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 l3on.siprc5i&ent ; 
 
 Rev. THOS. HALL. 
 Mr. CHARLES GUSHING. 
 
 1st Wiccsprc8i^cnt: 
 
 Mr. ROBERT DONALDSON. 
 
 2n^ Wtccs|^resi^cnt : 
 
 Mrs. C. J. WILLIAMS. 
 
 Cor. Sccrctarxj: 
 
 Mr. R. DONALDSON, Jr. 
 
 IRcc. Secretary : 
 
 Mr. GEO. W. MING IE. 
 
 treasurer: 
 
 Mr. JOHN SYMONS. 
 
 /Rana^cr: 
 
 Mk. J. O. RICHARDSON. 
 
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Mr. J. Rei)1»ath Douoall, 
 President Dominum Alliance. 
 
 Mr. Seth p. Leet, 
 President Canada Sunday School Union. 
 
 Mr. T. B. Macaulay, 
 President IVelcome Nail Mission. 
 
 Rev. E. M. Hill, M.A. Mr. J. B. Learmont. 
 Mr. Thomas Moodie. Mr. VV. H. Black. 
 
 vfi0iT)rr)iltees. 
 
 RELIGIOUS WORK. 
 Rev. Thomas Hall. 
 The Board of Deacons. 
 The Board of Deaconesses. 
 The Church Board. 
 
 FINANCE. 
 The Board of Trustees, 
 
 Chairman - - - Mr. Wm. Sargeant. 
 Treasurer - - - Mr. John Symons. 
 
PENNY SAVINGS BANK. 
 
 CJiair))ian - - - Rev. Thomas Hall. 
 Treasurer - - - Mr. Geo. \V. MiN(;iE. 
 
 Directors : 
 
 George Ellls, Charles Gushing, 
 
 William Sargeant, R. Donaldson, Jr., 
 
 James Dancey. 
 
 YOUNG MEN'S LITERARY SOCIETY. 
 
 Hon. President - C. CUSHING. 
 
 President - - - Rev. Thomas Hall. 
 
 Vice-President - - R. DONALDSON. 
 
 Secretary - - - S. Williams. 
 
 Treasurer - - - R. DONALDSON, Jr. 
 
 SAILORS' WORK. 
 Benj. Broadbridge. Robert Broad. 
 
 BAND OF HOPE. 
 
 President - - - James ARMSTRONG. 
 
 Vice-President - - R. Broadbridge. 
 
 Sec.-Treas, - - - E. BoLTON. 
 
 Convener Boys' Coui,^ R. BROAD. 
 
 Convener GirU Com., MisS A. JOHNSTON. 
 
IfriYSical Wep(2rpfrr)ei^f. 
 
 GYMNASIUM COMMITTEE. 
 
 Chair)nan VV. Farrar. 
 
 Secretary J. Townsend. 
 
 R. Donaldson, Jr., \Vm. Price, 
 G. McMillan, J. O. Richardson, 
 
 David Muri'Iiv, W. Sargeant, 
 
 Wm. Charles. 
 
 SNOWSHOE CLUB. 
 
 Hon, President - - C. CUSHING. 
 President - - - - J. O. RiCHARDsON 
 
 Vice-Presidents : 
 
 A. Anthony, A. Robertson. 
 
 Committee : ^ 
 
 C. Buchanan, Wm. Carmichael. 
 
 W. C. Jen KIN, Geo. Tate. 
 
 CROMWELL CADETS. 
 
 C/iief Officer and Instrnctor - Mr. M. O'Brien . 
 Pianist - - - MiSS DONALDSON. 
 Assist. Pianist - MiSS Jane ROBERTSON. 
 Jnnior Captain ~ GEORGE Crutchlow. 
 
 Junior Lieutenants : 
 
 Wm. Kingston and Geo. Kingston. 
 
FOOTBALL CLUB. 
 
 Hon. President - - C. CusillXd. 
 
 President - - - - J. O. Rkhakdson. 
 
 Vice-President - - R. Pkixc.LK. 
 
 Sec.-Treas. - - - J. C. Marsh alt.. 
 
 Con nil it tee : 
 
 Convener - A . A N T 1 1 o N \ . 
 
 L. Jehu, A. M'X aichton, 
 
 J. Smith, E. Wait, 
 
 A. RoiJERTsox, R. Hanson. 
 Captain ----]■ Clarkk. 
 
 Assist. Captain - - W. 1^^)RI). 
 
 Captain 2nd Team - J. C. ALakshall. 
 
 Assist, Capt. 2nd Team A. McXauc.hton. 
 
