The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MEETING OF BAPTIST MINIS
 TERIAL ASSN YESTERDAY.

Many Out-Of-TOwn Ministers Attended Meeting at Grand Avenue Baptist Church-W. C. T. |. to Hold COnven- tiOn TO-mOrrow-Death of Former Resident-PrOfessOr WetzeI of Yale
 to Give Humorous Entertainment-
 Charles T. McNen Better-FuneraI of
 Mrs. Harley.
 1 A meeting of the New Haven Bap- ] cist Ministerial association was held 1 yesterday morning ill the Grand ave l nue Baptist church, Rev. Clifton Flan- 1 ders, of the Howard avenue church, l presiding. There were nineteen minis ters present. including clergy from Waterbury, WallingfOrd, Essex, Deep | River, Meriden and Huntsville. Rev. J. M Wells, of MOntowese, gave rec view of a new book, "Paurs View of the Last Things" An essay, was read | by Rev. James Grant of this city on I The Homiletic Instinct" He said | that it was the business of the minis ter to gather Knowledge from all l available sources and to present it to his church in an interesting manner. He thought there was too much prosi- ness in many sermons. The essay was discussed by several of the ministers. At one o'clock a fine luncheon was served by the ladies of the church and vote of thanks was voted to the la- dies on motion of Rev. W. 4. Spinney, of Wal1ingford, seconded by Rev. MT. Flanders. The January meeting of the 1 conference will be held at the First Baptist church in this city,
 The New Haven county convention l of tn w. C.. T. U. will be held at the Grand avenue Baptist church to-mor- row. The convention will be held 1 through the day and beginning at 9:3O a, m. The president, Mrs. Alfa H. ] Downs, will preside and Mrs. Anna G. Ekmark is secretary. Rev. c. G. Smith. pastor of the church, will well come the delegates and Mrs. Martha Mcbride will give response from the convention. The devotional hour will 1 be followed by the session of the con- vention and the usual reports. The afternoon session will begin at 1:3O and will include addresses by H. H. Spoon- CT and Mrs. c. B. Buell..
 Frances E., widow of Franklin Nor" 1 ton, who died yesterday at the resi- l dence of her niece, Mrs. Hattie An- | drews, 7S Dickerman street, formerly resided here and had been member Of l the East Pearl street M. B. church many years. She was a native of OK ford. For many years she was dress maker. Her age was seventy-seven years. She leaves several nephews and nieces. The funeral will be held at the Memorial chapel tomorrow at p. m.
 Three candidates were received on probation at the East Pearl street church Sunday morning.
 | Several members of the East Pearl street church go to West Haven on Wednesday evening to attend the SUD- per given by the ladies of the M. D. church.
 A special meeting of Home Council, No. g. Brotherhood of Relief, will be lheld tomorrow evening at the store of Francis Brothers, S7 Grand avenue.
 Professor John w. Wetzel. of Yale university, will give a humorous and dramatic recital at the Grand avenue Baptist church Friday evening, De- cember 15. The admission is twenty five cents.
 Julia Eagan Harley, wife of Patrick Harley, died at her home. 22l Poplar street, Sunday and her funeral will be attended at her late home this morn ing at S:3O, and with requiem high mass at St. Francis church at nine o'clock.
 Charles T. McNeil, of Lombard street, who has been i'll for month with typhoid fever, is recovering.