The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-12
CHURCH RECEPTION HELD
THE FIRST Pr ESBYTERI.iN en- URCH
MEMBERS TENDER 4 RECEPTION

To the Rev, DIR. and Mrs. Brown and Pre-
Esteem on the Occasion of the sixth Year
ofTheir Connection With tho Church.
The interior of the First Presbyterian
church on Elm street presented quite a
cheerful contrast to the bleak and stor-
my weather that prevailed outside last
night, when the members gathered to
congratulate the Rev. DR.. Brown and
his family on the occasion of the sixth
anniversary of his becoming pastor of
the church. Strange to relate, 1t was
just such q night of storm and wind
when the reverend doctor arrived In
the city to take up his work as pastor
of the church. The reception took place
in the hall adjoining the church, which
was beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion by the ladies of the congregation.
When DR.. Brown first came to the city
and became the minister of the church
it had then only some fifty members and
at the first service held only six per-
sons were present. The membership
now reaches close on to two hundred
and the services are well attended. This
gain must be very gratifying to the
members and especially to DR.. Brown,
who has had an uphill battle to fight,
but who may now be congratulated on
the success that has attended his I'M
ceasing efforts towards the building up
of the church.
1t was to show their esteem and in
debtedness to him that the members ar
ranged the reception last night and also
the presentation which followed, the
latter of which consisted of a purse of
gold to himself, Mrs. and Miss Brown
The presentation was made on behalf
of the congregation by Mr.. George Pc
trie, the senior elder of the church DR..
Brown in thanking the congregation for
their kindness to himself and family
said, among other things that when he
first came in their midst a storm pre-
vailed, but like all other storms, it was
preceded by a calm and after it came
they were able to see before them and
to go ahead. Their numbers had in
creased. greatly since he came among
them, and he hoped they would so on
increasing He had, he said, received
numerous offers, many of them very
to go out of the city, but he
had become so attached to them, and
he was happy to say that the attach
ment was mutual, that he could not
think of leaving them just yet He
also spoke at some length on the prog
ress that had been made towards the
building of their new church, which he
hoped soon to see erected.
After prayer ice cream, chocolate and
other refreshments were served, and a
very happy and harmonious meeting
was brought to close.
Some of those present were Dr., Mrs.
and Miss Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Petrie and Miss Gussie Petrie, Mr.. and
Mrs Cunningham, Mr.. Corwin, w.
Gardner and Miss Gardner, Charles
Munro, William Connell, John Imrie,
Mrs. Imrie, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Nc
Pherson, Messrs. j. Dick, w. Cochran,
N. M. Lyke, Harrison, McClagon, Dowd,
James Anderson. M. A. Shillinglaw,
Pratt, Misses Grace Cameron, Nettie
McLay, NJ Maclauchlin, M. and NJ. A.
Bone, Miss Mcleod, Miss Bernard, Miss
Vandermullen, Miss Davie, Miss Pratt,
Mr.. w. Peterson, and Mr.. A. Fl. Mac
lauchlin.