Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-28

there were addresses by Rev. DR.. Todd, Mrs. 1. M
Foster, Mr.. j. G. North and others
School was under the care of Mrs ]. f. Goodwin
goGPg the spng an Was pacsd in change q
Hume, who faithfully and successfully labored 70
sss WITH teacher for each and establish uni
form system of work. Meetings were helo every
caS Of i25 Is reported During the
same time eight other ladies have gwen tneir asss
AS for several years past, the Childrens meeting
was in Mrs. Finken's care until she was ooiiged 70
rse half Of the year meetings were held usual
with instruction in temperance tho repeating OF
the commandments and the pledge against 1ntoxl-
eating drinks, tobacco and profanity; At New
Years entertainment was given with glfCs ies
each of the children, aud an Easter festival with
rectations singing etc, by about $50 children and
addresses By several VIII fo ihe
After Easter the Children's meeting was conducted
rooms aSd after transfer to English Hail by Miss
Louisa Coggeshail, Miss F. G, Burchell and Miss
tants with Miss spock also during the summer I'M
til at the close of the year, by request of the Cos
thildren's meeting ives transferred entirely to the
care Of Miss Hume as their representative eo-ope-
charge Of work among the children in behalf of
the Gospel Union, by which organization she Is at
Mrs Mary O. Eaton chairman Of the committee
on meetings at the anshouee and the jail, reports
visits made either tbs almshouSe or the jail each
week during the year. There are nine members of
the committee, and there is always an endeavor to
speak with each of the inmates personally eltner
before or after the meetings. The attendance at
the meetings held at the jail S from 20 to 70 and at
requests for prayer at these meetings.
and even at the jail several have appeared to be
Influenced as give hope of better life as re
follow in the footsteps of Christ while to visit with
the comforts of the gosFol of Christ tnese VINO se
one Of the best Of many ways to prove that Christ
Himself is here .,,. e,,s ,.:,,,,
of committee OF four, reports visits eyerv week OF
the year except during one month of the summer
and nearIT verV week paper tracts or deiicacies
of some kind have been taken to the patients Be-
wiilipgy expended to place BY the side of the sick
bed, or in the hands of these weak ones, some
dren's ward, as well as elsewhere there has been
abundant evidence that the work of the committee
was fully appreciated
e UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
Ferty-feur members of the different classes of
the theological department have assisted in one or
during the last missionary year, viz; At the hos
pital where their kindly calls have been continu
house to house to find families without Christian
care; in taking under their own Christian care
their helpful presence at the meetings held at the
different mission stations. Mr.. E. G. Webster has
among the students of both the seminary and AGA
demcal departments than ever before. Mr. Robert
L. Marsh for time had charge of meetings
Meadow street every evening Of the week; Mr..
George c. Weiss and Mr.. D. E. BURNER have given
special attention to the singing at the Sabbath ser
vices of the central rooms; and Messrs. ShipInan
Keller, Gum and Bigelow conducted meetings reg
uiarly week by week during almost the entire SEM
Between thirty and forty members of the sca-
dsnlical department have also done good service
during the college year, including the conducting
of meetings, addresses at meetings. the holding of
inquiry meetings, etc. The invitation committee
on the Streets and the Glee club by their SINGING at
meetings held, have also rendered invaluable aid
The good results secured in this at the Meadow
street mission resulted in the establishing of
third mission station in the spring in part of the
ready been mentioned in the earlier part Of thisre
port These neat ned at og % Eau Eau
dents of this department. but also maintained at
their expense The COMMITTEES IN charge OF tn ma
Stokes 49, Parsons 20 and Colgate I'll Special &C.
knowledgement is also made OF the earnest en-
of the college Y. NJ. c. A to wisely direct the eff
sr Of her to IS we Isl 70 and
Pinchot esd for their presentation at public meet
ngs IN the 81 the 81 CITY r
nected with it.
ca MEMBERS CHURCHES.
Sixteen churches Of four different denomina-
teer workers during the past missionary year. The
churches that have in this way contributed Of their
not always into churches but at least into some
place. of p Es safe are as The F Gn
Presbyterian, Davenport, Church of the Redeemer,
sHmeseid Meth9diit Center church b St John
Avenue Methodist, church in Yale college, Trinity
George Street Methodist ana Howard Avenue Con-
gregational. As leaders of meetings at mission sta
ganists OF singers at aftsr-neetings or inquiry
meetings, well as in district visiting and in call
arg too any to be mentioned here have rendered
most helpful service. 1t would be not only difficult
amount and value of the assistance given BY these
volunteer workers. From some of the churches
4
been fully appreciated in this field of labor where
@ we @ n he me Tord Of
borers to prepare for His harvest.
a. INDIVIDUAL WORKERS.
This list is variable and is kept epeu for any who
prefer to work by themselves rather than with 9th
such work is included in what Is called City
Missions" Some prefer to take one or more fami
CON mittee for such work. and individual prefer
ence can in this way be more readily met. In the
one who desires 20 become Christian worker can
have the opportunity, either in charge of mission
sa5bath school Visitor, l1 Bible r reader, sewing
school teacher, visitor at the hospital almshouse
who s is willing to undertake such Service, either
with others alone will be gladly assist ID to enter
who have already engaged in it. Special acknowl-
edgme mt is made to Mr.. George w. Preston for un-
tho partially completed canvass and care of large
section of the Second ward.
MEETINGS.
During the past year, as during the year
before, religious meetings have been held at
our central mission rooms every evening of
the week, including a gospel temperance
meeting once q week, conducted by the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union. Until
October 23d the Sabbath afternoon preach
ing service, with an after-meeting, was held
at the Meadow street rooms, in place of
which mission Sabbath school was then es-
cI- A.
class for such older persons as still wished to
continue to attend some service at the same
time and place. A special effort was made
to reach the different italian communities by
having cards printed in their language with
Invitations to the Mothers meetings and
Children's meetings. Ten meetings have
been held each week at the central rooms,
making $50 during the year, with an average
of $50 persons in attendance, or 16, 800 in
all. At the COTE street hall meetings
have been held each week, or 1O6 during the
year, with an average of 20 and total at
tendance of 3,710. At the Grand avenue
hall one meeting has been held each week
during 10 weeks of the past year, the aver
age attendance being about rs, or a total of
800. At the almshouse and jail (meetings
beings held every other week at each place.,
So meetings have had an average attendance
of 90, or LOGO in all. Eight meetings at the
hospital with an average attendance of %
and total of 200, and IL other meetings
with an attendance of about 100, are report
ed, besides number of meetings held with
the sick or infrm at their homes. At six
mission stations in different parts of the city
IA meetings weekly were held and meetings
monthly, and for the year a summary shows
721 meetings held, an average of 515 in at
tendance each week, and total attendance
OF %, 800 persons.
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
The responsibility for carrying forward the
work for which report has now been made
has rested dnring the year upon the same
committee as took it in charge during the
year previous. The members of this COM
mittee, which is also constituted the board
of directors of the society, are as follows:
Rev. DIR. Dwight (chairman), Rev. DR.. Por-
ter, 0. A. Dorman, F. w. Pardee, e. B.
Bowditch, Hiram Camp, Joseph Porter, Phil |
id Pond, James a. Foy. 1. N. Damn, Charles |
P. Wurts and G. W. Curtis (treasurer.) Dur
ing the year subscriptions have been received |
from over one hundred individuals in sums !
of from twenty-five cents to one hundred |
and fifty dollars. In accordance with the |
vote of the directors at the last annual meet |
ing, requesting each pastor of the city to |
preach on the subject of city missions once !
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