The anneal meeting of members of the Foreign Y.M.C.A. wa held in the Astociation's parlour on Tuesday afternoon. About thirty members were present, and Mr.E. 8. Little was in the chair. Prayer having been offered by the Rev. C.J. F. Symons, the mi-nates of the last annual meeting were read and approved.
The Rev. R. G. Winning, secretary, read the report and statement of counts for the year 1907.
Mr. E. 8. Little said that he desired only to speak under two heads: two words of congratulation and one word of appeal.
He thought the Association had met with all its debts and labilities, repaid the 80 that it could now stand clear with the fatare before it. Their difficulties, 80 far as finances were concerned, had red. Another cause for con-lation was the procuring of Mr. he ed to every member of the Association. to do his best for it during the coming year. of the report and accounts.
Mr. Little then proposed the adoption
marshall and carried unanimously after Mr. Harber had obtained an assurance that next year the accounts would. be circulated before the meeting, and Dr. Myers had pointed out that the bulk of the expenditure last year was incurred before the Association moved into its present quarters.
The election of five directors was then proceeded with, and as the result of @ ballot the Rev. (. E. Darwent and Messrs C. M. Bain, J. W. Crofoot, R.G. Dowie and H. Middleton were elected.
The Rev. R. G. Winning then read cover the proposed new by-laws, which were adopted with a few minor alters tions and odditier The last item on the agenda was the question of moving into more com-medians premises, to wit a four-roomed flat at 4 Peking Road. It was proposed by the Rev. R. G. Winning Sat in view of the cramped accom the directors should be empowered rent this flat and raise the members' dues to $3 yer mensem. Considerable discussion followed this proposition, several members declaring that an crease in- subscriptions would result in '8 decrease in membership, and that the time was not ripe for moving. Other members, including the Dean, Mr. R. G. Dowie, Mr. Kemp and Mr. Hinton spoke in favour of the. An amendment that the fees be raised to $2.50 per mensem was lost, snd eventually the proposition as proposed by the Rev. R.G. Winning was carried. A. motion to put the new by-laws into effect from April 1 was adopted, and meeting terminated with a vote thanks to the Chairman.
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