The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
RESULTS OF THE YEAR.
SUMM4RY OF THE VARIOUS RE-
 PORTS
PI esented at the Annual Meeting or
 Humphrey Street Congregational


 the various reports submitted by the
 heads of the different departments for
 Christian work connected with the
 Humphrey street Congregational church in this city at the annual meet ing recently held:
 The Home for the Friendless. repre- sented in this church for many years by Mrs. Charles M. Scranton, has re- ceived through her untiring efforts as solicitor. S9O50. Mrs. Scranton has la
 bored in this good cause for many years, and is everywhere gladly re- ceived when she calls for the annual contribution.
 The Young Women's Christian asso- ciation connected with this church for several years through Miss E. M. Wat son, one of the managers, has received | $25 the past year, and the church IS glad to have a share in this good work | The McAll mission, working among the people of France, does not appeal so strongly to local interest as the causes above mentioned, nevertheless Miss Emma A. Bristol reported $lO col lected from this church for the work there.
 The Ladies Aid society reported through it's president, Mrs. F. k. Luckey. most interesting and sue cessful years work, due to the hearty cooperation of all the ladies. The monthly Teas" designed to bring the people of the church together in social relations and to acquaint those wor- shipping with the church and with one another, have been very well attended and the receipts have helped to swell the building fund the amount on hand January 1. 1901. being $1,41797, was in- creased by $29711, with expenditures of S20O. 3S. At Christmas time large missionary barrel was sent west, valued at $70.
 The Ladies' auxiliary in this church to the Woman's Board of Foreign Mis- slons reported through Miss Sarah C. Atwater, it's president, progress along the line of this work-the meetings growing in interest and attendance. New members have been added from time to time who have helped the in terest and encouraged those in charge Nearly $100 was raised last year TOT work in foreign fields of which $50 was given toward the salary of pr. kar- marker of India, who is doing efhclent hospital work there. The society has also aided Mrs. Hume of Bombay in her work of caring for large number of famine children, and enters the new year with great hopefulness.
 The report of the Y. P. S. c. F. was submitted by it's president, H. J. ,Os- trander. Its active membership, through revision of roll, additions and dismissions, now stands at eighty-fve. The regular Sunday evening meetings have bene held, with special total-ab- stinence and missionary meetings from time to time, and all well attended. The society has raised and given $55 for missions The Young Ladies Mission circle. a branch of this society, reports ten meetings held, with an average at tendance of ten and membership of twenty-two. Thirty dollars were given to the Foreign Board of Missions also local aid to those known to be in need. All of which was submitted by the sec retary, Miss A. M. Tinkey.
 The Y. F. S. C. E. Physical Pha- lanx" aims to do for the young ladies of the church what the Boys Brigade" company is designed to do for the young men This branch of church work is very popular, and so much so that the class meeting or Mondays of each week have been divided into two sections, one meeting in the afternoon at 5, the other the same evening at s. under the competent instruction of Miss May White of Anderson's gym nasium, superintended by Miss Helen Curtis. The Juniors number 29, the Seniors" 3l These classes not only seek to develop the body along correct physical lines, but serve to acquaint the with one another. and with Christian influences,
 The tenth annual report of the First New Haven company of the Boys bri- gade in this church was submitted by the captain, Alfred Hall. The present of the company is the best in it's history-70 with q most eXcel lent average attendance at the weekly meetings and drills Saturday evening at 7:3O. Twenty-one new recruits dur ing the year-the annual camp-the tenth anniversary. these are some of the salient features of this work. Dur ing the ten years of this work, over 21O young men have been brought un- der the influence of the Christian life. and over one hundred have been added | to the churchs membership. The com pany has athletic teams, receptions, | and annual camp, and various events | for social gatherings, s well as spirit | ual uplft, during the year. Every two | the attention of the young men l Is directed to the cause of missions | and they now have nearly fifty dollars l for this work. The company was never | more fourishing than to-day, and the spirit of brotherhood and comradeship | oervades the entire company, officers | and nrivates alike.
 The Bible, or Sunday school, reported )y departments as follows: Primary | Mrs. Charles w. Ken ! ledy, gave an interested account of 1 he various gifts of the department, it's of seven teachers and six | weight scholars, it's promotions and attendance. Mrs. M. Emmerich told of he seventy four little ones enrolled in Ter Kindergarten department, of the ad- lirions and dismissons, and gifts, and her thankfulness for the ad- lition to the building, which gives so much more room for the department,