The record-union., 1899-11-18
STATISTICS OF The Y.M.C.A.
A SUMMARY OF REPORTS FOR
THE YEAR 1898.
showing the Standing Of the Assoc
Citations All Over the
Country.

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at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association in common with
other branches of the association
throughout the country. General Sec
rotary Robert S. Boyns will deliver an
appropriate address concerning the i'm
portance of attending to the spiritual
welfare of young men at the Ninth
street Baptist Church tomorrow even
ing.
The General Secretary has just re-
ceived the following summary of re-
ports from American Young Men s
Christian Associations for the year
1898. which will be found of interest to
the public generally:
Number and Memberships 1 asso-
Citations have sent in reports; 1,429 are
in existence; / ,233 of these report an
aggregate membership of 22S,56S; lisa
report an active membership of 1OS,
l,Oo4 report the number of members
serving on committees 81. 0T9.
Financial-344 associations own
buildings valued at $40, SAT $50; 90 own
other real estate valued at $1,27O, $50;
total property in buildings and other
real estate, $21, 11S4S0 deduct debt,
S4,155, 165; net property in buildings
and other real estate, $16,363,315; II
report building funds paid in, amount
ing to $278.970, II report library funds
paid in $127. 800, report educational
funds paid in, amounting to 500, 700,
Al report other endowment funds paid
in, amounting to S676, $50, 3 report spe
cial funds paid in, amounting to $751;,
415. S36 report furniture valued at ST.
v.+ -
more volumes valued at SAL ,O45, inter-
national committee, permanent fund,
S11,192, Sidney Dillon fund Gin trust
for Union Pacific Railroad Associa-
tons) $4,000; total net property 49,
o4l,272; 81 report building funds
pledged S761 $50, report endowment
funds pledged $1,000, 1 reports special
fund pledged $4,000. 1 reports library
fund pledged 1000, International COM
mittee permanent fund pledged $1,000,
9o9 report cash paid out for current
expenses $2,453, IT'S, 81 State and pro-
vlnc1al conventions were held in 1898,
at which annual expenses for State and
provincial work were reported, amount
ing to $133,31O, the International COM
mlttee reports expenses for home work
for 1898 $163, T73, the international
committee reports expenses for foreign
work for 1898 S2S,S72.
General Secretaries-1, 2T5 men are at
work as General Secretaries and other
PAID officers of local associations and
OF state and international committees,
and A other such positions are tempo
rarily vacant.
Physical. Intellectual and Social
oZ4 report attention to physical train
ing, 40 through gymnasiums, and 324
through athletic games, sports and out
ings; oi6 report 1854 different men
using physical means; 567 report a total
average daily attendance at rooms of
1853; I6I report reading rooms; 656
report libraries of 90 or more volumes.
containing volumes to the number of
4i4,6So; PA report 1872, 42O volumes
Drawn; 162 report literary societies.
With total average attendance of
3,I01: 6O5 report 3,SO1 lectures and en-
tertainments; 900 report 4, 9O2 sociables;
324 report 1881 educational classes, in
1915 of which 24,0S5 different students
were enrolled.
Religious-723 associations report 20,
DAT Bible class sessions, 29334 of
which had a total attendance of 1885,
-~i, LOO report 4, l5f BlD1e framing
class sessions. 1882 of which had a
total attendance of GO, 561; LOAF report
5S,l9. young mems meetings, 57,O74 Of
which had total attendance of .
53S,5O4; PSI in educational institutions
report 1886 foreign missionary meet
ings, which had total attendance of
66,177.
Observance of the days Of prayer
gu observed the week of prayer for
young men in November, 1898; 800 stu
dent associations observed the day of
prayer for students in February, 1899.
Miscellaneous-33S report 1866 stu
atoms secured; 4S6 have women's aux
iliaries or committees.
Departments-133 railroad depart
ments and associations report: 1877 are
in existence, 125 of these employ 16S
General Secretaries and assistants; 81
railroad departments report 12,71S
visits to sick and injured; 105 railroad
departments report 1863, $50 baths given
56 railroad departments report rest
rooms used PAS. 143 times; % railroad
departments report lunch rooms used
1922 times; Is railroad de-
partments report temporary hos
pitfalls used $50 times; 20 railroad
departments report report temporary
hospitals used $50 times; 20 railroad
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