The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-23
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
REV. Mr.. IRVINE AND THE NEW
CHURCH TALK.

Wa6NOt AppFOaeheu on the SUBJECT
After His Time with Pilgrim Church
Expires, He wiII Work fOr Peoples
Church with All New Haven for a
FIeId-Other Fair Haven News.
A representative of this paper called
on Rev Alexander F. Irvine. pastor of
Pilgrim church. at his home on Fair
Haven Heights last evening to ask him
what there was in the movement of
some of his followers who are talking
of forming an independent church. Mr..
Irvine said that none of the parties
who held the meeting had approached
him ON the subject, and he knew moth
ing of the meeting until after 1t was
held.
Il want to say that not one of my
church attended the meeting" said Mr..
Irvine.
All were from over the city. shall
have nothing to do with any independ-
ent church movement until May, when
my time as pastor of Pilgrim church
will expire. l will say, however, that
1 have had the thought of an independ-
ent church movement in New Haven
for twelve months But during the
four months l remain in Fair Haven 1
shall use my earnest effort to hold Pill
grim church together. l do not want
one to leave it. 1t is a good field and 1
wish we'll of the church and successor
for any pastor who comes after me"
Asked further about the new move
ment, Mr.. Irvine said:
Il intend remaining in New Haven,
and after my term of service here ex-
pires l shall probably work for a PEG
pies church. There are churches of
! this kind in all the large cities. My
+ field will be all New Haven. For the
, first it is not probable that a building
would be built, but a hall could be
hired"
What about the creed?'
Such a church would stand for the
people. The creed would be very much
like that of the CongregatiOnalists, but
! l would admit to membership either by
immersion or sprinkling. | should
! preach nothing but what l have preach
ed in my present church.
Mr.. Irvine, there has been some OBJ
lection to your industrial and labor SER
mons in your church. Some have
thought you have not preached sutfi-
GENTLY gospel sermons
We'll it is for them to judge. | have
preached no labor sermons, save in the
series that was completed last evening.
At any rate, / would remain in the
church no longer, under any circum-
stances. There is some friction, and
shall go away at the end Of the church
year, May l."
Mr.. Irvine went on to say that he had
a large following in his church. He
said that three-quarters of the male
membership were his friends. He had
no fault to find with the church, only
that it was his duty to terminate his
pastOratc.
1t is said that at the meeting Sunday
night about $500 was subscribed toward
an independent church movement, and
a committee was appointed to complete
the subscriptions,
The Grand avenue Congregational
church will hold the Christmas enter
tainment for the Bible school this eve
ming at 1 o'clock. There will be an en-
tertainment and appropriate Christmas
exercises, including carols, speeches,
Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
One of the events of last week left
unchrpnicled was a surprise masquer-
ade to Mr.. and Mrs Harrison r. Doty,
Of SO East Pearl street, on Friday eve
ming, December 49, Much merriment
was caused by the costumes of the par
ty and the inability to recognize the
William TT Nnv
cially contributed to the enjoyment of
the rest by his quick wit and amusing
ways. A bOuntiful supper was served
after which there was singing and
dancing. Among the number present
were Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Booker
Miss Florence Booker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Way, Mr. and Mrs Herbert
FoOte, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gierding
Miss Lena Gierding, Mrs. Julia r.
Jerome, Mrs. Charles Bowers, Miss
Beulah Bowers, Miss Nellie Johnson
Louis Doty, Mr. and Mrs William H.
Shepard, Mrs Elliott Bradley, Mrs
John Nowey and Mrs. I. B. Chandler.
The death of Emma Townsend Tut
tie, wife of Romanta Wells, which oc-
CURED at her home in this city Sunday
will be learned with regret by many
friends in Fair Haven, where the fam
lily lived for many years, The deceased
was a daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel NJ. futile, of Fair Haven
Mrs. Georgia M. futile, widow of
Henry p. Palmer, died at her home in
Fair Haven on Friday, aged fifty-six
years. The funeral was held yester-
day afternoon from the Memorial
chapel.
The closing down of the rolling mill
on WolcOtt street again for the lack OF
coal is much regretted by the employees
whoAhave been out of work much of the
time of late. The superintendent says
that the outlook for coal is now more
serious than ever and is likely to inter.
fere very much with manufacturing in.
terests The mills will be started agair
as soon as a bOatload Of coal arrives
with the exception of the new depart.
ment, which will remain closed for the
present, and until the uncertainties OF
the coal situation are eliminated. The
new mill employs about seventy-fve
hands.
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine says thai
it is policy Of idiocy for this govern.
ment to retain the duty on coal. He
believes that if foreign coal was admit
tod fraa If would holm yary rorph /,