Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-30
A GOOD CONVENTION.

A GOOD CON v |
of st. Andrew-Election
of Omcers-The Progress Of the
work.
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 29.-The fourth an
nual convention of the Brotherhood of St. |
Andrew gathered at st. Johns church yes
terday morning for their business meeting,
which followed the preliminary exercises
of Sunday. The meeting was called to or
der by the president, a. q. Heminway of
Watertown. After disposing of several
minor matters the following officers were
elected: President, b. q. Heminway; Sec
rotary, J. L. Scott OF Watertown; treasur-
or, O. F. Mitchell of Waterbury; standing
committee, h. Il. Heminway of Watertown,
W. D. Morgan of Hartford, Alfred Glider
sleeve of Portland, W. G. Sturgis of New
Haven, Rev. Mr.. Nelson of Norwich, Rev.
Mr.. Graham Of Norwalk and G. F. Mitchell
of Waterbury. A telegram of greeting was
received from the Maine diocese of the
brotherhood.
A recess was then taken and the dele
gates were served with fine dinner in the
church parlors by the members of Rector's
chapter, an organization of st. Johns COM
posed entirely of ladies. After passing a
vote of thanks the members returned to
the business session, which closed at 4:30.
There are now 313 members of the order
in this diocese, which contains twenty-six
chapters.
The Sabbath services were not only
largely attended but interesting, and a
fitting prelude to the business and educa-
tional exercises OF yesterday. While
some Of the delegates came on the morn
| ing trains, the larger number arrived Sat-
| urday. The convention opened at 8
o'clock with holy communion, and 1890
| liams, the aged but vigorous presiding
| officer of the diocese, was present and
| preached a sermon particularly applicable
| to the young men who constitute the
brotherhood. At 8 o'clock conference
was held at which John W. Wood of New
York, general secretary of the soci-
ETY., presided. Addresses were delivered
on the work of the brotherhood, in which
the field occupied by the organization and
the work it was doing were pointed out,
| and various suggestions made as to how it
could be better carried on: A review of
the Boston convention was then given with
forecast of the results to the order of
such spirit as was shown there.
At 7:3O evening prayer was said and ad-
dresses made by w. G. Sturgis of New
| Haven, John P Faure of New York and
81. A. Lill of New York. All are men well
up in the work of the brotherhood and
their words were listened to with rapt at
tention.
PRACTICAL COCOA MODEL COFFEE HOUSE
After the meeting on Sunday night the
Stamford visitors and several other gentle
men were taken by Rev. DR.. Lewis, rectol
of st. Johns, to the coffee and lodging
house which was started and is successful,
conducted by some of st. Johns people
I They were delighted with what they saw
and the idea of establishing a similar insti
| tuition in Stamford occurred to them imme
diately. DR.. Lewis, who is not only goo
minister but a practical, long headed busi
: ness man, told the story of the coffee hous
briefly. It was started about nine month
who afterward became the reguls
stockholders in an incorporated CON
pany. In the upper floors of th
building (Which is leased, but wi
soon be purchased) there are clean, CON
Portable sleeping places for nearly 100 pei
SONS. The charge for lodging is iftee
cents night. The manager has littl
trouble occasionally with intoxicated an
disorderly persons, but there ia speci'
apartment for them, and the majority {
the dodgers assist him to the best of the
ability in keeping order. Sunday nigt
there were about seventy-fve men lodge
in the house, and it WAS as quiet as an,
body could wish. On the ground floor
a restaurant where meals can be obtaine
at remarkably low prices. One can get
good substantial dinner, comprising se7
eral courses, for about twenty-five cent
and five or ten cents ia enough to satisfy
hungry man. The food is of the best qua
ity, and is well cooked The place has &C
o ually realized a profit of twenty-iv pt
cent. on the investment since it was star
ed. The secret of this success is the cal
e exercised by the executive board compose
of experienced Bridgeport business mel
l. and the ability shown by the manage
i The concern pays all it's bills regularly e.
{. cry Friday, and is able to purchase goot
u at remarkably low prices. Mr.. Lewis hi
y another scheme on foot now-to erect moo
ern tenement-houses. He has had plar
as drawn and finds that it will be possible
10 furnish apartmentsof four rooms and bat
re we'll lighted, heated by steam, with an il
r terror court for better light and ventil
OF play rooms and lot of other CONVEX
fences, all for So per month, and the
Of vii! be some profit for the investors
50 that DR.. Lewis says that most busine
men believe in religion, and are willir
- to put their money into good thi1
every time. They do not like to four
charities that have a pauperizing ten
ency and are constant drsg upon the
without showing any substantial result
The work being done by the people of Il
Bridgeport parish under this good rector
leadership is an object lesson in appli