The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-01
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
mr. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
WESLEYAN LEAGUE.
LARGE Attendance ut the Exercises Held
Yesterday ut the First Nj. Il. Church =
platform Meeting Held Inst Night
MANY Sneakers on the Programme.

MANY Sneakers on the Programme.
THE first anniversary of the Tween
fieth Century Wesleyan league was Gel
ebrated yesterday in the First M. H.
church. and all the exercises were very
largely attended. The anniversary eX-
ercises were held in the morning at
20 o'clock and consisted of the reg
mar service with very able address
Nv Henry HI. Benedict, the president
of the Twentieth Century league. In
rhe afternoon at 8 o'clock there was
to have been delivered In the church
the anniversary sermon by the Kew
John E. Adams, presiding elder OF the
New Haven district, but owing TO the
stormy weather the exercises We're
omitted A few people had congregated
at the church by the time set for the
service to begin, and 1T was deemed
best to omit the service. Rev Mr..
Adams said that he would deliver mis-
sermon at a later date.
In the evening there was platform
meeting held in the church and this
meeting was very largely attended.
The meeting was presided over by John
IT. Manson. the vice president of the
Twentieth Century Wesleyan league,
and during the evening there We're
number of short addresses by represent
tative laymen of the New Haven
Methodist Episcopal churches. There
was invocation by the pastor, Rev. Mr..
i Eldridge. followed by a hymn. Mr..
Manson then said few words of well
come to the large congregation. The
chairman then called upon Charles A.
Baldwin of the First church for few
remarks. Mr. Baldwin said that all
the people had come to the church to
recognize the great work that has been
carried on by the foremost members Of
the league in raising the large sum Of
money that, Mr.. Baldwin said. will
eventually clear all the Methodist
churches in the city from debt. He
said that the work has been attracting
the attention of people all over the city
not in the Methodist denomination, but
in all denominations. The speaker said
that he was exceedingly glad to tell Of
the grand work carried on by Mr.. Ben
edict and his associates and that he
considered it most wonderful that the
workers are so near the goal for which
they set out that Of raising $4,000 for
The Methodist churches In New Haven.
AFTER Mr. Baldwin had finished his re-
marks Mr.. Manson, before he introduce
ed the next speaker, said that there
were $55200 collected up to last Sunday,
and that he believed that the remainder
would soon be raised. The speaker
that Mr. Mason introduced was Mr..
BIakeslee of the Trinity M. e. church.
Mr.. Blakeslee said that he was in great
sympathy with the plans of the Twen-
tieth Century league and he believed
that they should be recognized all over
the city He said that the effect of the
work would help Methodism in New
Haven to a great extent and that when
the debt is wiped out the people would
be more eager to do grand spiritual
work. Mr.. B1akeslee said that in any
church a debt was q drawback to the
best work, that accordingly the best
could be done when the debts are clear
Mr.. Tallmadge of the Hamden Plains
church was the next speaker introduce
ed by Chairman Manson. Mr.. Tall
madge said that he has been in SYM
patty with the work ever since it was
started and that he had done all In his
power to advance 1t in his community
The other speakers of the evening
were S. w. McEwen, of the Summer
willie church, Mr.. Camp of Epworth M.
E. church, and w G. Brennan of St
Andrews church at the Four Corners
The meeting came to a close shortly af-
ter o'clock after prayer by Rev. Mr.
Eldridge.
Next Thursday evening at the First
M e. church, there will be a reunion of
the congregation, and Mr. EIdridge said
last night that he hoped there would be
a very large number present He as
sured everybody of a good time, and
said that programme of music would
be given during the evening.