Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-05-10
REPORT OF PRESIDENT KER
Made at the Annual Meeting of the Young
Mems Christians Association.

Wtn CHFiSIIdnS ASSOCIATION.
To the Board of Directors and Mem
bers of the Y. M. G. A.
AS your President for the vast yea
feel that it is my duty at this meet
ing, it being the last of the fiscal year
to speak to you briefly upon the WOrl
of the Association for the past year
L feel that L have come far short O
filling the Office of President of oul
| Association as it should be filled aDG
have no excuse to make of my moi
coming up to the mark of what l have
thought President should be and do
except that We have had the services
of such All excellent Secretary that il
has seemed almost impossible to find
thingSxt9 do for the Association. ]
have tried at al times to put myself
at his service, but he knowing so much
better how to do the work and doing
it himself so well, has left little for
me to do in the work.
l refer you to the SecreJary's report
| for the information of the internal
running of the Association, and to the
Treasurer report for the financial
part OF the work. do feel that the
work has made great progress in the
past year not only IN financial way,
but in that way which is of far more
70 ha Of ho
that is in spiritual way. know that
great good has been done by our boys
work, and | specially want to commend
this part of the work to the parents
OF our Association and call their at
tention to the fact that the boys of the
city need our attention, and that by
sending them to our Sunday meetings
and allowing them to come to the
building it will influence them towards
good work in the future and lead them
into paths that will rebound to their
good both here and hereafter. I do
hope that the parents will take more
interest in seeing that their boys and
their neighbor's boys are members of
the Association and regular attendants
upon it's services.
But I feel that the work has not stop
ped with the boys, the religious feel
ing that is made to permeate our build
ing cannot be but conductive to good,
and l see by frequent visits to the
building that it is doing wonders. l
refer you more especially to the Secre-
5ary for the work done in the Bible |
classes. which 1 commend most hearth |
v to your prayers. 1t is a noble work
and should be encouraged not only by
our presence, but by our earnest pray
BIS, it is the only way that we may
lope to win more souls for Christ. Our
department has gone forward
| great deal in the past year, there
lave been many improvements in the
gymnasium and our instructors Messrs
IcCoy and Woodhouse have been very
ealous in their work, as was shown in
he exhibition given on last Friday
light, the boys department of this
'art of the work is under our most ef-
Icient Secretary to whom is due a
,reat deal of credit for the progress he
las made in this and all other lines.
)ur most valuable Ladies' Auxiliary
as been of the greatest help to the
association, it has kept the parlors In
ood fix, added many new books to the
library, and only recently has re paper
ID and Auditorium and made it very
and now has in hands funds
O take up some of the bonded indebt-
dneSs Of the Association, besides
hese things they have been of great
ssistance of the association, in other
Ways. On retiring from the Presiden-
" of the Association | wish to thank
he mem bers of the Board of Direc tors
or their hearty co operation in all the
work during the past year, and our
Secretary for his good work done,
which all Of us appreciate very much,
trust that my successor will be able
10 push the work forward during the
lext year, as feel that we are now In
/ position to do better work that has
1een done for some years. Again
thanking all connected with the work
,or their support, [ am, with many
prayers for the success of winning
souls for Christ.
Yours very sincerely,
JAS KER, Jr.,
President Y. M. G. A.,