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NEW HAVEN BAPTIST UNION
THE SEMI-ANNUAL BANQUET HELD
LAST ETENING.

LAST EVENING".
Large Gathering tn ParIors of Calvary
baptist Chnrch--speeches by Distin-
guished Divines and Prominent Lays
men-Dr. Tupper of PhiIadelpllia on
"Pessimtsm versus Optimism".
The New Haven Baptist union held it's
semi-annual banquet in the parlors OF
Calvary Baptist church last evening. It
was quite largely attended and proved
one of the most enjoyable events in the
history Of the organization. The union
met at o'clock for a social hour ana
promptly at 7:5O sat down to dinner.
The menu was an excellent one and the
enjoyment of dining was greatly en-
HANGED by the beauty Of the table dec
orations. These were done in pink ana
lit with candles Of the same color, the
whole presenting g charming appear
ance. The decorations and the menu
were the work Of the women of tho
church.
President William Fl. Douglass pre-
sided as postmaster Of the occasion and
introduced the speakers Of the evening.
At the table with him were seated the
Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper, D. D., LII. D.,
pastor of the First church, Philadel-
phia; Rev. DR.. Watson L. Phillips, Rev
Addison T. Moore, Rev. George II. Fer
ris, Pierce N. Welch, vice president of
the union; c. M. Parker, its secretary
and treasurer. At intervals during the
evening selections were rendered by a
quartette from the Yale Glee club. Mr..
Douglass prefaced his remarks in intro-
ducing the speakers by short address
to the members present. He reviewed
briefly the work Of the union and the
splendid results it has accomplished and
then urged all present to greater effort
in it's behalf.
The next speaker, Rev. George HI
Ferris, picked up the remarks Of the
preceding speaker and continued much
in the same vein. He also spoke Of the
great results to be attained by working
together. He said: We're coming more
and more to live with one another and
N~A~S'S l.
belong to an organization which recog-
nizes a man as man, whose cry always
has been and always will be, Thou
madst him and thou reverence him.
The address Of Rev. DR.. Tupper, who
was next introduced by President Doug
lass, was very interesting and was fre-
quently interrupted by applause. The
subject on which he spoke was Pes
simisn vs. OPTIMISM, or the World
Growing Better" Few who listened to
his words but were convinced that the !,
world is rtally growing better. He1
spoke In part as follows: There Isl
nothing, believe, palmer to the student
of history than that this world Of ours
grows better from generation to gener-
atior The world to-day is moving
through fearful crisis, but it is for the
good Of humanity. Humanity is not a
downward spiral, but an upward spiral,
which is constantly whirling round and
round in it's movement toward a Iightr
plane The golden age is never in the
past; the golden age is never in the
1t is always in the future
Diverging, he went into the subject
If politics and declared that even in
these the world is better than it used
20 be, and to bear out his statement
said that the money lost by the United
States treasury under the Cleveland adj
was less than ever before
n the history of America, "And lie
he said, "can manage his
.reasury as well as he managed the
Spanish war; he will go out of office
WITHOUT the loss of cent. When I
zee Roosevelt elected governor and
Soebel not, Depew senator and Quay
lot, and Roberts sent back to Utah In
lisgrace see more and more conf
lently that true Americanism is raising
he country out Of the mire of political
obbery."
The last speaker of the evening was
Dr.. Phillips, who spoke in part as fol-
ows: 1t is a great pleasure to stand
lere tonight to speak a few words Of
greeting in the name Of your
lister churches, and especially in the
anne of the denomination which in a
tumble way i represent. There is a
ertain very strong tie between us. We
10Th stand for liberty, for the sacred
utonomy Of the individual body Of be-
evers We are willing that others
hould do as they please but as for US,
,e believe in a Church without
ishop and a state without a king.
Why should we not join hands for
lore efficient service; federation is in
he air, let us set the example.
We are both congregational in our
olity, we believe in democracy, in the
aign of the people. We had some little
ifferences Of opinion at the beginning,
our st. Roger was not very handsome-
treated by some of the elect, but Mas
achusetts is now stricken with late but
enuine repentance and you are gener-
US, let us begin again.
Recent wars have proved the value
{ a navy, let us move together, you by
ater and we by land, for the estab-
shment of the great republic of love
nd righteousness, and for the benef1-
,nt rule of our Lord over all the earth.
Miles on CroDJe's Surrender.