFees.
During 1894 the total number of men
who have ne!d mem bership in the asso-
citation was ll47. The highest who were
mem bers at one time was 800. The
number of young men who move away
from the city during year is surpris-
ingly large. OF IS men whose me ne Der
ship xpired on the LAT day of Octo Der
last, Is, or tri6s over one.third. had
removed from the city. The general
average. however, is not 80 large.
The religious beliefs represented were
aa follows: thodists 227 Presby-
terrain, 225; Congregational. %; Baptist,
70; Episcopalian, 81; Unitarian, 36 +;
Christian, 80; Catholic, rs; Lutheran,
%; German Evangelical. A; Salvation
army, United Brethren 3; Jewish, 3 !;
Swedish Mission, 2; German Lutheran,
2; Spirisualst, 2 making total OF 336
entries by 200 different young men. Ths
classes are conducted now for the
fourth year, and have had o constantly
increasing popularity. The committee
il simply waiting to secure the necessary
funds before starting class in elements
AIRY carpentry.
Mr.. August Dee, the chairman OF the
committee on visitation OF the sick,
made report worthy OF especial note.
This committee visits the county hos
pital each Sunday morning. They have
distributed 1885 bouquets furnished by
the Christian EudeavOr societies, 26 fane
given by the junior Endeavors. besides
large numbers Of papers and maya
A4noe, ClOtuluR duu OInSr htblClcss AVN
hundred and twenty ak visits have been
made to sick young men outside OF the
hospital.
The report of the devotional commit.
tee showed an average attendance OF III
men at the Sunday afternoon meetings,
or total OF 550l. The total attendance
at the morning meetinga was 1857.
Membe OF the association have been
brought into church membership and
many strangers introduced into church
circles.
The physical department was reported
upon by f.. @. Wilson, the chairman OF
the committee in charge. The large in
facilities has necessitated enlargement
OF these during the year and will entail
atill further addition to the facilities
in the near futare. Improvements in
! the gymnasium and additions to the APP
paratus are to be made soon.
The work OF the ladies' auxiliary WAS
! presented in reports given by Mrs. j. B..
Brown and Mrs. Z. P. Bosbyshell.
The Office of the association for 1895
are: E. A. Forester, president; George
w. Parsons, vice. president; +. Nj. Por-
ter. secretary; A. H. Voigt, treasurer !;
Willard d. Ball, general secretary. Board
of directors: +. A. Forester, George w.
Parsons. o. I. Johnson, j. Ross Clark.
Robert Hale. Honorary directors How
ard w. Mills. A. +. Pomeroy, Lyman
Stewart, M. H. Merrimsn, +. S. Field.