The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-05

"A Christian Endeavor Song of Ded1ca-
 tion"
 History of the Christian Endeavor-The
 president.
 song-Hark! 'Tis the Clarion Sounding
 the Fight.
 "A Review of Principle" G. Mo-
 Intyre. Christian Endeavor Song of Service" Review of Methods" by the society "A Review of Achievements s''-Mrs Sheath.
 Christian Endeavor Song of Prog ress"
 Song of conservation, Master of Eter- nal Day"
 Thank offering for missions.
 Address-Dr. Sheath. Closing exercise prepared by Dr. Clark,
 to be used everywhere in connection with this twenty-flfth anniversary.
 There was also a special service by the society of Pilgrim church, held in. the chapel at 6:15. In addition to an interesting programme appropriately arranged for this anniversary, Eli Man. chester, the first secretary of the Con- necticut union, gave an address on the work accomplished by the great organ , ization of Christian Endeavor. At the Grand Avenue Congregational church yesterday morning the pastor Rev. Dr. Sheath, preached on Prayer and the Haystack Prayer Meeting" He gave a history of the haystack prayer meeting that was conducted one hun dred years ago and the centennial of which will be celebrated in this city on February IA. He said that in the shell ter of the famous haystack in Williams town, Mass, those prayer meetings were held which led to the sending out of four foreign missionaries and this movement was the real foundation of the A. B. c. F. missions. Two of these missionaries, one of whom was Adon- iram Judson, afterwards became Bap- lists and founded the Baptist Foreign Missionary society. The other three missionaries sent to Asia one hundred years ago were Samuel J. Mills and | Messrs. Richards and Green.
 The standing committee of the Grand Avenue Congregational church will have meeting this evening to make preparations for the annual ecelesiasti- cal meeting to be held on Tuesday even- ing of next week.
 | The Ladies' Aid society of this church. | will serve supper Wednesday evening. under the direction of Mrs. Charles Dailey's Sunday school class.
 Mrs. Eva J. French, who so success fully managed the recent entertainment held in Polar Star hall by Fort Hale lodge, N. E. o. P, at the meeting of the lodge Friday evening received, as a testimonial of appreciation for her. work, a handsome rocking chair. Miss Nellie Cohane and Miss May Sullivan were also remembered for their work, the former receiving a pretty brooch and the latter a handsome music roll. The revival meetings at the East Pearl Street M. E. church are to be continued tomorrow, Thursday and Friday evenings.
 | Mrs. Nellie Humiston, of Springfield, formerly of Fair Haven has been visit ing friends here for several days.
 Two candidates were received into the membership of the East Pearl Street church yesterday.
 This evening in A. o. U. W. hall 25 Grand avenue, Quinnipiac concave, ! Improved Order Heptasophs, will hold a big meeting that will go down on rec ord as a record-breaker, For several weeks the members of this conclave have been working hard for candidates, and through the hard work of Organ izer and Archon D. B. Connell it is ex- pected that a class of twenty candi- dates will be initiated by the degree team. The result of this meeting will secure the presentation of a handsome gavel by the supreme conclave and Olin Bryan, of the supreme council of the order, will be present on February 19 to make the presentation. Heptasophs are invited to attend these meetings Members of Quinnipiac conclave who have not secured their benefit certif- cates can obtain them of the secretary.