The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
THE WORK OF THE YEAR
AT HUMPHREY STREET CoNGREGA-
 ILONAL CHURCH,

Reports Made at the Annual Meeting of
 the Church Held Last Evening-An In . teresting Summary.
 The following is summary of the various reports which were made by the different departments of Christian work connected with the Humphrey street Congregational church at the an- nual meeting last evening. January 8. This brief summary of these reports pretty fairly indicates the state of re- Hgion in this church for what is being done to comfort, strengthen and up- lift mankind is g. pretty good indica- tion of the state of religion anywhere. 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 $131.50 from the mem bers, being $31.5O more than was col lected last year, and the largest the church has ever contributed to this cause.
 llc Ioui6 w . Siil loNietAi e6oHoo- citation, connected with this church for many years, through Mrs. Charles Will son, has received $5S the past year, and the church takes pride in having share in this good work. Mrs. Wilson has been ably assisted in her good work by Miss E. M. Watson.
 The work of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society is not so well known as the other societies mentioned, but has had for nine years able and faithful representatives in this church in the persons of Mrs. Benjamin E. Brown and Mrs. George P. Merwin This year this church has contributed through these collectors $410 09.
 The McAll mission, working in France, does not appeal so strongly to local interest as the causes above men, toned, nevertheless Miss M. J. Bots ford reported the collection from this church for that work to be about $25.
 The ladies aid society of the church reported through it's president, Mrs. c. H. Wingett, as follows: We began our society year September F. 1895, with $999 51 in the treasury, and member ship of 63 We have obtained from all sources $60251 during the year. We have voted $100 toward the current ex- penses of the church, have sent away two missionary boxes, and expended s27 for charitable purposes. We have now a balance to the credit of our building fund of s1,24S.99. This year has been one of profit and pleasure to oI !, ,J ohoJIn6ino in midst.
 The ladies auxiliary to the woman's board of foreign missions reported through Miss Sarah Atwater and Mrs. Ireland, the sum of $10s65 expended during the year for the support of this work In addition to this sum, an un- known amount was raised for memo rial to Mrs. Hanna Hume of Bombay, India, the gifts being made in sealed envelopes. The auxiliary has a mem bership of 65, with an average attend- ance of 13. All ladies of the church and congregation are cordially invited to unite and further this work.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. reported through its president, MT. Charles Atwater, 8 membership of Ill active and IS asso- ciate and honorary; $130.25 has been raised for missionary purposes. Meet ings are held each Sunday evening, the third being total abstinence" and once every two months, missionary. On the fourth Wednesday evening of each month, the society has charge of meeting at English hall, in connec- tion with the City Missionary associa- tion
 Mrs M. Emmerich, superintendent of the Junior Endeavor society, reported in part as follows: At the time of our last report the Juniors" numbered 6S, but now they are a band of 90 boys and girls between eight and sixteen years of age. During the year six of them have become members of the church, and one has been transferred to the senior society. We are pleased to report that this society is considered one of the best in the New Haven union. We have taken the banner once this year, and have never ranked low CT than third in attendance. The Misses Post, Frances Lambert and Christina Curtis, with Mrs. Perry, have nobly seconded Mrs. Emmerich in her work for the Juniors.
 The Young Ladies' Mission Circle connected with the senior society of Endeavor has held meetings each Fri day evening under the leadership of Mrs. F. c. Downs the average attend ance Is 30, and $20 has been pledged to- ward Miss Bissel's salary, missionary, besides other work in the way of gar ments made for foreign lands. Mem bers of this circle are also connected with the Sunshine" committee of the Y. P. S. c. E., endeavoring to carry glints of sunshine into the homes and hearts of the sick and shut-in.
 The fifth annual report of Company A, Boys brigade, connected with the church, was given by Captain William E. Perry. He said in brief as follows: "We have now fifty-seven active mem bers enrolled; have held forty-two drills and the same number of prayer meetings during the year, with a total attendance of 1,646 and an average of forty. The company has lost ten mem bers by resignation and discharge, and received ten by recruiting and transfer from other companies. We have a sig nal corps of nine and an ambulance one of five, both part of and meeting at the same time as the company. The