The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-09
DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
 CHURCH AND SOCIETY.
Features of Very Successful Year in Church Work-A Glance at the vari- Ous Departments.

The annual meetings of these societies were held last month. and the results which are shown in the reports for the last year, must be very gratifying to all the Christian workers there. With the addition of the new parish house, there is now a plant for church work, unequalled in this city, and in many others. The ability and untiring devo- tion of the pastor, w. w. Leete, D.D. in leading his people in their work, is too well known to need mention here. Below is an abstract of the annual re- ports of the different departments re- ferred to.
 There are only three Congregational churches in the state of Connecticut, with over one thousand members, Sec ond, of Waterbury, South, of New Brit ain, and Dwight Place, of this city.
 Church Membership.-Twel have been taken from us by death during 1905, and seventeen by recommendation of other churchs, We have received into membership ninety-three; fifty-six of them being upon profession of faith. Our membership is now 1O1O with a resident membership of nine hundred. The net gain in membership for the year is sixty-four.
 The Bible School After most pros porous year the school reports a mem- bership of SIP, including a Cradle Roll department, numbering IT. Forty-one have united with the church from the school on profession of faith during 1905, and all but two of the number were sixteen years of age and upwards.
 The school has paid towards It's own expenses, SCOOPS, and the Ecclesiastical Society has wisely provided $400.oO more with which to meet the needs of this most important work. Through the gifts of the children and youth $9425 has been expended in flowers for the sick and $S1.6S in other deeds of benevolence. $7790 has been turned into the channels of Foreign Missionary effort; $69.2S given to Home Visionary work uder Congregational contrlol and Sl4S.S4 given to local or undenomina- tional charities
 These results are the fruits of a large amount of time, thought and personal effort on the part of the superintend- ent and his associates, with te teachers, and the very efficient Bible School worker, Miss. E. E. Wilson, whose sal- ary has been provided for by the special gifts of forty persons.
 The Ladies Benevolent Society This Society has had good year It num- bers S5, which is il more than a year ago. It has paid on its pledge for the Parish House $2OO,OO; sent out in various provisions for our Home Mis- sionarles, 318.24; given in city charities $73.7S; expended for flowers, $29.OO; for permanent use of the society, $16.00; and for the special Bible School Work CT, $25O0. There have been three for eign and three home missionary meet ings held. $119.63 has been contributed through the ladies who constitute an auxiliary to the New Haven Branch of the Woman's Board of Foreign Mis- sions.
 The Dwight Place Brotherhood 1.-The men of the Brotherhood have, as here tofore, served the interests of the church in many practical ways. As an Intermediary for introducing new peo- pie to one another and to the church, and in cooperating to make the Sum day evening services effective, their place of influence is plainly marked
 The Y. F. s. c. E,--This society has been doing it's well-known work in an increasingly profitable way the past year, the attendance at the meetings being better and the participation In them moore general. Financially the 1 raising of s7500 for a church pew, into which to welcome strangers each Sun day is the most striking event of the i year.
 The Boys and Girls Endeavor Band. | This company meets Sunday after l noon, and is about equally divided be- 1 tween the boys and girls. They are in- strueted in the nature and duties of the | Christian life
 The Boys Brigade meetings and drills have been both profitable and interesting to the young men. The pastor usually attends these meetings, conducting a short religious service.
 The Young Woman's Guild.-About twenty young women, sixteen years Of age and upward, meet weekly for in- struction and information in regard to benevolent work and objects, and for physical drills. These meetings have been of great interest.
 The Parish House-The total cost for land, buildings, furnishings, etc., was $26,647.49. To this should be added special gifts for memorial window. pia- no, clock, furnishings and other things of about one thousand dollars. All of this was raised and paid within two years, leaving all the church plant en- tirely free from debt.
 Our Benevolences.-The total benevo- fences for 1905, through all organiza- tions, was $2,7O0.S7. We gave the Home Missions $74S.S1; to Foreign Mis- sions, $S62.19; local and undenomina- tional causes, $69S.3O; to particular charities, S2425S; and for flowers for the sick, $162.55. Of this total $1, 61O.94 went to objects under Congregational control, and $1,09S.43 to general and un- denominational interests.
 Our Expenditures-The expendi- lures for 1905. through the society's treasurer, were $7,4S6.O9 and aside from this there was raised and paid for Bi- ble school worker and sundry other objects $1,2S41S. Deficit for the year, made to Induce all who enjoy the privi- |