The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
REV. DIR. SAGE'S CALL TO NEWTON,
MASS.

no Supply the Pulpit There for Time
Lodge and Society e. O. P.--sale o
Factory Eusiness-NIission Work
Lodges Fifth Anniversary, Etc.
Ex-Judge Lucius P. Deming has beer
in Boston for three days this week or
business in the interest of the New
England Order of Protection, of which
he Is the supreme warden.
Attorney William p. Niles has re-
turned from a short trip in the south
and is much improved in health.
Lauren A. Huminston of Houston
street has sold his brass manufacturing
business to Frederick Knight & Co
The goods are now manufactured in
one of the buildings of the Mallory
Wheeler & Co. Several grades of goods
are manufactured, and Mr. Humistor
was building up a fine business. He
was recently with the Mallory, Wheel
er company, having been employed
there for period of twenty-three
years.
The annual meeting of the foreign
oUIlCty SOllllCSlCo WIN lilc
Grand avenue Baptist church, was held
yesterday afternoon. The officers elect
ed are: President, Mrs. Samuel W.
Hammond; vice president, Mrs George
Kilbourn; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Nelson. A. Beebe
Perseverance council No. 33, D. of L.,
celebrated the fifth anniversary on
Wednesday evening in the A. o. U. w.
hall. The meeting was opened in due
form by the councillor. There was a
large attendance and there was also
present several state and national Off
GERS. Following the council meeting
w. O. Staples, national and state Sec
rotary, was called upon to preside as
toastmaster. He introduced State
Councillor Charles Johnson, who re-
sponded. giving a description of the or
der to-day, referring to its prosperous
condition and to the good work it is do
ing. There were other speeches by Of
ficers and they were listened to with
much interest. The speeches were fol-
lowed by an entertainment consisting
Of music and literary selections. The
selections were well given, rejecting
credit upon the participants. One of
the features was Dutch wedding, in
which the ceremony was performed by
Mrs. Houston in a very able manner
There were vocal and instrumental
music, the selections being rendered by
William Penfie1d, Mrs. Hattie Waters
and Miss Perry. The entertainment
was followed by the serving of refresh
ments, which closed the evenings fes-
tlvities All present pronounced the af-
fair one Of the best even held by the
council.
Rev. F. R. Sanford of Grace church
delivered the third Seabury club lecture
in st. James church, Hartford, Tues
day evening
The Tablet" church paper pub
lished in the interests of the Emmanuel
Baptist church of Newton Mass in it's
last issue says: 1.-The committee on pull
pit supply are able to announce that
they have secured the Rev. E. c. Sage,
Phi. D., of New Haven, to supply the
pulpit during the months of March and
April. and that DR.. Sage has accepted
the invitation. Dr. Sage has had a sue
cessful pastorate of ten years in New
Haven, and the committee has received
from many sources highly compliment
tary reports of his work. He is well
known in the Baptist. ministry, and as a
man of piety and of large attainments in
scholarship holds high place. After
much prayer and consideration of their
important duty the committee have con-
cluded that it would be the wisest course
to invite DR.. Sage to take charge of the
church for a somewhat prolonged time,
Il
considerable lapse of time without con-
tinuous ministerial oversight, and also
from the perpleXities arising from hear
ing many preachers prior to the choice
of a pastor. DIR. Sage will not only
preach at the morning service on Sum
days, but also lead the prayer meetings
on Sundays and Fridays The church is
to be congratulated upon his presence
and assistance at this time, and the inn
mediate and hearty cooperation of all in
the congregation is requested to give an
enthusiastic welcome to DR.. Sage Let
special attention be given to attendance
at the prayer meetings and all services
of the church.
Newton is residential suburb of
Boston, composed almost entirely of peo-
pie who do business in Boston. 1t is,
however, city in itself of over thirty
thousand inhabitants. Electric cars
every three minutes take pas
sengers to any part Of Boston for five
cents The Emmanuel church has been
served for the past nine years by Rev.
DR.. George Z. Merrill who has been
chosen president of Colgate university
in New York state. They have large
brown stone building costing fifty thou
sand dollars, built in modern STYLE with
all modern conveniences fer Sunday
school, social meetings, etc. The well
come given to DR.. Sage Is most hearty
and enthusiastic, and his many friends
will be glad to hear of his good fortune.
The services last Sunday, when DR. Sage
began his preaching, were greatly en-
joyed and there were evidences Of divine
favor On Monday evening Dr. Sage at
tended the monthly meeting of the Bos-
ton Baptist Social union, the guest Of
one of the members.
Pulaski Chapter, No rs, r. A. M, had
very enjoyable occasion Wednesday
evening. Six candidates took the most |
excellent masters degree, and several
officers of the grand lodge were present |
and inspected the work. The degree |
was conferred by Edward L. Linsley, M.
e. M. The comforting Of the degree was
by banquet, at which there