The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-04

ing In the van, as would be expected, since the party was organized In Bos- ton, New York state furnishes half a dozen pilgrims; others are from Penn- sylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas and California.
 MEMBERS OF THE PILGRIMAGE. Miss Lucy A. Brainard, Hartford, Conn.
 Miss Fanny r. Brown, Hartford. Conn,
 Miss Anna F. Burnham, Cambridge, Mass.
 Miss Ellen M. Case, Hartford, Conn. Rev. Morton Dexter, Boston, Mass. Rev. A. E, Cunning, D. D., Boston, Mass.
 Mrs. A. E, Dunning, Boston, Mass. Miss Cunning, Boston, Mass.
 Miss Frances J. Dyer, Boston, Mass.
 Miss Carrie M. Galpin, New Haven, Conn.
 Mrs. Arthur L. Goodrich, Hartford, Conn.
 Rev. Rufus p. Hubbard, Gloucester, Mass. t...
 Rev. Edwin K. Holden, Bridgeport, Conn.
 Mrs Carrie A. Hyde, Hartford, Conn. Hon. Jonathan A. Lane, Boston, Mass.
 Rev. William White Leete, Rockford, I'll.
 MT. Charles Liffier, jr., Boston, Mass. Mrs. Charles Liff1er, jr., Boston, Mass.
 MT. Nathan w. Littlefield, Provi- dence, R. l.
 Mrs Nathan w. Littlefeld, Provi- dence, R. I.
 Miss Mary J. McAdoo, North Bloom field. o.
 MT Charles IT. Moves, Nashua, N. H, Rev. William F. Park, D. D., Glovers- vile, N. Y.
 Miss Mary E. Pierce, Whitman, Mass.
 Miss E. M. Pomeroy Reading, Pa.
 Mrs Charles N Prouty, Spencer, Mass.
 Miss Marion R. Prouty, Spencer, Mass.
 Miss Emily Peirce Rand, Taunton, Mass.
 Rev. Cyrus Richardson, D. D., Nash ua, N. H.
 Rev. Edward Robie, D. D., Green ldllus IN. II.
 Miss L. E. Robie, Greenland, N. H.
 Rev. William A. Robinson, D. D., Middletown, N. Y.
 Mrs. William A. Robinson, Middle town N. Y.
 Miss Harriet Powell, Hartford, Conn.
 Rev Frank D. Sargent, Putnam, Conn.
 J Stephen Scott D. D. S., Boston, Mass
 Miss Minnie Scott, Lamar Ark,
 Miss L. E. Seymour, Bristol, Conn.
 Rev. Sherrod Soule, Naugatuck, Conn.
 MT. o. c. Starrett, Sheldon, Ia.
 Mrs. R. M. Storrs, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 A. s. Wallace, M. D., Nashua, N. Fl.
 Mrs. John S. West, Tiverton k. I,
 General Ebert Wheeler, Nashua, N. H.
 MT William r, Whittemore, Boston, Mass.
 Rev. Loyal L. Wirt, San Francisco, Cal
 CONCLUSION.
 The story of the seventieth years of the Congregational Home Missionary society, will impress Its members anew with the conviction that devotion to a great cause, fidelity to the Master and self sacrifice for the sake of the na- tions redemption are still living forces in many hearts. The noble band of missionary pastors, east and west, north and south, have never manifest ed the quality of heroic endurance more clearly than in this the third year of fitoo al needs tion to convince us that the money stringency which has been so keenly felt among our older and stronger churches has rested heavily upon those to whom the hand of help has been extended through this society. In these recent months the effect of droughts, fires, low market prices, Interruption of mining industry, prolonged stagnation in the business world seem to have culminat- ed, and the crisis has borne heavily on many a young and suffering church and in many missionary home.
 At headquarters, also, the treasury has been foremost in thought and effort, in study and apprehension during the past twelve months. Entering the year with the great burden of nearly $134, 900 of indebtedness and S449, 900 of obliga- tions for the current work, it was only by courageous faith that the executive committee went forward.
 The General Howard Roll of Honor for the payment of the debt of the two previous years proved an appeal which deeply moved the hearts of the people, and more than 700 names were inscrib- ed upon that roll in the nine months be- tween the Saratoga meeting of June, 1895, and March 31 1896, and $S0,499 in- elusive Of special gifts outside the roll of honor were put into the treasury for the extinguishment of that debt.
 The seventieth year is also marked by the successful issue of the prolonged litigation over the great Baltimore leg acy-the bequest of MT. J. Henry Stick ney-of S150,000.
 This is the largest bequest in the his tory of the society, and it's coming into the treasury at a time when prolonged and unprecedented financial depression had seriously impaired all missionary work is a clear manifestation of provi- dential favor.
 By this consecrated gift the year closed with every obligation for the work Of the year cancelled. The hand of the dead wrought our deliverance.
 We stand on the threshold of a new decade, the needs and opportunities of which will exceed those of any decade in the past. In the inspiration of a grand history, of great possibilities, of divine favor lInon IS may we 20 for