The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-01

committee in charge Is planning for an
extension of its usefulness, A score
and more of, the students showed their
interest in the missionary movement
by their attendance at the Cleveland
convention. AS In all missionary effort
so here it has been found that the stu
dents who give time and energy to this
work, foreign to the university, are the
ones most ready for Christian work at
home and on the campus.
New Haven 100000; 360).-The New
Haven association has taken new
lease of life during the past year. ana
the prospect for the future is unusually
bright The increase in the religious
interest is the most encouraging feat-
ure. The Sunday afternoon meetings,
held in Warner hall, have been fuil OF
profit for the young men, "A .special
effort has been made to reach the men
in the shops, and some OF them nave
taken stand for Christ. Thirty EIGHT
cards have been signed by men VINO
have remained to after meetings and
given themselves to the Saviour. we
find a. large increase of active workers.
A Bible class has been organized,
starting with a membership OF thirty;
had an attendance of sixty at our last
meeting. Great interest has been SHOWN
by the young men in the study OF the
| Bible, and it is expected that we snail
| have an actual attendance of one hum
| dred before the season is over. The
open air meetings on the green last
summer We're largely attended, averag-
| ing over five hundred. Our glee club,
nf
service in the religious meetings. A
| ladies' committee is a new and very
| helpful feature of our work. A cam
paign to secure one thousand new
members has been inaugurated, and
our membership committee, headed by
| Edward S. Swift, is confident of sue
! cess. In the educational line, the elo-
| cution class has been very successful,
with forty-five members enrolled. The
course of lectures arranged by the COM
mittee is exceptionally good. There
| has been a large increase in interest
and attendance in our physical depart
| ment, under our new director, w. q.
| Morgan; the evening classes varying
| in attendance from forty to fifty. Our
| socials and receptions here have been
| largely attended, our committee show
! ing considerable ingenuity in their ar
rangements, so that every one had a
good time. Our general secretary, DR..
| d. r. Mcintosh, has resigned to prac-
tice medicine in this city after having
served us for eleven years. William
| G. Lotze, recently general secretary at
Denver, has just come to us and is
taking hold with a will Our building
lot has appreciated in value, bona
ffde offer of $4,000 being recently made
The site is regarded as a good location
/ for our new building, and the offer was
declined.
! New Haven, Goffe Street Branch (96)
IF. w. Stewart, This year the LORD
has truly blessed us. Through the
kindness of the trustees of our build
ing we have been able to secure a gym
nasium outfit, together with bathing
4 facilities, and also to have our rooms
newly papered and Vanished through
| out. We have had gas and a new fur
mace put into the building, and now
i feel that with our present equipment
4 we are in a position TO attract anc
hold the young men. Our Bible class
has been especially interesting this
| year. 1t has been well attended, anc
the results have been very satisfnc-
tory. The mems meeting Sunday af-
ternoon has attracted many young mer
to the association rooms, and some
have been led to serious thought and
have come into the association and un
der it's direct influence. The work or
our building has hindered the carrying
out of many of our plans. The Wo
mans auxiliary is a strong factor II
our work, and has done much toward
it's success. H.
New Haven Railroad (6S9).-W. e
Fenno. The record of our first year il
one of good work done and of promis
for the future. The receipts for thu
year were $4,s97.90; expenses, $4,494.34
balance, s403.50; paid membership, $50
weekday attendance total, 81 1896; Sun
day attendance total, 1872; forty-on
Sunday meetings held, attendance 2,
316; evening classes held ninety eight
attendance 1876: practical talks give
| five, attendance 425; entertainment
given nine, attendance 2,295; bath
taken, 5,162; rest pooms occupied, 1929
Much of the success of the year is du
to the faithful and efficient work o
i
tee taking hearty interest in the worl
assigned In addition to the feature
noted in the statistics, a current topic
club was formed in October for TIL
discussion of timely subjects Of gen
eral interest. This club combines TIL
best features of a literary and beating
society, meets once a month and Is do
ing well. Judging from the figure
submitted and the indications CAREFUL
observed during the year, we hav
every reason to believe in the continue
prosperity of the association. AS com
pared with other railroad association
in the United States, we rank fifth Il
numbers Our association is a repre-
sentative one in the fullest meaning o
the word. Daily, men from all depart
ments, offices, stations. shops, yards
trains and not seldom officials ar
gathered under it's roof, enjoying in
thoroughly democratic fashion its priv
ileges and social life. Our religion
meetings are full iof interest and We
attended Some have accepted Chris
many have expressed their faith an
growth in spiritual things. We hav
every reason to thank God for His evi
dent guidance and blessing in the pas