The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-05
HUMPHREY STREET CHURCH
FEATURES OF THE WORK FOR
THE YEAR PAST

IN the Various Departments aud Fields
OF Activity of tho Church-The
Church's Annual Meeting.
The following is a brief summary of
the reports submitted by the heads of
the various departments for Christian
work of the Humphrey street Congre-
gationaI church at the annual meeting
held recently:
The Home for the Friendless, repre-
scented in this church for many years
by Mrs. Charles NJ. Scranton, has re-
! ceived through her untiring efforts as
| solicitor, $50. so from the membership Of
! this church
The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation, connected with this church for
many years through Miss z. NJ. Wat
son, is now represented by Miss NJ. J.
| Botsford, who has collected $21.S5 for
| this work, and the church is glad to
have share in this good work.
The McAll Mission, through Miss E.
A. Bristol, has received $3.50 for its
| lClJUlS lIt l. cltlSS
The Ladies' Aid society reported
through its president, Mrs. F. R.
Luckey, as follows: We have had a
most prosperous year. The monthly
| teas have been we'll attended, and
have served as a rallying point for the
| common social life of the church. The
event of the year was the building of
the new kitchen, an addition to the
church sorely needed, as it gives more
| room for the kindergarten department
as well as greater convenience for the
| ladies. The cleaning. decorating, and
carpeting of the church, laying of new
| floors in the lecture room, all the work
| of the society They also sent to mis-
sionary fields barrels of clothing, etc.
| The treasurer, Mrs. Arthur N. Rowe,
reports receipts of $4S0.73 for the year,
cash on hand at the beginning of ST.
| 715.OS, expenditures of $1,957.71, and
balance of $1SS10. 1t is earnestly de-
| sired and hoped that all of the ladies
| of the church will unite themselves
with this organization, as it forms the
one general point of contact for all the
various elements in our church life, so
far as the social aspect is concerned.
The Ladies' auxiliary in this church,
of the WOmans Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, reported through Mrs. Alexander
MacWilliams, its secretary and treas
urer, meetings held at various homes,
and two public meetings in the church
"a membership of forty-eight-$S5 sub
| scribed, of which 1896 went towards
the support of famine children in In
| dia, and $50 for DIR. lawmakers work
| there.
The Y. P. S. c. e. of the church re-
! ported through its president, George
M. Brown, membership Of sixty-eight,
all active. The regular Sunday evening
meetings have been held, with an ex-
cellent average attendance. The
causes of Christian missions and total
abstinence have had special attention.
The physical phalanX of the Y. P. S.
c. e. is a class in gymnastics and ply
steal culture--meets each Monday, the
| Juniors, nineteen, at p. M, the SEN
| iors, twenty-seven, at p. M, under
| the leadership of Miss Lillian A.
| Wright, of Anderson's gymnasium. The
| leader reports an average attendance
of thirteen for the Jnuiors, and seven
| teen for the Seniors.
| The eleventh annual report of the
First New Haven company of the
Boys brigade in this church was sub
mitted by the captain, John r. Cum
mings. The present enrolment of the
company Is seventy, with an average
attendance of forty at the drills, and
| equally so at the religious meetings at
! the close of the drill-hour. The COM
pany has athletic teams. and various
events during the year. The boys have
also many good times in their various
social gatherings, receptions, etc. The
! annual camp which has become pop
ular feature of the company. is a great
success-serves to draw the boys to-
gether, and affords them a pleasant
outing. Now and then an interesting
speaker is called in to address the boys,
and their attention is called to mis-
sions, to various topics interesting and
helpful to young men. Five-year SER
vice medals are given to all who re-
main in the company for that period
of time, and many Of these have been
| placed. A medal for the best drilled
member is also assigned from year to
year. The company was never more
Furnishing, and the spirit of comrade-
ship obtains throughout. and the boys
constantly bear witness to the help the
company has been to them.
The Bible school, A. H. Hayes super
intendent, reported through its secre-
! tary, w. c. Atwater, as follows; Mem
bers enrolled, $50: average attendance,
207; total attendance 1928; highest,
275; lowest, rs; primary department,
115; primary superintendent, Mrs. w.
C. Atwater; kindergarten, Mrs. M. En-
merich; home department, Mrs. o. s.
Wright superintendent with mem
I bership of thirty. F. H. Brigham, the
| treasurer, reported benevoIences of
$19650.
! At the close of these reports the pas
tor, Rev. f. r. Luckey. stated that
| there have been thirty additions to the
church during the year, eleven on con-
fession of faith and nineteen by letter;
| forty-One have been removed, five by
death, twelve by letter and twenty
| four by revision of the roll; the net loss
| for the year, therefore, has been eleven.
The total membership is All, with so
! absentees; Of this total membership,
| 17S are males and 293 females. About
| four hundred families look to this
church for pastoral care and visitation.
| NkA trna of n oh r. l.