Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-19
THE ANNUAL mEErrNc
Of She City HIissIOn OrganfzatiOn-TH
 Work of the Year-VarIous A, dresses.

Of the City Mission OrganIzatIOn-The
 Work of Ghe Year-VarHouS Ad-
 dresses.
 The annual meeting of the city mission or-
 gaHization took place yesterday afternoon in
 the chapel of the Presbyterian church on
 Church street. President Dwight, president
 of the board of directors, presided and after
 offering prayer called upon the Rev. ". D.
 Mosman to make his annual report. We
 omit special mention of the report at this
 time, for it will be given in these columns in
 full.
 Mrs. Davis of Kimberly avenue gave re-
 port of the women's board of missions. She
 told of the mothers meeting and the chil-
 dren's meetings and referred very pleasantly
 to Miss Hume's work in connection with the Gospel union.
 MT. T. H. Root of the seminary, graduate of Harvard university, gave an outline of the
 present religious canvass now going on in this city. This canvass is under the immediate
 auspices of the Seminary Missionary society
 and under the direction of the city mission ary pastor, MT. Aosman. Every house in ten
 of the city's fourteen wards will be visited and statistics asked for with reference to the occupants church relationships. The statis- tics will also show how many children there are who do not at present attend Sunday school. This canvass will be completed this present week and the results will be pub ary.
 MT. Jesse L. Bright, also of the seminary, gave some of his experiences. as he has been engaged in this canvass. He spoke of the large class of people who have no church home, some of whom are members of church es in other places, but have failed to present their letters to churches here others of whom are not members of any church and either do nos go to church at all or else attend the va rious churches premiscuously. MT. A. A. Stagg, general secretary of the college Young Mems Christian association, spoke in behalf of the students movement at Washington hall on Grand avenue. The average attendance on Sunday evenings is about one hundred and seventy-five. Usual ly about twenty students from the college are | present to engage in the meeting. A delega- tion from the Glee club is frequently present Recently 8 reading room has been opened ir the hall which is warmed and lighted every evening. The young men of the Trinity Episcopal church guild have assisted in this work and are engaged actively in it. MT. 0. M. Severance gave an interesting account of his work in visiting the jail He always found the inmates ready to talk with him and it was a rare thing that he was ever ! repulsed. He gained access to the hearts of the prisoners through Bible reading. A special report was also heard with refer ence to the Sunday evening meetings at Eng ! fish Hall These meetings must be attended
 in order to be enjoyed. A good choir leads | in the singing and energetic and earnest \ speakers are always present. Public home I missionary meetings were held last April in ! the Dwight Place and United churches, and it is proposed to hold similar meetings this winter.
 In addition to these brief addresses there were two testimonies given by persons who have been converted in the mission meetings If the Christion people of New Haven could
 hear some such testimonies their sympathy | and money would be much more readily given.
 At the close of the meeting there was { business meeting of the board of directors Ex-President Porter, who is vice president o1 the city mission board, was present at this meeting.