The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-14
SEAMEN'S BETHEL SOCIETY
.FORTY-SECOND INNUAL MEETING
 HELD FESTERDAY.

Treasurer-Onicers and Committee,
 Appointed-Meeting Was Largely Att
 tended.
 The annual meeting of the Woman S Seamen's Friend society was held yes terday afternoon in Warner hall and it was one of the most largely attended meetings held by the society in many years It was the forty second annual meeting and was presided over by the president Mrs George O. Cruttenden, and druing the course of the afternoon 1t was shown that the society is in a very flourishing condition in every de- pertinent. The interest in the society seems to increase every year and the reports that were read yesterday, were most encouraging to the members. The large number of people that attended the whist for the benefit of the Bethel Friday afternoon was another instance that the work of the ladies in charge is being appreciated, and from that gathering $55 were raised. This will be spent in various ways at the Water street home for the sailors.
 The Rev. John o. Bergh, the mission ary and superintendent at the Bethel, opened the meeting yesterday, and af- ter a short prayer delivered a most in- teresting address. He gave an inter- csting account of the work at the home for the last year, and told of the many happenings of interest that have taken place al that interesting spot.
 The address will be found in full be- low. ..a
 The election of officers took place early in the afternoon and resulted as follows: President, Mrs. George O. Cruttenden; vice presidents, Mrs. F. Wayland Fellowes, Mrs. John H. Booth, Mrs. Frank A. Monson. and Mrs. A. B. Fuller; recording secretary, Miss Mary E. Law; treasurer, Mrs Luman Cowes; missionary and superintendent, Rev. John o. Bergh; auditor, Albert s. Holt.
 Advisory board-G. O. Cruttenden, General E. S. Greeley, Judge John c. Hollister, Frank w. Pardee, Joseph Porter, Joel A. Sperry, Herbert c. War ren.
 Executive committee--Mrs. F. Way land Fellowes. Mrs. John H. Booth Mrs. Luman Cowles, Mrs. G. o. Crut- tenden, Mrs James H. Foy Mrs. A. B. Fuller, Miss Florence Graham, Mrs.
 
 Mrs G. c. Powning.
 Committee on libraries-Mrs. Henry Champion, Mrs Horace P. Hoadley.
 Home committee-Mrs. A. B. Fuller, Mrs. Luman Cowles Mrs James Johh- ston.
 Volunteer committee-Miss Florence Graham, Miss Eloise B1akeslee, Miss Florence Brown, Miss Mabel Beecher, N,,c man. Miss Henrietta Hoadley Mrs Leonard Hotchkiss, Miss Mary F. Law Miss Harriet Lum, Miss Mary Mersick Miss Helen Merwin, Mrs. Harrison Hewett
 Publishing committee-Miss Mary F. Law.
 Nominating committee-Mrs. A. B. Fuller, Miss Frances $. Ives, Mrs. | Joseph Porter
 Mrs Cruttenden, the new president | of the society, gave an interesting ad- dress in which she reviewed the history of the society since it's formation in 1859
 The treasurer's report was read by Mrs. Luman Cowles, and it showed a balance of $2, 514.42 in the treasury. This balance compares we'll with those of i former years. i
 The secretary's report was read by | Mrs. Monson and was as follows;
 Before presenting the report of this | society for the past year it may not | seem amiss to consider a few facts and | suggestions that appeared in recent 1 sermon by Dr. Jefferson.
 The first society ever organized for | the religious care of seamen was start l t1aot Io, to this the work of caring for these most neglected of Gods children has been growing steadily The ocean pop uation now numbers 3,000,OOO souls men gathered from almost every coun- try on earth
 The average sailor dies under thirty, and the average life of service on the 1 sea is twelve years.
 These men upon the sea thousands of them having no regard for the Supreme Being, are nevertheless servants of His will
 It is they who are helping to draw the continents together and reducing the planet to city in whose markets the products of the world are bought and sold
 pr. Johnson once described sailors life al '1peTpeCudl llupIlSOIlfiltlil Wltll d ! chance of being drowned"
 A sailor is deprived of all possible means of salvation, deprived of home and all public means of grace; he hears not a song or a prayer or word | of Christian cheer for months together he has none of our privileges and scarcely any of our helps, and yet he has the very elements which Christ de- mands in those who serve Him.
 Unfinchng courage, glorious endur- auce and he has been schooled in the | experience of self-sacritice. We who are here to-day are most interested in these men, are anxious to increase the l interest of Christian people and are ( glad to tell of the work in their behalf in our midst, < A few statistics are necessary At El tention is called to the fact that MT. Pergh. our faithful superintendent, has [ visited over 1000 vessels during the ( year, thus coming in close contact with { thousands of sailors. II You are aware of how most cities | { have strange way of deteriorating as | IIHInlIHlIllIlIllIlIlIlIIIlIlIlllII0UIlllllulIH