The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
looo and over where mol deflnite WORK for

| "A large number of educational institu-
tons Twenty places have requested tina,
organizations he started. and In every
case some definite form of work for young
men has been suggested
Tue plan of work for the past year has
been to strengthen the city and college as.
sociations already organized and very
| little effort has been made to extend the
| WORK Inc wisdom of this policy Is evi.
| uent III. me healthy condition OF the work
| IN the cities and colleges of the State,
| 2 The college work
AS only one person was employed In the
| Held during the past year, very little al
tention has been given 10 this importat,,
department. The International commit
zee mas not been able TO give us the as.
s,i nmrs we formerly received from the
.ours oil visitations OF their college secre.
tarles. Two wears have passed without a
sssntenatic visit ut the BEGINNING of the
n L., term. Onlr three of the college asso-
ciauoHs were represented at the summer
Srhools; college presidential conference
IVA, NUS neiu Monday April IL. the day follow
| reyes were represented
| me hine college associations that re-
ported last year have been maintained
ahu TWO new organizations have been
| ssule at Glen Rose and Eastman college AT
sulphur Springs.
Ar. j. !" Marshall. secretary o the
student Volunteer movement. visited soven
VI the college associations and several in
| stllulons that are not organized tour
OF visitation by Mr. G. G. Kitchener col
n
| mmittec, was arranged. but the sickness of
| being carried ont
Ihere are twenty leading educational In
| situations in the State that ough, to hayo
some attention; In many of them an or
s@s''' Th could be maintained.
ana WORK in small towns
Corresponding members have been an
| pointed in twenty-five now plnces while
~ en- appoin,tmenis have lapsed on account
OF removals and other causes FIFTY cor
Icspohulhg members are now acting In
connection with our work This small
eoMh problem II the most serious question
or our consideration. Four-;ifihs of the
towns villages and in tn" country our
cltv ana college work would only reach
1 1ng,ii,tIh OF ths young men y present
uonnite plan of equalization for the dis
,rlct WORK is not practicahic There must
ne some method Of educating a coustitu-
H HiT N ahg sa ,%sieT riace Tse plan of
uass Throughout the STATE * hoih prac-
lcablo and hclnful In order to do this
we must nave he co-operation of the gen
oiai secretaries of the State. This is a
NttE important matter and II is hoped
snt' IL viii receive careful attention dur
iNs ! we sessions of the convention.
T. ne finances Of the Stat. work
~ lhe last convention HE State COM
mltlee reported an indebtedness of sSS2
y nus time the State committee is N
ueht y. The total amount OF unpaid
subscriptions tx -. or mis- ainonnt
u. ieast slOtl Is collcctable. only ten rs
sfneiatlohs subscribed 10 the State work
tniS past year The sustaining member.
snip plan by which the State committee
issues a membership ticket to any sur
S;erioer OF s. or over LIVING in an unorean-
t IL 'o wv mas neen maintained. Eighty
unIpc such members afe upon the list for
tnt year ending March 81 1896 OF the
f piu Shnhscriptions due March 81 1885. s.
mas been collected. The total amount ox-
ncnueed by the State committee last year
rrho -c,,
n ' , ",iee work.
TIM IL IN neeh necessary 10 snend more
oio.' VI IN" ga suhscf piinnS has been ac
hb",.,'iis lra iarSgiy through tho office. We
resnonr,in,, ~. onpS'T tourh with me cor
-ooS tiiS nifh''efs man ever before;
- -. t"ohN aSkllS Tor SUBSCRIPTIONS for the
s.,, Nvrh mas pr.n sent out We nave
iii. so,r ~ taSh ahd subscriptions from
IA ~ ~ -, S' Us, we nave hAd TO get the
~, ~ ~ w CORRESPONDING members and
."ln ION lhrre hnm'rr OF our sub
inns 'il sinai toWiis, me corresponds
me ilfvvsShfF 70 secure general scre-
TIRES l'hNFloaI directors and assistants
o3'l I'LL, 10 Increase. Ihc airangsment
,heiMdS Sthte Notes. inhncial letters.
business ~, CORRESPONDENCE; requests Tor heip
III sinaH tnWu WORK whlch can only he
nv ny el'tr ke,plhB ul statStics ana
other ONCE dc'alls are constantly In
croas'hs. "A great many questions con,
n. . WIN THESE matters need personal
"; ne rei'g'ous WORK
i hefe mas neei some increase IN all Dc
pnrtmehts OF inc Religious work The
ynung mems meetings l5ibie and training
1!asses ann re,ltlouS work Tor juniors.
~ is WISE 10 can attention 10 the iact tnat
TN" religious Work ~ not GROWING IN pro
portion TO me other denHrlm"hts. some
OF the largest associations report very
small humner hhitlhS, WIN tNe cliurch.S.
MoIr attention shoula pc gwen 10 bipie
study ana personal work
1; me extension Of the work
While a wise safe and conservative
polio" ~ h1V!sanlc, YET tnr extreme shouiu
be guarded The population and cues OF
the STATE are growing fastei man we nave
been able to take care OF them, illtG !
any ihfthf! eAt'Isloh can ne maui WIN !
! he .hLesent STATE ioree' AS ,he comm ON .
We AppoIH!pl Nv w. nsS,,,,,f, i ~. ~ TX
STATE; we nlace me itspo .,i Oh w"
aecision concerning ihe future IN your
hamus me open uoot 81 oppor.uHp' ~ |
college WoTk can nov ne .n'cluu; ,iie
urgent CRYING heed OF some Molh loi |
youms men N ne country places n presses 'Es
itself constantly upon us anu defnanas an |
answer the critical ana eTeeepihsiy In, i,n-
poitah' uunstlots con,ina,eu W., ontturntS
projects VIII need great dcal OF lhougnt
and care cues are otsanlHllS soSini