The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-02
AT HUMPHREY ST. CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE WORK IN
 ALL DEPARTM ENTS.

half of Charitable Home Ins,itution,
 and Religions Sucieties-The sunday | school, Boys Brigade, Etc.
 The following is a brief summary oi
 the various reports which were pre-
 scented by the different departments fol
 Christian work connected with the
 Humphrey street Congre gational church
 of this city at the annual meetings re-
 gently:
 The "Home for the Friendless," rep
 resented in this church for many years
 by Mrs. Charles M. Scranton, has re-
 ceived, through her untiring efforts as
 solicitor for the home, $S7 from it's
 membership, and in addition three members have furnished three rooms at
 the home by donation of $25 each. Mrs. Scranton has abored in this good cause for a number of years, and is all ways gladly received by the church members when she calls for the annual contribution.
 The Young Women's Christian As sociation" connected with this church for many years, through Miss E. M.
 Watson, one of the managers and at the same time a member of the church, has received $50 the past year, and the church is glad to have a share in this good work.
 The "McAll Mission,'' working in France, does not appeal so strongly to local interest as the causes above men toned, nevertheless Miss Emma A. Bristol reported $1660 collected from this church for this work.
 The Ladies Aid Society" of the church stated through it's president, Mrs M. K. Hanna, as follows: Look ing to home needs, caring for frontier work, striving to increase a feeling of kinship among the members of the church by our various social affairs this gives an outline of our work this past year. A good measure of success has been oursy and thanks are due to the many who have responded so cheer fully. Financially, we stood at the be- ginning of the year with $11S4.19 to our credit. The end of the year showed $l,3S7.50. gain of $15S.31. having made payments to the value of $210.S5."
 The Ladies Auxiliary" to the Wo- mans Board of Foreign Missions re- ported through it's secretary, Mrs AL exander MacWilliams, that meetings had been held monthly during the year, from May to October, at the various home of the members About $S6 has been contributed to the work of pr. Karmarkar of India. All the women of the church and congregation are cor dially invited to unite with this society and thus further it's noble work. Miss Sarah Atwater remains the president.
 Miss Helen M. Curtis, superintendent of the Junior Endeavor society, report ed in part as follows Meetings have been held Sunday afternoon at o'clock with membership of about fifty boys and girls. Fifty dollars has been given toward the repair fund of the church."
 The Senior Endeavor society was re- ported, through it's newly-elected pres ident, Harold Mix, to have a member ship of 104. The regular Sunday even ing meetings have been held during the year, with a good average attendance. One meeting each two months is de- voted to the cause of temperance, and were addressed by different workers along that line. Many of the members are pledged to give a definite sum weekly to the cauAe of missions Miss Helen M Curtis remains the secretary, and Miss Maude White is the treas urer.
 The Young Ladies Mission circle is closely connected with the Senior En- deavor society, and has held meetings every two weeks. Funds have been raised for a missionary in Mexico-bar- rels of clothing have been sent to a work in the southland-and the repair fund of the church has been helped Mrs. Charles o. Atwater, the president has been ably seconded by many others in this good work.
 The Y. P. S. c. E. Physical Phalanx is society of young women connected with the Christian Endeavor of the church, united for the purpose of physi- cal culture, meeting each Monday even ing for club-swinging, wand -drall etc, under the direction of Miss A. G. Wheeler of Andersons gymnasium. This organization has become so large and popular that it has been found best to divide 1t into two classes, one meet ing at o'clock and the other at o'clock each Monday evening. Parents give constant testimony to the value of this physical drill for their daughters. It also serves to associate the young wo- men of the church together, keeping them in touch with one another socially and helping them spiritually as we'll Miss Edna A. Mix has served faithfully at the piano during the drills and the and Miss Helen Curtis also along the line of the general supervision of the work.
 The seventh annual report of the Boys brigade company connected with this church was given by the captain, George H. Bavier The membership re- mains about sixty, with drills and after for prayer and conference held each Saturday evening of the week. The average attendance for the drills has been about forty, but the av- craze for the prayer meeting has been even better, showing that the company values these aids for advancement in the Christian life highly. This is the testimony of the young men themselves. The company has its foot ball team, it's signal and ambulance corps and many other special athletic The bows have many po,u