The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-19
NEW HAVEN CITY MISSIONS
ASSOCIATIONS ANNIvERSARY AND
 SUPPER.

New Building Fund Near SaO,00O Mark-WorIs to be Commenced Next Year,
 The City Missionary associations an- niversary and supper was held at the First Baptist church Thursday evening. About two hundred were present at the supper. which was served by the la dies of the church. The anniversary exercises began at half-past ss''n o'clock. Henry G. Newton, chairman of the board of directors, introduced the Rev. F. A. M. Brown, of the First Presbyterian church, as the new presi- dent of the association. Dr. Brown ex- pressed his hearty approval of the work and said that the church felt the need for extending it still more. The Rev. Addison Moore gave several illustrations of the need of the work, and said the members of his church, in common with those of other churches, desired to be helpers in the work.
 The report of Secretary w. J. Weller was read by c. D. P. Sanford, and showed that there had been thirty-one new members admitted to the associa- iion in the year closing September 50, there being now PIP, with forty applica- tions to be acted upon at the next busi- ness meeting.
 Treasurer Pierce N. Welch reported the total receipts for the year ending September 3 as $3,719s3; balance on hand, S2aCS6: individuals gave, $2,2B.5a, churches and Sunday schools, $4S5.lO The statement of the financial agent, Prof F. R. Honey, was as follows:
 "On the 7th of June I was invited by the finance committee to collect the funds needed to carry on the work of the association, and also to obtain sub- scriptions for the building fund. Dur ing the past five months I have collect ed S2,012.42, of which $1,509.42 belong to the general fund and $503 to the build ing fund. Two hundred and nine per sons have subscribed for current ex- penses This number is more than dou- ble that of those who subscribed during the corresponding five months in 1897. The subscriptions from individuals dur ing this period of the present year amounted to $1,339.5O, making an aver age of $6.40 apiece.
 
 with the interest which was shown in the work of the association and the high regard whiclli is entertained for our missionary pastor, the Rev w. D. Mossman, and for Miss Sarah J. Hume our lady missionary.
 ''The above figures prove this interest in a way which is so practical that no comment is indeed. I can never forget q remark of the well-known antiquari- an. Dr. Jessopp, who spoke of that ex- quisite nerve-center of modern civiliza- tion, the pocket If a man can be in duced to loosen his purse-strings he gives me distinct evidence of his inter- est in the object for which I am solici- ting"
 Rev. MT. Mossman, general superin- tendent of the missionary work, spoke on what the association is doing and how it is doing it, and it is expected the work will be done when new accommo- dations are secured. He described the seven departments of the work which he, as superintendent, had to look af- ter, including the Sunday and every night meetings at English Hall
 Statistics of the work referred to are as follows:
 From Report of Missionary Pastor,
 Rev. w. D. Mossman.
 Different cases under care dur
 ing the year (ovee),. 400 Number of persons included
 (OveD .......e. ...........+.. l.Ctu Calls made and received by mis- sionary pastor and assistants. 5,910 Religious services held at Mis-
 sion Hall. ...............-....5 503 Io1y na71phtarS at a1ms-
 house, jail, Calvary Home,
 1cor of Hope and cottage
 meetings ...................133 .133 By Mission Rescue band at
 churches, Calvary Home,
 Church Army Post and else
 where ........ ............... .65-- l0l Requests for prayer-at Mis-
 sion Hall. .....................859 859 At other meetings ........ 664- 1923 Professed conversion-pastors
 list st................-... .Sb Kings Daughters report. ..69 Rescue hands report. 53-- 207 Temperance pledges secured
 Mission Rescue band ...... 150 On pastors sick visiting list.... GA Relieved in distress. ............ 402 Assisted to obtain employment. 46 Marriages D RaptiSmS Funeral services. II Meetings of the Mems club..... 46 Members of the Mems club...... 50 Meetings of the boys club...... F Members of the Boys club...-.. 2i Exercises by the Girls Gymnas-
 tic class... ............... ro Members of the Girls Gy.nnas-
 tic class. t0 Children's Savings bank thours
 Open) .................-.. ..-...... 1oo Number of depositors (oveD.... 300 In bank during the year. r........ .$1 0S1.34 Open part of year C months)
 Mission Medical Dispensary-
 cases treated. d................... 8 Fresh-air tickets used by pastor
 and lady missionary (over).... a,oaO Expended During the Year--General Superintendent's Account, Or General Expense Account.
 For janitor's services, hall gas
 account, platform carpet, gas
 mantles, transparency re-