Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-09
ANIMAL MEETING

the Center Church Chapel Last
Evening-Report of the Treasurer
Committee Re-elected-Seven Mem
bers Dropped.
The annual meeting of the first ecclesias-
teal society of New Haven was held at the
Center church chapel last evening. There
were about fifty members present. Rev.
DR.. Newman Smyth was chosen as mod
orator. DR.. Leonard ]. Sanford prefaoed |
his treasurer's report with few remarks |
In which he said: cat the annual meeting
held twenty-one years ago this church |
took under its protection the New Lebanon
mission and it is to-day, with one excep-
ton, the most prosperous mission in New
Haven county. Over 100 converts have
been made. The large amount of good
work which might be done by this church
suggests a large amount of funds to carry
on the work. Large amounts of money
are given by men and women to educa-
tional institutions. Bat is not the con-
version of souls much more important
than the training of the INTELLECT In fact,
I believe that too much training tends to
sceptic;sm. Does not Christ say: 81 thank
thee, father, that thou hast concealed these
things from the wise and the prudent and
revealed them unto babes" 1t would be
an excellent work If more money could be
contributed to the endowment fund, which
is being accumulated for local religious
work."
The contributions Of the members Of
this church to the Home for the Friend
less were 1927 48.
The total amount of money given in
charities for the year 1899, was $40, 1884, SO.
In the report concerning the Sunday
school was the following:
The average attendance was 105, which
| Is an increase of ten over last year. The
only death in the Sunday school was Mics
Lucia English of the primary class. The
receipts for the year were $500. 49,. The
expenditures were $144.79. Balance on
hand $57 81.
| In the report of the New Lebanon Mis-
| sion Sunday school for 1892 was the fol-
| lowing:
| With the exception of July and August
| Sunday school has been held every month
| of the year. During those two months
| services suitable for both adults and the
| young were held. There are 100 scholars
! enrolled. Largest attendance 1854, email
! est ninety-three. In the young peoples
society are twenty active and six associate
| members.
An effort is being made to unite this
mission with the Taylor church. DR..
Smyth strongly commends the contem-
plated action.
The report of the treasurer of New Leba-
non mission showed the receipts 81 ,040 SO,
and the expenditures at 81 ,032 Is; balance
on hand, 1881. Also $25 raised at fair,
making total of $33 81 in the treasury.
F. T Bradley, in the report of the COM
mittee on catalogue, said: Twenty have
been admitted to the church, five on con-
fension and fifteen on certificate. There
have been fourteen dismissions and ten
deaths, and there are now 499 members,
with 412 resident members, which is an
crease of four resident members.
The names of the seven following mem
bers have been dropped from the catalogue
on account of not having heard from them
in number of years:
MEMBERS WHOSE RESIDENCE IS UNKNOWN.
Date Of Admission
Allen Melissa Plumb (w Alva), June 80, 1G2
Chamberlain, Francis Henry, July /, 151
Chamberlain, Lucy Parker Francis
H, July 8, 1877
| Johnson, Willard D., June 4, 1877
Martin, Sarah E. Norris (w Edward
| b., July 6, 1856
Thomas, Juliette Rathbone (Henry
WentR orth, John T., Apr. sc, 1s7
1t was voted at the annual meeting Of 1892 tina
| the members OF the church who are listed at tn
end of the on-resident members in the manua
as unknown members be withdrawn from b.
the church at the next annual meeting, If durin
the interim their residences ave not been asceI
| tanned
It was not deemed advisable at tn
meeting last evening to withdraw mem
bership from these members, but rather t.
! drop them from the list until they
heard from.
!, DR.. Sanford then read the report of tn
Ladies' Home Missionary society, tn
Ladies' Foreign Missionary society and tn
Young Ladies' Mission circle.
The same contribution list as last yea
, was adopted for the present year.
The following committees were re electe
for the present year:
l | Standing committee of the church-The pa
tor, ex-officio, Leonard j. Sanford. Franklin
Bradley, Justus S. Hotchkiss and William R. E
o | Trowbridge.
Committee on the church library-The pastor
sx.ofneo, f: 6. White, J; s: Hotchkiss, E: T
MoTrs MS e. and MRS.
Ladies district committee-diss Mary e. Ber
t Prichard, Miss Julia 8. Twining Mrs. Katherin
x. Walke' Mrs E. Antoinette Whittlesey, Mis-
! Mary S. Griffin and Miss Caroline l. Dickermal
. COMMITTEES on church music-Theo lore T
r Porter representing the church; F. S. Bradle
and John II: Niem-yer, representing the ecclt
a Members of The chor-Mr Richard T. Perc,
| organst and director; Miss Zilpha R. Hazlet, 81
t | prano; Miss Maggie H. Roberts, alto; Mr..
| bass.
| Committee the catalogue-Frederick 7
Bradley and Charles W. Whittlesey.
Committee on local mission and Sunday schot
| work-1he pastor, ex of1icio, Tredwell Ketchan
William E. Downes, Lincoln B. Goodrich, Mrs.
W. T. Sheldon, Nathaniel S. Hayes, G. w. Viii
, | tlesay and L. J. Sanford.
Officers of the Home Sunday schoo-L. I
- Goodrich, superintendent; s r. Fisher, ASST
o tant superintendent; Mrs E. w. T. Sheldol
n | treasurer; Miss Kimball, secretary.
Officers of the New Lebanon mission-Nathal
i | iel j. Hayes superintendent; Amory <. Rov
!, | land, secretary; Miss May DeForest Skinner LAD
Il superintendent; Charles w. Whittesey, trea
= |
Committee decoration-Mrs. S. A. GaIpil
i Mrs. j. H. Niemeyer, Mrs. E. H. Jenkins Mrs.
Deming. Miss Elizabeth Pltman, Miss Mau
: Trowbridge and Miss Constance B. Trowbridge
Treasurer of contrbutions-F s. Bradley
Clerk and treasurer Of the churchill. j. Sal
@ ford.