The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-13
NEW HAVEN BRANCH
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some of the larger ones; perhaps be-
cause In the latter other periodicals may
be in use.
zone auxiliary writes: AN effort is
being made to get every mother and
daughter in our church into our auxilia-
~. Another says: Each of twenty
one women has come directly under the
influence of our auxiliary by having
been present at some of our meetings,
and papers read have shown that much
care and time had been given to their
preparation This from a little town
lying high on the Litchfield hills half
buried for weeks last winter in snow
drifts; but its women live, and, like their
beautiful arbutus, are giving out the
fragrance their lives hold. Salisbury
has given a generous missionary offer
ing; they owe much to the fact that they
have minister who believes in missions;
with all his heart, and carries his people
with him. All Of our auxillaries could
40 more with more aid from the pulpts.
\ Our hymn Of thanksgiving must not
close without it's little minor chord to
bring out the harmonies. One auxiliary
has died; they think they can do better,
meet their means better, by being Just a
missionary society. Let us pray that
the experiment may drive them back
again with gladness into our fold. April
18th was generally observed as day of
prayer-as one auxiliary puts it-"for
our beloved New Haven Branch In
\ Canaan, as two other missionary meet
ings were held that week. notes were
sent asking the members to observe the
day with special prayer in their own
homes. Expecting blessing fits us for
receiving it; let us work as those who
4 are sure their cause will win.
The auxiliaries in the southern part of
fLltchf1eld county are in a hopeful state
4 OF progress. The meetings in Harwinton
4 have been discontinued but in spite of
Y many discouragements we shall yet have
n the old interest revived The churches
y an Winsted, after much prayerful consid-
GRAFTON, have dissolved the union of
4 twenty-five years and have each an aux
Hilary The small churches, through this
" cold winter, with almost impossible
roads report an average attendance of
SIX or eight. Nearly every auxiliary
had report Of the Springfield meeting
from delegate. and this proved very
helpful We rarely have real mission
airy in our small hill towns, and an earn
est, Christian woman, enthused by lis
tenfnG for three days at the annual
board meeting, brings enthusiasm and
new stimulus. TO know these people for
twenty-five years in their homes and in
their churches Is but to echo the refrain
of the worthy divine. "Thank God for
Litchf1eld county"
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
Statistics vary but slightly from last
year. We have eight young ladies' cir
cles that might be classed as auxiiaries
They are doing excellent work; they fol-
low the topics in Life and Light"
They are growing in knowledge, and we
believe also in the spirit of prayer and
sacrifice for the cause. Our children's
circles are full of promise as of good
works. We regret that there are no new
ones to report and that one has voted to
disband.
Junior societies Of Christian Endeavor
however, are springing up everywhere,
--tassd are showing delightful spirit of
co-operation. One Superintendent
writes that she copied our last Bombay
letter, dividing it into ten parts. which
were then read by different members as a
serial! Land greatly enjoyed. The same
society had successful missionary
Item Match" For details see Miss
Brains "Fuel for Missionary Fires"
Cradle rolls are also being added to our
list AT Litchfield the Cradle roll recep-
ton was held. in connection with the
Harvest Home festival, and was touch
tngly beautiful.
y At least twenty-one societies of Chris
kian Endeavor have contributed to our
treasury during the year They are in
Producing missionary libraries. One
committee has placed the missionary
Review" in the reading-room Of the
Sharon Public library, and the following
list OF books in the Sunday school:
Hamlfn's My Life and Times" Life OF
Patton" for young people, "The Pocket
Measure by Pansy: "A Concise Histo-
nv OF Missions" Bliss; 1.-The Cruise in the
Land Of the Trident" "Kinda-shon's |
Wife" story Of Alaska; Father
Eells;" 'The Student Missionary APP
peal" Our societies are pushing for sys-
tematic beneficence and the Tenth Lee
gion. We send literature stately to !
forty young peoples and to ten junior
societies Of Christian Endeavor."
Mrs. Griggs' report of Middlesex coun-
nv is as follows: "'The work of the |
world is done by few but surely some
of this noble band of workers live in |
Middlesex county. In the northern part |
lOf the county, in two of the churches, |
ladies have assisted very materially in
the missionary prayer meetings of the
church. One auxiliary enjoyed last fall |
"a series Of union meetings, joining with
each Of the nearly adjacent societies in
a combined service, followed by a social
hour Valuable and interesting address,
es have been received from Mrs. Lam
son, of Hartford, and Mrs Crawford,
from Turkey. Miss Kyle has made an
other helpful tour, speaking in her in
spring way to number of auxiliaries,
mission circles and Christian Endeavor
societies, also embracing the larger OPP
portunities of Sunday morning service,
and the annual meeting of the Christian
Endeavor county union at Essex.
Every auxiliary but one of the north
ern group has used envelopes for extra
offerings this year. In November box
was sent from the county to Mrs Ed
ward Hume, of Bombay, containing six
ty-seven suits of clothes, and many ar
ticles for use in Middlesex school, which
is supported as an extra by the county.