Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-03
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Rev EFT Atwooe, a student from
oberlin Seminary, is supplying the Con
gregalional church at Andover, and Rev.
Mr.. Gibbs, also a student, is supplying at
Wayne Rev Mr. Laird, The pastor OF
the CongI egational church at Madison, has
been invited to become principal of the
Preparatory Department of 0berlin Col
lege. 5As'-' a--s3r
The Congregational church at Conneaut
are now occupying the basement of their
new church edIfiee. The building, when
finished, will be fine structure, costing
about $4,000. The society have establish
ed course of lectures this winter, which
has been very successful Rev. T. K
Beecher, Gen. Fitzpatrick and Miss Anna
Dickinson have been already engaged.
The entertainment given at the NJ. E.
church, last week Christmas eve, was
largely attended, and was an interesting
occasion. The sociable of the Congl So
ciety. held at the house of Mr. Q. c. Cul-
ley, on Thursday evening, was also large
ly attended. Representatives from all the
societies were present, and tue gathering
was avery delightful one.
Rev. j. N. McGiffert preached, last Sab
bath morning, on Weekly Offerings, and
IN the evening gave an address TO the
children OF his congregation.
The bell of the Congregational church
is cracked SO as 10 be unfit for use. The
deep tone which chimed so well with the
Others of the place, can no longer be
heard, and the society will be under the
necessity of taking it down to have it re-
cast.
The Sabbath School at the harbor has
suffered the loss of its superintendent.
Mr.. Norris, who has been very faithful
nduseful, is about moving with his fam
lily to Michigan. Mr.. A. D. Strong is,
however, to resume his old place as super
intendent, which he has so faithfully filled
for several years-haVing class in the
village at the same time. s-.f l7
THE WEEKoF PRAYER will be obsery-
ed by union services Of three of the
churches in town. The exercises will be
as follows: Il 3 sa ~.
Sabbath evening, Jan. 4lh, at the ME-.
church, sermon by Rev, j, N. McGifert.
subject-"Christian Unity"
Monday evening, Conference Meeting at
the Presbyterian chapel, presided over by
Rev. A. D. Morton.
Tuesday evening, meeting in the same
place. Rev. S. D. Peet presiding.
Wednesday evening, meeting at the
Congregational lecture room. Rev, J. N.
McGiffert, leader .fI 1-a. DBL. ...r.
Thusday evening, a general Temperance
Meeting in the Congl church, Rev. A. D.
Morton presiding.
Friday evening, Prayer Meeting at the
M. Z. chapel; Rev. S. D. Peet leader.
Saturday evening, meeting at the same
place, Rev. ]. N. McGiffert presiding.
Sabbath evening" in the Presbyterian
church. Sermon by Rev! S. D. Peet. Sub
ject-"Christ's Kingdom Universal and
Everlasting"
The members of the various churches
will participate in the exercises during the
week and the discussion of Temperance
on Thursday evening, will be free to all
who attend. ....
The American Evangelical Alliance
suggests the following as suitable plan
for the observance of the Week of Prayer
SUNDAY, Jan. A; SERMoNs-The unity of
the Christian Church the real oneness
of all true believers hindrances and
motives to union the blessings to be
hoped for from the union of believers in
prayer.-John xvii : 81 %.
MONDAY, JAN 8; CoNFEssIoN-Our
common unwortinesS and guilt.
THANKsGIYING.-FOr National Domestic |
and personal mercies, temporal and spir-
itual
SUPPLICATIoN.-For special blessings |
on the Week of Prayer.-Dan. tx a Nal. |
iii 10.
TUES 6: PRAYER.-For the Christian
Church tor the increase in faith, holi- |
ness and love for the prosecuted and |
suffering Christians for Christian liberty;
and for the more abundant outpouring of /
the Holy Spirit-Col. il Gil; Heb. xiii; /
3 Heb. iii 8,
WEDNEsDAY.-7: PRAYER FOR FAM
and paternal influence
sons and daughters the absent, the sick,
the errng, inmates Of prisons all educa-
tiOnal institutions.-Ps. cxV l2--14 cxiiV:
10. .aa4
THURSDAY, s-PRAYER FOR NATIONS
For peace among men for public virtue
and righteousness for the punishment
of intemperanoe, dishonesty, inhdelity,
and superstition and for the diffusion
OF pure and Christian literatuTe-ls. TX:
II, 1a.
FRinAY, 8, PRAYER-For the evan
gelizatiOn of all nominally Christian
for the conversion of Israel
for seamen for Missionaries for the
spead OF the gospel in Mthammedan and
heulhen countries for the conversion Of
the world to Christ-Ps. xviii 81
cxxii O. Heb. xii 8.
SATURDAY, Jan. 10: PRAYER-For the
Ministry ; for Sunday schools
for Revlvals-MAtt. TX 38 Deut, iYiQll
Heb. ili:3. "
Chrisl'a kingdom universal and everlast-
General Conference Of the Eyangelic Al
lance.
Items from the churches of the county
will be acceptable at any time for this
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