The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
REV. A. F. IRVINE TO ESTABLISH
PEOPLES CHURCH.

ment-Members to Leave Pilgrim
Church-NearIy $4,000 Subscribed
Othor Items az Interest.
Rev. A. F. Irvine of the Pilgrim chuch
expects to begin his movement for the
establishment of Peoples church in
this city about May l, at which time he
will leave his present church where he
has been the pastor for about five years.
In speaking about the new enterprise
Mr.. Irvine said to a representative of
this paper:
1T is intended to hold the first meet
ing of the Peoples church in the Hy-
perion theater the first Sunday in May.
There will be about 125 members leave
the Pilgrim church to join the new
church. I shall be very sorry for them
to leave Pilgrim church and have tried
TO have them not do so. but they have
decided to Join the new church. No.
there will be no further attempt of
those who wished to join the ecclesias-
teal society of Pilgrim church to do So"
Asked if there had been any financial
aid pledged to the new church, Mr.. r.
vine said: Already we have between
$4,000 and $4,000 pledged towards the
new church. In the first year l should
say that it would number 500 or 800
members. 1t will undoubtedly be the
largest Protestant church in the city.
Quite number of Roman Catholics and
Jews will join. For the present the
meetings will be held in the Hyperion
theater, but in time a church will be
built
Mr. Irvine says the success of the
movement seems assured and there is
prospect that plenty Of funds will be
contributed to make it a success. He
says there is a Peoples church in all the
large cities and he feels that there is
demand for such religious body in this
city. No further plans other than in
Dictated above have been made, but Mr..
Irvine says that the organization will
probably be started the first Sunday in
May.
The New England Transportation
company's barge No. l was partially
raised yesterday afternoon and it was
expected to pump out the boat last
night. Late in the afternoon the stern
had been raised so that nearly all of
the cabin showed above water. As soon
as the barge is placed along side of the
wharf the cargo of about 400 tons of
coal will be discharged. There was con-
siderable difficulty in getting one of the
lifting chains under the barge and that
was what has made the delay. The
barge was chained securely to the pom
toons placed on each side of the craft.
Heavy timbers spanned the space be-
tween the pontoons and the chains were
swung over these timbers As the pom
toons slowly rose with the. tide, the
barge lifted out of the mud of the river
bottom. The bending of the heavy tim
bers shows the great strain put upon
them: Hydraulic jacks also aided In
the lifting work. 1t is said that each
of these jacks is capable of lifting 100
tons. The work on the sunken barge
has been watched with great deal of
interest, many people standing on the
Quinnipiac drawbridge near which the
barge sank.
The Y. p. S. C. E. of the Grand ave-
nue. Congregational church will hold it's
annual supper this Wednesday evening
from 6 to 1880 o'clock. Home made can
dy will be for sale and short enter
tainment will be given at o'clock The
price of the supper is fifteen cents. /
Several organists have applied for the
position of organist in Pilgrim church
and the committee on music Is consider
ing the applications. Miss Littlejohn,
the present organist, is to become Or
ganist at the First M. E. church.
Most of the oyster dealers have finish
ed opening oysters for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur C. Stoddard of |
New Britain have been visiting Mrs.
Stoddards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. !
Loveland of Fair Haven Heights. Mrs. |
stoddard was for years very success
full teacher in the public schools of New
Haven. She has taught school in Nor
ris and Bantam in this state, and has
taught vocal and instrumental music. |
She has also managed successfully vari-
Gus concerts.