Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-21
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

lance was held in the Second church last | evening. The church was filled, the five parishes uniting in the work being well | represented. All the acting pastors were present. Rev. Dr. Frank Russell of New York. field secretary of the Evangelical alliance, presided and Rev. A. H. Gosdenough acted as secretary. Prayer was offered by Rev. MT. Mutch. The first business was the adoption of constitution and by-laws. The committee on nominations reported the following for permanent officers and they were approved:
 President-Rsv. D. M. James.
 Vice presldent-Osc J. Hull.
 Secretary-Frank Crawford.
 Treasurer-Walter s. Bishop.
 Rev. Dr. Russell addressed the meeting (as given below, and answered questions in re- gord to the work. The address was simple and direct and was listened to with attentive interest. The meeting was calculated to en- courage tho 175 visitors in their work of dis trict visiting. The entire territory is to be canvassed with view of getting the entire people under church influence.
 The first monthly meeting of the branch to hear reports will be held the third Monday evening in April.
 DIR. RussELL's ADDRESS. Dr. Russell said: Our next meeting | in the order for organization will be the sec- tion meetings, which will be called, l hope, simultaneously by the chairman of the sec' tion corps. The fields will there be distrib- uted to the individual visitors when the work of the alliance will commence. The first vis- itation made, the next interest will be the | will give his collated report made from the supervisors reports, which latter are each the | collated reports of ten visitors.
 | The executive committee will doubtless meet before this monthly meeting at the call of their chairman, and will make the pros gramme for the monthly meeting.
 It now remains for me to make some state- mcnts concerning the activities of the vari. ous officers connected with the work.
 First as to the pastors and the co-operant churches. It need not be stated that the work immediately thrown upon tho pastors Is not light. They are to stand ready to supply the place made vacant by the failure, for whatever cause, of either supervisor or 1
 visitor from their respective churches. Thi
 will involve for time their careful attention to the work. It is likely, also, that as list of names shall be handed over to them i
 will be necessary for them to detail otne
 workers in their churches, who shall mak
 special visitation to such lists of persons ant
 families as have expressed preference flo
 their churches. This unusual activity vii
 very soon decline to the steady work, an
 pastors will be somewhat relieved.
 As to non. co-operant churches, the fruit of the visitation are to be handed over {,
 them with as much fidelity as though the were actively in the syndicate, and none bu the very kindest sentiments should be cher ished towards them. It Is not a gracefu
 thing to discuss any reasons why they. ma not have decided to co operate with th work. And 1t is more than likely that mos ! of the evangelical churches will in time se
 their way clear to cooperate.
 The section chairman should be very virg liant in the care of the whole work of thei
 section, and should be watchful that tn
 report of each supervisor shall be in readi
 ness and the work thoroughly done through
 ont the section month by month. This yer likely will necessitate holding meetings c the section corps, each by itself, and thes meetings sometimes result in the reports be ing made up according to sections rather tha by individual supervisors, each on his ow district only. The executive committee vii advise on this point.
 The functions of the supervisors are to SC that their corps of visitors is complete; ths their work Is promptly done; thei
 tSe9''' tSeg may s' Se Wsli Wnaso collected by sf supervisors and their reports forwarded 1 good season before each monthly meeting the secretary. The supervisor Is also !. readiness to supplement the work as it ma li' be referred to him by either one of his visi '' ors; to advise with the visitor with referent to any special cases in their fields; to sec
 access to homes and hearts from which tl
 visitors may shrink and in general to pls F. all helpful work wisely possible in his di
 trict.
 The secretary as we'll as the pastors wi .v have greater burdens at the outset of u ' work than hereafter. The preparation {. by the delay and the keeping of the minut {, of the various meetings will altogether b z come an easier matter after few month '. Y meetings shall have passed. our larger cities there seems to be a net
 that some one person should give much tin
 and especially at first to the work which fal
 to tho secretary. And likely no more prof }, able investment could be made in Christia = work than to equip secretary to give DO ton at least of his time to the general a s' of carrying on 80 complete work as q
 alliance contemplates in larger city. of have some things which desire to eu phasize to the visitors. It is to be- hop, os oe that the purpose formed in this work is in very deep one. Every one of you has had a ., tention drawn to the matter in series ne ne meetings which have led us so f
 | Ill tu0 OfkuulLhtAou ~ ID Ciookiy uuoc
 stood that every one determines
 take Q little inhabited portion of the comm rs nity, a bailiwick, field, each supposed
 contain about an average of ten families, al "a this after the shrinkage on the part of o ad Catholic inhabitants who will not be visit ty by our organization. Having accepted u ,al field, 1t is certainly the avowed purpose of to seek to do all Christian good In the linn 'd' of the field. There will be obstacles to AK overcome, there will be necessity for patio Ss continuance in well doing. We believe 55 the perseverance of the saints. If this pu sn pose is genuinely and deeply formed, 1t is 75 easy matter to allude to the necessary preI
 ration, which visitor should have. IT oo preparation should mean in the outsid,
 thorough conservation to the work. We are
 go forth in the masters name upon the m,
 ter's work, and we are to have the prepal
 ton of the Holy Spirit abundsntly promis
 and ready for each one of us. "Go ye @ m desciple every creature, and 10, am wi you alwsys." do not feel that must UT
 this matter as duty. know am not m
 taken in assuming that there is a desire os the part of all visitors to be useful in 60 kingdom of Christ in their own communi 6o Tho common loyalty to the pastor is ve 50 strong motive; the loyalty to the church 50 which we have covenanted our allegiance S9 likely stronger yet; but our loyalty to Lord Jesus Is certainly to find It's test in (
 willingness to undertake his own missi, a5 seeking to save those that are lost, fndi
 those who have strsyed from the house 50 Israel and bringing every possible one ii os the knowledge and experience of his grace oo Some cautions are necessary. First, SS shall be in not to great haste for the results = our labor. We have been waiting 80 le @ @ that we can be . little deliberate now in ( Te, approach to the community. "He that beli
 eth shall not make haste." think we lei
 to distrust in Christian work, things that ,. done with rush. We remember the qu
 ton of the venerable dim eyed Isaac VI the broth was brought to him which was I. venison: "How is 1t my son that thou b
 found 1t 50 quicklyW I should hope [
 there might not be at first such abund
 fruitage as should mean Q relapse hsreafi - We are to remember also that 1t is only
 sufferancs that we can enter the domain
 any home. We claim no rights whate,
 we have nothing to treasure against 1t if
 are repelled. This stream of work is v
 large and Its flow is throughout all the co L munity. Very few, therefore, will be C homes that will decline the messenger SC
 ing kindly, Christian acquaintance. No
 itor will have . moment for any gos
 argument will be found unproftable;
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