Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13
NEW HAVEN BRANCH

ter0ay 1n m1d0letOWm-Lar&e At- tendance-A Glimpse of the Work AccOmplfshed-The officers for sS4 and s85.
 There was large attendance at the four teenth annual meeting of the New Haven branch of the Woman's Board of Missions held in Middletown yesterday, May 18th, at the North church Many ladies and gentle men of this city were present. After the usual preliminary exercises Mrs. Cady, the recording secretary, read her report. It was 8 brief review of the specific branch work, the monthly meetings, MT. Leitch's work with his stereopticon views of Ceylon and India, the children's Fast day service and the union meeting of mission circles held in New Haven, at which such questions as these were discussed: "Why should young people be interested in foreign missions" "How can we interest boys and young men in this workG' s'How shall we get information about mission felds?"
 Mrs. Cady also read very interesting re- port from the corresponding secretary, Mrs. Hume, of which we can give only brief ab- stract The New Haven branch supports seven missionaries, twenty-one Bible readers, four teachers in seminaries or schools for advanced pupils, thirteen day schools, seventy y-seyen girls and young women in boarding schools for higher education and practical life work, all supported by this society. Besides these $7OO were given for the new Morning Star enterprise, and $4O0 in aid of the erection of a new dispensary for Miss Dr. Holbrooks medical work in Flung Choo, China This extensive work is carried on in Japan, China, India, Ceylen, Turkey, Bulgaria, Africa, Spain, Austria and Micronesia.
 The marked features of progress in these missions during the past year has been large increase in the number of schools, and decided progress in the proportion of their expense assumed by the natives them selves; the growth and number of self-sup porting churches; the extraordinary revivals in Japan; the rapid emancipation and educa- tion of woman; the progress of Professionalism in nominal Christian countries; and the mar velous results from teaching the simple word of God to the heathen.
 The report of the treasurer, Miss Twining, showed a slight falling off from the previous year of about $500; the total being about S11, 800, in which a legacy of $200 was in cluded.
 Mrs. G. c. Knapp, of Bitlis, Turkey, made the missionary address. It was full of mis-  ing the story of missionary trial, and should answer the question, "Does it pay to send missionaries" The experience of the missionaries through the troubles during the war between Turkey and Russia and their safety from the rough marauding Koords were most graphically told.
 Mrs. Whiting, of the Baptist woman's board. urged to moro faith in prayer for the missionaries and spoke of the help our pray CTS might bring them.
 Miss Twining read few very suggestive statistics among them the one that there is but one missionary in China to every million of it's inhabitants and that while the three women's boards of the Congregational church have spent one and one-half millions in four teen years the native Christians in Madagas car have spent $20, 900 in the same time.
 The exercises of the afternoon opened with the hymn beginning Always with us." The report of the nominating committee was presented by Mrs. Talbot, of Stratford. The following list of officers was elected:
 OFFICERS FOR 1sS4s5
 President,
 inis' 0"''e'' u First Vice President, '' oe' Miss Susan Daggsss ide Presidents " Grove street Mrs. T. D. woolsey .......... ~ s5o Church street Mrs G. P Prudden ...............2A 2A Orange street Mrs w H Smith h.....................New New Britain Mrs Mfs. E Gleason tratsnrd Fairfield O. Mrs Mrs Mclaughlin Nj Iitchfeid. 1dtcboela Co Miss M. Hinsdale. W. Winsted 1''niieiu o0 Mrs- Wepster TUCK MlqqeIImn Mad Middlesex Co., Mrs Mrs z E9Gte tas Msr,da haVen New Haven Co. Mrs H. D. Hume ee.e' 15 Home Place Mrs. W. H. Fairchiid .a1s Grown street Mrs E. Blakeslee. North Quinnipiac street Miss L. E. Prudden. .Qn charge of mission crces
 224 Orange street Mrs. 5. L. cady .s,; .S' Howe s'reet Misa TIlIfa Tvip Pr0SD6Ct HISS uns i"i Assistant Secretaries. io'' '' 'o' Miss Caroline M. Pease-. . 2o7 Orange street Mss Miss Idaina m barrow i54 Humphrey Street Mrs A. D. Gridley ............ .314 Prospect street Miss Sophie Thorn ........... 40 Wall street Miss c. M Foss ..........-..-.... -N'' D. = -' Cooperative Committee
 Miss Ellen Pritchard s5o ss Church 1 street t Mrs Mrs R GpTlfs Fieds GnaPs street street '---''-'- Auditor
 Roger s. White, Esq .69 Church street
 The election of officers was followed by prayer in their behalf. A resume of the work accomplished in each county was given by one of the vice-presidents and proved that the many societies had been loyal to their pledges.
 The message from the woman's board was brought by Miss Stanwood, of Boston, and she congratulated the New Haven branch on the words of the motto behind the desk so beautifully wrought in green upon white ground,
 Blessed are ye that SOW beside all waters"
 Mrs. Titus Coan received warm welcome from the audience and for a few minutes spoke in testimony of the delight of work On missionary ground and appealed to the young ladies to take an active share in it.
 After prayer the solo "Oh Heavy Laden Come to Me was rendered by Mrs. E.. G. Camp with great feeling and gave great pleasure.
 A few spicy incidents designed to stimu- late home workers were given under the name of Patchwork" and this was fol lowed by an address from Mrs. s. N. How land missionary from Ceylon, India, who, after an appeal to young ladies to consecrate themselves to missionary work, told of the energetic methods of work among the native Christians of Ceylon and the power of the gospel in touching the hearts of the people.
 A vote of thanks to the ladies of Middle town for their hospitality and cooperation in the arrangements of the day was taken and Miss Gilman, of Norwich then summed up the influences of the day in parting words -1- IT.