The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ANNUAL MEETING OFTHE MISSION
 ALLIANCE, YESTERDAY,
Largely Attended-Interesting Address Made by MT. Davis on Life In Alaska and Religious Work nt Nome-Death of Rev. Dr. William E. Lee, a Former Fair Haven Pastor,

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 The annual meeting of the Woman's
 Baptist Home Mission alliance, was
 held in the chapel of the Grand avenue
 Baptist church yesterday afternoon and
 was largely attended. The alliance
 comprises members from the New Ha- ven Baptist churches. The funds ras-
 ed have been donated to state mission
 work and work in Mexico A roll was
 taken to merge the society with the
 New England branch of the Woman's
 American Baptist Home Mission socie-
 ty.
 , Mrs. Mills, the president presided, and Miss Jackson of Montowese was
 secretary. After the singing of a
 hymn and reading of schripture by Mrs
 John Hill, prayer was offered by Mrs.
 E. w. Stone. Words of welcome were
 given by Mrs. s. J. Latta, and the re-
 sponse was made by the president. The
 secretary, Miss Jackson read the an-
 nual report The treasurer's report was made by Mrs s. J. Fox. The cir cles from the six churches represented contributed for the year the sum of $542.33. There were also collections from the several alliance meetings The funds have been used for home mis- sion work in Connecticut, and assisting MT. Sloan in his work at Guadaloupe
 The reports were read from each of the circles of an encouraging nature. The address of the afternoon was given by MT. Davies on Life in Alaska and Religious Work at Nome" Rev and Mrs Davies have been doing religious work at Nome Her description of the country and the people and life in the gold region, was very interesting She described the voyage from Seattle to Nome, lasting sixteen days. The long and narrow streets of the city were described, and the dog teams used for transportation. Horses are not used as hay is too high Nome is really a camping ground rather than place of residences; the inhabitants are con stantly coming and going in their search for gold. Coal is about $50 ton and wood $2s a cord. with coal oil at $2.5O a gallon. She said furs were not necessary, but material that would keep out the wind, which was more to be dreaded than the cold. There are frequent bizzards which well nigh bury lHG CdUlIlS M SllOW. HG uliIlelS dIG subject to many dangers which gold cannot compensate for. The climate is l not to be dreaded as is the isolation, | it requiring about three months to get | mail from the states. Last year the ice | went out May IS and this year not un- til the end of the month. In July they | were sitting around the fire with the thermometer at 35 degrees. Mrs. Da- vies spoke about the Esquimaux com ing down in the summer to sell their furs and other products. These h. ! dians closely resemble the Japanese. Alaska is apportioned off for religious word to the different denominations. | Mrs. Davies spoke of the building of | the church which cost $9,000 and with | eating capacity for 800, all denomina tions attending. Connected with the | church is a free reading room and li- | brary, which offsets in measure the | work of the saloon. She concluded by saying that it is now winter in Nome, and better religious work could be done at this season as the mines are idle. It l was very interesting address.
 Mrs. Sage gave a report of the mis- sionary work in the state as gleaned | from the recent convention. Miss Ray mond rendered solo which was much | appreciated The closing prayer was by Rev. E. w. Stone.
 Word has just been received of the death at his daughters home in Seat tie, Washington, last Sunday morning, of Rev. William B. Lee, D. D., former 1y pastor of the Congregations church of Fair Haven. Both in New Haven and Fair Haven Rev. MT. Lee had many very warm friends. He was the son of the late Deacon J. Trumbull Lee, of Madison, this state, where he was bornf He was also the paternal broth CT of Colonel Frank T. Lee, of this city, and own brother of Miss Elizabeth B. Lee, of Madison.
 Dr. Lee, after leaving Fair Haven, went by call to the Genevan Presbyte- ria.n church in Brooklyn, N. Y, where he conducted very popular pastorate. For several years he had been very great invalid, having suffered untold but his sublime faith, Chris tian courage and rugged New England brought him up to the age