The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
RECEPTION TO REF. AND MRS.
 CHARLES c. SMITH

At Grand Avenue Baptist Chapel-A
 Delightful Occasion for Large As-
 sembIage-Addresses by Rev. Dr.
 Weeks, of Springfield, Pastor Smith,
 Rev. pr. Sheath and Rev. Messrs.
 TulIar. Brown and FIanders-Other
 Notes.
 A reception to Rev. Charles G. Smith and wife was extended last evening by the Grand Avenue Baptist church and congregation, the receiving hours be- ing from 7:3O to 10 o'clock. During the | evening several hundred people called. The reception was held in the chapel. Mir. and Mrs. Smith, assisted by the deacons and their wives, received in the receiving parlors. The rooms were l decorated with autumn foliage cut flowers, and palms and a number of fancy lamps helped to make up a very pretty effect. The arrangements were under the direction of a committee consisting of Deacon N. A. Beebe, Mrs. Frederick L. Willis, Mrs. s. J. Latta and Deacon and Mrs. George Sturgis. Deacon Beebe presided and introduced the speakers. The callers were intro- duced by the ushers of the church and six young ladies.
 Early in the evening there were several musical selections, which in- cluded vocal solos by Mrs. Harry Good year and Miss D. Gertrude Duell, with Miss Ruth Wilson as accompanist, also piano solos by Miss May Nettleton and Miss Wilson.
 Deacon Beebe introduced as the first speaker Rev. W. w. Weeks, D. D., of Springfield, Mass, who in a half hour gave an excellent address. Dr. Weeks 1 and MT. Smith are natives in the same city, Toronto, Canada, and it was through Dr. Weeks, who is pastor of 1 the Highland Baptist church of Spring. field that MT. Smith came to this city. Dr. Weeks spoke in a complimentary manner of MT. Smith, who had been i a member of his church in Toronto before he was ordained minister. He said that as a church member. cit izen and a clergyman, he had always been faithful to his trust, and he be- spoke for him successful ministry in this city. Dr. Weeks spoke of the ag- gressive church as the church which l preached the gospel of Jesus Christ l He believed that the church had lost much of it's energy in the institutional church. He cared not so much for the great numbers of the Baptist denom- inatiOn-nearly 6,O0O,0O0 on this contin- ent-as he did for the several thousand who were valiantly standing up for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
 MT. Smith was the next speaker. He thanked Dr. Weeks for his kind words, and all of his friends for their hearty l reception: He spoke of visit from I Dr. Weeks, when he was living in Eng land two years ago, and of the series 1 of meetings they had held in several towns in the Derbyshtre district. 1 ''Dr. Weeks invited me to Springfield" | said MT. Smith, "and as a result of that 1 visit to the states, I am now located in Fair Haven have been your pas- l tor for four 1nonths and I have no 1 new plans to make. I am here to raise the fallen and to extend the kindom of Almighty God. I thank you all in behalf of my wife and myself for your hearty reception, and I hope my stay here will prove to be long and happy one"
 Rev. Dr. Sheath brought the greetings of the Grand Avenue Congregational church. II came to rejoice with you," he said, that you have a pastor again. | This place will appeal for his best work | I trust with all these churches working together we shall see in Fair Haven | this winter an outpouring of the holy l spirit in saving power. I simply wish | to add my welcome and the hearty well come of our church..
 Rev. E. c. Tullar remarked in a hu ! morous way that the Grand Avenue l Baptist church was not ableto find | minister in the United States good l enough for them and they had sent to | Canada. MT Tullar gave a most hearty | welcome in behalf of the East Pearl | Street M E. church.
 Rev. R. E. Brown spoke a welcome | for the Pilgrim church; Rev. Mir. Elan | ders for the Howard Avenue Baptist | church. Rev. MT. Ford for Olivet | church; Rev. MT. Koenig for the Ger man Baptist church, and Rev. Mir. Geering of Yale Theological seminary also made few remarks. A hearty welcome for the Montowese Baptist church was given by Rev. MT. Wells.
 The affair was most successful and Mir. and Mrs. Smith must have been pleased at the earnestness and hearti- ness of the welcome. MT. Smith has started out upon his pastorate with the united support of his people, and there is a prospect that it will prove very successful pastorate.
 In the will of the late Mrs. Anna M. Shields, of Humphrey street, which is now being probated in the probate court, the sum of $3O0O is given to the Home for the Friendless. This will prove of great aid to the finances, as the institution is doing a greater work