The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-28

deAu 1eStefuay AIteEnODn-A SnOFt Resume of the WOrk-COntInued PrO-
 gress-.offcers Elected for the En- suing Year. .;t
 At the annual business meeting of the City Missionary | association held Thursday, afternoon at the Orange street Mission house, the president, Rev. Dr. Sheath, conducted the eXer- cises and opened the meeting with prayer. W. J. Weld, the secretary of the association, read the minutes which were approved, after which brief re- ports were ma de by Hon. H. G. New
 ton, chairman of the board of directors; F.. B. Hartshorn, chairman of the exec utive committee, and Pierce N. Weich, chairman of the financial committee, who also reported as treasurer upon the general fund, the building fund, the Bailey fund and the permanent fund. The treasurer's report, together with that of J. F. Douglass, the finan- cial secretary, which followed, will be published when presented at the annual public meeting to be held about the middle of next mnoth
 After the acceptance of these reports, the following officers were elected for the new missionary year: President, Rev. Dr. Sheath, pastor of the Grand avenue Congregational church; vice president, Rev. Frederick O. Lent, pas tor of the First Baptist church; secre- tary, w. J. Weld; treasurer, Pierce N. Welch. The following directors were elected for a term of three years: J. T.
 Sloan, William M. Parsons, w. J. Weld and Oliver s. White. A committee con- sisting of F. E. Hartshorn, w. D. Moss man and Mrs. H. G. Newton were ap- pointed to arrange for the annual pub lie meeting and supper.
 Brief reports were then made by some of those engaged in the city missionary
 service: Rev. MT. Mossman, the general superintendent; Mrs. M. A. Rice, assist ant to the general superintendent; Clar- ence Bronson, assistant superintendent of the Sunday school; Mrs. J. E. Good win, secretary of the woman's execu- tive committee; Mrs. L. S. Graves, lead- er of the Kings Daughters; H. S. Brooks, secretary of the Berkeley Mems club; Miss M. B. Lyon, gymnastic in structor, and Miss May Douglass, treasurer of the children's savings savings bank. A summary of these re- DOTS will be prepared for publication after presentation at the annual public Tneeting.
 A, stated at this meeting the work
 Of the City Missionary association is now arranged under six departments:
 the pastors department, the woman's 1 department, the Sunday school depart
 ment, the students department, the l athletic department, and the miscella-
 neous department, including 2S divi- 1 si0ns with 30 sections of work There
 are three services on Sunday. Religious I services and other exercises are held 1 every evening of tine week. The read
 ing roorl with daily papers, illustrated ] magazines, library, games and free i writing materials, is open every week 1 evening, and on Wednesday evenings
 the mems club have a social hour" for all On Wednesday afternoons is held the mothers meeting and on Sat
 urday afternoons the children's sewing
 school and savings bank. The gyn1na- sium for women and girls is open on
 Monday and Tuesday afternoons and
 evenings. The girls" club meets on Thursday evenings. There is a pleas ant place at the mission house for every
 one without a pleasanter place at home,
 and also pleasant place among the
 workers there for those with pleasant homes who would like to make some
 one else's world a better one.
 There is an increasing number of vol
 unteer workers at the City Mission as
 well as a general commendation of the
 work itself throughout the city. The
 new building at POI Orange street is be-
 coming more and more @ center of &C.,
 tivity in Christian work, as well as a
 convenient meeting place for the choral
 union, the Sunshine societies, the
 Christian Endeavor union, the Sea-
 mans Friend society and other organi-
 zations The mission house is open
 every day and evening of the week l with some one always in attendance land visitors are always welcome.