The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-23

(PKprEsTAYTs EPISCOPAL.
i e1rST PAUL's CHURCH, corner Chest
nut and First Streets, Rev. III. w
'Spalding, Rector. Services on Sun.
day next, third Sunday in Lent a
l'loa A. NJ, and7ap. NJ. Y Sunday schoo'
at GAM; Mission school at 3 p. NJ
During the week, Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and, Saturday, ats A
M, Wednesday and Friday, Litany al
Ia NJ, and evening service at "a P. NJ
On Wednesday evening there will
be- Confirmation lecture. Subject,
The Church under the Mosaic Dispen-
sation. ~ On Friday evening, iimmedi-
atels after the lecture, there will be
Bible class, Under charge of the Rev.
E. w Spalding. who, for the present,
is assisting the Rector. i5A-'' q ~
= The .LENTEN SERyIeEs.-These
services are affwetl attended this year
,by the, lhsmbefg Of, st. Papl's Parish.
Considering tho weather, and the
state pf the waikiki 6, ,remarkab ly, well
attended, better than in any previous
year in the history of the Parish.
Much devont feeling is manifested,
dot only ia Regular attendance upon
the services Of The Church, but in
withdrawing from the pleasures and
festivities that usually claim attention,
and in increased work for the cause
of Christ, This is, indeed, most en-
couraging. u 81
The highestiattendanc at the s A.
NJ services has been 70 persons. The
lowest 4S, which was on rainy norm
ings The average attendance at all
the, services: exclusive of Sundays,
sinceiLent commenced. is little more
than 57l The Sunday congregations
have been unusually large and atten-
tive It is deyoutly hoped that good
Is all this is, it will be made vastly
betterlas the season draws to its close.
Why should not all the members of
the parish avail themselves Of the
churches open doors, to appear before
aod? Is he not abundantly able to-
bless and reward those, who, for a lit
lie sum, will lay aside their pleasures
for his service, and leave their bust.
ness for himeloWhY will say with Da-
visd,sesS One day IN Thy courts is better
than thousand ~ will always find
that lit rs good for him to have been
there eoGGIDanI n83iTsmA dl1on Il
ORDINATIoNc4On Sunday last, the
Rt. Rev. J. c. Talbot. DID, Bishop
lCoadjutor of the Diocese was pres
ent in St. Paul's Church, for the pur-
pose of holding ordination. Mr..
Erastus w. Spalding, NJ A, was or
dained to the Deaconate. Morning
prayer was read by the Rector, the
Rev. H. W Spalding, assisted by the
Rev. VIM. H. Carter, of Vincennes.
The Bishop, before ordaining the can
didate, preached an excellent sermon
upon the estimatian in which the peo-
pie should hold the ministry, and upon
the t duty, of parents to devote their
1, sons,Iy it il possible, to The. work
of, the ministry. Y2i,IzIEAt y u Fl
Mr.. Spalding, who received orders
on this occasion, is brother of the
'Reetorof stgPsqPs Church, and 4
son of the late. Rev Erastus Spalding.
of Western New York, for many
years asdevoted and faithful Mission-
-ary@of that Diocese. He is the
third of his four sons now in the
ministry and the fourth, who is head
teacher. in Racine College, in Wis
consin, is candidate for orders in
that Diocese. bsssni,t suol!ac c83l ssf1
On Sunday evening the Bishop de-
liyereaI a missionary address before
the Society, Of ST. Paul s Parish, and
a large Yand' ratsentive,qcengregation.
HeIalso eonfriaef two persons, one
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