The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-07
CHRISTIAN WORK REPORTS
AMMO JUDGEMENTS BY HUMPHREY
ST. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
summary of the Reports Submitted by
the Heads of the Many Departments
All ofthe Branches Have Been Doing
Very Good Work.

Very Good Work.
The following is a brief summary OF
the various reports submitted by the
heads of the various departments for
christian work connected with the
Humphrey street Congregational
church, Of New Haven, at the annual
meeting held recently:
The Home for the F'riendess, repre-
scented in this church for many years
by Mrs. Charles M. Scranton, has re-
celVed through her untiring efforts as
solicitor for the Home, $S4.75 from the
membership of this church. Mrs.
Scranton has labored In this good cause
for number Of years, and Is every
where gladly received when she calls
for the annual contribution.
The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation, connected with this church for
many years through Miss e. M. Wat
son, one of the managers, and also a
member of the church, has received
$53.75 the past year, and the church is
glad to have a share in this good work
The McAll Mission, working among
the French people, does not appeal so
strongly to local interest as the causes
above mentioned, nevertheless Miss
Emma A. Bristol reported the collection
from this church for the work there,
$20.75.
The Ladies' Aid society, of this
church, reported through its president,
Mrs. Margaret K. Hanna, as follows:
The Ladies' Aid society has had
most prosperous year. The monthly
teas" have been largely attended, and
the receipts from the same have helped
greatly to swell the amount in the
treasury toward the building fund.
New Dishes tables and silverware have
been purchased, which enables the la
dies to make their teas more attract
i've and homelike. Two barrels and a
box, valued at $113.54, were sent at
Christmas tim eto a Home Missionary
family. Various entertainments for So
cial interest were given during the
year The society had to It's credit in
the building fund. at the beginning of
the year, $1,337.55. This was increased
during the year to s1,71O.55 and by va
rious disbursements now stands at ST.
41I.97."
The Ladies' auxiliary in this church
to the Womans Board of Foreign Mis-
siol } reported through Mrs. Alexander
MacWilliams, five meetings held during
the year, a membership of thirty eight,
and SIG collected and paid to the work
of the Board
The report of the Y. p. S. c. E., of
this church, was submitted by III. j.
Ostrander, The society shows a loss in
its total active membership, owing to
the efforts of the president in revising
the roll, and bringing the society to an
actual working membership The en-
rollment now stands at eighty nine, all
Of which may be counted upon, The
regular Sunday evening meetings have
been held during the year, with an ex-
cellent average attendance. One meet
ing each month is devoted to the cause
Of Total abstinence" and every two
months missionary field is taken up
and discussed. Many of the society's
members are pledged to give something
.oward the cause of missions, and the
presidents enthusiasm along this and
,ther lines has been contagious and the
society in the main is in a fiourishing
condition. The Young Ladies' Mission /
leayor's work, and reports as follows: |
Thirteen meetings held with an aver
lge attendance of eight. They gave SAL |
o the Foreign Board, besides barrel
If clothing, etc, sent to a missionary
pastor. The members are pledged to
1--WE a weekly sum to the cause of mis-
ions, and have a sinking fund of
2273." All of which was submitted by
Hiss Ruby e. Street, the treasurer.
The Y. p. s. c. E. Physical Phalanx"
inns to do for the young ladies of the
hurch what the Boys Brigade" is de-
igned to do for the young men. This
ranch of church work is very popular,
nd so much so that the class has been
ivided into two sections, one meeting
n the afternoon, the other the same
vening, under the competent instruc-
ion of Miss May White, of Anderson's
experimenting by Miss
Helen Curtis. Miss White has been
erself member of the 'Phalanx' for
number of years, and now is being
elped through the course at Ander-
on's by the "Phalanx," from which she
cquired her first steps in physical cul-
Ire and which she now instructs, and
| which line she proposes to make her
fe's work. The class is doing excellent
,ork under Miss Whites instruction,
nd Miss Curtis oversight The
Phalanx' serves to acquaint the
Dung ladies' with one anothert-to de-
aop them in correct physical lines,
nd to help them overcome defects.
arents bear constant testimony as to
S value in every way to their daugh-
re.
The ninth annual report of the
Boys Brigade" company in this S
lurch was submitted by the captain, 5
T. C. Atwater The present enroll
ent of the company is fifty-eight, E
it'll good attendance at the drills {
Id a still better one at the religious t
Getting at the close. The company has \
hletic teams, and various events dur |
G the year. The boys also have many !
,od times in their various social gath t
etc. The annual {
mp, which this year was enjoyed by {
'er thirty of the young men, was a I
eat success, and served to draw the
ys together and helped them to
easant outing. Every two months, at
e religious meeting after the drill, the S
Jung mems attention is directed to the
use of missions, by the pastor, either
a talk by some expert worker, or O
e use of a stereopticon illustrating "
e various fields The company was a
yer more flourishing than to-day, o