The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-02
SPOKEATpLYMOUgH CHURCH
SPLENDID ADDRESS BY HISS
 MART W00LEY

At wom.n's mssting-"cuiture as an
 Exponent of chasacter"-Its Phsy-
 eoIoglcaI Eject on the Human Com
 position.
 Plymouth church Ladies' Aid society entertained the New Haven Congrega- tionaI club last evening. The tables were beautiful with their pink and white decorations. Over two hundred enjoyed the fine supper provided. The divine blessing was invoked by the Rev. Mir. Yale. Occupying the center of the room was the guest table, around which were gathered Dr. and Mrs. McLane, Miss Mary E. Wooley. Mir. and Mrs. William Downes. MT. and Mrs. F. R. Bliss, MT. and Mrs. Frank D. Saunders, Rev. MT. Prentiss. Rev. MT. Yale, MT. and Mrs. Hartzhorn, c. B. Foote, H. w. Flint, Walter B. Law.
 The other tables had many guests, among them being Rev. Dr. Leete and wife. Rev. F. R. Luckey and wife, Rev. Dr. Davenport of Waterbury, Benjamin Booth and wise. Mir. Street and wife. Clarence Blakeslee. MT. Demarest and wife, F. G. Cogswell and wife, Theodore Blakeslee, MT. and Mrs Stetson, Mrs. A. M. Minor, Miss Winchester, Judge L. w. Cleaveland, John c. North and wife, MT. and Mrs. H. G. Newton, General E. s. Greeley, Mir. and Mrs. Sanford, Prof. T. B. Wilson and wife, Judge Simeon F. Baldwin, Rev. Mir Mutch, Mn and Mrs. G. R. Chamberlain, Dr. Street and many others.
 | After supper the exercises in the church were opened by William Downes announcing the nineteenth hymn, "Ohl Come With Our Anthems, Let Us Sing Prayer by Rev. Dr. Sheath followed and then by the usual routine business and the election of new members who are: John Brown, W. s. Campbell. Will liam c. Lotze. Rev. Dr. Sheath, W. B. Law read a paper on Correct Methods of Raising Church Revenue speak ing in part on the different ways adopt ed by renting of pews, by endowment and by collecting of pledges.
 To depend on the renting of pews as a sole source of revenue was as far from the correct way as the east is from the west. No one should receive church privileges as from bargain counter. He did not believe in the class spirit engendered thereby as 1t de- stroys the democratic spirit. The en- dowed church is a strong church-gives a sense of dignity and perinanence. IT closing he spoke of the strength of the cheerful givers and the benefit derived where a few did not furnish all the revenue. The best plans are those which foster love for the church and lift up Christ so as to draw men unto Him. Discussion of ten minutes fol lowed by MT. Newton, Dr. Leete, MT others. A beautiful solo "The Lord I: My Shepherd" followed, after which MT. Downes stated it has been the GUS. tom to hold annually a3womer's night and from time to time literary, mis- sionary or travelling women have ad. dressed the meetings and we have prof1ted thereby. It gives me excep tional pleasure to introduce the heat of one of our best educational institu- tions, Miss Mary E. Wooley, president of Mt. Holyoke seminary, who vii speak to us on culture as an exponent of character.
 | Miss Wooley spoke of the pleasure il gave her to be in New Haven and ar unusual pleasure to be their guest. Sht spoke of her interest in the discussion 1 for who would be more interested thar the daughter of minister in such { subject, realizing the burdens upon tht minister Of to-day.
 Miss Wooley spoke with much powel regarding mental culture.
 We cannot have culture without books.
 Miss Wooley deplored the neglect ot the Greek. Shall we not have the cul ture of the great authors? She emu merated Dante, Goethe Shakespear, and others. Next to the Bible sucl authors meet the needs. We can't bt cultured and leave out the master minds. The great thinkers emphasize the privilege of teaching the Bible, ant not as a duty. Frederick Harrison says, Mark, learn and digest the Hol, Scriptures in the English tongue" ant 1 rec1ted beautifully The Heavens De clare the. Glory of God" etc. Go tt the Scriptures as the mine from whicl you can get treasure. Out of the mint the life speaketh. In this deeper cul ture we need a word of caution-tha character is formed, not in stiffness O isolation, but in the quick-moving tide of nature. Character shows itself il
 the human voice, giving expression t, thought. One voice shows irritability another ealmness power, etc. But hoy quickly them show themselves in char acter-character which is shown il manner and various other ways. Alonl this line we have a work to do. Man ners impress one as seen for either eff feet or are real. Self-control the dee] spiritual culture, no one can understan by the intellect alone. The thought t
 hold the wide Christian culture is gain el k 41.- Ne<e ~F AI