The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-29
M. C. A. CONVENTION
DELEGAl FROM THE DIFFERENT
ISSOCIA. IONS IN THE STATE


Met in Annual Session In the Local Head
quarters Yesterday--Reports of Commit
tees and Officers Read and Accepted
Some Recomme endations- Nj ade.
The annual meeting Of the state
Young Mems Christian association was
held in the rooms of the local associa-
ton on Chapel street yesterday after
noon and evening, gaJohn IT. Manson of
this city presided, and q. b. Phillips
was secretary.
The report of the secretary delivered
committee, Prof f. X Saunders of
Yale university, offered the following;
The state secretary has attended
eighteen meetings of board of directors,
two parlor conferences, Two auxiliary
meetings, five state auxiliary commit
tee meetings, three district conferences,
six district and two state committee
meetings, one auxiliary conference, the
international convention at Springfield,
the international secretaries confer
ence at Hartford the state conventions
of New Hampshire and Vermont, New
England secretaries conference at
Portland, Me, held six conferences with
workers in towns without associations,
made thirteen addresses on association
work. seven addresses at religious
meetings, three union services one ath-
letic field day, assisted in organizing
two associations, five financial canvass
es spent six days in military camp at
Mantle and 132 days in office.
Number of letters sent out, 1850; post
al cards, 21S: duplicate letters, 1851 cir
culars, 967; annual reports. 2,757; pack
ages, 3S.
made:
THAT each association soon after the
annual meeting of the state organiza-
ton make an appropriation toward the
support Of state work and endeavor to
meet the payment as early in the year
as possible.
2-That when practical a more thor
ough work be done for Juniors.
3-That district committees endeayor
to arrange for more intervisitation and
also for larger presentation of the work
in corresponding members towns.
4-That all associations which have
not yet been incorporated attend to the
matter at an early date
5-That the associations be very care
full that the religious department of
our work is given it's full share of at
tention and financial support.
The treasurer's report shows an ex-
pense of $4,000 for the years work
A review of the associations reports
was taken W by W. H. Salmon Of
Yale. The New Haven branch e. f.
Mcintosh secretary, reports as follows:
The New Haven association has pros
pered in many lines OF work during the
past year. Eight evening educational
classes have been conducted with eigh-
ty-eight different men in attendance,
also a class of fifteen in physiology
in connection with the physical work.
The library and circulation of the new
magazines have been made constant
use of, both in the rooms and at the
homes. Our reading room has had an
average attendance of over 100. The
receptions and entertainments under
direction of the reception committee
have met with great favor, seven hav-
ing been given, with an attendance of
1S00. Games every evening and social
good times in the parlor prove contin-
ually attractive.
Under direction of the devotional
committee, service is maintained at
the Jail, with distribution of reading
matter and personal work A social
prayer meeting Saturday night, Bible
class, special effort in behalf of the
boys, and a mems rally on Sunday af-
ternoons The latter service has been
interrupted by the Mills revival meet
ings, the service being omitted. We
have had three confess conversions, two
of whom have united with the churches.
The boys meeting have been largely at
tended; 6S have asked for prayers and
have been commended to the spiritual
care Of twenty-one different pastors.
Physical work-Thirteen classes each
week. The game of basket ball has
been greatly enjoyed. The baths still
continue to be popular, many retaining
their membership principally for this
privilege. We have also a bicycle club
hare and hound and rambles. The sum-
mer camp gave a delightful outing for
the boys during August, and a recent
social called together nearly fifty of
the boys and their friends, who met to
talk over their good time and anticipat-
ed the coming camp in July. The great
need of building centrally located is
more imperative than ever. We thank
God for His many blessings, and believe
that even this great need will be soon
provided for