YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 140, 25 April 1864, Page 5

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

Tilt annual meeting of members of tho above Society was held on Friday owning last, in tho Independent School Room, High-stroot. Pr. Buunett, Lho I'i-osidtmt of the Association, occupied tho chair. The meeting was eumiucuocd with dovotioiuil exercises. Tr.o minutes of the last annual mo<'tina; having be.-n read by the Sivrutiiry, ami confirmed. " Tiie i.'hiiiiiuaii said that, iu order to facilitate the progress ot business, ii*t.s, containing the names of all members of the Society, would be handed round the loom, from which it would be the duty of every memlier ti> »i-lei.-t the name* of lifteeii irenUemeu, to form the C.mruitt.e for the ensuing "yo;u-. Then; was a law amount of business to he done, and he trusted that while it was lining proceeded with, the members would give their attention to the lists he hail mentioned, a> the el-etion of the committee by Lallrti wo.ikl tui-ewarily take up eousi.knible time. Tin- Mieee.-s uf the Association's operations depended, to a vi-ry gn-at extent, upon its committee ; he trusted, therefore, that they would only placo in oihee those iu whom they had the fullest confidence. He would now call upon the S-'erel.ary to read tho Commi'.t.i''.- report for the past year. The Sieretiiry then read the report. Mr. Jagg.tr moved, and Mr. yhalders seconded, the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously. ThJ Treasurer, Mr. S. 11. Smith, then preseuted his balance sheet, which showed a balance in hand of C-l-1 11s. Jd. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Jackson, temlorins his re.-ignation of the otlice of Secretary. Cou>iderable discussion took plaeo as to tho proprietv or otherwise, of at onto proceeding to the election of a secretary, some nieinbord be.in£ of opinion that, considering the necessjuily limited operations ■)f the M>eiety at present, the secretary's dutiu.i could easily i»u iullillirl' hy the, co-operation of tho young men of the society for that purpose; wh:lo other s]*akei-s held that that v.-hich was overybody'-s duty, pjiieraily iuri'.i.J. out to be nobody's, and that iiowiivw pitiiAiiit nnd likely to bucciyd th" mutual heli.ijig system migkt appear in t.'it-ory, it would prow verj- deticient in ju-actico. It was, however, resolved, that the matter be referred to the consideration of tiie committee, with instructions to call a general meitinu: of mem burs, as soon as possible, to hear tho re.-utt of their deliberations, aud take action in the matter. Mr. S. 11. Smith consented to undertake the secretary's duties lor the present. The Yollowiiifj fjontleiiieii were elected as the otlicers for the eiisitiiiirytar:—President, l>r. Dennett; Vice-President ; Messrs. K. 15. tShaldera, and K. 1. Matthews : Treasurer, 3lr. S. IJ. bniith. The ballot having been taken for the committee, result-J in the election of Messrs. fox, Fletcher, Alaciariane, lilack, C'uniiinghaiii, G. K. Eliott, Jackson, Harrison, riitminer, Wells, Battle)", Carson, l'lcnch, Main, and Ellyett. Llevotional exercises havini: been enscaqeU in, the u.«..ti». S 8 e,«,-at«l. " - !