 
RK PORT 
 
 OF THE 
 
 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
 
 Too great emphasis cannot be laid on the fact 
 that the conversion to God of young people and 
 encouraging and directing them in their Christian 
 life and service, is the chief aim of those who are 
 actively identified with the work briefly outlined 
 in this Report. All other work is only carried 
 on as a means to this one all important end and 
 no department can continue which fails in this 
 essential aim. 
 
 The original intention of the promoters of the 
 Institute was to organize a Point St. Charles 
 Young Men's Christian Association, and to that 
 end a Public Meeting was called and held in 
 Fraternity Hall in the summer of 1892, when a 
 committee representing several denominations 
 was appointed and steps taken to erect a build- 
 ing on land offered for the purpose by the 
 Trustees of the Congregational church. The 
 
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 directcM's of the Young Men's Christian Associa- 
 tion appoved the movement and had plans pre- 
 pared for such a building and an estimate of 
 cost, but the burthen of its Dominion Square 
 building, then in course of erection, was found too 
 great to permit of branch work and the scheme 
 was abandoned. It was, however, taken, up and 
 agitated by the Cromwell Cadets, a report of 
 whose work will follow. 
 
 Finally, Mr. Cushing acquired a property 
 contiguous to that already offered, known as 
 the Victoria l^ridge Hotel, with adjacent land. 
 The Hotel building was turned to the uses 
 of a free public reading-rooip, class-rooms, and 
 Managers apartments, and the present sub- 
 stantial building named " O'Brien Hall" in honor 
 of the founder of the Cromwell Cadets was 
 erected alongside. The total value of the land, 
 buildings and equipment, is upwards of $20,000, 
 and this who!e property has been leased for five 
 years by Mr. Cushing, to the Trustees of the In- 
 stitute, at a nominal rent of one dollar per annum, 
 with the privilege of acquiring it at any time 
 during the lease for the reduced sum of $15,000. 
 
 To secure not only the necessary means for 
 
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 carn'ing on the work of the Institute, outlined 
 in the present report, but also to secure the 
 property for the permanent benefit of the 
 residents of Point St. Charles is the aim which 
 the present management have in view and in 
 which they respectfully and most earnestl)' seek 
 the aid and sympathy of their fellow citizens. 
 
 Heretofore the Manager and G>'mnastic 
 Instructors, as well as the officers of the Institute, 
 have given without charge services altogether 
 too exhausting to be continued from year to year, 
 and the need of a paid secretary, who can i^ivG 
 his whole time to the work, has become essential 
 to its success. And in addition to his salarv, 
 the charges for heating, lighting and repairs in 
 the extensive buildings covered by the work of 
 the Institute are considerable, and although the 
 residents at the Point are well disposed they are 
 far from wealthy, and there is not in the com- 
 munity that element of well-to-do young men 
 who are so valuable an aid to the Montreal 
 Young Men's Christian Association. 
 
 During the past winter, the Montreal Associa- 
 tion was approached and offered the work and 
 in their reply they state that '*they have examined 
 
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 "the work and find a large and most important 
 "field for the special work which the Association 
 "is qualified to undertake and which is not in any , 
 "adequate degree reached or covered by the j 
 "central building, but that the churches of the , 
 "Point at the present time are greatly depressed ' 
 "financially, and cannot be depended upon for ; 
 "any considerable amount of money aid to carry 
 "on the work, and the Montreal Association does j 
 "not see an}^ funds available for such an under- \ 
 "taking." ' 
 
 The reasons given by the Montreal Y.M.C.A. ^ 
 for declining to undertake the work are pi;ecisely ; 
 those upon which the Institute base their appeal 
 to their fellow citizens, and they are persuaded 
 that they will not look in vain for liberal support. 
 
 No other section of Montreal contains as many , 
 Protestant young men, and here is found the 
 back-bone of our volunteer force and of mechani- 
 cal industry in Montreal ; including a large 
 proportion of the operatives in the great manu- i 
 facturing establishments of the city. i 
 
 The Congregational church, the most recently ! 
 formed congregation at Point St. Charles, has ■ 
 in this, as Congregationalists have in many other 
 
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 religious and philanthropic movements in 
 Montreal, taken the initiative in the firm con- 
 viction that the worthiness of the cause will rally 
 to its support those who iiavc made Montreal 
 famous for benevolence, in all that tends to the 
 spiritual, moral and physical development of its 
 
 citizens. 
 
 Special Services. 
 
