Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-19
Y.M.C.A.RE-ELECTSJ [. MIAsC;PF HEIEERFSOt
 PRESIDENT, CLOSING SUCCESSFUL YEAR

express my sincere thanks to the minis ters of the city, for their uniform kind ness and cooperation and to the Nor wlch Bulletin Company and the Norwich Record company for their kind disposi- tlo ntoward our worx these daily papers nave played very important part in the success of the work
 Our association has been and is for tunate in having a. large number of de- voted friends who have shown their prac- tlcal interest through the years For them all we thank God but specially at this time we desire to publicly recognize two unusual and queenly-friends one ot whom has been called to the higher lie and one who is still with us Miss M. Louise Sturtevant, who left us in l92O, left behind a trail of blessing in the shape of an endowment to be used strictly for religious work of the asso- clatlon; this Is as we would have it. The other, at the present time the unknown giver of the beautiful swimming pool to be installed in the new building. While these two wonderful gifts make us shout for joy, they also make us humble, and make us feel like uttering heart pray CT to God, that we may prove worthy of the gifts.
 Brethren, we face future in our work such as we have never faced before. With the acquisition of a new home the | public has a right to expect an increased l service and an enlarged usefulness on the part of the association. They have trusted us in the past they have in a marked way shown their confidence in us 1 for the future; will we measure up to their confidence? We can do so in only one way, namely, in constantly main- taining an ever enlarging vision, and ir l following that vision out into greater achievement in behalf of the boyhood and manhood Of UT beautiful city Are | we gratifed with the accomplishments oi the past? Yes, but we will never be sat isfied until, under God. we have made helpful contacts with the last man ana boy within our sphere of service.
 My fellow members, God has greatly favored us by permitting us to live 1T
 this day and time and in so magnificent
 a country; He has favored US with z i beautiful city with a new Y. NJ. c. A home made possible by splendid friends | of the association. There are man! 1 young men In Norwich not favored a. we are; many of them come from othe
 countries and they have not yet caugh fully the spirit of our America; ther
 are also those young men in our midst born here. but whose environment ma,
 not be as favorable as ours; to both 0 IHeSe cldSSeS. let our 1Tl9IluSDlp SO out
 and for both of these classes let us ren der whatever service we can. We 1itt1
 dream what a kind word or a sinp1
 kind act may mean to lives less favore
 than ours, and to speak such word an
 to perform such an act is not only tn
 privilege, but also the duty of ever
 member of our great brotherhood, for " are bound together for the very purpos
 of being helpful to others. If we cate
 this spirit tonight, and practice it throug
 the coming year, a great blessing of sal isfaetfon will be ours, and the record ( the work of our Young Mems Christia Association the coming year will be. 8 God reckons it, most glorious record Grateful for the privilege of servin with such a faithful company of mel this report is respectfully submitted. EDWIN HILL.
 General SecretarY.