Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-11
A NOTABLE MEETING.

A NOTABLE MEETING.
The Twelfth Annual State Meeting of
Connecticut Branch ofthe WOman's
Auxiliary of the Board of Missions
at Trinity Church-Many Delegates
mountaineering Addresses by
Bishop Brewer, Bishop Williams,
bishop Hare and Others.
The morning session of the twelfth an
nual meeting of the Connecticut Branch
of the Womsn's Auxiliary of the Board OF
Missions opened at Trinity church yester-
day at $50. There was large attendance
of delegates from all parts of the state and
great interest was manifested as the meet
ings were largely attended. The visiting |
delegates were most Hospitality entertained |
by the ladies of the various Episcopal |
churches of New Haven, and were pro- |
vided with refreshments in abundance
which were served at Lincoln rink. Many |
of the visitors arrived Wednesday and
were entertained over night at the homes
of New Hagen friends.
Bishop Brewer of the missionary diocese
of Montana presided. Bishop Brewer con-
Quoted holy communion, assisted by Rev.
DR.. HARDWOOD and Rev. J. Van Ingen of st.
| Paul's church. This service was followed
by the business meeting Of the auxiliary.
Miss Edith Beach of Hartford, the cor
responding secretary, made a report in
which, in opening, she spoke of the forma-
| ton Al founding of the Woman's auxil-
| iery, which was founded twenty-one years
| ago as the result of movement started by
| the general convention of the Episcopal
church, in 1871, held in Baltimore, for or
gsnized work among the women of the
| church. This association in time absorbed
and included the other then existing Or
| CARNATIONS among the women in the
| church, which were devoted to the relief
| of missionaries and their families and the
extension of the church. Among these
was the Bureau Of Relief, organized in
Hartford in the summer of 1865, by Rt.
| Rev. J. G. Talbot, Rev. William g. Doane,
now bishop OF Albany, and Rev. F. D.
Hartman, and at this time known as the
Society for the Education of the Daughters
of the Clergy.
At the first triennial meeting there were
present sixty-six women representing the
eight general societies which then COM
posed the Woman's auxiliary, and when,
during the last month in the same city of
Baltimore, where it's advent was heralded
twenty-one years ago, the auxiliary met
for its seventh triennial, there were gath
cred together representatives from almost
every diocese and missionary Jurisdiction,
even from the far distant shores of China
and Japan. It was an inspiring occasion,
fraught with joy to the workers and to
the great body of interested women pres
ent. There were stirring addresses from
missionary workers, and above all the
beautiful opening service in old St. Paul's,
the mother church of Baltimore.
"Twelve hundred and fifty women, With
. joyful and thankful hearts, shared in the
i sacred feast, and brought up with them,
, their own gift and that of the great multi
tudes whose representatives they were a
united offering of over SIS, 200 to lay upon
Gods altar for the missionary work of the
church." This united offering of over
; $18, 900 was increased within a few days to
; $40, 911.T. The laet report of the general
\ secretary tells us that the total offerings
for the last twenty-one years are So, 623,
505.76. and that nearly one-hal of this haE
- years.
Should we not, with the saint of old
| thank God and take courage, doing oul
: utmost to raise the $4,000 which it il
g hoped the women of the auxiliary will pre-
sent at their united Offering at their mex
q triennial meeting, for the endowment O.
y the bishopric in missionary jurisdiction
The last year has been one of man.
changes in our list of Connecticut officers
20 just before our last annual meeting W
10 were saddened by the tidings of the dealt
- of Mrs. Louise G. Hoppin, manager TO
- New London archdesconry, and when
e little later we learned of the death of Mrs
- Henry Perry of Southport we felt tina
another true friend and laborer has bee
called to her rest. Mrs. Jacob L. Clark
- absence from the diocese necessitated tn
,fk ofE ri; tab c1n bod q
faithfully filed. Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Hoppi
and Mrs. Clark were appointed manager
at the organization of the Connection
}, branch of the auxiliary, and served with
u out intermission for the eleven years of it
work.
Early in the year Mrs. A. S. Swords c
p Stamford, owing to severe illness, wa
10 for Fairfield archdeaconry, and Mrs. Fran
+, Brainerd of Portland and Miss R. 81. Ne
# son of Norwich have also felt obliged
resign. The summary of this years wor
80 of the Connecticut auxiliary is 335 boxe
" and packages, valued at $12, 429, O2. an
d 2,423.07 in money, making total {
d, $24, S52 90, and a detailed account of th
,. same will be found in the following page
n A table is also appended noting the tota
for our twelve years and showing that dul
IN ing this full period of our work the valu
t. of the boxes and the money amounts
1e 1928, S19.19.
ee The statistics collected this year frol
10 our parishes show that of the 10 1923 wome
n communicates only 8, 179 have contribute
g, for our pledges, and although from nun
i'll Der of parishes we have been unable to oil
ID tain these statistics is to be feared that
ut they were complete the proportion of thof
0. interested would bs found to be less ratl
i er than greater. This work demands OF
i'll prayers, our time, our talents and OF
be gifts. Let US be merciful after our powe
n, Ifawe have much give plenteously; if "
be have little, do our diligence gladly to civ
of that little.
,e The pledges for 1891 go were announce
10 as follows: Foreign insurance fund, 500
ne work in Japan under Bishop Hare's dire
in tions, $3.50; for Mr.. Thompson's missio
boat, China, $50; Miss Sprague's salar.
Es. Japan, $500; education of the daughters
S the clergy, 81 200; scholarship at Rem
Q Nevada, $500; rectory at Rockport, ives
y ern Texas, 5000; Bishop Quintard's worl
10 Tennessee, $500; mission work in COLORADO
9 500; Indian work under Bishop Har
South Dakota, 5000; Indian work undo
Is BishopWalker, North Dakota, 5000; India
an work under Bishop Talbot, w yoming, 500
in Pledges for work among the colored PEI
n pie are as follows: Salary of teacher
ed Mrs. Buford's school, Va, $500; schola
nv ships at Mrs. Payne's school, and St. St
- phen's church, Petersburg, Va, 5000; Mi
in Classon's salary, and towards new scho'
a.. building, Lenoir, N. c., $3.50; Good s.
N maritan hospital, Charlotte, N. G, 500
is Rev. Ernest McGilrs work, Florida, $40
Of work under Archdeacon Walker, N. G
he $3.50; total pledges, 81, 500.
The number Of parishes and mission
=, reporting in the New Haven archde
-. conry is 80; non-reporting. 2. Number
. .ds boxes and packages sent, 95, to the valu
ply of So, O62 Money sent, 81. 5S4; total, So
lth GAG. The Junior auxiliary sent Elk boxe
tes value of $374.84, and 81 ,801.2 in none
Ter total, So, 175. 80. Total from New Have
on archdeaconry, 81, S22.6 81; number of W
, ny men communicates reported, 4, IA; nun
,or Der contributing to pledge objects, LOS
The contributions from the New Have
churches are summarized as follows: Tril
&c ity church, boxes and packages, 81 PAT. 9
st. Thomas church, $47S.04; St. Paul
church, $980.9 Christ church, $164.2
sat Grace church, $120.96; st. Johns churc
red $53. Is; St. Luke's church, So Is; Trini
in chapel, $s7 SO; All Saints missions, 81
sv. Church of the Ascension, $251 IS; Sunds
school of the Good Shepherd, S.; S
lot James church, SIG; St. James churcl
~ Westville, $33.25.
9m The report of the society for educatio
let of the daughters of the clergy, prepared
Lucretia Terry, Mary H. Seymour an
A. Sarah E. Davis ia "a follows: In this d