The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15

additoin to a large number of others
 who have given evidence of conversion.
 Some of the best work, however, can
 not be reported in figures but it is ney-
 ertheless just as important Heart
 to talks with lukewarm Christians were of good chee rand hope for the discouraged, plain practical talks with
 young men about the care of their bod ies and leading Christian young men | into more active Christian service. l
 am convinced that this work is fully as important as any other and may be classed as definite Christian work In addition to this our Bible school with
 it's seven different classes each week cannot help of being far-reaching in it's influence as we SOW the seed.
 Early in the year bill was present.
 ed to the General Assembly of pro posed amendment to our charter which provided for board of twelve trustees
 to have charge of all the property of the association. A board of trustees was considered necessary in view of the fact
 that the board of directors changes
 from year to year while the trustees are
 permanent The trustees were selected
 with greae care and included men who
 are familiar with all forms of invest
 ment and thus well equipped to handle this large property This will be an ad-
 ditional safeguard to those who have already made provision for the associa- ton in their wills as well as to those who have thism alter under considera- ton. The trustees elected by the sign ing of the bill are Pierce N. Welch, Henry G. Newton, Samuel Fl. Reed, Henry F. English, Henry w. Farnam, Charles $. Mersick, T. AttWater Barnes William T. Fields, Samuel Hemingway, Rutherford Trowbridge, Henry H. Benedict, J. Edward Heaton.
 Too much cannot be said in praise of the citizens of New Haven in making it possible through their munificent gifts for us to have such a beautiful and we'll adapted building for the pres ent members of the association as we'll as the other young men of New Haven. When we consider that nearly 2,000 diff ferent people contributed to this fund in amounts varying from 1c to $30000, we can well understand why there is in terest in the new building. One of the most pleasing things in connection with
 
 newsboys that they be allowed to con- tribute. The fact that the newsboys were willing to contribute of their hard earned pennies to the building fund when they were not sure of even secur- ing the polo rink property was per feet inspirat tion to the writer and if l lacked faith in the ultimate success of the undertaking this removed all my doubts. We look back to the 28th of May to the laying of the corner stone 1 with deal of satisfaction as at that l time we felt the foundations of our building movement were well laid but I the first of September was even more | because we succeeded in se- curing the balance of the $250,0000 need E ed for the erection of the building and at the same time saved Edwin Bancroft # Footesc conditional pledge of $25,000, which will be usedf or the purchase of the polo ring property Such philan thropy coming as it does from one whose residences Is no longer in New Haven cannot but merit the admiration If all who have the welfare of our city 1t heart.
 We acknowledge our gratitude to our Heavenly Father for the wonderful way n which he has led us during the past ,ear and we have faith to believe that his year of service upon which we rave ust entered will be even more fruitful han the past