The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-14
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING
HELD BY CENTER CHURCH LAST
EVENING.

EF ENINR'
Reports of Officers and Committees Large
Contributions During the Past Year
Aid Sent to Missionaries-In Memory of
the Late DR.. Leonard j. Sanford.
The annual meeting Of Center church
was held in the chapel last evening and
was largely attended. The greater part
Of the time of the meeting was occupied
in hearing reports from various officers
and committees. Rev. DR.. Newman
Smyth presided.
The report of the Ladies' Home Mis-
sionary society showed that during the
past year thirteen mission boxes, of an
aggregate value of $2,7S705, have been
sent out. Five hundred dollars was
sent towards the salary Of Rev. o. l.,
Foster of Washington state. Thirty
dollars was sent as a gift from the So
ciety to another valued worker. Twen-
ty-seven meetings of the society have
been held during the past year.
The report of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society shows that 1855 was
sent during the year to Bombay India,
for the purpose of charging the build
ing of the school conducted in that city
by Mrs. e. III. Hume, the missionary
supported there by the society. In all
$l,4941S has been sent to Mrs. Hume
this year, an increase of about $500 over
the amount sent last year.
Professor Saunders, superintendent of
the Sunday school, reported that the
average attendance at Sunday school
for thirty-five Sundays the past year
was ninety-siX. The largest attend
ance was on Easter Sunday, when 1t
was 1853. The Sunday school collections
amounted to $197.33. Ten members OF
the Sunday school have Joined the
church by professions of faith.
Mr.. Hayes, superintendent of the
New Lebanon Mission Sunday school,
reported an Increased attendance at the
school,
Franklin s. Bradley, treasurer of the
benevolent contribution fund, reported
that S3,31105 had been received from
| the Ladies' Home Missionary society
and s., 4941S from the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society. The total beneVo-
lent contributions during the year
amounted to 81, 424.44
Reports were also submitted by the
Senior Independents society, the Girls
Home Culture club, George e. Ladd,
pastor of the Lebanon mission; Junie"
Mission circle and other church soc'e-
ties
The Junior Mission circle has given
$35 for the Annie Sheldon scholarship
in Mrs. Hume's school in Bombay, $50
towards the salary of Dr. Rose Barnes
in South Africa and 50 to the New Ha-
ven branch.
| The following deaths of members
during the past year We're noted, the
term of membership in the church of
each being given: Mrs Sarah B. LET
fingwell 33 years; Miss Harriet Arm
Twining, AZ years; DR.. d. L. Daggett
SIS years; Miss Edith Champion Trow-
bridge years; Nathan H. Sanford, Al
/ years; DR. Leonard j. Sanford, A
years.
Eight baptisms during the year were
reported and the names of the follow
ing persons who have been for over
fifty years members of the church
those mentioned being in addition tc
those published in the church annua
last year: Susan S. Bradley. Horace
Day, Sarah R. Day, Eliza T. Sherman
Sarah D. whitney The total number
Of members for fifty years or more is
twenty eight.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Clerk and treas
urer, Franklin S. Bradley; treasurer OF
contributions, Frederick I. Bradley
chairman of committee on church IL
brary, Prof. Porter; member of the
committee on church music, Theodore
A. Sheldon, Charles w. Whittlesey
Frank C. Porter; committee on church
catalogue, F. T. Bradley Charles w
Whittlesey; chairman of committee OF
decorations, Mrs. Prof. Irving Fisher
members of nomination committee
Justus S. Hotchkiss and A. f. Row.
land.
1t was voted to elect another deacon
and two members of the standing com
mittee on the first Sunday in February
1t was also voted to hand over the in
come from the Dickerman fund to the
City Missions society.
On a suggestion from Franklin S
Bradley it was voted as mark of re
spect to the late DR.. Sanford, who was
clerk of the church, to have the churct
annual for 1897 arranged as a sort O.
memorial to the deceased, and to incor
porate in it the remarks made by DR.
Smyth at Dr. Sanford's funeral
Previous to the annual meeting a col
lation was served in the chapel house
furnished by the special committee o
which Mrs Gridley is chairman.
THE GRAND RECEPTION