The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
DR. A. A. BERLs
 ID CGNC. CLUB
 ---------- Noted Divine Addresses Large Gathering in Celebration of Forefathers'
 Day. PILGRIM COLONY AS
 SOCIAL LABORATORY Over 225 Enjoy a Fine Supper Before the Address-Se Sew eral New Members
 Chosen.

NNiSA"1AiOt9 uoy WAS dpprOpfldteiy celebrated by the New Haven congre- gational club at the Grand Avenue 1 Congregational church last evening. Preceding the evenings exercises. the ladies of the church served supper which was followed by a brief social hour. Over 225 sat down to the fine supper, which was served in the Sun day school room. The menu consisted of grape fruit, escalloped oysters, roast turkey, chicken salad boiled ham, Ear- atoga chips, olives, pickles, biscuit, bread, jelly, celery, cake, lee cream, salted almonds, nince pie, coffee and tea. The supper was served by the Eo- cial guild, of which Mrs. H. D. Frank lin is president
 The evening exercises were held in the auditorium at o'clock and were largely attended. The president of the club, Walter B. Law, presided, and Walter R Downes was the secretary. Preceding the address of the evening there was short business session.
 The name of Rev. MT. Wyckoff of this city was proposed for member ship and will be acted on at the next meeting. It was stated that there are now only five vacancies to bring the membership to the limit--200 The fol- lowing new members were elected last evening: Prof. Marion L. Burton, gS Cottage street; Frank A. Cotton, 7s7 Whitney avenue; Rev. F. Countryman, Stony Greek, Ct: Charles T. Foster, 25 Atwater street; 0. M4 Knapp, 45 Fair street, Wallingford, Ct; Charles F. McNiel, 22S Lombard street; Richmond c. Roberts. Y. M. c. A; Frank F. Smith, Stony Creek, Ct; Rev. R. c. Woodbridge, 2S S. Main street, Wall ingford, Ct; Charles B. Yale, 393 Gen. ter street, Wallingford, Ct.
 The death was announced of Rev MT, Wright, of Orange, a member of the club, who was present at the last meeting. A song was rendered by Miss Marjorie B. Kilbowen and was gen. erously applauded
 The speaker of the evening was Rev. IA. A. Berle, D. D., of Salem, Mass, who spoke on the subject, "The Pilgrim Colony as a Social Laboratory"
 Only very few years elapsed be- fore the Plymouth colony was merged with the Massachusetts Bay colony" said the speaker. "The horizon of the Plymouth ideal was extended withou; in any way impairing It's ideals Roger Williams punishment was only o concession to public opinion and was really an extension of the Pilgrims work.
 "John Robinson's address was to the effect that God had great deal of light to shed on this world MT. Rob- inson was a man of great knowledge The Pilgrims desire TOT freedom was one of the great clements that resulted in sending them across the sea. An other element which sent them away was the fact that in their race for sup port they had to put their children into the industries and this they wished to avoid. Pastor Robinson speaks of their intellectual decline
 So they were moved largely by a social and econom cal idea to immigrate. Mir. Robinson pointed out the dissen- ions and he urged harmony when they landed in the new country
 This must not diminish the lustre of their love of liberty. I call your at- tention to the fact that when their first Pilgrims landed, they were met by the policy of socialism Gov Bradford then decided to distribute the land in seyeralty, and then the season of thrift and industry was inaugurated. The colopists found that the condition of socialism would not succeed. When you look up into the northern part of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, you can see how some of the greatest con- ditions were worked out You will find that in 1929 the New England juris- dietion attempted to do something in propagatiing industrial education And I look upon that as a very important fact
 "As you look about to-day in regard to railroad legislation, you may also be informed that Gov. Winthrop, find ing that the tradesmen were makins living too high, interfered and in 1853 regulated prices, all of which shows what a very remarkable lot of men these Pilgrims really were. The pas sion for education has been a New England passion from the very first Fer sixty years after. Yale college was founded. they printed the soc.al stand