The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-30
THE n. NJ. q. A.
annual Meeting Iield-A RuiIdins q
Assured Enct ,r


The tenth annual meeting of the V,
NJ. Z. a. was held last night, WITH
ireslaent t. l.. Lash i'll the chair The
association was opened with prayer.
me minutes of the ninth annual meet.
ing We're read and approved. Tho
PRESIDENT then made u few remarks
uncut the work of the association for
tne year ending Oct. /. 1896, after which
'he secretary made the following report
Wnlch embodied the reports of the yari-
GUS committees
Total receipts for the year. S2.OI7. 40:
expenditures, S2.3lI.50; deficit, $500. which
was ABOUT the same as last year: prom
iscs uncollected. $500. which, if pnid,
would leave balance in the treasury.
of $500.
The books of the association will be
Kept open until November > for those
VINO 40 not wish to he returned delin-
quent. Number of religious meetings
held during the year, 49, with an aver
age attendance of Is. This does not in
crude the number in attendance during
me State Association. which would make
the attendance much greater: CONVEX
SionS curing the year, 4: backslidcrs re-
CANNED. j; number of sick visits paid,
20; social receptions and entertainments.
IT,
The rooms and library arc in fair
condition. There has been no increase
III the number of books during the year
s.
posed OF and the money placed in the
general fund
mere was an increase in attendance
OF the reading room during the summer
we average attendance being So The
NUMBER of members paid up To Oct.
800, was oCi. The ladies' auxiliary
pledged the first $1,000 to the buildir.,
iund, and Mt meeting held yesterday
AFTERNOON another pledge OF $500 was
made.
Tie thanks OF the association are d,,,
To inc members of the clergy of Ports
mouth and Norfolk for their promp:
response when called upon; also to tho
press Tor the many courtcsics extended
during the year
The Building Committee reported tha;
Sll.@oo out of $4,000 needed for the build
Ing had been pledged.
During the canvass the nssociot ior
work was neglected to some extent Inv
me secretary, who considered it his
paramount duty to secure Il building If
possible.
Al the conclusion of the reading OF
me report there was some music by
MISS Lawless and Miss Flo Martin
The president then appointed u nom.
mating committee, who retired FOR the
purpose OF selecting officers for the en-.
suing year.
MI Coulter, State secretary. then read
letter from DR.. Fair, regretting his
Tor some time upon the general work OF
me association and of the work done by
me Portsmouth association, ana com.
pliinenting them in the highest term.
upon the good prospect of securing Il
building, and of the bright prospect OF
me association in the future
The Committee on Nominations re-
turned and reported as follows: Presi.
dent, George II. Barrett, Baptist: first
Vlce-prcsident. T.. ID. Gill. Presbyterian
second Nice-presidcnt, w. \. Fentrcss
Court Street Baptist Church; third vice.
president: n: +. Richardson, Monu-
me NJ. e. Church; treasurer. L. c.
l,hiilips; recording secretary, w. L.
Stevens; directors, John A. Morris. Bap-
iiSt; =. l.; Lash, Prcsbyterian; John H.
nan. Methodist; l.. n. Wilcox, Episco.
palian.
Refreshments consisting of cake AND
cream We're then served by the ladies'
auxiliary, after which all departed 70,
home.
The attendance was greatly reduce :
ON account OF reception given TO Re, !,
MI. Betty and bride, pastor Of MonI !
mental NJ. i. Church. by the Epworl ,
League OF that church.