The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-06
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF HUAPHREY STREET CONGRE-
 G1TIONIL CHURCH.

Features of the Annual Reports-The Work in Benevolent and Charitable Lines-lhe Work of the Church's Various Societies. Unity, Harmony and Prosperity.
 The following is a summary state ment of the various reports which were made by the different departments of Christian work connected with the Humphrey street Congregational church at the annual meeting last ev- ening. This brief summary of these re- ports pretty fairly indicates the state of religion in this church, for what is being done to comfort, strengthen and uplift mankind is a pretty good ind- cation of the state of religion any where. ''By their fruits ye shall know them" ...
 The Home for the Friendless, repre- sented in this church by Mrs. Charles M. Scranton, has received through her untiring efforts $10O from it's member ship, being larger sum than was col lected last year. and the largest the church has ever contributed to this cause.
 The Young Womans Christian asso- citation connected with this church fer many years through Mrs Charles Will son, has received S71.75 the past year and the church takes a just pride in having so large share in this good wook. Mrs, Wilson has been ably as sisted in bar. trpod n,orI+ by- NTisC M Watson and Mrs. c. w. Vishno
 The work Of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society is not so well known as the other societies mentioned, but has had for many years able and faithful representatives in this church in the persons of Mrs. Benjamin F. Brown and Mrs. George P. Merwin. This year this church has contributed through these collectors $3S.25.
 The McAll mission working in France does not appeal to local interest as much as the causes above mentioned, nevertheless Miss M. J. Botsford 1e- ported the collection from this church for that work s35
 The Ladies Aid society of the church reported through it's president, Mrs. Charles M. Scranton, as follows: This year has been one of pleasure and profit. love and harmony existing, and members working unselfshly for the cause We began Septemoe. 12, '94, with .S3 in the treasury and a mem bership of 69. We have given four teas" and every other monlh ar en- tcrtainment, realizing therefrom $1Si .96, which, in addition to funds received rom other sources Ca "sale' and a three cent fund'o, makes the total re- oeipts for the year to be $497.10, part of which has been used in local aid, the re- mainder deposited in the bank toward a building fund, which now amounts to S1,00O. Seven barrels of clothing and other aid were sent into missionary fields
 The Ladies auxiliary to the Woman s board of missions reported through Miss Sarah ,.Atwater and Mrs. Ireland the sum of $S36S received. Of this $50 was given as a part of the salary of a lady missionary in Japan and $20 to be used in medical missionary work in India The meetings of the auxiliary have been we'll attended, and a deepening inter- est manifested.
 tSNa it's president, James McLauehian. a membership of 11S active and 21 asso- ciate. Meetings are held each Sunday evening at 6:15 o'clock, the third meet ing of each month being a total ab- stinence meeting, and once every two months a public missionary meeting is held. On the fourth Wednesday even ing of each month the society takes charge of meeting at English hall in connection with the City Missionary as- sociation. The society raised $50 for missionary work in the south-land, be- side funds for work elsewhere.
 Mrs. NJ. Emmerich superintendent of the Junior Endeavor society, reported in part as follows: Our juniors num- Der 6S bright boys and girls. Meetings are held every Sunday afternoon at the close of the Bible school session At every meeting an offering for mission ary purposes has been given, and in most cases the pennies brought are earned by the children by being help- full at home On the first Sunday of each month the amount given is divid- ed, one half being set aside for the expenses of the society, the other be- HE p1dcGu Wllil tHe illlSSlOtldTy O1tef- ings. In this way $6.S3 was given to the cause of City missions, to make children less fortunate happy At a rally of all the Junior Endeavor soci- ties of the city the banner offered by the union to the society having the highest percentage of attendance at their regular weekly meetings for two months was awarded to the Hum phrey street Junior Endeavor, their at. tendance being F per cent. above that of any other. The success of this worl, is due to the untiring zeal of the SUI perintendent, Mrs E,nmerich
 The Young Ladies Mission circle con nected with the Senior Society of Christian Endeavor has held meetings each Friday evening of the week under the leadership of it's president, Miss Belle Bavier At these meetings sew. ing has been done for City Missions S22 given for local aid and $2435 raised to pay the salary Of Miss Bissel, 3 medical missionary in India. Mem hers of this circle are also connected with the Sunshine committee of the Y P. S. c. F. in their endeaVor to carry glints of sunshine into the homes of the sick and shut-in Many hearts anC l,o,,,s, bo1-o bopp abapred and inSniraf