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Sailors' Home, Dock Broa3t — Instituted 1852. — Having accommo-
dation for 80 seamen, with every convenience and comfort — Dun-
can Ritchie, superintendent. Committee of Management — the
Provost of Greenock, the Chairman of Harbour Committee, the Col-
lector of Customs, and the Shipping Master, with the President,
Treasurer, Secretary, Chaplain, and seven Members of the Seamen's
Friends' Society.
Greenock Young Men's Christian Association — Instituted 1839.
— Rooms, Temperance Institute, West Stewart Street. Office-
bearers— Win. M'Neill, R. Chalmers, vice-pres. ; R. S. Campbell and
A. P. Fortune, joint secretaries; Thos. Hinmers, corresponding sec-
retary ; D. Connal, reading-room secretary ; Win. Henderson, treas. ;
William Hunter, librarian. This Association has for its object the
religious, moral, and intellectual improvement of young men. It is
divided into six branches, which meet in the following places every
Friday evening at 8.45 for religious services, viz. — Branch No. 1,
Wellpark Fiee Church Session-house ; No. 2, Free Middle Church
do.; No. 8, George Square Congregational Scbool-ro >rn ; No. 4 Union
street II. P. Session-house; No. 5, Sir Michael street U.P. Session-
house ; No. G, St Andrew's Free Church Session-house. A meeting
for prayer is held every Sabbath morning, at 8 o'clock, in St
Andrew's Free Church Library. Young men of good moral charac-
ter are admitted members upon assenting to the constitution and
laws of the Association. There is a Library of 700 vols, for the
use of the members and subscribers. Tract distribution and other
mission work is engaged in by the members. There is a Relief
and Sick Fund, and a Register of respectable parties having lodg-
ings to let, is kept at Mr Charles M'Call's, 24 Hamilton street, for
the use of young men coming to town. A popular course of lectures
and a reading room are also carried on by the Association. The
reading room and library, Temperance Institute Buildings, are open
to the public at the following rates of subscription: — Annual sub-
scription, 7s 6d ; half-yearly, 4s ; quarterly, 2s ; apprentices, an-
nually, 2s 6d.
Greenock Young Men's Protestant Association — Instituted 1862.
Object — the study of the Bible and Romish Works ; the enlighten-
ment of Protestants as to the real character of Popery in its religious,
social, and political aspects, and the conversion of Romanists. Hon.
president, Robert Shankland, Esq. ; hon. vice-president, Councillor
Paton ; chairman, Rev. J. M'Pherson ; vice-chairman, Mr Robert
Madill ; treasurer, James M. Barnet ; secretary, Thomas Tomlinson;
corresponding secretary, J. M'Intyre ; librarian, W. M'Gill ; com-
mittee, Messrs W. J. Brown, D. M"Kew, J. Pollock, A. Swan, J.
Smith, J. M'Neill, R. B. Macfarlane, W. M Quoid, J. Morgan. F.
Dickson, W. M'Lees, J. Greer. The members meet during the winter
months on Monday evenings at a quarter-past eight o'clock, in the
Lower Mission Hall, Church Place. Essays are read, and conversa-
tions and readings engaged in for mutual improvement. Young
men of good moral character, who admit the Bible to be the Word
of God and their guide, are admitted as members. Annual subscrip-
tion, one shilling.