Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-17
CITY mlssrors nEroars.

During the year several important change
 have occurred. From the very beginning o
 the work in the mission hall on Grand ave
 nue in April, 1888, the students of the aca
 demical department of the university hay
 taken full charge of it, meeting all the ex
 penses and conducting all the meetings hel'
 at that place. Another great advance ha
 been at the Goffe street hall. These meet
 ings have been in charge of Morrison Wei
 mer of the Yale seminary, assisted by s. B
 L. Penrose. The most important change O
 the year involved tho acceptance by the Cit,
 Missionary society of all the work in care o
 both societies occupying English Hall. Tn
 savings bank established Gin place of th
 bank closed by the Gospel union), and th
 sewing school and the childrens meeting re
 stored to the care of the Woman's board ,wht | were fortunately able to secure the service
 of Miss Sarah J. Hume as lady missionary 1T care of their work for women and children Since the change was made have, a gener into i've departments, viz: CD The missionary pastors department; (2) the Sunday schoo department; (O the department of the Wo mans board; (4) the students' department | (5) the savings bank department. Of his personal work, MT. Nossman said My list contains 535 families, numbering about 2,000 persons, including fourteen nasionalities. and living on 1ls different families (about 1000 peraons) were withou, pastoral care. have reported during the year to sixteen ministers of the oity. of five different denominations, twenty-five of these families (about 100 persons), as wishing to attend church and to have their pastoral care. Included were thirty persons foi membership in churches (wenty.two by profession and eight by letter., with both adults and children desiring baptism. h the mi:sionary work of the year have made (uearly two-thirds) were in connection with my indsxed list of families. Other items are:
 Profe:sed conversion (addItional at meet Restored io Christian living. wholly oria
 Personal religious interest shown by. IS; On sick visiting list during the year........ co Marriages (s); Baptisms in special cases l5); Funerais attended Uo) .............'... % Livingston W. Cleaveland, superintendent of the Sunday school, reported his depart ment in fourishing condition.
 This Is largely due, said he, to the valua- ble addition of orchestral music in our ser- vice of song. The orchestra is composed of Messrs. Hughes, Lines, Hunt, Holbrook and others, all of whom generously donate their services for the benefit of the children. The officers and teachers of the school for the year (1sss oO are:
 superintendent-Livingsto W: Cleaveiaud.
 Assistant Superintendent M. c. sweszey.
 Treasurer- Edith s: Ewoolsey.
 Librsrian-Christcpher Mayer:
 " Chaplain, Miss M. T. Dana, Miss Cora J Damn, asS Ss1rs Es7 h-s mi@ J. Newton Miss B. H. Richards Miss Florence smts Mss WSnsy Sss'Gn Miss oSs sey.
 Miss Sarah J. Hume, lady missionary in charge of work for women and children, re- ported extensively upon womens meetings children's work, the Goffe street branch, house visitation and distributions of tracts and other helpful matter. The officers and chsirmen of the principal committees of the Woman's board at the present time are:
 President--Mrs J. D. whitmore.
 Mrs ": W. McIsss. Mrs E. W W. % s. Mos.nsn @ M 7. ho0''
 Mrs Thomas G. Bennett, Mrs. Robert Brown
 dirs sewing His ssl!S s !sSsgrgsss g ss
 Ghildren's meeting...Mi.s Louis. CosgesnalI.
 Meetings at aln,shouse and Jsil--Mrs. M. c.
 Teachers in the sewing school-Mrs. W. J. Hogg- son, Miss E. 5perry, Hrs. W. T. Brooks, Mrs D. O. xin. Mas N. Lcomis. Miss NJ. T Trowbridss, Miss Mi NJ. Russeli. Miss M. Hotchkiss, Mas M Loveridge, Mrs Thompson % Mss Pssse sss s E Haosl,d hr'
 Children's band of Mercy in charge of Mrs. E. T. Fitch and Miss Fogg.
 Eugene 0. Webster of the Theological school, in charge of the students' work, re- ported that thirty were engaged in the Sab. eight others had charge of the week night meetings at the same place, of whom Messrs. Thorp, Votaw, Means and Craig were on con- stant duty on alternate weeks.
 Eight men formed the "hospltal section. " These were Messrs. Bradley, Bromsr, Fluck, George, Hyde, Marsh, Oakss and Whiting. Mir. 0. M. Severance was engaged In visita- ton at the jail. Public meetings arranged in six of the churches of the oity on the subject of city mission work were addressed by the general superintsndent, Rev. Mir. Mossman, and Messrs. Webster, Penrose, T. Fl. Root, Bright. Weimsr, Means and Peabody of the seminary, and Nessrs. Pinoaot, Kent and 5tsgg of tho academic department.
 Miss Jessle W. Spock, treasurer of the Ohildren's Savings bank said that from June 10 to October 1, there had been $142. 40 de- s, 5s A dividend of $3.18 was declared July 10, 1880.
 In conclusion, Rev. Mir. Mossman heartily special help in series of evan l yslistic meetings, gratuitously given by MT. | Clarence H. Pease, and by Mr. J. B. Bsssett | of Pawtucket, R. l., we are also grateful | said he, to those who have helped us form | ,hoir for the Peoples service, on Sabbath | evenings in our larger hall, Misses Lstcher, | Dorman, Remington and Henneberg as or- yanists, and to Messrs. Hughes, Lines, Hol- | brook and Hunt, for their ser- rices in the orchestra during the year; also | .o the organists of the week evening meet | ngs, Misses Campbell, Damn, Justin, Kelsey, | Psase, Davis, Fairchild and Williams, be- | lidss the others already mentioned. Miss | ward has favored us with special singing | md also recitations. The Women's Christ | an Temperance union has conducted one of | ,ur mission meetings as gospel temperance | meeting each Saturday night. Messrs. Mont- | yomery of Yale and Semple of Princeton | ave some time to mission service at New Haven.
 After the public meeting the directors ap- | ,roved the reports which had been made and | 'oted to continue the work upon the same | ystem. Officers of the past year were re- llected. Committees were appointed ss follows: Executive--Jossph Porter, O. A. Dornan, E. B. 3owditch, !. D. whitmore, l. U. Damn.
 Sunday schocls-Hiram Camp, I. U. Damn, F. W. | 'ardee. Womsn's bosrd-J. D. whitmors. Philip Pond, ). F. Wurts.