The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-20
SEC'Y COULTER'S REPORT.
Work Done By The Y. n. c. A. During
the Past Three Months.
TEE ASSOCIATION FLOURISHlEG.
in spite Of the Dull Times Money Has
Been Esisod Al Various Places for
Building Purposes, and the outlook
For tho Ycnr Is Bright,

State Secretary, l. a. Coulter has pre-
pared TIE following admirable report or
tho work done m the state by the Young
Meas Christian Association ulIl"s 14-
AZ your state Secretary, / am glad TO
rcI0Il az this time the condition OF the
L Virginia Associations. While this report
Coz rs the months in which the WOIA IS
+ supposed 10 Doe less active, set "e can
report the fact that many OF the assoc
] Citations have shown increased ACTIVITY
YOUNG MANS Man DAL.
After Canvassilg the matter, the chair
7 man OF O-E committee decided IL was IN
orportune at the present time 10 30 70
the great expenses OF publishing the man
uai. because OF the inaDinty 20 secure
Advertisements 10 cover the cost OF inc
publication.
j feel tAat az once brief report-of the
Convention should be issued, AMI trust
that The committee viii agree 10 thia
even " 10 has 10 DO dOno al actual eA-
peuses
Mu.n Of my time has been given 20 the
securing OF funds for rne Iortsmouth
building, though considerable tino has
/ been given 10 visitation
Though the times have been considered
hard. yet our H-sOclauOns continue 10
snow an improvement along financial
Within the last few weeks the Lynch
burg Association made canvass ard
secured funds sufficient 10 close their
year. which ends October list, free Of
debt
The Hampton Association a. their an
nltcraary in July. reported improve
neut during the year, ana they closed
their year practically without outstaud-
ing Indebtedness and nearly all of tie
money has been raised FOR the year on-
/ tered upon. llis is also true OF tho Har-
! All OF tie Norfolk and western Rail
/ road Associations show improvement
/ along financial lines and tie only one
/ tAat had an Indebtedness, has-Oeen able
TAe Blesasli ASSOCIATION. because OF
/ tie largely lncleas. membership, has
/ been able 10 see aside $500 tsG trls their
/ bulIling fund.- giving them 500 as a. nu-
trust that tho time VIII come when 81
/ VIII Dos the exception for an Association
/ 10 carry over amy Indebtedness into the
BUILDING FUNDS.
Tho canvass az Portsmouth las been
! pushed quietly. end to-day We can zee
/ port inal $500 Of one $1,000 necessary
] iai l'0u secured We hope before aAoln-
! GO turty days ttat the whole $40 90 can
! bs secured, 90 tuat fley can purchase the
/ lot for tho cc.at D. Building ..oo
/ AS rep0l. Ted, Blueaell has set aside 5000
/ a. - nucleus for building fund.
We lave had r1 word fom ile Viz
/ Gnlt Polytechnic institute. and So caniot
T report whether anJ-Aius aas yect "a lf-
! Cd during the laIou n1lta9. Later I'D
I The year 3D. I3 OuI purpose 10 visit them
7 and GO assist iu securing subscriptions
D .llm tleu new men.
/ l.uite extensive lnp40rcr 3n's laFo
/ been made iu llo t1lL-f00ms ari avmna-
/ fi.m " tua Norfolk Association
+ fao LyucnDur5 association. at meet
4 h4N. O.ler improvements haYo bee.l
+ made.
improvements ale lcng made IN the
7 Richmond buIa.ur Throughout.
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