The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

ship.
 The following is a brief summary of
 the various reports submitted by the heads of the different departments of
 Christian work connected with the
 Humphrey Street Congregational
 church of New Haven for the year 1903: l Miss Mary J. Botsford, representing the Young Women's Christian assoeia-
 tion, has collected for that work s22.7O The church is thus glad to have a share 1 in that good cause.
 Miss Emma A. Bristol, collecting for
 the ''MeAlp' mission in France. has re-
 ceived $11.50 for that most excellent
 cause.
 Mrs. Frank R. Luckey, acting for the
 Florence Crittenton Home for unfor- l tunate women, has obtained $31.35 for this noble purpose. Although this work
 has been recently added to the list of
 our Christian activities. yet we are happy to have a part in it.
 On account of the removal from the
 city of Mrs. c. M. Scranton the Home l for the Friendless has not been repre- sented in our church the past year. but
 we are glad to say that Mrs. Gilbert
 Johnson, who for so many years col
 lected for this work, has, at the earnest
 solicitation of the home's managers, once again undertaken to ask for funds
 to carry on this enterprise. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the church will
 respond as readily in the future to Mrs. Johnson's calls as in the past
 1 The Ladies Aid society reports,
 through it's president, Mrs. E. B. Davis, a membership of sixty seven. The to-
 tai receipts for the year were $324.82, from monthly teas and annual sale.
 Of this sum $29s.12 has been expended for the new church cushions and other improvements. The "thimble'' parties
 held from time to time are sources of social intercourse and charitable work. Two missionary barrels have been sent
 to needy families, valued at sixty dol-
 lars. In every way this society is an esteemed branch of the church's work. and the monthly social teas" should
 be well supported by the membership as channels of mutual acquaintance and fellowship.
 The Ladies auxiliary of the Woman s Board for Foreign Missions reports, through it's president. Miss Sarah C.. Atwater, the sum of $91.59 raised, an in- crease over last year. Of this amount $50 was given toward the salary of Dr. Karnaarkar, who is doing a grand work at Bombay, India, and the remainder I was used in various missionary ways, a part going to Mrs. Edward Hume for l her work among the orphan famine 1 children of India. The monthly meet l ings of the auxiliary are growing in iIa- l terest. but owing to removals and death i it's membership is less. Are there not those of our number who will take their 1 places and emulate the example of one who did what she could?"
 ] The Mission band reported, through it's faithful leader, Mrs. A. H. Hayes, meetings held since April every Sun 1 day afternoon at o'clock, with an av- craze attendance of twenty. The ob- 1 ject is to teach the children about mis- sions, to love the Lord and to serve Him in the home and everywhere The 1 band has dressed dolls and collected I toys and books for 10S incurable crip- | pied children of the "Children's Home" 1 in New York city. Tn August they sent money to the Fresh Air fund to give an outing to a child. A little later they sent dolls and other toys to the stChiIdren's Aid Society," of Hartford; gave scissors, dolls and sugar barrel packed full of helpful things to the Montgomery Industrial School for Col- ored Girls; made comfort bags, clothing, and collected reading matter for Miss Nason's Rescue Home for Lumbermen, and orphanage at Sault Ste. Marie. The children are now work l ing to support a famine orphan in In- dia.
 The '. P. s. c. E. reports, through it's president, Charles c. Brown, a present enrolment of sixty-nine, which will be revised and the figures cut down to fifty, probably. While the meetings are not largely attended, yet the spirit is excellent. MT. Brown in his report says, and says truly: "The reason for our lack of an aggressive spirit lies, first, in the absence of an uplifting spiritual life in our own religious circle, and, second ly, in the failure of our leaders to real ize that they are leaders in this partic- ular work The older ones having for the most part gone, we have failed to realize that we ourselves are the older ones, that we are the leaders. In the future we hope to interest our young people in some definite missionary work, and reach the high standard of a decade ago, wheE the Humphrey Street Christian Endeavor society was known as the most progressive in New Ha-s ven.''
 Miss Emma Hoyt Merriam, the lead- CT of the classes for physical culture, meeting at 5 and 7:30 p. m. Mondays, reports an enrolment, for the seniors. of thirty seven, with an average at tendance of twenty-six; for the juniors of twenty-one, with an average of sev- enteen-shoWing a total enrolment of fifty-eight, and balance of $35 in the treasury. An exhibition drill is given each year, with prizes for the greatest efficiency. Socially, the classes have had good times, and recently entertain ed the members of the Boys brigade company.
 The Boys brigade company reports, through it's captain, Darwin s. Berger, drills and prayer meetings held each week, except during July and August: an annual camp, many field days and athletic contests, and various social events. The company roster shows an enrolment of forty-six, with an aver age weekly attendance of thirty-one