 The relicfious work of the Institute is included 
 in the reports of the various Societies connected 
 with the Institutional church, but special efforts 
 were made by the Board of the Institute, on the 
 occasion of the visit of the Rev. B. Fay Mills to 
 Montreal, when the whole of the buildings were 
 placed at the disposal of the Mills' Committee, 
 and sleighs secured and other means arranged 
 whereby the members of the Institute might be 
 brought under the influence of the various special 
 services and, as a result of the Mills' meetings, a 
 majority of the whole membership subsequently 
 joined the various churches at Point St. Charles, 
 more than fourscore joining the Congregational 
 church, and greater numbers joining the larger 
 churches. 
 
 In the beginning of January, of the current 
 
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 year, the Rev. A. VV. Estey, an Evangelist, \va: 
 secured for special services, extending" over the 
 greater part of the month of January, whici 
 were very successful in building up Christians a- 
 well as among the unconverted. 
 
 Boys' Meetings. s 
 
 A number of meetings for boys were held last 
 fall, led by Mr. F. E. Dougall, which continued 
 until Mr. Dougall left the city on an extended 
 trip, and they gave abundant evidence that with 
 a little organized effort there was a fine field of 
 usefulness among tl;ie boys at Point St. Charles. 
 
 The use of the buildings of the Institute, in- 
 cluding the Congregational House, O'Brien Hali, 
 and the Lecture Room and Ladies' Parlor, ha\ e 
 been freely given for all philanthropic purposes 
 and have been occupied on one or more occasions 
 each week, by the Women's Christian Temper- 
 ance Union, the Young Women's Christian 
 Temperance Union, the Committee of the 
 Argyle Snow-Shoe Club, and the Free Drawdn<z 
 Classes of the Board of Arts and Manufactures, 
 all of whom have generously aided the Institute. 
 
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 Pleasant Sunday Aftkknoon Sociktv. 
 
 This organization, which was dcsi^i^nicd, as tlic 
 name implies, to influence those not reached b\' 
 the usual church and Sabbath school acrencies to 
 a better observance of the Lord's dav, and 
 ultimately to lead into church fellowship, was 
 formed b)' a number of workingmen, including 
 some members of the Institute, on the lines of 
 similar very successful societies in the mother 
 country, the meetings being held from 4 to 5 p.m. 
 in O'Brien Hall. The attendance has frequent!}' 
 been in the hundreds, the sessions invariably 
 opening with one or more familiar hymns, the 
 reading of a portion of scripture and offering oi^ 
 prayer, followed by an address and discussion. 
 Among those who have taken part were the 
 Revs. Messrs. Silcox, Courtice, Chown and 
 Nicols, and Messrs. George Hague, H. B. Ames, 
 R. S. Weir and others. 
 
 The meetings have been amply justified, but 
 the desire to introduce subjects and speakers 
 not in harmony with the Christian sentiment of 
 the commiuiity led the directors of the Institute 
 to withdraw the use of OT^rien Hall until they 
 
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 could arrange to continue the services undo? 
 their own control. , 
 
 R. Donaldson, Jr., Cor. Scc.^ 
 
 Penny Savings Bank. 
 
 One of the pleasant sirrhts of the week is tlnj 
 trooping in of boys and girls on Saturday even^ 
 ing, to deposit their little savings of two centj^ 
 and upwards, in the Penny Savings Bank. In; 
 terest is allowed on all deposits, at the rate of foii; 
 per cent, per annum, and the deposits increa.s^t 
 every \^ear in number and amount, althoughc 
 each Christmas shows a heavy withdrawal, and^ 
 as this is in keeping with the season, the directors^ 
 have encouraged depositors by allowing intere.si] 
 to the end of December, on all sums not with- 
 drawn until a day or two before Christmas. 
 
 At the present time. May 1895, there are 215 
 active accounts, representing $355.28. 
 
 Geo. VV. Mingie, Treas. 
 
 Physical Department. 
 
 The Gymnasium in connection with the In- 
 stitute, having had valuable additions, including 
 108 lockers, hot and cold water, three shower 
 
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 ^aths, etc., opened on the ist of October last, 
 'ith a membership of about eighty, of whom 
 fty were seniors and thirty juniors. 
 
 The classes, which were held on Tuesday, 
 Thursday, and Saturday evenings, being re- 
 narkably well attended until skating began, 
 ! vhen, as usual, the attendance dropped off some- 
 .vhat, but, notwithstanding, was very good all 
 ihrough t^ c winter. 
 
