The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31

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 Mallory, Barney N. Rowe.
 Recepton--W. A. Hemingway chair
 man; c. G. Keeler, J. o. Clogston, R. C.
 Davis, w. H. Kellogg, Mrs. Mary B
 Mallory, Mrs. Ellen Smith, Mrs. Julia
 A. B. Hemingway, Ms, Herbert
 Barnes, Mrs. L. P. Mallory, Miss Myra F.. Futile, Miss Josephine Bushman | Miss Bessie B. Rowe, Miss Edna A. Au-
 gur, Miss Sarah $. Baldwin.
 Entertainment guild under
 direction of Mrs George c. Black.
 Finance-E. H. Barnes, chairmaa; w.
 H. Kellogg, c. E. Bray.
 Music-George M. Baldwin, chair
 man; R. G. Davis, w. A. Hemingway,
 c. B. Rowe, Mrs. George c. Black.
 Programme-W. P. Niles, E s. Wade,
 Mrs George c. Black. F. H. Barnes,
 George M. Baldwin, c. G. Keeler, c. E. Steele, A. w.. Wright, Mrs. Cook, W. A, | Hemingway, H. w. Russell.
 Decorations-Mrs Cook, Miss Addie Strong, Mrs. A. F. Irvine, Mrs. George | c. Black.
 Y. P. S. c. Ell w, Russell, J. H.. ] Thompson, H. J. Fabrique,
 Sunday school-C. G. keeler, w. A. l Hemingway.
 l Evening service--C. E. Steele, John Parker.
 1 Portraits--A. w. Wright, F. c. Rowe 1 Lester Russell.
 1 Archives-E. $. Wade.
 A beautiful bronze tablet has been placed in the vestibule with this in scription: This church was organized March 31, 1852, as the Second Congrega- tional church of Fair Haven, and was renamed Pilgrim Congregational church at it's semi centennial, March 31, 1902. The tablet wes made by Max Defiant. of this city.
 Large photographs, hansomely fram- ed of all the pastors have been hung in the chapel The semi-centennial eXer- cises will be continued to-day at and p. m. according to the programme which has been given in this paper.
 Charles G. KeeIer, superintendent of the Sunday school, gave a very inter- esting address at the afternoon service.
 MIR. KEELER'S ADDRESS. Our Past, Present and Future.
 Fifty years ago the brethren of this church, realizing the need of Bible in struction for the children at that time, organized a Sunday school, in the rec ords of the church is the following: At meeting of the church April 9th, 1852 held for the purpose of organizing the Sabbath school, the following officers were elected; Augustus Y. Conking, superintendent. and Charles A. Bray assistant superintendent. l fail to find any records of the enrolment of the school or any other matters during the first ten years, which would be of much interest to us on this anniversary,
 In the fifty years the Sabbath school has had twelve superintendents. One served for seven years in succession, two served for five years in succession, three served for four years, three for three years. four for one year.
 By the reelection at different times the total service to the school is stated as the record of each one is given. The following superintendents served from 1852 to 1869; Augustus Y. Conkling, elected April g. 1852, served one year; Lucius Rowe, elected April r, 1853, served three years in succession; Hen ry A. How'd, elected April 27 1856, serv- ed three years Tn succession; Warren l.. Brown, elected April 15, 1859, served one year; Edwin D. Fowler. elected April 6, 1s60 served four years in succession; Lucius Rowe, reelected April 29 1864, served five years in succession, total service, eight years. Brother l.. r. Deming was elected March 26 1869, served five years in succession; Brother Lewis Frisbie, elected April, 1874, serv- ed one year; Brother l.. P Deming, re elected April 25, 1875, erved one year
 The secretary's report dated 1876 records an enrolment of about three hundred an average attendance of 1894,
 On January 16, 1S76 the attendance was 273, showing that the Sunday school was in a very flourishing condi ton, and this is the largest attendance that find in the record.
 Brother Henry F. Smith elected April 14, 1876, served until September 17. 1877. Brother George A. Auger, elected Sep tember IT, 1876 served until March 19, 1878. On March 19 1878, the library committee reported that they purchased about 500 books at total cost of S420 After laying aside books that could not be used the library numbered 9S2 vol umes Brother Auger is at present in Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. l wrote Brother Auger in regord to our ami versary and have received the follow ing letter.
 Here MT, Keeler gave in full the let ter in which MT. Auger recalled delight ful old associations and memories of the old Second church in lelicitous words. He pays tribute to the la mented Rev John s. c. Abbott, who preached for some time at the Second church, and under whom he was led to become a Christian. He speaks of Dea- con Bray's Bible class and of his hesi- tation at accepting, when after having served the Sunday school as assistant superintendent he was selected to be it's superintendent. In closing he speaks of cherishing the hope of revisiting the school and Second church before many more months have elapsed, and send his greeting Aloha" which in the Ha- waiian tongue means love.
 MT. keeler's report then speaks of the work of the Sunday school, their pie nics and the successive superinten- tendents. The growth of the school was carefully traced showing the progress made. Henry W. Loomis, MT. Deming, | Lewis Frisbie and John Thompson