The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-19

bright future before it. The churches
increased from seventy-five to one
hundred and thirteen, and the member
ship doubled, rising from eight thou
sand to sixteen thousand Our present
list of associations was made complete
by the addition of Fairfield in 1887. In
1882 the state convention expressed its
interest in the work of the National
Home Mission society, and formed some
alliance herewith In this period the
! benevolence became uniform, and
showed a gratifying increase with the
enlargement of the churches and with
the spread of missionary intelligence.
LAST HALF CENTURY.
Tor the period since 1850 there was
constant growth, but this growth was
slow compared with the period just be-
| fore that date. From 1926 to 1850, with
eight thousand members to enter the
service, there was net gain of eight
| thousand. From 1850 to 1895, period
nearly twice as long and with twice the
number to enter the service, we gained
only eight thousand more.
IT should be said that since 1895 there
has been an advance movement again,
and the membership is now twenty-fi five
thousand one hundred and ninety-one,
with eighteen thousand nine hundred
and sixty-eight Sunday school attend
ants. The total benevolence for all OBJ
ieots for 1898 was fifty three thousand
three hundred and forty-eight dollars
and forty-seven cents, with home ex-
pense, two hundred and seventeen
thousand three hundred and two dollars
and fortyseven cents; Sunday school
expense about eight thousand dollars;
church property over two million dol
lars.
In 1898 we had about thousand adj
ditions by baptism, one hundred and
thirty-eight of whom were Italians
Our work includes six German church
es, with a total of five hundred mem
bers; five Swedish churches, aggregat-
ing five hundred and ten; seven colored
churches with a membership of over
eight hundred Some attention has
been given also to Italian work in
Stamford and New Haven, and to work
among the French in Danielsonville |
and Putnam.
In addition to the foregoing the pam
phlet contains many other interesting |
facts in relation to the denomination,
including q auecinct statement of the
distinctive views of the Baptists.
NEW LONDON CHURCHES.
AS has already been stated by Mr.. /
Denison the first baptisms in the state
were in what was then the town Of New I
London now Waterford. The earliest /
church organization in this city was in |
1904, when the First Baptist church was /
The, Second Baptist /
church was organized in 1910 and the
street church began it's ca
reer in 1S4a.
The Day gives herewith a picture of +
Rev. Jabez S. Swan, who was one of the /
first of the young men who We're edu- t
Gated for the ministry by the Connect
cut Baptist Education society," Elder
swan was remarkable wan, whose la
bors were crowned with abundant sue
cess. His ministry in this city will be
recalled by many of the older residents,
and the influence of the reylvals that
'ollowed his powerful preaching has
lot yet been lost He was the first pas
or of the Huntington street church and
after leaving that charge was called !,
again and accepted the leadership OF
he people of that flock.