Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-05
SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.
OMcers Elected, Reports Read and
Addresses by Rev. DR.. Todd, Rev. J.
q. Hergh and Others

| Addresses BY ReVs DR.. Todd, Rev. j.
o. BerEh and Others.
The Ladies' Seamen's Friend society held
| its annual meeting in the Center church
chapel yesterday asssterhoon at o'clock. Mrs
8. 4. Booth presided. Mrs. @. s. Wtnohell
the secretary, read her report, as did the
| treasurer, Mrs. Helen L. Oowlss. The total
receipts, including 50, 500 from the estate Of
| the late Lyman Osbsrne, were $s,024.97.
The expenditures were 4,S7S9O, of which
s., 200 is tho salary Of missionary and super
intendent of the Bethel. The officers chosen
were:
Mrs. Sarah A. Booth. president; Miss
Sarah NJ. Mix, vice president; Mrs @. s.
Winchell, secretary; Mrs. Helen l.. Cowles,
treasurer; Rev. !. o. Bergh, missionary and
superintendent; A. Fl. Morse, auditor.
Advisory committee-Judge J. O. Hollis
ter, Frank w. Pardee, Prof. Henry N. Day,
Hon. Henry 3. Harrison, DR.. Leonard J.
Sanford, Joel A. Sperry.
Booth, Miss Sarah 81. Mix, Mrs. q. S.
Winchsll, Mrs. Helen L. Cowlss, Mrs. James
q. Foy, Mrs. John Fl. Booth, Mrs. Joel A.
Sperry, Mrs. Henry A. Street, Miss Harriet
A. B. Punderson and Mrs. q. o. Crutten-
den.
uDI6rl65-MTB. D. d.
att.
Honorary memberships Margaret Town
send, Mrs. Henry N. Day, Mrs. Leonard
Winship and Mrs. John Nicoll.
Managers-Centsr church, Mrs. Charles 8.
Mersisk, Mrs. g. o. Cruttenden, Mrs. Henry
A. Street, Miss Pundsrson; United church,
Mrs. 8. e. Mcqueen, Mrs. William A. Law;
College street cnareh, Mrs. Helen L. Cowles,
Miss Sarah J. Cowles, Mrs. Thomas T. Welles;
Il 4 DzI> d.
Mrs. E.. 3. Kimberly, Mrs. @. 8. Winchell,
Davenport church, Mrs. James a. Foy, Mrs.
John Il. Booth; Dwight Place church, Mrs.
g. D. Hale, Mrs. Charles s. Gray; Howard
avenue church, Mrs. Frank A. Jones. Mrs.
W. 8. Odell; Humphrey street church, Mrs.
George P. Asrwin, Mrs. B. e. Brown, Mrs.
Frank Nonaon, Mrs. F. w. Fellowes;
st. Thomas church, Mrs. joel A. Sperry,
Mrs. O. A. Lindsey; Church of the Ascen.
sion, Mrs. Edward E. Peck, Mrs. @. E. Long,
don; st. Johns church, Mrs. F. L. Bostwick;
First Baptist church, Mrs. A. A. Kellogg,
Mrs. Frederick A. Belts; Calvary Baptist
church, Mrs. R. w. Mills, Mrs. Simeon J.
Fox; Trinity Methodist church, Mrs. Philan-
do Armstrong, Mrs. q. B. Armstrong; First
Methodist church, Mrs. T. @. Pratt; St. John
street Methodist church, Mrs. F. Bostwick,
jr., Mrs. ]. E. Northrop; Jewish synagogue,
Pearl street Methodist church, Mrs. John A.
Damn. Mrs. John G.. Hervsy; First church,
Fair Haven, Mrs. f. d. Francis; Second
church, Fair Haven, Mrs. L. P. Deming,
Mrs. w. P. Niles; Woodbridge Congregation
al church, Mrs. Stephen P. Perkins.
Rev. j. 0. Bergh, superintendent and mis-
sionary of the society, said there had been
440 new visitors to the bethel during the
past year with total of 1926. Lodgings
had been supplied to iii and meals to s.
6o4 sailors. Letters had been received there
for $50 sailors and 750 sailors had written
letters from the bethel. The superintendent
had visited 900 ships and had circulated
5000 papers and a. many more magazines
and books among vessels of this port. Many
instances were mentioned where sailors had
been aided and helped In many ways.
Rev. DR.. j. E. Todd, in his address upon
Religious work among tho Sailors" spoke
of the many hardships which this class of
men bear for the benefit of society in general
and strongly hoped that every effort would
be made to educate them and develop in them
a true noble character. He said much harm
Is and can be done by sailors who are not
moral In their lives. Foreign countries are
visited and examples are given which the
work of thousand missionaries cannot over
come. There is not a merchant, banker or
business man, said the speaker, who Is not
directly interested in the high civilization
and character of our sailors. He spoke of
the temptations with which they were beset,
both on land and sea, and hoped that there
would sometime be pleasant home for them
in averv aeaport town