The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-19
THE METHODIST ASSEMBLY
ANNUAL CONTENTION OF STEWA RDS
OF NEW HAVEN DISTRICT.

Evening-Twentieth Century Move
ment Discussed-SaIary of Presiding
Elder Adams Fixed Other Speakers.
The annual meeting of the stewards
of the various Methodist churches of
| New Haven district was held yesterday
in the First M. E. church, with nearly
all of the eighty-four churches of the
district represented
| The meeting opened with devotional
exercises by the Rev. G. S. Eldridge,
| pastor of the First M. e. church. Ad-
| dresses We're then made by former Pre-
siding Elder Crandall j. North and the
new presiding elder, Rev. J. e. Adams.
1t was voted to fix the Rev. Mr.. Adams
salary at $4,000, the same as that receiv-
| ed by the Rev. Mr.. North. The session
adjourned at 1915 and the stewards
partook of lunch which had been pro-
vided by the ladies of the church.
| In the afternoon the laymen of the
district opened their annual session at 2
o'clock. The meeting was presided over
| by l.. 7. Wooster of Seymour. Short
addresses. were made by Eugene c. HILL
Charles III. Plat, P. e. Bowman of New
Haven, Jordan A. Wells and Isaac Coe
of Hartford, w. H. Foster of Ansonia,
George H. Cowell of Waterbury, A. N.
Woolson of Watertown, and w. e. SEES
sions of Bristol. Late in the afternoon
the session was addressed by the Rev.
b. P. Raymond and Rev. Crandall J.
North. The address of the former was
very interesting, as the speaker spoke
learnedly and interestingly. He is one
of the faculty of Wesleyan college. He
spoke upon the subject of 1.-THE Tween
tieth Century Movement"
In the evening a mass meeting of the
New Haven Methodists was held. 1t
opened at 1880 and was presided over
by Henry H. Benedict, president of the
Twentieth Century Wesleyan league in
New Haven. In his address introducing
the speaker of the evening, Bishop D.
A. Goodsell, he stated the object and
aim Of the movement Of which he is the
head. He emphasized most emphatical-
ly the spiritual side of the movement
and stated that he hoped that that
would not be lost sight of in the none
tary side.
Bishop Goodsell when introduced stat
ed that as he stood there there came be-
fore his mind flood of memories Of
the time when he entered the ministry,
more than forty years ago. and Of the
delights of his subsequent pastorship.
The league in New Haven had his earn
est sympathy; he had always watched
and sympathiZed with the different
movements of the First M. f. church.
The speaker then went on to tell of the
considerations to send out the call to the
various churches of the country. when
one bishop arose at the meeting" he
said, land gave it as his opinion that
the least the church should contribute
to Gods cause before the end of the CEN
fury was $10.000,000, the others present
gave a gasp of surprise. But when, af-
ter it had been proposed that we look
up the total indebtedness of the church,
it was found that $11 900, 600 and not
$10000,000 was need, we decided that we
must ask the church to commemorate
the occasion with $40, 100000. Some said
it will stagger the church. Others
thought that the amount was too large
We knew it would stagger the church
and it did to certain degree, but now
all are marvelling at the splendor Of its
recovery.
And now that the movement has at
tanned such success let us pause and re-
fleet moment upon the real magnitude |
Of the amount desired The expansion |
Of our church in the last thirty years
has been something wonderful The |
difference between the numerical and |
financial resources of the church then |
and now is vast indeed To-day the |
church property is valued at 100000, 600, |
is educational property at S100,000,000 |
and its membership is nearly three mil
ion. When we think of this we will |
see that $50, 100000 and not $4,000, 900 |
should have been asked. But although |
Ill things call for the sum named the
all for souls is a louder one. The
power Of our revivals should not be
essened by any monetary considera-
ions. Almighty God, who loveth the
heerful giver, will give to each indi-
'idual giver the blessing of His grace
md His revival power.
IT have seen the birth and death of
numerous 'isms' which in many ways
rave disturbed our people and taken
rom our church their share of believ-
rs. but through it all I have seen the
id church live on"
Following Bishop Goodsel the Rev.
,eorge Lansing TAYLOR of Hamden de-
vered a stirring address upon Method l
SIN in general.