The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-06
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


 At the close of the sermon at the Grand Avenue Baptist church yester- day morning the pastor, Rev Charles B. Smith, asked for pledges on the church debt. In building the $16,OOO chapel several years ago there was left debt of $6O00. Last year members of the church and congregation contribut- ed $500 towards wiping it out Yester- day the pastor read letter from the probate court announcing the gift from the estate of Moses Jones of a house and lot in Clinton avenue to the church, as previously announced The pastor said that this property was worth S3,0OO at the very lowest esti- mate, and it was the purpose of the church to sell the property and thus re- duce the church debt to $2,100. MT. Smith then took occasion to commend this old member of the church, the late Moses Jones, who by economy had been able to make this splendid gift to the church, and remarking that it ishould be an incentive for the living to wipe out the remainder of the debt. He said that. the church had already paid in interest on this debt the sum of $360O, which had been a heavy draft and had retarded the spiritual work, and he added that when he came among them he made pledge that he would use his best endeavor towards wiping out this mortgage He then asked for contributions, saying that it was the plan of the trustees to ask for the payment of $1,0O0 on this debt this year.
 Then blackboard was brought into the church and placed at the head of the aisle On this blackboard was painted an elephant in black, The pas- tor said the church wished to get rid of it's elephant, and as the pledges were made portion of the elephant would disappear, or, at least, it would be painted white. As pledges were then made N. A. Beebe, the financial secre- tary, wrote down in book the names and the amount pledged, and the treas urer c. G. Ames, with brush painted white the spaces taken on the elephant. At the morning session thirty-seven shares were taken, amounting to $S7O the subscribers being given until the end of the year to redeem the pledges More was secured during the day. MT Smith said he was bound to get the S1, 900, and his friends say that he will do it, MT. Smith stated that, for the size of the chapel, it is as fine plant as there Is in the city, and that, witt the property freed from debt, the work of this church would be very greatly enhanced.
 The death of Leonard Bradley took place at his home in Quinnipiac ave. nue yesterday, in the seventy-seventf year of his age. MT. Bradley, who had been a watchman down at the oyster beds at the mouth of the harbor fol many years, was taken i'll at his cot tage near Lighthouse Point about two weeks ago, suffering from heart fail ure He was able to be brought to his home in Quinnipiac avenue early las week, but failed rapidly. MT. Bradley .lhad been a member of the East Pc Street M. E. church many years TT parents were the late MT. and Mrs ICyrus Bradley, of Fair Haven. MT Bradley lived and died in the house 1T (which he was born. He leaves widow and three children-Arthur Bradley Mrs. Forman, of this city, and Mrs l Cleveland, of Oak Park, III.
 There was a communion service al the Grand Avenue Congregations church yesterday morning and the pas tor, Dr. Sheath, welcomed the follow. ing into the church: Dan Edward Par Imelee, Misses Cora Elizabeth Scranton Mary Viola Weed, Anna Meta Weed who united on confession, and Mrs Nellie E, Blackman and Miss Fife May Scranton, by letter.
 At the monthly communion service at the Grand Avenue Baptist church Iyesterday morning the pastor welcom' ed, by the right hand of fellowship the following new members: Franl Mahler, William Tice and the Misses Bessie Kruysman, Ethel and Ruby Ste vens
 It was announced yesterday that thu proceeds of the benefit whist held a the engine house in Fair Haven Eas Thursday evening amounted to $40 The committee certainly did excellen work and the friends contributed lib erally and chNerfully in buying tickets
 Rev. Edgar c. Tullar has sent a per sonal letter to each member of tn East Pearl Street M. E. church il printed form Extracts from this let ter are as follows: "In advance of tn Ipastor's first call of this conferenc year, kindly accept his earnest greet Iings and best wishes. I am happy il the thought that can serve you and with you, serve our blessed Master Jour erucif1ed yet risen Saviour-anoth Ter year. I want it to be your best yea the best your church ever had-th best in my ministry. To realize thi ] lyou and I must not only deepen an |. enrich our own lives in spiritua things, but we must give out mor and more abundantly of the grace Q , IGod, of which we have been mad i lstewards. The church needs you, fo l lit cannot be any better than it's mem lbers make It. Kindly and prayerfull ask yourself this question: What kin Iof church would my church be if a its members were just like me? Ther too, you need the church; more an lmore with each increasing year yo fought to be conscious of it's inestima Ihla vallle to vou I aDDeal to VOu fO