The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-03
11TH AND 12TH WARD NEWS
NEW MEMBERS AT GRAND AVENUE
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Fellowship Yesterday, Making IO5 New Bapttsmai Font-Other News.


 Since the Coming of Rev. MT. Chalmers
 New Baptismal Font-Other News.
 Yesterday was very important day
 for the Grand avenue Congregational
 church In the morning at 10:30 the
 usual communion service was observed
 and the occasion was made memorable
 by the large number of new members
 received into church fellowship.
 Despite the severe storm. the church
 was crowded with worshippers. There
 was an interesting address appropriate
 to the occasion by the pastor, Rev An drew Burns Chalmers, after which the new members were welcomed. It is customary for the pastor to give teh
 hand of fellowship but owing to the large number to be received, this part of the service was performed by the deacons. Of the fifty-siX members re- ceived, thirtysix were by profession of faith. The new members included thirty-one women and twenty five men. This makes 105 new members received since the coming of MT. Chalmers as pastor last fall The total membership oL tilc CuuICll IS IlOW oOU
 MT. Chalmers made announcement that member of the church had given a baptismal font, which would be ln stalled at the next communion, the first Sunday in May. It is to be a beautiful work in white marble and of artistic merit The font is now being carved. The name of the donor is not be an- nounced until the font is in place, in May.
 The late Deacon Willis Hemingway was present at this church for the last time four years ago next Saturday. As fitting memorial of the event, his daughter, the widow of Rev Joseph Cook, had the pulpit platform hand somely decorated with cut flowers and palms. MT Hemingway was for many years deacon and treasurer of the church.
 The names of the members received during Mr. Chalmers ministry here are given below:
 The following persons were received yesterday into fellowship:
 Eugene H. Rowe, Elmer l.. Gilbert, Mrs Elmer T. Gilbert, George D. Chit tenden, Mrs. George D. Chittenden MT. and Mrs William Brown, Mrs. George Voght, Mrs. Jane Wicksell, MT. and Mrs. Dwight S. Tyrril, Everett R. Bishop, Mrs. Edward c. Porter Miss Idella Howard Miss Annie M. Smith. Robert w. Juhver, Mrs. Robert W. Juniver MT. and Mrs. Sigmurd Bauer Thomas H. Matthews, Mrs. Thomas H. Matthews, Clayton Wells, MT. and Mrs. Bertram A. Lester, Mrs. Martha A. Bristol, Miss Ruth L. Bristol, Edwin H. Broden, Mrs. Edwin H. Broden, Mrs. Lillian M. Davis. Clarence M. Davis, Mrs Mary E. Cram, Joseph R. Sturges, MT. and Mrs. Leonidas c. Seward, MT. | and Mrs. Thomas H. Newbold, Mrs. | Christina Watson. Daniel B. Watson, | James B. Watson, Miss Jeanie G. Wat son, Miss Florence May Barrows, Miss i Ida R. DeMatty, Miss Melinda N. Rich, Miss Grace E. Hofacker, Harrison E. | Doty, Mrs. Harrison E. Doty, Melvin F. Doty MT. and Mrs. Nathan | Har- rison, MT. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mehaffy MT. and Mrs. James Frederic Hunter MT. and Mrs. Homer H. Shepard and l John s. Sanford.
 A welcome social will be held in this church on Wednesday evening Of this week, from to 10 o'clock, for the over one hundred new members who have been received during the past three Every member of the church, both old and young is expected to be present and all others who attend the church will be welcome. There will be no charge for admission and nothing sold. Light refreshments will be served by the Young Ladies' league and the Girls Aid society. The affair will be under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society and all members of the standing committee with their wives or hus- | bands and all members of the society's committee with their wives are sup posed to be exofficio on the reception The reception committee consists of Miss Hattie Denison, chair nan; Mrs. H. D. Franklin, Mrs. John Hewitt and Miss Minnie Goodsell. The social will be held in the Sunday school -oom and the parlors.
 The New Haven Congregational club S to meet in this church Monday even ng. March 17, and it is expected that Governor Mclean will be the speaker.
 At the Grand avenue Baptist church. morning, the communion ser ,ice was observed and nine new mem ,ers were received. The pastor, Rev. E. | w. Stone, made an appropriate address md gave the right hand of fellowship o the new members Seven of the new members were received on confession of aith and baptism and two by letter. Others who have been baptised are ex- ected to be received at the next com l nunion. , Schooner Wideawake of Portland, z Ie., from Narragansett Bay for Fair f Haven. stranded on Kaulkner's Island l arly Saturday morning and will prob { bly he total loss. The cargo con- I ists of about 2,500 bushels of oysters ( unsigned to II. C. Rowe &- Go. Mir sowe made arrangements Saturday :, 5ith the Scott Wrecking company of f Jew London to pump out the oysters C ato barge and tow to Fair Haven. r The barge was expected to go to the e essel yesterday and save the cargo, if c he weather permitted.
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