Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-16
Board of City Missions.


 Large Meeting Last Evening at onl-
 vary Baptist Church-Addresses by
 President Porter, Rev. Dr. Smyth and
 OtherE-An Appeat for Suitable
 Building.
 A meeting was held last evening at Calvary Baptist church in the interest of the city mission work. Rev. MT. Samson. who had unexpectedly arrived home from his trip, presided The church was filled to over flowing. A short and fine praise service was held, Mir. Bliss presiding at the organ. Rev. MT. Samson read from the scriptures and offered prayer. President Porter, of Yale college, president of the board, made the opening address. He gave history of the growth and present aspect of the work of this board, covering the last year and half, and showing it's relationship to the Board of Charities and the work of the Society for the Prevention of Crime. The work of the Board of City Missions was undenomination- al. About fifty churches were represented in it's work Its work is to help build up churches from the untitled field outside of the churches,-to find out people outside of the churches and bring them in to their respective churches, or the denomination to which they belong. He enjoined the Chris tian community of New Haven and laid 1t upon the churches as a responsibility to aid and strengthen the work as any effort in this direction was to promote the general welfare of all.
 Superintendent Dutton, of the public schools who is the secretary of the Missions Board, followed, speaking of the work as bearing strongly in it's influence for good upon families reached by it. The work Of the Board emanated. from the churches and re- turned back it's fruits to the churches It's work in the families rescued the children and thus benefited the churches society and the city. The work, he said was young and there was a demand for it's enlargement and contributions to this end may be sent to Prof. F. R. Honey, No. 14 Lincoln street.
 Rev. MT. Mossman, the city missionary of the board, followed, defining further the work, object and aims of the board. His work was similar to the work of the church pastors ex- cept that the paths were different, being the outside work. The work of the board start ing from the churches came back to the churches, irrespective of denomination. His preaching WAS in the homes of the people to neighborhood gatherings and in the churches explanatory of the aims and objects of the work and in furthering it. He visited people who belonged to no church, and his work was to draw them to the church they preferred He also received reports maQ0 10 l1n aG QlS O1uC6 III dlu OA bAS WOEAs He also game some statistics and concluded with special appeal for volunteer visitors to assist in such parts of the work as they could attend to, as the field was large also for aid to the end that lady missionary might be employed, for which some money is already offered. A lady was ready to take hold of the work xperimentally. Any contributions might be sent to Mr. Mossman at his ofiee 23 Church street.
 Rev. Dr. Smyth made the closing address, emphasizing three points One was that building ought to be erected in the city by our citizens for the common use of the vari- ous organizations combined in this charitable and missionary work. The field was large and important. He hoped to see such a building erected, and it should be 8 building of stone. The special religious work of the Board of Missions appealed strongly to the Christian heart. Denominations like words had their ruts and the grass that grew be- tween them might be neglected, if over looked. This board came in to look after the neglected ones outside the ruts.
 There will be another meeting in behalf of the Board of Missions held in the Center church sometime next month.
 pr. Smyth in closing said that there were times when the church must be aggressive agrin t wrong and evil for good citizenship, the good of society and welfare of the church.
 During the past year people were sent by means of the missions board to thirty-tbree different churches, representing eight differ ent denominations. Over one hundred fami- lies were represented and in all 342 persons were thus reached.