Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
STATELY. NC. A. WORK
SECRETARY COULTEWs HEPoHI
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
ALL BRANCHES IN GOOD SHAPE.
The Important work Growits In All
Hranches-The Buildings bsi"S I'M
.1 8, MANY Placcs-PubIic In
tercst Increasing.


Mr. l.. 4. Coulter. State Secretary OF the
| Young Mems Christian Association pre-
sented his annual report at the fourth
quarterly meeting OF the State Executive
Committee held here last Monday night,
and it was approved ready to be submitted
10 the state convention. The report
gives an encouraging review Of the year
work and IS as follows:
To the Delegates and Members of the
TWenty-third Annual Convention OF the
Virginia Young Mems Christian AssO-
Citations:
II it be just to stockholders for organi-
cations whose purpose is to secure world
ly gain to take stock and make balance
sheet. that results may be noted, 1t Is
likewise just for organizations engaged
| in the Kings business, and whose purpose
| is to secure eternal gains, 20 render re-
port TO It's friends and supporters. g
, therefore. gladly present tins, our t"en-
! ty-thlrd annual report, showing Iosuie
Of the years work The dividends are
manifold These are 20 be ncted IN trans
| formed character. increased uSeiulicsS
| in Christian service, slrenstnehed poulI
equipped minds, and developed socldi
qualities secured through the ulleleh'
agencies OF the associations. III,
4 visit TO one of our associations Will
reveal students in night classes, men ia
debating societies, others ~ Icduiii5
tables. while still others may be seen ~
the gymnasium, q group Is 10 De IDtuu
studying the Book OF Books, ana on sun
day afternoons q larger group 8dtheIeu
TO hear the Gospel ADDRESS. Good IelloW-
ship is constantly noted.
OUR FORTY SEVEN ASSOCIATIONS
OF the forty-seven associations IN th9
State, nineteen are located IN towns dh't
rff ff4Ffa a liz
ing. five at railroad division points, one
in mining community, ana one at army
post. -. ,...
been dropped from the list occaslOnel
by changing of division points on Noriolh
ana Western system. ,
Radford railroad was dropped for Ike
reason, but is named among the town as
sociauons. the organization having peeh
kept intact 80
Early In the year an assoSlatiOn va az
organized i'm the Theological Seminary OF
Virginia. thus the number Of associations
is the same as We reported at the Lynch-
burg convention. e...
From the reports the following facts
have been CLEANED: Six thousand seven
hundred and seventy-nVe lneAhpeis n 49,
been enrolled. of which 355o are active
Thirty-three report SH serving on commit
fees There are eleven gymndslulhs ana
Twenty-Five reading-rOOms. Twenty-tour
report having disbursed $i2,3JS in current
Seven report work in behalf of boys.
Sixteen nave wOmens auNillarles, anu
give grateful acknowledgment for Valu-
able assistance rendered by the CHRISTIAN
women. , -
part or in whole by twenty-five assocld-
lions. l72 services were held $23o3l were
taken up as a free-wll Offering. ana Tor
warded TO the international committee
There were ninety-twO proiessed CONVEX
sions and reclamations during the week.
Eight associations report fifty evening
classes There has been an enrolment OF
42f different students. The bldhcHcS
taught are grammar, arithmetic, electricl-
ty. telegraphy, penmanshlp' uee-haHu
drawing ship-drawing. music, etc.
Twenty-six associations report III lee
lures and entertainments.
Five have debating societies under va
rious names.
EQUIPMENT. BUILDINGS, AND
FUNDS.
Thirty associations report furnishings
valued at S22g. 700 Several have added 20
their equipment. Harrisonburs moved
into new quarters, giving double the
foor-space, and now has a gymnasium
and baths.
with double the floor-space, and has
added baths and educational class-rooms.
The rooms at Chase CITY have been
improved.
Portsmouth has added to the equipment
and building by putting IN baths and
gymnasium.
Richmond secured an additional lot.
This. with the one owned gives ample
ground space. which has been sDlendidly
equipped for outdoor exercise; the gym
nasium has been thoroughly renovated.
The University Of Virginia has beauti-
fully furnished a room, which the au-
thOrities set aside for association pur-
poses.
The Bueneld Railroad Association
having been burned out. has fitted up
the rooms in better style; baths are
greatly improved.
Hampton has secured funds for put
ting i'm gymnasium and baths.
Slight Improvements have been made
I'm the Roanoke building.
The debt on the Petersburg building
has been decreased from s34.yoO 10 $1,000.
The income from the stores Will now
more than pay insurance and interest
charges on bonds. This splendid achieve
mcnts was made possible bF the gifts or
he former bondholders and generosity
Of the citizens. y currcnt-eNpenSe uebt
Of s. 100 also paid.
A beginning has been mase toward re-
ducing the bonded indebtedness Oh the
stanton BUILDING.
The building fund Of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute has been increased 10
$4,000.
Fourteen buildings are owned, valued at
RAILROAD work.
The work among the railroad men is
8eing prosecuted at five division points,
and is co annually arpreciatcG by the
men I'm train service and from the shops.
As noted previously. by change Of de
vision points on the Norfolk and West
srn railway Shenandoah Railroad De-
partment has been transferred TO Hagers-