Cañon City record., 1905-01-19
ANNUAL REPORT OF
PRESIDENT PRESSEY

In All Lines of Its Work The
Association Has FIourished
During the Past Year.
To the Board Of Directors and Members
Young Mems Christian Association.
Canon City, Colorado.
Dear Brethren 1T is a pleasure for
me to submit the annual report of the
work of the association after year OF
such prosperity and financial success.
1t will be necessary for us at this time
to take Retrospective view of some of
the work accomplished by the associa-
tion during the past year that we may
wisely plan for larger things for the
year to come.
During the last twelve months there
has been total of 1926 visits to the
rooms of the association, an average of
"a per day. More than hundred men
have been directed to boarding houses,
situations have been secured for sever
al men and numbers of letters have
been written in the rooms by young
men away from home. At social gath
erings and entertainments, including
the Star Course, there has been an at
tendance OF 800.
In the physical department there
have been 233 regular classes. The to-
tai attendance in the gymnasium has
been 1926 and there have been 1918
baths taken. There have been fire.
quent basketball and other contests, a
track meet and other outdoor athletics
in the spring.
In the educational department there
have been a very few men drafted into
the Dodds Commercial college in com
mercial branches. A class in vocal
music was conducted for short term
of ten lessons with total attendance
of l46. There was one practical talk
with an attendance OF ten. There have
been three lectures with total attend
ance OF 1850, which were OF such Il ma
ture that they must be included in the
educational department.
In the department Of religious work
there have been fifty meetings for men
with a total attendance of 300. There
have been distributed 2400o Invitations
to these meetings. Best of all. eight
young men have confessed their faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ, and numbers
of others have been interviewed in re-
gard to their souls salvation. These
meetings have been addressed by the
local pastors and lay-workers and by
speakers OF note from different parts
OF the country. Among the speakers
from out OF town were Evangelist Os-
car Lowry, President W. F. Slocum OF
Colorado college, Rev. A. 7. Acheson
of Denver, Rev. John q. Boyd Of Ev-
anston, Illinois, Rev, A. T. Higgley Of
Sandusky, Ohio, Rev. II. O. Shoemaker
of San Francisco, Brigadier Ludgate of
the Salvation Army and Miss Florence
Ben -0iiel OF Jerusalem.
Gymnasium classes have been con-
ducted for boys as well as for men.
Some social times have been prepared
for members of the Junior department,
and tramps to the hills in charge of
the physical director have been ar
ranged.
| To sustain this work nearly $2f00 has
been raised and wisely expended. To
carry on the work for the coming year
there is great need Of more money for
furniture and additional equipment.
We can thereby make the work more
effective and the rooms more interest
ing to the young men and boys. wish
to call your attention to the greatest
need Of all, that OF a permanent home
for the association. A building de-
signed and built for association work,
thoroughly equipped and the unincum-
bered property Of the association. Such
building would add to the influence
and usefulness OF the association. We
cannot afford not to provide such a
place for the young men and boys and
the stranger that may be in our midst.
trust that the financial committee
and officers Of the association will care
fully consider this matter and make an
earnest effort to secure a permanent
home for the association.
The Star Course has commended IT.
self to the people in the community and
we hope the committee will be able to
arrange course for the coming season
that will surpass any which has been
presented. Much OF the success and
prosperity Of the association the past
year il due to the ability and faithful
ness Of the general secretary.
wish to thank you very heartily for