This is the First Annual Report of the YMCA, which was created in 1844. The document begins by sharing the members of the YMCA committee before listing the twelve major rules associated with the committee before transitioning into an introduction that explains the committee's interest in employing a missionary. After the introduction ends, there are seven pages which represent the actual First Report of the Young Men's Christian Association. The first report begins by describing how the association was actually created before shifting the rules and requirements of entering the association. The end of the report talks about the early success of the association, talking about some of the prayers the association has already committed together. The last page of the document is the appendix, which focuses exclusively on the plan of the committee to hire a missionary and some of the requirements of the person who is hired. To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/713. This document is in the bound volume of the "YMCA London Report, 1944-1973" contained in the rare book collection of the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections.
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