The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-11
CHURCH CLUE OF CONNECTICUT.

Interesting Meeting Held in Hartford
 Gift to Bishop Brewster
 A meeting of the Church Club of the l Diocese of Connecticut was held at the
 Hotel Hartford Tuesday evening, a
 large number of members being pres-
 ent. The guest of the evening was
 Bishop Brewster, who gave an informal
 talk to the members as laymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He im- pressed upon them the importance of
 their duties to the church, their duties
 toward missions, and their duties to-
 ward each other He spoke of the need
 of better acquaintance among the lay men of the diocese, commenting the
 social element of the club, and of the
 work that the members of the club
 can do, as individuals in their own parishes, as well as in the neighboring ones. His words were listeneed to with
 great interest and were impressive. A pleasing feature of the evening was the presentation of complete set of robes by the club to the bishop. A committee to assist the bishop in pro- curing the same was appointed as fol- lows Burton Mansfield. Colonel Jacob l.. Greene and N Albert Hooker.
 The president of the club, MT. Burton Mansfield, of New Haven, spoke briefly on the subject of missions, and was followed by Mr. Henry F. Reees of Hartford and MT. c. S. Morehouse of New Haven, who spoke on the same subject.
 Eight new members were elected; David R. Alling New Haven; T. Att water Barnes New Haven: Sdwin w. Potter, Fair Haven; Andrew H. Shep- ard, Portland; Ferdinand Gildersleeve, Portland; Richard J. Goodman, Hart ford, Edward B. Hatch, Hartford; George H. Benham, Waterbury.
 On account of the absence from the country of the treasurer, Mr. George M. Curtis, the secretary, Mr. Charles F. Chase of New Britain, was appointed temporary treasurer. The next meeting of the club will be held in New Haven on Tuesday evening, December 5, on which occasion Bishop Doane of Albany will be the guest of the club.
 These members were present last evening; George J. Bassett, New Ha- ven; Charles c. Beach, Hartford; James Bolter, Hartford; Frank Brainerd, Port Charles F. Chase, New Britain; Walter | l.. Clarke, Hartford; Benjamin R. Eng | fish, New Haven; Oliver Gildersleeve, | Portland; James J. Goodwin, Hartford; | Ty T, r1o ven. Jacob l.. Greene, Hartford; Mer- ritt Hemingway, Watertown; N. Albert Hooker, New Britain; George r. Hughes, Waterbury; Phineas H. In gals, Hartford; Elijah C. Johnson, Windsor; Frank E. Johnson, Hartford; | Burton Mansfield, New Haven; Louis A. Mansfield, New Haven; L. P. Waldo Marvin, Hartford: c. S. Morehouse New Haven: Howard c. Noble, New Britain; A. c. Northrop, Waterbury; A. Pease, Hartford Roswell D. Perkins, Wallingford; Hubert F. Potter, North Haven: Ward c. Powell, Hartford; Henry D. Rees Hartford: P. C. Royce, Hartford Cur don W. Russell Hartford, John H. Sage, Portland; J. K. Smith, Water bury; Allan B. Squire, Meriden: John Fl. Taylor, New Haven; Samuel Fay or, Hartford: c. H. Tlbbitts, Waliing- 'ord; John D. Tucker, Hartford; George H. Futile, New Haven; Howard c. Vib- pert, New Haven; Alfred N Wheeler. New Haven; F. Gildersleeve, Portland A. N Shepard, Portland; w. D. Nor gan, Hartford; R. J. Goodman, Hart ord: E. B. Hatch, Hartford: T. Att water Barnes, New Haven.