The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-01
Gratifying Progress Made in All the
Departments.
THE MEMBERSHIP AND ATTENDANCE.
There Has Been Large Increase of Both
During the Near-improvement, In the
Hu Iding-The Outlook for 1897
Altogether Encouraging

"''"''''"' WIN ''''' u
which has refolutoni@ed commerce N"7
fre birth Of the Young Mems Christian
,..., .,.,-t. 81 rr,co in tho
As7oe'd'io"' "nie" 'ooN P'''
brighter Gays OF June Vi lhe a"ile 9'"'.
To-day like the telegraph. it belts the
t.... I'LL NTH its .i,,ost six Thousand
" 81. .t.. ht.b-
stations. which nave become ll ''e "l5"-
est sense of the word Cities Of Refuge
f.r Young mon and a mighty arm of the
-, ~. - ~, - en-,
.'''N'- ~ -.,...,t,,,i,,,
Inc loui"el Ol Wis 7t,,at y. - H.
sii George Nliildins' sun Nc' an" -
President az the London Young Men
Christian Association. The growth in
the United states and canada mas ueeu
remarkable. Not only does me Asso, ~
,,, o.i'inai nuroose of the work-thc
~, f.,f DE- ..f., non. hos out
90 -,.' 80, ,i,',, l,i9i intelle.ffal ana
.1 i'-i' H.. m, Nnrth American As
i"' ,,,,.,i'. ''l.,,..t f.ffoen hundred
i' ''.'- 49, ,-,+,.,i.or-If, of 2G3U0
"- "'f- , -...tL ~ tb,
.l1 H"I 49,, trio,,,. tbr edl,-
f"-' 'F .-' H.. ..l,nJm.l,rr of uishf
ga i'.,"i ''n,'' i'l 'H' .t,,-if.s ,.n-
ar"oela ioi svu"- l','.' '''. 49, .,s.,li.-
~ iioM one To twenty -"'0 P''
....., o., difeerent assoeiations con-
t s.n ,t...s.s ,,i,iIe over 25pD
Quoted over 10y, J'''9s, ., go If fhe
f,rr, tt 49,. mont Of tho asqocfa-
Inc piy7',il u'p'li .i''''.' VI , o. to,iy-
non i- 'e'uii.l..7 l'''. I'.' IL. ,t ,,,rt,
hAidlHf !" u'u.l1''' S.'ii III, d,,cllin,-
ti"t leijn7 10 Hlnr a,l' D1i V-iiie tbe
f,".o ', a., .|-"a7fei ...ee,,llra at..u-
cle' nav. .,.n ,.,,' ~, the ,,rovvth
H4v7l 1t o. ga 'i'7 l. b.ft ann
-'o7 IN a.. rfI9rr dsnarffnenfs of the
l' WI" ''-~
I'm, ~ tho friends Of tho work will
'i.'.s ~ ,r,.ris,d vet Intensely graf
,, 80 e-' it,.t 49,, ta'g mon s. s0s-
llIu 'o Ni'o" 'l'.-' .,.,,ii,.f.d -'arr vear.
In ,, ,,.sraeo v-eoxiv attendance Of
IN nl0 v,hifo over 5000 are conducted by
m. as.oriafion
m,,rn cpowTr
The growth and results in the COLLEGE
work has exceeded tho eApeci"liuh on
tlc most sanguine trlenQs OF ine Il'N
mrui. and las reFoiutlohl1ed aluuent jig
IH mafy OF thc colleges vi me inc S,'"
monies 90 tle efficiency OF tAc Ihili "i'
work are $50 numerous ,h'. 49,
quIir Too much space 10 'eit Nir 'o'
There are NOW i.l lNiii' ID" Dll''' .
tlo country, when receive alll-"l ~
port from the railroads. L.a7' eii
lNUIJ was given 90 tuls Mpih 10y W.
railroad companies. auG lAl7' lV'' "'
business Investment.
Three hundred and fifteen associtu IONS
lgius monuments to the itll tuiilla'
and good sense OF inc ennlinuil -.,,,,...
Prominent among these la lN' ''i'Di'l d,
of tue Richmond aS.olh non. VIZ"
lately undergone extensive l-l'N' GU
Improvements. .....,.. ..ni ,,.,.o Mia,
The Formal Ie-openl"- VIII ,'H. ~,
during the FIRST two weeks or tne n ,..'
year. aud 20 greatly changed ,oi'ulll'h w 30
greet the eN'. Maht nave "''H I'''
legged tO 500 Che trans formation Niu"-'t
iu the Association IAN 9ut ine 3t'' LOU,
change Ias been DO tDe bathing uep"il-
meut 10 is safe o. say That no 1as., .a-
nou in the cocrifl BOZ % city 600 si|e
40 Richmond. has better baihins iaclI-
ties than our t'c1m'n' a+7oc.l,i'l, Ni....
the rooms of Die evening coiese naNr
d.uartmcnts
YEAR OF SUCCESS.
Tho friends Of the local work ana ci'i
...,,. d, ......ral will be- erafifed to know
r., a.. ye,r 1904 which has been such
t,T ,,,, rr,,,, , business roinf of view
'.', ,,, If ,,,,,,,..sI. nf.d suc,e...
ION, syerr STANDPOINT bon the association
work. Ine membership OF lne |Ss''' o.,
u"h Us Io" "N'i "v' '-
i.tiif -.' ~ f ,.f .r..
i'e.hise on 'n's i,.' anu 10 a., 80
nl.'.'' '.,' ,'', ,. "r .fIs a..
meet 900 nt H7 DAi enc IN t''--'- '.'
icDl ID sihtI it""Dtl'H it inc iN'''
len-e lh1eUtrehr77. le assoc DO 9'''''
| year does NOT close ghlh ,ie "ist oil 'i'
ulri. anI Do i7 h1ked ihdl lhc remain Ii'H
thirty days may Dee even DID, .uiet lhhl
| tire past eleven months. Au thIt l'
needed t0 make the year memorable i'
! tnr cooperation of The friends of the
/ work.
| ,,,rio.- .1i.e.e nave i.en Wv er,fift-
| ir- MANY of thn r..s..s have n yer,
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