The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-29
TWfMY-E|CHT YEARS Old
Anniversary Of Yonng Mems Chris
tian Association.
PRESIDENT DICKSON'S REPORT
Work of tho Various Committees OF tho
Association for the Year Psst-New
Year II Begun Under Most
Favorable Auspices.

feeling of felicitation pervading the
members as they gathered to hear the
reports of'the work of the past year and
listened to the words OF encourage
ment.
A. w. Dickson. president of the asso-
citation, was in the chair. He called
the meeting to order and the hymn
saorM,o Uw rrnu rm Mahr rT Iad ia nrsver % and Mr
Dickson read his annual report, which
Is given below.
II. Il. Coke, chairman of the rooms
committee, read his report. The sum
OF 81. 500 was expended in furnishing
the rooms and supplying needed de-
mands, and 81, 500 was expended on the
fourth story for the fitting up of the
place for the John Raymond institute.
The report of the library committee
shows that twenty daily. seventy week.
ly and thirty-two religious papers are
received at the rooms, besides sixty
one miscellaneous papers and eleven
magazines. The New York papers are
In great demand.
A healthy report was made by Walter
ii. Buell.. chairman of the educationa
committee. He spoke OF the establish
ment of the John Raymond institute
and the work 1t has done in the frst SIX
months of its existence. There were
nineteen classes, 9iS sessions ana TO-
tai enrolment OF 7o6. The. pranches
taught were business correspondence
commercial paper. ar'nihetic, STAN
mar, spelling, reading. German. aise-
bra, geometry, mechanical, arcniteotur-
al ana 1reehand Drawing, elee.,I'''s'
pluInpihs' woou"orhihs anu ''"'ie'
ATTENDANCE flduhES.
was o., pu' .iut wso III tIS ,aYt
WhIcn tneIe was soou 60 ia .ha h;ohl
lowest perseHtase W.'T ~, a.iu i, ,,;,5I,,
est was 90 Mr. .,. nuun spen pt w n;ot,
terms ol lne seneloSi.y y. L., oearino
son anu H. ~ 'eN"''' :" '
prizes. ,o..,o,o, oo,,r,,,-
hs ie ;', w yv;,on, a., oha,rman
tee. y, wneh "a .nonoa ~ The re-
Stateu tnat the a..eua ,,ra ,,;nr
Msious ~, e.s.c.sen maI LA tar n,onths of
Inc lnee',nsS VIZ - ,d ,,,n ,,ontbs
tne year IN t"e tuoiS Cai, anI w." ",,t 90 ths
at Nay aug tui's. ,tn s,,ar mu,,s ,r.s Uu. an evs
WoouaWn ,n .n ,onnan ,,non than, no
peuieh. '.a. ., o,.otina maa ru apd a ref,rnish.
cause vi tne @ Iemo,a a.. a,S .sro,ar an" ,naat,ngs
ins, oue tue oasss,u open az tbat thav viii be
.a % III, ,.aor rha ,,us,c WAS nm
IesumLeu unls TIL Toraon o,d
ger .ne a,rec.on e,a U, ndan a'b ,so dren,ion % ~
WY" Us 10, " ,,,.aisea varv hivhlv
o. Ca M ,ont .that was noticea blv ASSURING
Une ,.n .hot n,anv "%3 no,,ns non who ware
attro ctod 20 the rooms through the
.,,v.,no.;,,u, ond odunot;onal dan,rt
49, 81 shom..d a ,raot interest In tbo
,.Ss. ,.'e,sI os .,,a,r ,a,,Is
WelIare ol thelr souls.
MD OAYEopn,S pEpOpT
MN oANf oi'i' y
lyr 10 Npf fNr
the lecture and entertainment commit
tnn Nnt,,,ithstandinT tho many at
.ee. Nv ~ '.a.s
tractions IN other plates 'ne e'en.s ., ~
the association nall were well patron-
lied. The receipts amounted to $793.30
and the disbursements were 1874, rs less.
w r NJ ;ylaye for the physical de-
".,,o,,, ,o,,r,,ttao ra,ortaG that ~.
part!he't co1Hiiiittee, tepo,'eu tIat the
number or gymnastlc exercises by mem-
berS was 1857 and by those not men,
bers, 2,l94. making a total of 1851
There were 4.9OO baths taken. The base
Dali earn maui wlue lepulatloh ~,
skill and gentlemanly deportment and
played q schedule of thirty-twO games,
winning thirty, and earning the cham
pionship of the county. Two of the
members of the gymnasium won eight
prizes In the outdoor games at Wilkes
Barre.
Secret.r;es pa.rsar and Nohv ,noLo
Secre,aIles Iearsaii anu MANY spoke
III d ieINehs way vi tne prospect LOT
is as follows:
.Uo,oh,, ,o,, -. 80 ,,o ,,;,,h,
wbat ,ts SINS ,s nf u nron,i.e q, ie ar. ns"' !,
"""' 10 s's"s Vi p'o''''se a'e'
in all this world than that of watchman.
From the humble waver of his little flag
at the railroad crossing. who holds in his
care the safety of the unconscious traveller
and VINO by neglect or duty may endanger
valuable lives and property. to the presi-
dent in his chair Of state or the king
on ms throne as ne watches watches over the des-
things and mans judgment is SO severe
upon those who occupy positions requ!r..
ing faithfulness who, are neglectful Of
their trust, how much more responsible
IL the position OF the watchman who looks
out for the souls OF men with the more
awfuldangers which threaten them-whose
duty Il Is 70 guard against snares are and
and to see to II; SO far as he Is able, that
stones are rolled away and pitfalls
bridged SO that The wayfaring man,
though FOOL, may not err therein
THEY ARE WATCHMEN
ioo,, n. 4, ,h, ,a,oar, ~ o,,,, ,
AS look AT " lhe ollcers OF our asso-
cia,lon are Waacninen IN tnis nisner sense
ahn aney a. are ,,n SCI upon o WutGn lower as
o., n ;,,tn - ~
sociation and It's members, both spiritual,
mental, financial ana phySicai. III they
are untathtui-1 tney iali 70 properly
estimate their responsiplIlty-lf they allow
the enemy Witnln tne Sates,lt they de-
mand not the watcI/v9rd or those profess
ing 10 pc lriends, /ouid not the great cap
tain tain VINO gives I q [needed 1nsfrncfinn=Mhn RI
supplies an pa/'words and whose, privi-
lege II is 70 remove Ior cause, call them
TO account as unworthy ana uhfaithfli
watchmen.
n however they 90 watch as those who
walt for their lord, II they sleep not.
neither grow weary, but watch unto
prayer-if they realize that unless the
Lord keep the city the watchman watch
eth but In vain, and SO with entire AMI
consecrated loyalty 10 the Great Captain
those servants whom the Lord, when He
cometh, shall IND SO doing"
And now, at the close of another year,
1t Is proper and right to ask of these
watchmen' What Of the ,g night? How has
of promise?
The past year has been busy one. 1t