The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
RAILROAD Y. NJ. c. a.
The Annual Meeting of the Department
Sunday NIGHT

Sunday Night
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather
there was a large gathering ut Calvary
Baptist Church Sunday night to join in
the observance of the fourth anniversary
of the railroad department OF the y. NJ.
&. a. Secretary Morrow presided. and
on the platform were members of the
committee on management The proceed.
ings begin with Il song service of ten
minutes, followed by Il scripture reading
and prayer, after which Mr.. Giilis, the
retiring chairman, presented the annual
report OF the department. He referred to
the large number of railroad men residing
in the city as contributing SO materially
to the strength of the department and
said he was glad to note that the religious
department. of the work stood pre-eminent.
He referred to the library rs being an inn
pOrtant feature of association work and
regretted that it did not contain as many
books rs mirht he desired though there
were number of good books in the col
lection. An encouraging feature of the
report was the growth in membership,
which had increased from 221 to IS,
members during the Year.
One of the most interesting features of
the evening vas the address of DR. l.. e.
Broughton, pastor of Calvary Church
He thanked the association for the privi-
lege of deliN ering the address and gave
them Il hearty welcome To the church.
He told the railroad men that they fur
nished the backbone of the city, but re-
GREETED that they lived so ,much to them
selves. He complimented. them on their
morality and said in his short life #
thirty years he could remember when II
railroad man was regarded rs the tough
est citizen, but he believed that the great
H. n1nrN
railroad is that observed in the character
and conduct of railroad men. They are
debarred from many church privileges
He begged them not to be content with
what they had achieved. but 20 on higher
and higher He argued ut some length
that the world was getting better and re-
ferrcd to the relationship that ought TO
exist between the men and association
work, and said it was Il noted fact that
there has been Il greater development
along moral and religious lines among
railroad men than many other depart
ments of life Re urged all praying men
n the house to pray for this work and
not TO continually find fault, anu rs they
shared in the benefits of the association
they should aid it literally with their
means.
Secretary Morrow 5 report showed that
there were 40 meetings for men and wo.
men with an average attendance of POI;
% shop meetings, with an average attend
ance of 81; 81 weekly prayer and praise
meetings, with an average attendance of
40; and meetings for men only, with an
average of 80. IN the social department
there were entertainments, members
receptions and II sociables, all of which
were well attended. In the educational
department there was one lecture, and
three practical talks; 81 books were
drawn from the library and l,051 papers
were distributed. There was Il net in
crease Of 30 in the membership. The
daily average attendance at the rooms
was l6. The receipts for the year were
81 ,S3o.02 and the expenditures l,Sli.93,
leaving a balance ON hand OF S2099