 ; Early in the season, a complimentary enter- 
 tainment was given by the members of the senior 
 class, which had the effect of bringing our work 
 very prominently before the people of this part 
 of the city, also in bringing in several new 
 members. On the 25th of April last, we gave 
 a closing entertainment which was a great 
 success, ^nd was very favorably commented upon 
 by the Press and by several persons well qualified 
 to give an opinion. We feel sure that next 
 winter our membership will be much increased 
 through our efforts to bring our Gymnasium 
 more prominently before the public. 
 
 J. TowNSEND, Sec. 
 
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 Snowsiiok Clup,. I 
 
 The Snowshoc Club in connection with tli^ 
 Institute, was formed in November, with * 
 membership of about thirty. 
 
 A room was secured at the Athletic Chi 
 House, Cote des Nei^^es, at a rental of $25, t 
 which tramps were made every Friday evenitii 
 which were well attended. The time was spci 1 
 pleasantly with music, singing, recitations, foo;' 
 ball, etc., and occasionally a supper, provided b , 
 the Honorary President. 
 
 Saturday afternoon, the 9th of February, w 
 held our steeplechase, in which ten members too 
 part, although the day was very stormy. 
 
 Our thanks are due to Messrs. Welsh & Rou^^l 
 who very kindly drove the judges out to tl: : 
 Club House, and also to Messrs. H. i^rks ( 
 Sons, J. L. Gurd, D. Beatty, John Allan, Albcr 
 Demers, A. Whimby,Ward, Carmichael, Thoin[ 
 son. Cowan, I. B. Thayer, J. W. Ross, JAV. Quip 
 and S. Spindlo, who donated prizes for tli 
 races which were held in the Point St. Chaile ' 
 Driving Park, on the i6th February. 
 
 These are the first snowshoe races that hav 
 
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 been held at the Tnint. and it is hoi)LHl that in 
 the future athletie sports of all kinds will be held 
 on grounds soon to be accjuired for the |)uri)ose. 
 
 Geo. Ji:nkin, sVt. 
 
 FooTi'.ALL Clui?. 
 
 This Club started out in i^ood shape this 
 spring, our membership now being about seventy- 
 Two teams have been put in the league, the hrst 
 and second juniors. 
 
 Three matches have been played. The hrst 
 was won by the first juniors against St. 
 Matthew's Athletic Club by .seven games to 
 two ; the second match wk:". \\'0[^ by the second 
 juniors against St. Matthew's juniors by two 
 games to one ; the third, played on the Kxhibi- 
 tion Grounds, by the first junicMS against the 
 Metropolitans, by six games to nothing. This 
 record we hope to keep up during the sea- 
 son and win the league prizes. We also hope 
 by these means to keep our boys f^gethe.- 
 through the sununer months and augment our 
 gymnasium and other clas.ses during the coming 
 
 winter. 
 
 }. C. Marshall, Sec. 
 
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 CkoMWKLL Cadkts. 
 
 Chit'J Ol)iitr and In.sinutor Mr. M. O'lirien. 
 
 ^"i^i'tist Miss I )onaI.ls<)n. 
 
 Assistant .Miss Jane Kul)erlson. 
 
 /unior i 'a plain ( Jcorijc Ci iilchlow. 
 
 Junior Lieutenants \ ^^''"- '>.'"«^l<"»- 
 
 \ (ico. Kini^slon. 
 
 This fciinoiis corj)s, wliich was organized \)\ 
 the late Mr. 'i1i(Miias O'Brien, brother of llu 
 present Chief Officer, and Captain of the ill-fatet 
 war canoe, *' Minne-wa-wa," [possesses the advaii 
 tages of the Hoys' l^ri^ade with the addition o! 
 a girls' corps, and includes in its teachiiiii 
 drilling.;, calisthenics and light gymnastics. Tin 
 uniform is very neat, the material being light 
 i;rey with black trimmings. 
 
 Tlie members are required to sign the triple 
 pledge, against liquor, profanity, and tobacco, 
 and to attend some church. 
 
 Wednesday is drill night, and classes for boys 
 and girls, who are drilled separately, have been 
 maintained throughout the season. 
 
 Frkk Reading Room. 
 
 The Library comprises about 250 volumes, 
 to which there is much need of large additions, 
 About 25 newsi)apers and periodicals are on 
 
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 fyle, iticludint]^ in addition to tlio Montreal daily 
 papers, tlie N i)ictcc}itli Ccnhtn\ (ivaf^hic, I.oH(io}i 
 News, riDiih, Neiv York huiepetidoit. Literary 
 Dij^i'sty etc. 
 
