The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-29
JACKSON SUBMITS
 HIS FINAL REPORT
Y. M. c. A. SECRETARY WILL Ac- CEPT SIMILAR POSITION AT AT LANTA-REPoRT CONTAINS IN- TERESTING FEATURES.

With the year ending May 1 Secretary J. P. Jackson of the Young Mems Chris tian association practically ended his con- nection with the local association, after five years of service. He has accepted charge of the same work in Atlanta. Before leaving MT. Jackson compiled the annual report of the institution, in which there are a number of interesting features. Among them is the fact that the facilities afforded 45,60S baths for the members, served 29,735 lunches, reached 7020 men with religious teaching, se- cured 54 conversions, was supported by totar of $12,9S456 receipts, practially all of which was spent.
 Resolutions were passed by the board of directors on the removal of MT. Jackson. His resignation and the resolutions fol- low:
 May 22, 1908. MT. R. S. Munger, President Young Mems Christian Association, Birming- ham:
 My Dear MT. Munger-Please accept this as my resignation as general secre- tary of this association to take effect June 1, 1908.
 The reasons for my action are as fol- lows:
 1. Because the building enterprise has been discontinued indefinitely, owing to the financial condition of the country at large and of the Birmingham district in particular
 g. Because the lack of facilities for car rying on an all round work has compelled me to give the most of my time to the mere doing of detail work. The mem- bership is small and the budget must be small accordingly The detail work, in my judgment, will have to be done very largely by the general secretary until the new front building is a reality. This l am not willing to do any longer, as it units me for the larger and better work.
 3. Because I am now. considering call to the Atlanta association, which offers a larger opportunity and much larger salary than this association ought to pay until the building enterprise is, completed. I cannot hope to devote more than 10 more years of my life to association work and I want every year to count the most possible.
 In leaving you want to most heartily thank you and Mir. Cosby and every di rector and trustee for your kindness and cooperation sirfe I began service here August l, 1903. Yours sincerely,
 J. P. JACKSON,
 General Secretary. .sWhereas MT. J. P Jackson has ten dered his resignation, after having been the general secretary of the Y. M. c. X of Birmingham for about five years; and
 .sWhereas, Under his able administra- ton this association has made great pro- gress, both In erecting a splendid gym nasium building, acquiring a large mem- bership, and in strengthening and devel- oping Christian manhood in this com munity; and
 .Whereas, These results have been largely brought about by his energetic leadership, he ever having proven himself a sincere Christian gentleman, well equipped by nature and training for this work; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, by the board of directors, in accepting his resignation, we do so with genuine regret, both in losing the ser- vices of this useful worker and in sev- ering the pleasant relationships that have existed between us. While feeling that both we and the community are sus- taining loss in his departure, we be- Iieve that our loss will be the gain of another community, and our prayers for him will be that he may have an even larger measure of success in his new field of usefulness"