The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-09
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
QUARTERLY MEETING OF BAPTIST
HOME MISSION ALLIANCE.


"A Golden wedding Celebration.
The quarterly meeting of the New
Haven Baptist Home Mission alliance
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Grand avenue Baptist church, the pres
ident, Mrs. r. w. Mills presiding, The
order of exercises was as follows: Pray
err, Mrs. Sarah Ives; reading of scrip
ture and comments, Mrs. A. H. Cargill;
address Of welcome, Mrs. e. C. Sage;
report of secretary, Mrs. e. N. Alling;
treasurer's report, Mrs. S. G. Fox This
was followed by reports from the vari-
Gus church circles, namely, Grand ave-,
nue., Howard avenue, Olivet, Hope Mon
towese and Calvary.
A letter from Mrs. Sloane, who is in
Mexico, was read in which it was stated
that $25 month could be used there to
the best of advantage, as that SUM
would include house rent and the ma
terial necessary to carry on Sunday
school. Mrs. Sloane also wrote that she
expected to be in New Haven about
June /.
Miss Daggett, who has spent some
time in Mexico gave a most interesting
talk on that country and the possibili-
ties of mission work therein. She said
in part: 1--WE often hear the objections
made, of what use is it, and what
right have we to send missionaries out
into nominally Christian countries? In
some parts of Mexico the religion seems
to be almost barbarian religion,
crude and heatheniSh to the last degree,
and the people seem to have sunk into
the depths of superstition and ignor-
ance, and the place given up to idol
airy. 1t is a great deal of encourage
ment to us to know that in these days
of warfare in and between foreign
countries that there are stations where
Christianity has taken such a firm
hold upon the people that nothing can
drive it away. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Eaton first went to Chihuahua they did
not know where to go, and marched
through the streets singing like trou-
badours in order to attract the people
and get them to attend their meetings,
and at last they managed to secure two
rooms where they made their home.
They labored faithfully among these
strange people, until the failing health
of Mr.. Eaton compelled them to go to
Wisconsin, where, after a short time he
recovered his strength and they re-
turned to Chihuahua The names of
the first man and woman converted I'M
der Mr.. Eatons teaching were Felipe
and Antonio, and upon the return of
the Eatons they found Felipe sexton of
the church established there, as well
as secretary of the Sunday school, and
saw him going around the room taking
down the names of those that were
present Christianity had SO increas-
ed during the two years Mr.. Eaton was
away that upon his return the people
were anxious to have him stay with
them in their homes, and Felipe wanted
to build him house, and in spite of his
brother-in-law' threat of not stepping
a foot in his house If he built house
for Professionals, Felipe carried out his
plan and comfortably established the
Eatons in house Of their own. Mrs.
Eaton says that nothing gives her
greater satisfaction than the Christian
| Endeavor society. Although some of
| the members have not been as useful
as they might have been, yet they have
all proven steadfast and consistent. One
family was so anxious to hear about
Jesus as to break up their home and go
| where Christianity was more universal
The woman of that family Is not mat
ron of a school in Ell Paso. A strong
impression was left upon my mind
when / compared the littleness of that
which is asked of us with that which
others are asked to do and are doing.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton said they did not
know what they should do when their
appropriation was cut down. Now
friends, we must not let this happen.
When / see how they are striving to
get along now, you cannot imagine
how it made me feel to hear anything
| dDOul TeuuClllS Tie SHldll amount rney
receive now. They are in measure
our substitutes, and in time of war a
substitute was backed by the whole
| country, and I feel we must take a
firm stand for our substitutes in the
| mission fields"
Short addresses were given by Rev
Mr.. Poteat, Rev. Mr.. Clafford of the
d Swedish church, Meriden, Dr. Walker
of this city, Rev. Mr.. De Carlo of the
italian mission on East street, Rev
Mr.. Liljegren of the New Haven Swed-
ish church, and Mrs. Massimino, italian
colporteur, of this city.
A vocal duet, my Faith Looks Ur
to Thee" was rendered by Mrs. E. B
Warren and Mrs. William Sheffield
and the exercises closed with a prayer
by Mrs. S. D. Phelps.
The Sunday school of the Grand
avenue Congregational church will give
their Easter concert next Sunday eve.
ming at 1880. The exercises are under
the direction Of Miss Gertrude Bradley
Miss Hattie Denison and Miss Lizzie
Thompson. Following is the program
Infant class recitations, Joe Bates
Marion Rhodes, Forsythe Shepard
Ruth Salisbury, Gladys Vise1 ant
Willis Smith; carol by the Sunday
school; recitation, How Do the Angels
Keep Easter?" Paul Shipley: Sunday
s.oI,ooI ,,roaacsipnal sfNIorp of TouD