The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-23

supper EntOyed-FinanciaI Statement
 of the Association for Year Ending
 September 30, 1905.
 Once or more during the year the
 City Missionary association calls to-
 gether its members and friends for a
 social evening, with supper and an
 hour or So spent in the consideration of
 the work that is being done at it's mis-
 sion house and throughout the city.
 Monday evening the auditorium at
 POI Orange street gave abundant evil
 dence of the increasing interest among
 New Haven people in this form of
 Christian work. The ladies' executive
 committee of the association. Mrs. H.
 G. Newton, chairman, assisted by the
 ladies of ten of the churches of the
 city, had provided an excellent supper
 for the two hundred and more who had | gathered for the anEuIl pIblic meet
 ing, including the directors, officers
 and members of the association, pas
 tors of churches, friends and support
 CTS of the mission work, with some of it's many volunteer workers.
 During the social hour before supper
 the entire mission building was open to visitors, who found among other
 matters of interest a large class un-
 um. At 6:30 Rev. Dr. Sheath, the
 president of the association, called the l company to the tables and requested Rev. Dr. w. L. Phillips, a former pres
 ident, to offer prayer, following which
 the tables, bountifully spread and dec 0rated with beautiful cut flowers, were 1 served by ladies from the churches 1 providing them, viz; Church of the Redeemer. Center church, United church, Plymouth church, Grand Ave nue COngregat ational church, Davenport
 church. Calvary Baptist church, Trim ity Methodist church, Humphrey street church, and Howard Avenue Congre- gational church. There was instYu- mental music by Frederick Ehehalt and his pupils during the supper hour. After the supper the annual public meeting of the association was held, l the guests remaining seated at the ta-
 bles, the gallery being open to the pulp l lie, while upon the platform were seat 1 ed the speakers of the evening. In the necessary absence of tRev. Dr. Sheath,
 the president, the vice-president, Rev. F. o. Lent pastor of the First Bap-
 tist church, presided at the evening ex-
 ercfses. A solo was sung by Miss Grace Walker of the Calvary Baptist church choir, accompanied by Mir. Pierce, organist of the church. After Rev. MT Lent's introductory remarks the treasurer's report was presented by Pierce N. Welch, followe by the yearly financial statement by J. F. Dauglass, the financial secretary. Af-
 ter a song by the Ladies' Lyric quar- tette, Rev. MT. Mossman made his re- port as general superintendent and
 missionary pastor, with brief glimpses of the six different departments and thirty sections of the mission work under his care, followed by Judge l.. w. Cleaveland. who for over twenty years has been superintendent of the
 Sunday school department. After an-
 othed song by the Ladies Quartette, the principal address of the evening was made by Rev. MT. Kidd, pastor of
 Trinity Methodist church, who was lis~ tened to attentiveIy by the audience as
 he gave a hearty commendation of the ! work of the City Missionary associa- tion from the standpoint of the church.
 es of New Haven.
 The exercises were closed with the benediction by the missionary pastor, Rev. MT. Mossman, after the singing | of
 "Blest be the ties that binds Our hearts in Christian love-' The following is the financial state ment of the City Missionary associa- tion for the year ending September 30. 1905:
 RECEIPTS.
 Balance from prevous year....$ 13 S2 Offerings from churches, Sum- day schools, Endeavor -socie- ties and Epworth Leagues. 724 fl Income of DickerTnah fund.-. 279 09 ! Interest from Endowment fund 25 % From individual subscriptions. 2,6S3 9S From use of building by others. 553 % From offerings at mission meetings ........ ............ 100 co From Berkeley association of Yale university appropriation on Mems club account. ........ 15 co From ladies' executive commit tee for telephone. AS co
 From sundries-per account... 35
 Total ........ .................$4,44 ,443 06 PAYMENTS.
 For salaries of general Superin- tendent, lady missionary and financial secretary .........$3,0 ,0OO %
 For services of office assistant. 31 0O to rooms) .................... 406 79 For janitor's wages Additional For coal and wood. d.............. 25S 80
 For gas and fixtures. 130 10 For water bills. 1131 For stationery and printing, including circular statements to subscribers and others.... 43 65
 For postage on same........... 35 43 For telephone service. AS 15
 For repairs ..................... 31 P For sundries-per account..... 57 75 Balance on hand................ AS S3 Total ........ .................$4,44 ,443O3
 MILFORD PASTOR .WEDs. Daxy Howard ~ Masarxra +I,a .1,.