The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-16
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
ANNUAL MEETING VAS HELD IN
THE PARLORS LAST BTENING.

Interesting Reports Were Read and all
Showed the Work of the Church to be
FIonrishing-Om Were Elected
Membership is Now 5s1.
The annual meeting of the Church OF
the Redeemer was held last evening IN
/ the parlors of the church, and IT was
very largely attended. All Of the many
reports for the year that were read
showed that the different branches or
the church are accomplishing great
deal in spreading its good influence
throughout different parts of the city.
Rev DIR. Phillips reported that the to-
tai membership Of the church at the
present time was 5S1, a gain of thirteen
over last year. Twenty have been
received during the year and sixteen
have removed. Of these s1xtexen, nine
were removed by death, five by letter
and two were dropped from the role.
DR.. Phillips also reported that during
the past year $11 1858 has been receiv-
ed from benevolences, this sum compar-
ing favorably with the sums of other
years.
AT the conclusion of the reports of the
pastor the reports of fourteen different
organizations in connection with the
church and with Welcome hall were
heard. These reports covered a great
deal Of ground and in every branch the
work has been most encouraging. The
people in charge have been inspired to
greater efforts by the enthusiasm at
their different quarters and class of
work and greater results have been
gained this year than ever before.
The following are the names of the
organizations and their superintendent
who reported last evening: Ladies' aid
society, Mrs. Sturgis; monthly meet
ings in Welcome hall, Mrs. Joseph Por-
ter; Lend a Hand committee of Wei
come hall, Miss Griffin: Friday night
club of Welcome hall. Mrs. Anna Hen
mig; Children OF Welcome hall, Miss
Prudden; Woman's Foreign Mission So
ciety, Mrs. Danforth; Young Ladies'
mission society, Miss Mable Rowe;
Busy Bees, Miss Grace Porter; The
Light Bearers, Mrs Prudden; Sunday
school by the superintendent, Jay II.
Stocking; Christian Endeavor, DR..
Rowe; Welcome hall work, Mr.. Stock
ing; Sunday night services at Welcome
hail. Mr.. Blanchard Boys Brigade and
Boys club of Welcome hall, Mr..
Blanchard Kings Daughters, and
Mems Wednesday Night club of We'll
come hail. Mr.. Stocking.
1t was voted that $3.50 be donated for
the Sunday school work for the year.
AT the conclusion of the last report
Clarence B. Damn, the clerk of the
church, read the report of the nominat-
ing committee and it was unanimously
accepted.
The officers named for the coming
year and which were chosen last night
are: Standing committee, Solomon
Davis, Sanford c. Stone, Edwin S.
Greeley, Lyman Law, Frederick s.
Wilhelm F. Nichols; treas
urer, Thomas P. Merwin: clerk, Clar-
ence b. Damn; committees, state of the !
church, Rev. Watson l.. Phillips; be-
nevolences, Henry B. Rowe Edward I.
Atwater, Robert W. Chapman; Sunday
school, Jay r. Stocking; nominations,
f. E. Beach, J. r. Winchell; managing
committee, Joseph Porter, Morris r.
Tyler Freeman C. Sherman, Edward
F.. Smith, William A. Hotchkiss Mrs
Mary j. Prudden, Mrs. Lillian E. Prud-
len.