The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-17
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led to canvass in it's peculiar way, a small portion of the city of New Haven, The visitation of Hamden more than | year since awakened an interest on the \ part of citizens of New Haven living \ near the border of that town to have X the same work extended into their <, neighborhood But as no general in- terest for the visitation was manifest in the city, and as many small towns were calling for it, it was hardly thought eXpedient to comply with their request
 It was, however, decided to assign one of the society's visitors, in the sum- \ 1nep season, to canvass small territory < in that part of the city. But there was unexpected delay in beginning the work X and it was not opened until September { It has continued until now and under the pressure of previous engagements in other fields has just been brought to @ close amid earnest remonstrances from pastors and others in the field surveyed.
 The section of the city visited is bounded on the north by the town of Hamden, on the east by Prospect ave- nue, but not including it, on the south it extends to Webster street and on the west to Crescent street.
 i In this section it is believed that every family has been reached and the l religious census shows Adventist fami- lies to the number of 8, Baptist 137, Con- gregational 19S, Episcopal 1SS, Lutheran 11O, Methodist 240, Presbyterian 5, Ro- man Catholic 27S, Universalist s. other denominations 15, no preference 14; in all 1,196 families, embracing 5,O64 per sons
 Classified by nationalities, the terri tory embraces 723 American families, English 116 French 3, German 162, Hun garian 1, Irish 120, Italians ', Polish 4, Russian 1, Belgian 3, Austrian 1, Dan ish 3, Norwegian 3, Swede 23 Scotch IF, Swiss ', Chinese 2
 A considerable number of people who reside in this territory have their places of worship outside of it, e. g., of the 55f people in Baptist families 45 claim to attend the Calvary Baptist church, 16 the First Baptist church, ? the Swedish Baptist, 25 Emanuel Baptist, and "A go to some Baptist church out of town. In all 113 people go to some Baptist church outside the territory, leaving Al to be cared for by the Baptist church on the field,
 Of the S61 persons in Congregational families 13 go to the Center church, 27 to the United church, + to the Ply mouth (recently College street. church, 3 to the Dwight Place, 5 to the Daven- port, 2 to the Humphrey street, to the First church, Fair Haven, ? to the How ard avenue, 1 to the Church of the Re- deemer 20 to the Swedish, 97 to the Dix well avenue Congregational church, and 36 to churches out of town. In all I'll go out of the district, leaving 690 10 be cared for by the church on the ground
 There are S03 persons in Episcopal families in this territory, of whom 7S go to Christ church, B to Trinity, 54 to St. Paml's, to St. Johns, } to St. Thomas, % St. Andrews Mission chapel, p St. Iuke's, and to Episcopal churches out ofStown 62. making 29a going out of the district and leaving 504 to be cared for by the Episcopal church within the field.
 Tn the Methodist families of this dis trict there are 922 persons of whom 40 go to the First M. F. church, 10 to Trim ity, 8 to Epworth, to Grace, 6 to the George street German, 45 to various col ored churches, and 50 to Methodist churches out of town. In all 162 go out of the district, leaving 760 to be cared for by the church on the ground.
 Number of volumes of the Scriptures sold 69, number donated 2S; Protestant families without a Bible 24, supplied p; Roman Catholic families destitute 54, supplied ?.
 In Protestant families were found 935 persons not accustomed to attend church; in Roman Catholic families 121
 Protestant children between and 1G years in Sunday school number 726, not in Sunday school 161; Roman Catholic children of same age in Sunday school 1SS, not in Sunday school 102.
 Each of the pastors in the district is furnished with careful record of fam flies prefelning his church.
 This statistical summary gives but a, fneagre idea of the work accomplished f5y MT. E. N. Seelye, the faithful and effective visitor of the Connecticut Bi- ble society, by whom it has been gath cred. He seems to have been almost uniformly welcomed by the people and to have succeeded in inducing a large number Of persons who were neglecting public worship to attend One pastor testities that his SUnday school has been more than doubled as the result of the visitation. Many persons have been moved to a Christian life.
 By special request of the New Haven Monday morning Ministers meeting this work was reported to them yester- day morning and much interest was ex- pressed to have it extended in the city But Mr. Seelye has been for several weeks pledged to another field and con- sequently will be obliged to go to Put nam tomorrow. Possibly at later date if it should be desired he may resume work in this city.
 OF LOC.fL INTEREST
 Hon. N D. Sperry will come home