The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-30
NEWS OF NEIGHBORING PLACES

held In the local churches are being well attended and are very interesting. At the East Pearl street church, Tues day evening, the pastor, Rev. E. c. Iullar. preached to "a congregation which crowded the Sunday school room, fully 250 attending. MT. Tullar preached on the story of Naaman the Leper. Familiar hymns were sung under the direction of E. c. Johnson. One hundred of the Winona hymn books have been bought and were used at the service last night, when MT. Tullar preached another powerful ser mon on the doing of little things, talk ing the story of Naaman again for a basis of his remarks. Eighty cards have been signed and many of the young people who were interested in the recent meetings, were present. MT. Tullar will preach this evening on. The Call to Service" Quite number will join this church next Sunday, but more will join one month hence.
 There was also 8 large congregation at the meeting held in the Grand Ave nue Congregational church, Tuesday evening, when many arose at the invi- tation of Dr. Sheath and gave testi- mony in answer to the query. About 150 signed cards during the evange- listic services and the membership of the church will be materially added to-
 The same evening the chapel of the Grand Avenue Baptist church was crowded and it was the most notable prayer and conference meeting held ln years. There was a short song service led by John W. Phillips, after which the pastor, Rev. Charles c. Smith, spoke on Believers Baptism" It was "a fine exposition of this subject and the advice to the beginners was most appropriate. Nearly all present spoke at the covenant service, which follow CTS. Over ninety have signed cards, risen for prayers in the Sunday schools, or have expressed a desire to join the church by letter and 1t Is expected that the additions to the church will num- Der fully seventy-five. After the meet Ing, those who desired to join the church were present at a meeting of the pastor and deacons. There was all so a large attendance at the prayer meeting at Pilgrim church, conducted | by Rev. R. E. Brown, the pastor. It | is expected that there will also be a large ingathering at this church..
 One of the largest attended meet ings of Columbia castle. No. g, K G. E., in years, was held Tuesday night, when the reunion and Dutch supper was held The noble chief, Charles
 Crook, presided There was a drill of the new degree team under the jirec-
 ton of R. T. Buckley, and at the next meeting two candidates will take the
 second degree. It was the opinion of all that the degree team did good work.
 The meeting was followed by Dutch
 supper which was a very pleasant so, cial occasion. Noble Chief Crook act ed as toastmaster and there were
 speeches by about dozen members.
 A delegation from all the churches
 in the Fair Haven district went to Mer-
 iden last evening to attend the Chap
 man meetings. They went up on the
 6:0S train and at Union station joined
 party from the Howard Avenue
 church, who were on the same mission
 Most of the Fair Haven party attend
 ed the service at which Rev. Dr. Os-
 trom, who was the evangelist in the
 Fair Haven district, preached.
 William A. Beede and Miss Celery
 Martin, both of this city, were married
 Tuesday evening, at the Methodist
 parsonage by Rev. F. c. Tullar. A number of relatives and friends of the
 groom were present, The couple will reside in newly furnished house ir
 State street
 Nathaniel Eldridge Is visiting for {
 couple of weeks at his home in Fail Haven.
 The Qulnnlplac Hose company nd' accepted an invitation of Arctic En zine company of Milford to attend
 concert and ball on February l4. Tn , next pinochle party will be held at tn . engine house next Wednesday. l. There was large attendance yester ], day afternoon, at the funeral of MT: . Clarissa A. Bartholomew, attended a s the residence of her daughter, Mrs W f A. Ashby, on the Lighthouse road. Tn n bearers were four relatives. The re
 mains will be taken to Wallingford to
 day, for interment The services wer - attended by Rev. R. E. Brown of Pil y grim church.
 , At Memorial chapel yesterday after noon, was held the funeral of Mr' 2 Amelia Lucas, who, died in Newarl The services were conducted by Rev !, R. E. Brown
 . George Bassett, infant son of MT f and Mrs. Lewis Bassett. died at hi
 home in Hemingway avenue, East Ha ven, yesterday.
 WALLINGFORD.