Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-15
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
The Annual Meeting of the Gospel
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The Annual Meeting of the Gospel
UNION.
| The annual meeting of the Gospel Union
was held last evening in English Hail. Mr.
3. 6. Sherman presided in the absence of
President Hiram Camp. Rev. John G. Col
Inns presented his annual report. He said
| the Gospel Union began ten years ago Octo-
| her Is with the opening of the Sunday
school. The work had been more prosperous
| than ever during the past year, with the ex-
| ception of a small attendance at the Sunday
| evening gospel meeting in English Hall. A
good choir had recently been organized and a
number of earneat workers from the semi
nary had entered into the work, and it was
| expected the new year would show largely
| increased usefulness. The Juvenile Penny
| Savings bank has received since its organiza-
! ton in 1879 81, l59. SO, chiefly in very small
| sums, from 37S depositors. All of this had
been withdrawn except S122.S7. During the
| last year Sa27.97 had been deposited
! has had larger attendance during the past
winter than ever, 1926 different young men
| having availed themselves of its privileges,
The total attendance was about a,O00 The
reading room is managed by special COM
mittee Of which Prof H. W. Farnam is
chairman. Mr. Collins spoke of the value of
personal work and referred to his work of
visiting among the people. He recommends
that committee be appointed to- take into
consideration the revision OF the constitu-
ton of the society; and also that
an advisory board be chosen to consist of the
pastors of the city churches and others. Mr..
Collins referred to the death of two mem
bers OF the committee, Mrs. E. S. Baldwin
and Mr.. P. 3. Foster, and spoke of the IN
terest Mr.. Foster took in the work of the
society and the $1,000 which in certain
event he gives to the society.
Following Mr.. Collins report was the re-
port Of the treasurer, Mr. f. w. Benedict.
which showed that the receipts had been
81, 929. 81 and the expenditures So 922 ca
leaving deficit of $3.O3. Of this sum
50, .O2 had been received from 1856 indi-
viduals, making an average of 500. % from
each individual. The smallest contribution
was fifty cents and tina largest 5000. AS
nearly as could be estimated the Congrega-
tionalists gave $1,876, the Episcopalians
$3.50, the Methodists $139 and the Baptists
$40.
The report of the president was followed
by singing by the choir, the selection being
s'Move Forward" Ofice7a for the ens-,ino
year were then ehasen as folloTs:
President, Hiram Carp; treasurer, F. W. Bene
Hicg T,. secfetarSS. sherman; direetors Thomas
T add Mr Eli Whitney Charles 1S Rsv Prot
| Mr. P. N. Welch Mr.. j. H. Foy.
Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., and Hiram
Camp were appointed committee to revise
the constitution and report to the board of
| directors.
The election of officers was followed by
| the presentation of prizes to four of the
| members of the Sunday school for excellence
in their Sunday school work. Those geaeiv-
| ing prizes were: Miss Lizzie Boyee, Eta Nc
Lean, Lydia Gutbrod and Nellie Garvis.
| Brief remarks were made by Mr. Sherman
and Mr.. Eli Whitney, after which the meet
ing adjourned.