The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-07
BAPIISTS In MERIDEN
-RRIYG TALK By REV. Mr..
FERRIS OF NEW HAVEN

evoIenees that no Not show in Col
mnsof FIsures-other Doings of
onvention-How shall Churches Can
ntertain the Association.
ae closing session yesterday Of the
Haven Baptist associations sew
y-ninth anniversary meeting was
lered specially interesting BY a talk
d Rev. George II. Ferris, pastor of
vary Baptist church, New Haven.
Ferris presented the annual report
the committee on beneyolence, In
course Of his report he said:
Deeds of self-denial in the home,
ghborly services of sympathy. disin-
Psted acts in business, pitiful sums
cost hours of hard toll. make no
wing in our columns. Our church
his association, while raising money
a certain object in the past year,
presented with twenty five dollars
man who had just paid a thou
d dollars for an automobile. Four
lnamen contributed eighteen dollars
the same object, which they earned
ironing collars at two cents each,
woman in the church baked
kes and brought five dollars to the
Btor. All this goes down as forty
int dollars in the 'benevolence' of
1 church.
AS matter Of fact, we know next
nothing of the real 'benevolence' Of
churches. In every quarter where
Christianity approaches the ideal
its Founder many gifts will be made
1t are unrecorded, because the left
nd knew not what the right hand
]. No trumpet will sound out the
aise of this church at the association.
Pharisee, whose benevolence was
histrionic performance on the street
,ner, will get full credit in our rec
is; but the modest saint, whose gifts
Ire often craven only on the hidden
blet Of grateful hearts, win wait for
e pages of a greater book to be un-
led"
A devotional service conducted by
Nv. B. F. Hurlbut, of Yalesville, open
the morning session at 9:S5. 1t was
the nature of a promise meeting,
lloWed by prayer by Rev. DR.. Hay
pod, Of Waterbury, Rev. w. H. Baw-
IN, of New Haven, Rev. w. ". Gray,
Southington, and Rev. Mr.. Hurlbut,
Yalesville.
IAt 9:45 Moderator Gray opened the
5gular session, the congregation sing
" How Firm Foundation" the
ERIK, Rev. Dryden w. Phelps, Of New
aven, officiating at the piano. Prayer
as offered by Rev. @. K. Flanders, of
lie Howard Avenue church, New Sa-
In.
Rev. w. H.. Bawden presented the
port of the committee appointed last
Ear to consider the matter of future
Entertainment of the association. This
Rport suggested that contributions be
Jade to raise fund Of $500, with the
Id of which small churches could en-
ertain the association at its meetings.
This was discussed by Rev. Mr.. Stad-
eld, of Chester, Rev. John Scott, of
seep River, Rev. Mr.. Flanders and
kev. Mr.. Lent, of New Haven, and
lev. Messrs. Miller of Saybrook, Row
BY, Of Middletown Thomas, Of Chester,
Ferris and Stone, of New Haven, Mes
enger, of Deep River, and Brooks, of
Waterbury.
AT the request Of Rev. Mr.. Stone, of
Few Haven, the discussion on the re-
sort was put over until the afternoon.
b the afternoon the report was
dopted.
Rev Mr.. Haywood, of Waterbury,
Presented resolution calling for. the
appointment of a committee of three to
Inquire into and canvass the advisable
ty of procuring a permanent meeting
place for the association along the line
Il the Chautauqua and similar assem-
elies. This resolution was adopted
With the understanding that the COM
nittee will make a report at the next
Innual meeting.
The report on missionary and denom-
national literature was presented by
Rev. Maurice Stadtfeld, of Chester, and
discussed by Rev. F. st. John Fitch, Of
3ranford, and others.
In the absence of Rev. DR.. w. E. wit
er, who was booked to talk on For
ign Missions Rev. DR.. w. D. Boggs,
# India, spoke Of the work in that
ield. He is in the theological semi
larry at Ramapotam among the Tele-
rus. His address was very interesting
o ALL
The closing number of the morning
ession was the missionary talk on
Cuba Regenerated by Miss Charlotte
Williams Hazelwood, of Boston. She
old of the evangelization Of Cuba now
going on and the great success attend
ng the work.
In the afternoon a women's foreign
meeting was held, at which
addresses were made by Mrs. J. b.
Kent, state secretary, and Miss Emily
VI. Hanna, of Burmah.
During the missionary service Miss
Edna Smith gave a well rendered Sc
ection.
Rev w. F. Rowley, Of Middletown,
presented the report on young peoples
work, and it was discussed by Rev.
Emil Friborg, Of New Haven, and Rev.
:. Fl. Hands, Of Cromwell
The report of the committee on
Bible schools was made by Rev. w. Il.
of New Haven, and discussed
~ Rev. r. A. Ashworh and Rev. Mr..
Friborg.
The committee on place and preacher
,eported in favor of the Second church
ii Waterbury for the next annual meet
ng, with Rev. r. A. Ashworth, of Mer-