The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-13

dress Delivered by Rev. Charles Il
jefferson of New YorIs-New Members
gtcal- Other Fair Ha-
ven News.
The June meeting Of the New Haven
Congregational club was held last even
ing at the Second Congregational
church. A fine supper was served at
$50 o'clock and about two hundred peo-
pie partook of the repast. The supper
rooms were prettly decorated for the
occasion and the tables were made beau
tiful with June roses. Among the Wo-
men who were in charge of the repast
were the following:
Mrs. r. G. Davis, Mrs. George C.
Bradley, Mrs. George Augur. Mrs. Ed
ward III, Barnes Mrs. G. M. Baldwin,
Miss Addie Strong, Mrs. Henry Page,
Mrs. Allen Huntley, Mrs. Walter A.
Buck, Mrs J. Cloggstone, Mrs. George
Block Mrs. Ernest H. Crawford Mrs,
Nelson Lnsley, Mrs. John Hotchkiss,
Mrs John Hathaway Mrs. Julia Hem
ingway, Mrs. Herbert Barnes, Mrs. W..
A. Hemingway, Mrs. Edgar Allen, Mrs.
John Parker, Mrs. M. B. Hemingway,
Mrs. r. B. Farren, Mrs. Frederick
Foote, Mrs. LeGrand Cannon, Mrs L..
p Mallory, Mrs. John futile, Mrs. Ed
ward Granniss, Mrs. Henry Russell,
Mrs. G. B. Rowe, Mrs. Willett Kellogg
and Mrs John Ferris.
The auditorium of the church was
handsomely decorated for the occasion,
flowers and vines having been lavishly
used. At o'clock the members and
friends assembled in the auditorium.
The president, Rev. j. Lee Mitchell, d.
D., presided. The exercises were intro
luced with a musical selection by Au-
gustus Rose of Australia, the gospel So
1oist. Prayer was offered by Deacon
John c. North.
The amendment providing that the
membership shall be only 200 was dis
cussed. The present membership is 1856.
Professor Chandler favored the amend
ment.
The secretary said the resolution was
unanimously recommended by the ex-
ecutive committee. The amendment was
adopted.
The following were elected new MEM
bers:
Frederick H. Hemingway, 1S1 Crown
street, Grand avenue Congregational
church.
Rev. Luther Keneston, Shelton, Shell
ton church.
George G. Kirkham, East Haven, East
Haven church.
Rev. William w. Leete, D. d., 51S
George street, Dwight Place church.
Moses c. Sweezy, West Haven, Re-
deemer church.
The report Of the necrologist men
toned the death during the year OF
Thomas r. Trowbridge and Rev. Will
liam T. Reynolds of North Haven The
report was made by Rev. DR.. Phillips.
The nominating committee reported
a list of officers for the ensuing year
which were elected. The officers are as
follows:
President, Livingston w. Cleaveland,
United.
Vice Observation-Disclosures H. Brown,
Davenport; Rev. William B. Lathrop.
North Haven; Solomon Davis, Redeem |
err.
secretary-Rev. Charles F. Clarke,
Whitneyville.
Treasurer, John r. Richardson, United. |
Executive committee-Wilson H. Lee, |
Redeemer; George T. Bradley, Ply |
mouth Frank A. Corbin, Davenport.
Nominating committee-Rollin S.
Woodruff, Dwight Place; Sidney H. |
Dawson, Center; Henry H. Smith, M. |
D., Whitneyville
Outlook committee-Willam M. Par
sons, Plymouth; Charles E. Hart, Dav-
export; Frederick B. Street, East Ha-
ven.
Social committee-Willam E. Chand-
Ter, Redeemer; Hiram NJ Kochersper-
GER Humphrey street; Samuel S.
Adams, Redeemer; r. Charles Dicker
man, Howard avenue Lewis l.. Brad
ley, Grand avenue; Raymond G. Bald
win, Plymouth; Herbert C. Keith,
Dwight Place; Charles B. Rowe, I'd,
Fair Haven.
Necrologist-Rev. J. Lee Mitchell,
Grand avenue.
John Richardson, the treasurer, re-
ported a balance of $575 in the treasury.
Mr.. Rose sang by request "The Holy
City"
The address of the evening was by
Rev. Charles e. Jefferson, D. D., of the
Broadway Tabernacle, New York. In
introducing DR.. Jefferson President
Mitchell said he hoped he would be
refreshed by the pure politics and sweet
theology of New Haven.
DR.. Jefferson took as his subject:
"What is the Matter With the
Church,"
He said in part: "The church has not
done it's duty and many are slapping
the church. The criticism comes from
within the church. Every generation
has had it's Voltaires and it's Paines.
The church seems very much like the
poor man who went down to Jericho
and fell among thieves.
IT hear that the church in the cities
has become too proud and too rich. /
hear another man say that the service
is too formal; that there is too much rit-
ualism, and too much operatic singing. :
Another man says the trouble is with ,
the creed / listen again and I hear 3
another voice. 1t says the policy of the !
church is too stiff. I hear a man who :
assures me that the trouble lies with :
the pulpit; that the pastors have too
much starch. Others say 1T is not to
much starch it Is a lack of brains |
There are others who say the preachers !
are too doctrinal Some say the preach !
ers are too practical. Some there are ;.
who saw the trouble is with the G;shon- | =