The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-25
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Funera, of tho Late James Il. Parsons To-
day-Faneral of MIR, Elbridge Il. Barnes
Serious Bicycle Accident to Henry
Ellenberger-speciM Meeting of New
East Constellation.
The funeral of James e. Parsons will
be held at his late residence, No SO Gin
ton avenue, this afternoon at o'clock.
The bearers selected are John A. Rich
ardson and A. G. Bushnell of the Yale
National bank, Henry Shannon. Lloyd
Salisbury, Willet Hemingway, Clifford
Foote.
Henry Ellenberger of the east side met
with a bad accident while cycling near
Orange street, Tuesday. He was run
into by another bicycle as he was pass
ing another street and thrown violently
to the ground, He was unable to rise
and physician having been called, it
was found. that hip joint had been
dislocated and he was badly bruised.
Before his removal to his home the
bone was set and he is now doing as
we'll as could be expected. The man
who collided with him was not injured
The funeral of Elbridge f. Barnes of
331 Ferry street was held from his late
residence yesterday afternoon. Rev.
Dr.. Mitchell of the Grand avenue Con-
gregational church officiated. The en-
ployes of the Barnes Tool company
marched in a body to the grave in Fair
Haven cemetery, where brief services
We're also held. There were many beau
tiful floral tributes, that of the en-
ployes of the company being a set piece
in the shape of a Tyre. The bearers
We're Friend A. Ives, Lorin H. Stannard,
G. M. Griswold, John H. Barlow, Wal
ter S. Bishop and William A. Durant
Rev. DR.. William W. McLane will
preach at the Grand avenue Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning in eX-
change with the pastor, Rev. DR..
Mitchell. DR.. Mitchell will preach in
the evening in answer to the inquiry:
What is Worldliness?"
Rally day exercises will be held by the
Grand avenue Baptist church Sunday
school, Sunday noon. An interesting
programme has been arranged and the
exercises promise to be very Interesting.
A special meeting of the New Haven
East Consolation was held in the Ferry
street Union Congregational church.
Wednesday afternoon, to review the ac-
ton of that church and ecclesiastical
society during the pastorate of Rev.
William Dixon and to advise them as
to the best way of continuing the work
OF the church under existing circum-
stances. Rev. D. M. James of the Sec
ond church was the moderator and the
pastor and one delegate from the fol-
lowing churches attended: Center,
United, Church of the Redeemer, Grand
avenue, Dwight Place, Plymouth and
Humphrey street churches, New Haven;
Second church, Fair Haven; Branford
First; Madison, Durham, East Haven,
North Haven. North 81 nford, North
Guilford, Northford, North Madison,
Guilford, Third, Stony Creek and Foxon
The following conclusions We're unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, 1t appears that upon May
5, 1897, the Ferry street Union Congre-
gational church voted to invite Mr. Will
liam Dixon to become pastor, his term
of service to begin August 9 following
And, Whereas, it appears from MI
DiXon's statement to the council that he
has not yet accepted the call; and
Whereas, from evidence presented the
ecclesiastical society has taken no &C
| ton in the matter; and
Whereas, Mr.. Dixon's license to preach
will expire in a short time unless re-
neWed therefore,
Resolved, that in view of the above
facts, the council would advise the
church to await the action of the as
sociation which has licensed Mr.. Dixon;
to await also the formal reply of Mr.
Dixon to the call of the church and To
| await furthermore the action of the &c
clesiastical society concerning the same
And Furthermore. the council would
advise both the church and society tc
place the conduct of their religious ser
vices in the hands Of the Congregational
! union of New Haven, Gncorporated)
and to employ no preacher who is not
approved by said union, until some
other course seems advisable.