The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-05
CITY MISSIONARY Association.
The Work of the Association Review ed--An
Interesting Occasion Last Night.

The Work of the Association Reviewed--A
Interesting Occasion Last Night.
The City Missionary association can
certainly be congratulated on its very
successful supper and social meeting
last evening at the parlors of the
Dwight Place church. The tables were
in charge of ladies Of different church.
es as follows: Dwight Place Congrega-
tional. Mrs. Osborne; United church,
Mrs. DR.. Seaver; Church Of the Re-
deemer, the Misses Bradley; Center
church, Mrs. J. M. Peck; Davenport
church, Mrs, E. Killam; College street
Congregational, Mrs. L. c. CoWles;
Trinity Methodist, Mrs. A. J. Crawford; !;
Humphrey street Congregational, Mrs.
Charles Wilson; First Baptist church,
Mrs. Jacobus.
Rev. DR.. TWitchell, pastor Of the
Dwight Place church. asked the divine
blessing and an hour of social enjoy
ment was pleasantly spent by the large
company who had met together as
members and friends Of the association.
About one hundred and fifty sat down
to the supper.
At hlalf-past seven o'clock Rev. DIR.
Phillips as president Of the association
called the meeting to order to listen to
brief statements from those engaged in
this part of the mission work of New
Haven. 'All Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name" was sung in opening the meet
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Mason, the vice president of
the association, offered prayer and af-
ter short address by DR.. Phillips Mr..
Charles H. Mann, the precentor of the
United church, sang a solo, which was
heartily applauded. Mr.. Mann was ac-
companied by Mr.. Harry Hodson, or
ganist Of Calvary Baptist church,
A summary of the business meeting
of the association last week was pre-
sented by the secretary, Mr.. c. E. p.
Sanford, followed by, brief reports from
Messrs., Thomas Welch, Eastman, Will
lis and Rev. Mr.. Mossnlan, representing
the executive, finance, membership and
new mission building committees, as all
ready given in the journal and Collr-
ier.'
After very acceptable solo by Miss
Emma Mcdonald accompanied by Mr.
| Hodson, an outline of the work of the
association was given by Rev. Mr..
Mossman as general superintendent,
with a short statement of his work also
as missionary pastor Under the pas
! tors department of eight sections of
work. reports We're made by Messrs
Barnes. Hough and Skinner and Miss
Anne Gilbert and Mrs S. M. Finken
For the Sunday school department a
very interesting report was made by
Judge l.. w. Cleveland, the superin-
tendent In the necessary absence of
members of the students department,
and of Mr.. Francis Potter, representing
the musical department, reports were
omitted Miss May Douglass report
from the savings bank department
showed more than two hundred and
fifty depositors, with nearly $400 on in
| terest.
For the woman's department, with
its five sections of important work for
women and children, the clear and cem-
prehensive report Of Miss s. J. Hume,
the lady missionary. held the interest
of the audience, although the hour was
late. Short statements were made by
Mrs Beach, the chairman Of this de-
partment, and by Mrs. J. E. Goodman,
it's secretary and treasurer, with inter-
esting reports also by Mrs. Sturgess of
| the mothers meeting, Miss Fogg of the
Children's Sewing school and temper
ance meeting, Mrs. C. Fl. Cough of the
Girls club and Mrs. S. M. Finken Of
the meetings at the almshouse and the
Jail.
| At the close of the exercises liberal
offerings were made for the special
needs of a family mentioned by Rev.
Mr.. Mossman and an appointment ac-
cepted for holding similar missionary
meeting with one Of the churches in an
other part of the city during the pres
ent month.
The meeting was successful in every
respect. Over one hundred and fifty
were seated at the tables, which were
bountifuIly supplied and efficiently
| served.
| The remarks were brief and to the
point conveying to the minds of those
present bird's-eye view, as it were,
of the work of the association. The
work of the society, as shown by the
reports, has been highly successful the
past year. and a remarkable work has
been accomplished in spite of the lack
| of sufficient funds and workers.