 The Readini^ and Game Rooms were visited 
 by u[)\vards of ten thousand )'ounL; men and 
 boys iluring tlie year. 
 
 (james of ehcckcrs, chess, etc., Iiave been 
 hberali)' proxided, and haxe proved a ^reat 
 attraction. I Mnini* the earU' part o( the winter 
 the rooms were so overcrowded, that upon the 
 departure from the city of Mi. Williams, who 
 had ^iven liis cveniiu:;^s to the mana<H'm(Mit of 
 the reading and j^ame rooms, it became ncces- 
 sar)% owing to lack of funds to support a 
 secretary or assistant, to gr(\atl)' restrict the 
 admissions, 'i'hus many who are sadly in m^^cd of 
 sympathy and counsel, and clean, bri^lit, whole 
 some surroundings, were left to frequent the 
 street corners. 
 
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 I'INANCIAL S'l\\ ri'.MKN r 
 
 
 Jl/ffj' /, /Si//, to May /, iSi)f;. 
 
 KlX KIITS. 
 
 Members fees, ortlinarv J^i ) ., 
 
 Croiinvell Cadets, 5oe' j ' ' ^i99o< 
 
 Sui)scn'i)ti()iis from Heiiefaetors -4'-7( 
 
 Rents and Credit Ikdaiices 2i6S' 
 
 'iotal $658.4; 
 
 J )ISIUJ KSKM KNTS. 
 
 Sundry Accounts, for construction of^^*, 
 
 shower hatlis, lockers, etc. . . ^P-/^. i^j 
 
 Assistant I\lanaL;cM" Williams, etc 91.7^ 
 
 ^'<>iil i'i4.S9 
 
 i-j>;lit.. 161.^^ 
 
 W ater Tax 34-1 
 
 Newspapers 600 
 
 Caretaker 34o4 
 
 'l^otal $715.0: 
 
 N.B. — 1'his statement lias no connection with the Congrega 
 lional cliinch finances, tlie accounts being kept entirely separate. 
 
 J NO. Symons, Trea 
 
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 iU':Ni<:r\\( TORS. 
 
 Article IV., Sec. 5, of the Constitiitiun of the 
 Institute reads : 
 
 " r'rieiuls subscribing^ upwards of oue dollar 
 shall luive their names einolled as benefactors 
 for the current \'ear. Those subscribing one 
 hundred dollars, ($100.00), aiid upwards sliall 
 be life benefactors and have their nanies enrolled 
 in each ainuial report." 
 
 LlFK HKNKiAirok.s. 
 
 ClI.AKLKS CUSIIINC RoliKKTSON MaCAUL.AV 
 
 T. B. Macaulav Jamks Cociikank 
 
 I^i'lNKFAcrrOk.S. 
 
 1894-05. 
 
 Alexander, C'has. Ciiarlton, R. L. 
 
 Ames, II. 13. Cowan, Robt. 
 
 Armstroni^, Dr. Dougall, John ^ Son 
 
 Bazin, Dr. Dow, Miss Jessie 
 
 Bentley, D. Drunnnond McCall&Co. 
 
 Birks, H. & Son Durnford, A. D. 
 
 Brodie & Harvie Ducket, Frank 
 
 Brooks, E. C. Francis, VVm. 
 
 B. W. O. Finley, Sam'l. 
 Canada wSugar Ref. Co. Ferguson, A. 
 
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 1^'isher, Mrs. Dr. 
 
 Gurd, Dr. 
 
 Greene, K. K. 
 
 Ifcnry, W. 
 
 1 Jiain, Tlios. 
 
 Hoiden, J. C. 
 
 Hadrill, Alf. 
 
 Johnson, G. F. 
 
 King, Warden & Son 
 
 Lyman Sons & Co. 
 
 Lio-hthall, VV. D. 
 
 Locker, G. VV. 
 
 Murphy, A. McA. 
 
 M. H. ' 
 M. R. 
 
 Orkney, Miss 
 McFarlane, D. & Co. 
 Paterson, W. S. 
 Robertson, Alex. 
 
 Reid, Wm. 
 
 Reed, Geo. W. 
 
 Riley, J. K. 
 
 Redpath, Mrs. 
 
 Smith, G. F. C. 
 Steel, A. 
 Stroud, D. 
 Stevenson, Dr. 
 Skeoch, J. 
 S. J. G. ' 
 Savvtell, Miss 
 Shearer, J as. 
 Thayer, J. B. 
 Tory, J. C. 
 Williams, C. F. 
 VVilkins, Dr. 
 Watters, L. E. & A. F, 
 YD.