The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-07
GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY
ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION HELD
 HELD YESTERD4Y.
At the Church of the Ascenston-Grati-
 lying Reports of Work of the Your
 Diocesan Council Meets AIso-SermUn x by Rev. c. F. Ixinsman.

The annual state convention of the Girls Friendly society of Connecticut began at the Church of the Ascension yesterday and will be concluded this morning. Over 120 delegates and mem bers of the society were present. Miss Margaret E. Jackson as president of the diocese presided at the associates con- ference at 10 o'clock. At this meeting nearly all the delegates were present. Annual reports of the officers and standing committees were made. Miss x Jackson told of the work which has been accomplished during the present year. The reports were very gratify- ing to all present and they showed Satisfactory progress, Among other things discussed was the vacation house at Canaan, Conn. so called be- cause the house was used during the past summer as a rendezvous for all sfnembers of the society to spend their vacations It proved a very popular Experiment and will be continued dur ing the coming summer seasons.
 Lunch was served at 1 o'clock and from 2:30 to the diocesan council com posed of officers and elected members held an executive session, at which off, ficers for the year were elected, It was also announced that the na- tional convention would be held in the city of Washington commencing No vember IS next. New committees were appointed for the coming year, among them being one which will have charge of the arrangements in connection with the vacation house. A members con- ference was held at 6:3O, at which time Informal discussions relative to events of the past year took place.
 # Evening prayer was held in the church at o'clock. The service was fully choral the music being furnished by the vested boy choir of the church. Rev, G. F. Kinsman of Middletown preached the sermon and there were also the following clergymen present: Rev. G. Brinley Morgan of Christ church, this city, Rev. Mr. Sexton of Westville and the Rev. MT Burgess of sSt. Andrews church. Rev. MT. Kins- man made a thoughtful and helpful address, in which he brought out the central thought that if we have the Econsciousness of our ability to do any thing that we may have to do we can surely succeed. If we have this con- seriousness we in ourselves have the power to accomplish all things which we may desire; self reliance is the greatest help to the undertaking of anything of importance. All power for this depends upon a realization of our sdependence on God. There is a peculiar power for good which women have and which God does not give to His sons. Women have the splendid traits of hu- 'mility gentleness, modesty and pure ness, and in these they are singularly superior to men. Self sacrifice is an- other of the peculiar gifts of women. They also have the power of repose and through this have the ability to make home what it should be, haven of rest They have more sympathy, tact and a keener eye than their brothers and consequently look deeper into mat ;ters and grasp the situation quickly and are prepared with solution for all problems. Tn closing the speaker | urged the young ladies to use their great powers for good and especially | the gifts of sympathy and spirituality God has chosen each one of us to do specific work which no one else can do J ana He will give us the power to do 1t.
 x The sacrament of the Lords Supper | will be celebrated at o'clock this morning.