The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-19
BRANCH
Of Y.M.C.A.HAS
ANNUAL MEET
ALL REPORTS TENDED TO SHOW
THAT ASSOCIATION PASSED
THROUGH MOST SUBSTANTIAL
YEAR IN ITS HISTORY.

Reports rendered at the annual
meeting of the local branch OF the
y. NJ. c. A, which was held last
night, indicated that the association
had passed through a most substan-
tial year-one of widening influence
for good and interest to the youth OF
the city and section. The meeting
was well attended Il was an inform
al affair, one participated in by those
who commingle at the great building
from day to day, and ali of them hav-
ing the interest CT the association
much at heart. Luncheon was served
following the business session, and
the informal gathering was long to
be remembered.
New Directors.
The election of new directors for
the coming year was one of the most
important events of the evening.
Those chosen were: Dr.. J. Harris
Pierpont, reelected; WIN. Fisher, re-
elected; J. w. Andrews, reelected;
r. NJ. Cary and Dr.. w c. Dewberry.
The retiring directors are MessTs.
l. H. Aiken and c. r. Burgoyne.
Within the next thirty days this
new board will meet and elect officers
for the association, including the
president.
Financial Report.
The report from the finance COM
mittee was presented by W S Key
ser, chairman. EpitOmized, it was as
follows:
Building and lot.........--$ 37,Y12.15
Cash balance - -------- 1871
House, y Z. Belmont. 100000
Other real estate ....... 3,6t560
Equipment 49,. ..-........ S,03l52
Unpaid pledges ......... z,014-7S
Building and loan stock
pledged sufficient to ma
ture 800 go. ... 100000
Total assets ............ So, 54O-76
Bills payable ........... 1O,566.40
Net assets 80. .$53, 005.36
Report Religious Exercise Committee.
Secretary Sheriff. presented an in
teresting report for the religious ex-
ercise committee. In complete form,
it is as follows:
The Report
Since our former religious work is
discontinued during the hot months.
this report must necessarily deal with
portions of two seasons.
Our Sunday afternoon evangelical
mems meetings we're conducted until
March OF this year. Several Of our
members worked faithfully for the
success of these meetings, but accord
ing to the opinion OF those who were
most enthusiastic, without sufficient
result to warrant their continuation
this season unless members express
a more generous desire for such ser
vices. This IS the only failure in the
last seasons work of this commit
tee.
SIX young men who were enrolled
In the last years teachers training
classes, who were not then teaching,
are now teaching bible classes for
young men or boys. This class Il
continued this season. The other six
classes mentioned in last years re
port were uUcesSfUlIy carried
through. and eight certificates Of hon
or were received from the InteTna-
tionl Committee by boys who took
the International Committee exami-
nations.
Bible classes are now being organ
lied for the season upon a plan
which Will insure careful religious and
moral instruction for every mem'bef
who cares to avail himself of such
opportunities.
Your employed officers and men,
hers Of this association have assist
ed in shop meetings, gospel services,
bible classes, Sunday school cOnven-
tons church services, and other re-
Eefous exercises wherever requested.
These formal religjous activities o.
this association have proved vaIua-
bile beyond estimate and must be con-
tinued and increased as rapidly as
workers can be secured, but, in eSti-
mating our influence as a religious as
sociatiOn. we should not overlook the
very evident growth Of brotbeTly feel
ing and desire for service among cur