The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-08
IS THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
= VI. c. AS ANNIVERSARY EVER
CtsEs AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

,,st Year-The Attendance at the
Meetings and CIasses-The Gymna-
.fum's WOrk-ChanceIIOrH Hills Adj
aress on The ManIiness of Christ.
Tbe Music a Feature of the Exer-
ciSes.
hoy NJ. c. A. celebrated it's thirteenth
orriysrsary, since its reorganization, at
-b.. First Baptist Church last night.
The exercises began with an organ pre-
indie by Mr.. 5. P. Snow, followed with
bvru sung by the congregation. prayer
by Rev. A. ]. Smith, a lesson from the
s,rfp.ures, by Rev. w. f. Watkins, and
a ouartette by Miss Summerlin, Mrs. Du-
non. and Messrs. Coburn and Roberts
This was followed by the presidents re-
n,rt read by Mr.. C. NJ. Gilbert. The re-
mari was for the fiscal year ending Oct
and included after a brief synopsis of
the history and plan of the association,
tbe work accomplished in its various de-
partments, spiritual, intellectual, physical
social the junior department and finan-
eial the latter including the treasurer's
report.
Under the head of the spiritual work
were included the report of the fifty Sun
dav meetings at which there was an aver
age attendance of sixty-five, and the Week
Of Prayer which was held in November
in common with Young Mems Christian
Associations throughout the world, the
average attendance being twenty-five
All of these meetings were for men only,
except TWO, when the general work of the
association was presented, the average at
tendance at these being 500.
A Bible class conducted by the geuer-
al secretary held thirty-five meetings
with an average attendance of six. Over
fifty young men requested prayer during
these meetings, and four confessed Christ
The Intellectual department embraces
the reading room, which is well supplied
with the leading magazines and papers
from various sections of the country, also
the library which contains CO.. volumes
which members have the privilege of TAX
ing out
Under the direction of the Lecture and
Entertainment Committee the Star Course
of five entertainments was given. The
average attendance at the lectures was
ST. and al the two concerts 1926.
The physical department, as exempli-
fed in the gymnasium, has proved both
attractive and beneficial. Regular class
work has been carried on three nights each
week throughout the year. with an aver
age attendance of nineteen. The bust
ness mems class, which met three after
Moons a week, averaged six. The daily
attendance outside of classes for the year
averaged nine. The average daily num-
her using the baths was twenty-five Ten
indoor baseball games were played, at
which the average attendance was 107.
The exhibition of the members of the gym
nasium class was attended by $50. The
bicycle club gave seventeen runs, at which
the average attendance was seventeen.
The social side of the association is
represented by the parlor, and game room
where the secretaries, and memb RS are
always glad to welcome young men, par
tcularly strangers and new corners to the
city. On New Years day the Ladies Aux
iliary held the customary receptions for
young men which was largely attended.
Five receptions and mountaineering
have been held at which the aver
age attendance was pa, And in
addition to these were held eleven ladies
evenings when the attendance was 139.
The Junior department for boys be-
tween y and 16 was organized last jan
uary and now has a membership of over
seventy-fve. Two boys gospel meetings
were held with an average attendance of
forty-fve. At l15 gymnasium classes the
average attendance has been twenty-six,
and one exhibition was given by them
which was attended by about 80 parents
and friends.
While the soldiers were stationed in Sa-
vannah last winter many of them availed
themselves of the privileges of the asso-
citation, and over 1000 letters were writ
ten by them in the rooms, stationery being
given them by the associat ton.
The average attendance at the building
for the year has been 1A. The member
snip dues pay for about one-half of the
running expenses of the association, the
remainder being provided by contributions
iom friends of the work. During the
year the total receipts have been $4,524.38
ana The disbursements $4,51S19, leaving a
balance on hand of 1919.
Mr.. Gilbert took the opportunity of
mahklng the Ladies' Auxiliary, the pas
Tors OF the city, musical friends, who have
assisted, the Morning News and the Press,
ana others who have aided in the work.
oAnolher hymn was sung, after which
chancellor Walter b. Hill was introduced
~ l,,, Mr. Samuel B. Adams. Chancellor
nm subject was 1.-THE Manliness of
christ in which he said many would rec
Tsuze the title of a book written by
IHoInas Hughes, who has written such
41T-lelt and manly books as Item Brown
Ok Rugby and Tom Brown at Oxford"
allu VINO was probably the most capable
u n.n5r to form a true opinion of the
Ua .I of a subject
, suppose you r61se the ouestion - said
ar Hill, as to whether the title of the
~ TN represents true thought or is mere
USED Tor its novelty. To do this, picture
a a. your minds Christ as you think of him
a,u 'nen see If you have not drawn your
art fN9 iioiii 'he Siillst VI
osCohunuing Mr.. Hill said that the Christ
Cs. AIRY should not be taken as the real
I'm, r.iNN one scholar even going so far as to
buse 70 nave any picture of Christ in his
bo except that representing him as a
Wy IN the temple conversing with the
NJ .Se men. The average picture of Christ,
i sdla' represented his humility, but it
rs ao d humility that was too near to weak
s ss, ana sweetness that was at the
pehse of strength. He then gave
n,at he called a layman's idea
W. what Christ really was, a d.
/ rr, nie accommodating itself to the
II h Of human body. which might
n. Inscribed as the human life of God or
ulHne life of man. In accepting this
of , az form, he said Christ accepted all
i an, e usual human limitations ard like
th., o'Hsr man was subject to hunger and
Ns,. 4, ana fatigue but nowhere in the
ras testament can it be found that Christ