YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IX, Issue 2543, 20 March 1872, Page 5

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

The adjourned mcctinsl of tlie members of the Young Men's Christian Associution, fur the election of ollieere, Sic, for tlie ensuing year, w.is held last evenins,'. :it, the Rooms, \Velle3lo'-3trpet. Then; was u .rood Ht.temlftneo of members, and tlie K«v. K. X. IJree occupied Hie chair. Tim a-counts of tlio Treasurer (Mr. O. l> wi.-), for the perio.l eorameimiii!; Is). .Mnivh, IS7I, and ended Ut llarelC IS7- , , were broiiL'lil. tin, duly audited by Messrs. T. Ma-Hrtrlaue an-1 K. Walki'r, und certi:ii-il m corrcfl. Captain Daldv brouglit up the of the Finance Committee, which was adopted. A iwtv Finauee Commit t.-o was app.imU-rl, condieting of L.':ii>tain Ualdv. and itessrs. T. Macilarlaue, and tr. \V. Owen, to whom was enlruste.l the duty of arrarjL'inr; :i S'-licme for the liquidation of the liabilities on the institution. Th- followins; geiitleiiien wereelected as odice-bearers for the ensuin" year : — President, Kev. K. N. Uree ; Vice'-I're-sidents, Captain Daldy and .Mr. Joseph Newman ; Treasurer, Mr. O. Lewis ; Sccretarv, Mr. A. W. l<"loiiiin«. General Committeo: Messrs. J3.it IC. K.-unmon.!, WeeLman, OS-rainier, Uallaell.'v, T. Uu.ldle, Jas. Coupland, Jno. Gitlos, \V. Tlurne, jim. ; Cγ. M. Main, Loii,'inore, U'ells, \V. ' Kaltrav, A. Brock, Peacock, G. M. Reed, .1. C. Doufl, sen. ; Barton, W. L. Ki-es, P. K. Cheal, D Goldi.!, T. 11. Smith, Tinne, IC. Carr. It was announced that, the new Committee would meet, on Tuesday evening next, at the Rooms, at, 7-30.

Tho meeting; la=t was a " new point of departure" in the history of the institution. It was of a thoroughly earnest and practical character; a number of valuable suggestions were thrown out. in the report, brought, up by Captain Daldy, which, in the hands of a good working ommitioe, will, at. no distant dale, remove the incubus of dobt that, has weighed so heavily hitherto. As signilicant, of a desire to " begin at the beginning," the general committee were instructed to prepare u revised consLilution, to bit submitted nt a future general meeting of members.