The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-21


For sale by all druggists.
more than formerly, SAB books. against
go last year.
The Literary club was organized IN
the spring and did good work in train
ing young men to think and express
themselves on their feet. The read
ing room, supplied with the leading
periodicals has been well natronized.
AT the close of our last annual
meeting an institute for the directors
and committeeman was held under the
auspices of our state secretary. The
i'm was to raise our ideals and give
new thought and knowledge of ap-
proved association methods.
Spiritual.
'Our secretaries have been instant in
season and out of season. in trying to
magnify the browning feature of our
work The sound mind in the sound
body is essential, but unless ruled and
guided by the impulses and aims of
Cody character, the young man Is not
complete in his development The first
two are only means to the end-a
strong Christlke character hence
their zeal for the spiritual feature.
1.-The meetings for men only on sun
day afternoons have been kept up as
usual and also the one on Monday
evenings. This has been found. espe-
Cial1y helpful in training the young
men to become useful in church life
and work. Reading and hearing are to
the mind what eating is to the body
thinking and expressing our thoughts
correspond to digestion and exercise.
Bible study.
Last fall our general secretary in
PRODUCED the organization of Bible
study groups. each group being in
charge of a leader and meeting week
ly at such places as they desired. The
leaders met each week to study prin
ciples and methods of teaching. Seven
such groups were conducted with an
enrolment of 81 men and II boys.
Meeting for the boys at Bethesda
Orphanage have been held under the
auspices of the association every Sun
day morning since February
The meetings of men at the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway shops during their
dinner hour on Tuesday of each week
have also been regularly conducted
and good accomplished. For these
various services it has been necessary
to secure over forty speakers and
musicians each month. Their services
have been greatly appreciated
THE Personal Workers League con-
tinued to prove helpful in doing per-
sonal work for and with their asso-
GATES.
Department of Help.
THE Employment Committee has
had a number of inquiries from bust
ness houses for clerks, etc. but were
not always able to supply the kind
of help needed, however, Is positions
were secured for members, and we be-
lieve that good work can be done dur
ing the coming year if our members
VIII keep us posted on vacancies that
they may hear of.
THE Boarding House Committee has
rendered valuable assistance to young
men, strangers in the city who de-
sired to get board where the influences
were good.
The army branch at Fort Screven
has been continued during the year
with forty-three members. They are
working at great disadvantage at
present. having very inferior quarters.
Our directors have authorized the en-
ployment of a secretary to devote all
of his time to this much needed work.
We owe debt of gratitude to the
faithful and busy men who have given
their time and thought to make the
work success. and who leave their
business to lay it's needs before the
community, and solicit support for it
in the way of funds.
Il desire to express appreciation of
the LABOR OF the directors who have
served us but feel that their other
duties prevent their doing so another
year. We sing the praise of those who
succeed in wars and commercial en-
terprises. but who will dare say that
the man is less hero who sets in mo-
ton great moral influence that adds
to the health and intellectual and spir-
itual life of a community?
Let us appreciate these men who
have heretofore and who are now la
boring for our good without hope of
what men esteem as rewards for serv-
ice rendered.
Il feel it my duty to tell you that
after investigation l believe that no
association in Georgia and few any
where who have two more faithful or
efficient men than we have in our gen.
eral secretary and physical director
Let us show our appreciation of their
wisdom and worth by hearty co-opera-
ton with their plans"
Address by Secretary jackson.
Secretary ]. P. jackson of Birming-
ham, Ala. addressed the members
present on THE Duties and Privileges
of the Active Member" Mr.. Jackson
is a strong speaker and made a good
impression on all present at the meet
dress Mr.. Jackson said that the esprit
de corps of the Y. M. c. A. was the
highest and best of any organization
in the world.
After defining an active member he
took up the question of their duties. A