The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-28
Bridgeport.

Bridgeport.
BRIDGEPORT, June q, 1859.
At the Presbyterian church in the morning the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hinsdale, preached q sermon
from John Kill, 24-"Except corn OF wheat fall
into the ground and die 1t abideth alone but If
die 1t brngeth forth much fruit" The words were
spoken by the Saviour short time previous to his
cruclxion, and were used TO Illustrate Christ's
triumph for his people, lie was to be glorihed, but
not in the manner that they had supposed. To save
sinners Christ must die for them and his suGerings
and death have an intimate connection with the
demptor Of the world. The subject finely Illus
Irated, and the large congregation listened with
ma AT sSe Baess Church the s Hopper pastor
preached In the morning well Considered discourse
Drthright. He wished naturally to visit Rome the In.
reral city and the centre OF civil aton. He prayed
Gopos was feeble band Of Christians struggling
TO establish the foundations OF kingdom destined
| to be more glorious than that OF Rome herself.
| pected. Shipwrccked upon baroarous shore, he
went TO Rome q prisoner under Roman guard
From these facts the speaker deduced in f0rcible
| manner the main thought amplineu in the sermon.
| Our prayers are frequently answered In o manner
different from our expectations.
| At the Universalst church the Rev. Miss olympia
| Brown preached fine sermon In the morning 10
TO- and the subjects the sGn Or
| life In all IFS forms and the necessity OF an In
and the spread OF Christianity was finely illustrated
The same lady preached at this church In the even
| ing to large congregation.
The Rev. G. Hoyt, Of Stamford, preached at the
East Bridgeport Methodist Episcopal church and the
| Rev. MIR. Waterman at the South Congregational
| church, Regular meetings were resumed at the
African Methodist Episcopal church. the Rev. Joshua
Hale, pastor occupying the pulpit There were
showers during the day, but the churches were gen.
orally we'll attended.
New Haven.
NEW HAvES, June %, 1862
At the Chapel street church to-day Rev. Mr.. Gould,
OF Hartford, preached In the morning lie dev-
cred an able sermon from First Corinthians X, 81,
his subject being 'Glorify God In little things, and
the carrying OF our religion into the unobtrusive
acts OF our lives.n At Trinity church In the morn
ing Rev. MIR. Harold, OF Florida, preached In behalf
OF the work Of the Episcopal Church In that state.
Mather, OF Amherst College, preached two sermons.
In the afternoon he preached from Luke KILL a. his
subject being "rhe lovely and humble life Of Jesus.n
At the College street church Rev. Mr.. Hubbeu
1.-THE True Life" In the evening the United
Congregational services were held In this
church, when Mr.. Hubbe preached from Acts, X,
SO. His subject was. serving Ones Genera
GRAFTON was moving on In the swift stream OF pro-
gress. The grand organ that used only to peal In
the great cathedras now Is heard IN the old Puritan
meeting house, and now we have fne singing and
old village street and on the green the fountain
throws It's spray where once the cowbel used to be
heard. We should not breast the tide OF progress,
but fall In with II and endeavor TO guide II IN right
sons VINO did not serve their generation At the
First Methodist church Rev. Mr.. watkins delivered
O sermon upon the subject, 'Sectarian ShiDboleths,
or Bigotry Rebuked."