The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-31

ed: "The whole church of Connecticut has long been, ir point of fact. mis-
 sionary church" The convention of | 1885 was thoroughly missionary in it's
 tone, and the fruits thereof were visa
 ble the next year in every part of the
 diocese. In 1S45 many of the parishes l which had been nursed by the society
 were fast becoming sef-supporting Tn
 1853 the assistant bishop, the late Bishop Williams, preached sermon en
 behalf of the society and showed by
 what he called "the rhetoric of facts
 and the logic of staistcs" how import
 ant it was to be more jealous in the l cause of diocesan missions. Renewed ! interest in the cause was thus created
 and no backward steps have since been | taken, although discomfort with the | operations of the society and also with it's title prevailed to some extent and | in 1880 the convention appointed Q committee to inquire into the charac- ter and condition of the missionary
 work" with instructions to present to
 the next convention any further meas ures that might be deemed necessary to promote the zeal and sympathy Of churchmen. Among other things which resulted from this action was the hold ing of four public services during tba year. with addresses at such times and places as the convention might desig~ nate but the result I of these movA- ments was not as beneficial as had bcsn hoped An intinerant missionary was sent into the destitute localities east of the Connecticut river His work vas necessarily limited and did not reach of course to the extent of occupying the field. The western and southern DOT ltions of the state contained but few towns where the church was not Tlg- orous and progressing, but then qSGD as now the church was weak ia the eastern and northeastern sections Of the state. In 1865 the General Assem- bly, granted new charter to the ho- ciety, because the convention had fail- ed to fill from time to time the vaeam- cies which had occurred on it's board of trustees Tn 1866 the name Of ne organization, having in charge the missions of the diocese was changed from the Christian Knowledge Society to the Missionary Society of the Dio- cese of Connecticut, and that name mas continued to the present. In lS77 the system of archdeaconries as it now ex- ists was introduced, Connecticut being the first diocese to introduce this sys- tenn into the United States.
 OBJECTS.
 The objects of this society are two fold; to help feeble parishes and to es- tablish missions in localities otherwise unoccupied In the year ending June, 1900, the society contributed towards the support of about forty-1ve par ishes and fifteen missions, and the appropriated the sum of eleven thousand dollars for the soci- ety's work. This sum is apportioned by | the archdeaconries to the parishes and mission stations within their respective limits, and the archdeaconries also an- the monies to be used by the parishes and mission stations within their respective limits, appropriations and apportionments being first made to the archdeaconries in bulk by the board of directors.
 SCOPE OF ITS WORK.
 There are more than four thousand upon the lists Of it's aided parishes and mission stations, a arger number than will be found in any of the missionary jurisdictions of the church, save one, and more than will be found in a large number of the dioceses.
 PROPERTY AND FUNDS.
 The society aids not only in support Ing the clergy and missionaries but also in building chapels and rectorics IS it has the means so to do, taking The title to the property whenever assist ance is thus given. It's policy Is tQ procure from the people directly inter-Nl ssted as large contributions as possible md then generally making the filai contribution to complete the work In thy given locality, as may be neces- ary to leave the property free of debt. n this way it holds some twenty chap- Is and churches throughout the dio- ese, all of which of course require the constant care end attention of the I 'oard of directors; it holds in trust