The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-18
CHRISTIAN ENDEAYORERS
OF THIRTY-FO NEW HAYEN So
CIETIES MET LAST NIGHT.


Union Mt Howard Ave. Congregations
Church-Addresses by Pioneers of the
Movemcnt-It Originated I'm New Ha-
ven.
The New Haven Christian Endeavor
union held it's fifteenth anniversary in
the Howard avenue church last even
ing.
Despite the inclement weather the
body of the church was filled was filled
with enthusiastic Endeavorers, who
came to hear addresses by the pioneers
of what has now grown into great ma
tional movement The church was fit
tingly decorated with bunting and
| Christian Endeavor flags, one of the
most noticeable emblems being the orig
inal banner Of the New Haven union,
which was the first union started in
this country.
/ The meeting was opened at 7:45
o'clock with a praise service conducted
\ by Rev. George Foster Prentis, presi-
dent of the union, followed by the roll
call and reading of the minutes by Miss
Mary Griswold, secretary.
Addresses were given by j. c. North.
l first president of the union and Or
ganizer of the first society in New Ha-
ven, and by Eli Manchester first state
secretary. Mr.. North told entertaining
ly the history Of this nucleus of the
movement, how the plan was originated
by Rev. Justin E. Twitchell, former
pastor of the Dwight Place church, and
how, being taken up by others it at
tanned it's present power. Mr. Manche5-
ter followed with many personal remi-
niscences of the work, saying that the
inspiration of those early days of
Christian Endeavor still held it's sway,
and was the cause of many life long
friendships. He read extracts from
the first official documents Of the union
and closed with an exhortatlon to those
who could to attend the coming ma
tional celebration in Portland, Me-, the
birthplace of Christian Endeavor.
The address Of the evening was by
William Shaw Of Boston, Mass, treas
urer Of the United Society Of Christian
Endeavor. Mr.. Shaw's witty and char
actelistic remarks were well received,
especially when he declared that al
though the young people Of his time
have now become pillars of the church,
the young people of to-day are getting
more vigorous start into the true fell
lowship Of Christian Endeavor. From
the one society of fifty members
in Portland the country now holds $4,000
societies, with 100000 members, and in
this tremendous broadening the work
has grown deep and abiding. There
may have been the good old days, but
they were only a beginning to the pres
ent, and what the future holds in store
in this vital movement of millions OF
young people"
Mr.. Shaw then passed to his theme,
the thought that lies deepest in Chris
tan endeavor-that of soul saving. 1t
is reasonable. 1t is but a step to eter-
nifty, and we take with us there, not
wealth, but reality such as we have put
by service into our lives. The awful
ness of sin and the glory and beauty Of
Christian life contrast in showing that
Christian service is not hard, that "the
joy of the Lord is our strength ASK
the three young men in Paterson N. j..
if it is pleasant to SIN Mr.. Shaw con-
cuded with the beautiful story of the
loeket inscribed with the words Whom
not having seen, I love-
Among the officers and representa-
tives of the union present We're the fol-
lowing:
President-Rev. George Foster Prem
tiss.
Vice presidents-Miss ]. M. Scott
Walter N. Boynton, Charles c. Bodwer
John S. Imrie.
Recording secretary-Mrs, Mary Girls
void.
Corresponding secretary-Miss Ida M.
Adams.
Treasurer-Walter C. Chalker.
Auditor-C. P. Walker.
Chairman finance committee-w. c.
Griest
Chairman district commttee-Ge
r. Tucker.
Chairman temperance and good citi-
zenship committee-Rev. Joseph Nc
Kean, Branford,
Chairman reception committee-Miss
Ellis Pomeroy.
Chairman evangelistic committee
Miss Jennie Johnson.
Chairman press committee Herbert |
L. Jane.
Chairman music committee-A. N. |
Mcintyre
Chairman missionary committee -
Miss Mary r. DeForest
President Junior union-Mrs A. N. |
Mcintyre
The representatives of thirty-four So
cieties were present as follows.
A. M. F.. Zion, Miss Emma Williams; |
Branford Baptist, Mrs. William Louns- |
bury; Branford Congregational, Miss |
Lizzie Cooke; Calvary Baptist, Miss M. !
r. Webster; Church of the Redeemer, |
Stuart Rowe: Clintonville Edward D.
Fowler; Davenport Congregational, |
Harry Burgess. Dixwell avenue Con-
Misis Grace Booth;
Dwight Place Congregational #, L.
Perry East Haven Congregational,
Mrs w H Fowler; Fair Haven Second |
congregational, H. w. Russell: Ferry
street Congregational A. N. Mcintyre; |
First Baptist, Miss Florence Watrous;
First Presbyterian, D. E. Macaulay;
Grand avenue Baptist John w. Phil ,
lips; German Baptist, Louis I.assen:
Grand avenue Congregational, Herbert
L. Clark: Hope Baptist, S. e. Dibble,
ir. Howard avenue Rantist Mrs