The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-23
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
oHURoH ACTS ON PASTORS
 RESIGNATION.

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 Church Has Pared Under His Pastor
 ate-Programme for Christmas CeIe-
 bratIons in the Schools.
 A special meeting of the Grand Ave nue Baptist church was held last even ing to take action upon the resignation of the pastor, Rev. E. W. Stone. Re- marks were made by several present expressive of the regret that the pastor had decided to resign. One member stated that his removal to another field of labor would be great loss to the Baptist denomination in tho state, a loss to the New Haven association of Baptist churches and loss to the com munity. He said that since the resig- nation many people, not church mem bers, had expressed regret that MT Stone was to leave Fair Haven. MT. Stone at present is the senior pastor in Fair Haven. It was further stated that while it was undoubtedly true that every member present regretted that MT. Stone had resigned and was to leave the church, the only thing that could be done under the circumstances was to accept the resignation, as MT. Stone had made up his mind to go. It was further stated that his health was not good and he had hoped that in a milder climate he would enjoy a better degree of health. It was finally voted to accept the resignation and a com mittee was appointed to prepare reso- lutions expressing the great loss the church would sustain in his removal and the regret at his departure. A , committee was also appointed to look for a new pastor and to report to the church, The committee. consists of Deacons J. F. Morrow N. A. Beebe, George l. Sturges,. Henry Barnes and c. D. Manwaring, M. M. Gower of the board of trusteess D. w. Hatfield, of the r. P. s. 0. E.. B. A. Lenfest, of the Sunday school, and Mrs. F. L. Willis, of the Ladies Aid society. It is under stood that MT. Stone will terminate his labors with the church after the first Sunday in January,
 During MT. Stones pastorate of over 1 five years about 125 members have been added to the Grand Avenue Baptist church, and Improvements and addi- tions to the church property have been made amounting to about s2,0O0 The church to which he has received a call is the Immanuel Baptist church, of Richmond, Va. It has a larger mem bership than the Grand avenue church and is in a field where there is prospect of a large growth. The call came as a complete surprise. The vote of the church extending the call was unani- nous.
 Christmas exercises will be held in room 19 Strong school. to-day. Fol-. lowing Is the programme:
 Ring the Bells Of Christmas School Old ChristmasJames Coby,
 Selection Mandolin club.
 Home With Ding Dong Dan Rhea Scranton. Shine, Glorious Day Star Girls chorus. Christmas in All Lands Class exer- else.
 Ring, Ring the Bells School.
 The Two Little Stockings Gladys Bot tune.
 Annies and Willie's Christmas Prayer Annie Holbrook.
 The Messiah -Quartette Leah Phillips (solo). Mary Scott Florence Jacobs 1 and Florence Tatro. l Ole Bulls ChristrhasAnnieW Ward.
 The Christmas Cat-Margaret Smith. Selection Mandolin club. A Christmas Story May Blewett.
 Listen to the Bells--Boys' Glee club. When Santa Claus Was Ill-Theresa | Allen.
 Farmer seebbins as Santa Claus-Louis I Bleto.
 Christmas Bells-Alpha chorus
 The Mythical Santa Claus Harry Page.
 Recipe for Christmas Candy Girls I chorus.
 The Christmas of Old Maid Orne Ethel Jurfsh.
 Sweet BellsS School.
 The programme of exercises at Wool sey school will be as follows: Songs Carol Christians, Carol; Merry Christmas Now is Here. Address of welcome Margaret Calla- l han.
 Play--santa Claus at School.
 Song-It Came Upon the Midnight.
 Recitation--Santa Claus Telephone | Alfred Hallgren. Song Gather and Sing.
 Recitation-A Christmas Story-C Char 1 lotte Hein. 1 Song -sleighing Song.
 Play--Seeine s'erta Claus. l Song-Joyous News.
 Recitations-December, Room F; Song
 of the Angels, Room II. Violin solo--Raymond Graham. Sewing Song.
 Recitation-santa and the Mouse Lucy Graham. song-once Little Baby. song-Little Nobody-constance Con- nor.
 Recitation--The Stockings Christmas Louis Fischer.
 Lullaby-Ada and Etheline Porter. ] Songs-Once Unto the Shepherds; Sweet Bells. #
 Play Christmas Stockings.