The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-09
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
NEW TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS OF
THE ". M. c. A. Elected.
Reports Showing the Condition of the
Various Departments Are
Submitted.

| tors were elected at the annual meeting OF
the members of the Ioung Mems Christian
Association last night. The directors are
elected for one, two and three years, and
owing to the fact that the record of the
association in which the dates of the ex-
piration of the terms of the members were
recorded had been lost it was impossible Ia
tell lust which terms expired, so to avoid
any confusion an entire new directorate
was elected.
The trustees elected are T. G. Day, L. III
Spann and d. NJ. Coffin, and the new direc-
torate is composed of the following mem
bers:
To serve for one year, E. L. Williams
John n Carey, DR.. c. V. Wooden, Z. D
Denny and James l.. Gavin; to serve fol
two years, j. X. Lilly, Hilton o. Brown
d. M. Parry, Z. M. Campbell ana w. IL
Elvin; TO serve FOR three years, James
Somerville, G. III. Badger, Henry M DOW
ling, George A. Gay and Ferd Mayer.
The special nominating committee SUD-
mitted eighteen names to be voted Tor as
directors, six in each group, but as only
five in each group were to be voted for and
elected three of the candidates will be COM
PEELED to wait some future opportunity.
The names of the defeated candidates are
H. L. Whitehead, c. j. Buchanan ana Ed
gar Evans. The majority of the old board
were reelected Mr. Charles w. Moores
and William 7. Brown, members or the oio
board, were compelled to decline placing
their names in nomination on account OF
business affairs.
THE NEW SECRETARY.
The members of the association are anx-
iously awaiting the arrival of l.. l.. Pierce
of Trenton, who is to succeed L. A. Hid
reth as secretary. He is expected TO ar
rive in the city tomorrow, when he VIII
confer with the board of directors, and te
use the expression of one of the member
of the association, lit will then be seen i
he suits
Prior to the election last night the vari
Gus reports of the association were sub
mitted and approved. The treasurer's re-
port for 1899 shows under the head of ex-
pense: Salaries paid, S5,395.H interest
$27S.29; State and international work, SlI5
current expenses, s., ALI, making the tota
of $9090.50. The receipts, membership and
incidental income (towels, lockers and class
fees), 1891; rental of store rooms, $l36l.4i
donations, 1851. 0S; hall rentals SIS; various
collections, $500, which makes the receipts
1882 less than the expenditures. The as
sets show cash on hand of $1SS.SS, unpaid
subscriptions, $272; due for membershi,
fees (good). s227.25 due from Rev. j. n
Eldridge. $3.50, making a total of s737.63
The liabilities in bills payable, amount to
"a 200; salaries, $2470S and in accounts pay
able to $72617 which makes a total liabil.
ity of $5.16325 leaving a net debt JAN ]
1879 OF A,425.62. During December an ef-
fort was made to reduce the debt by she
cial canvass. All subscriptions were mad
payable on condition that the whole debt
be raised and although the holidays greatly
i irn pledges to the amount of 81
standing debt almost so per cent.
EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
ISOLATION cannot offer this year as good
report as that of last year. During the
past year the association has received $50
calls for men, and 1O1 of that number were
filled. The financial department cannot re-
port as large an income as last year The
expense of maintenance aside from SUPER
visor was $40.76. The increase from MEM
berships secured from those who received
positions through the aid of the depart
ment amounts to $12S.25, a little more than
half that OF last year. The work COM
menus the association to the business pub
lie, which is giving hearty support
Inc report or the educational committee
SHOWS that the schools closed last year
with li5 students, and this year it will fall
below that number. The cause is At
trlbuted to the pressure of business on
young men, Men are being fitted every
year Tor college in the school of the as
ISOLATION, and their purposes are shaped
INTO more definite channels and their am
bitions turned toward a higher aspiration.
The report of the Bible workers training
class shows an enrolment in Glass ] of 227;
In Class 2, "a; Class 3, Is, and there are
also Bible classes at two railroad shops
Thirty-six mems meetings showed an at
tendance Of 5,S2S, with twenty professed
conversions. The total attendance at
twenty-one sessions of the Volunteer
League was 13S, which shows a total at
tendance at all the meetings of the class of
6,69S- The Volunteer League raised for the
support of V. w. Helm i'm Japan $3.50.
THE JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
The report of the junior department
shows a total number OF 1856 junior mem
bers. The total membership receipts OF
the department for the year amounted 10
$596.25, and the total disbursements for the
maintenance Of the department was s5S Is
The total expense of the junior department
including the junior secretary's salary was
$5S3. Is, which shows an excess of total re-
ceipts over the total expense of 1910. The
junior department furnishes 2212 per cent
of the total membership of the association
1914 per cent. of the membership receipts
and receives only 515 per cent. of the total
appropriation for all departments. In
closing the report speaks of the success
of this department being due to the
prayers and labors of the earnest
mothers" and says: THE few failures OF
the department are due to the miserable
worthless equipment and to the junior Sec
rotary, whose lifelong training was with