Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-06
Sunday Services.
Rev. Crosby Green mt Center Church.
 Sermon at North Church.

Rev. Crosby Green mt Center Church
 Sermon at North Church.
 Rev. Crosby Green, who has spent num-
 Der of years in the mission work in Japan
 and part of whose work in that country
 was the translation of the Bible into Japan
 csc, occupied Center church pulpit yester-
 day morning and afternoon. The reverend
 gentleman, with a portion of his family,
 arrived from Japan number of weeks
 ago to make a visit to this country. He
 has some interest in New Haven, being a
 great grandson of Roger Sherman, while his
 mother was Mary Evarts, sister of Hon. William M. Evarts, of the United States Cab inet Rev. Mir. Green has a brother editor of the Worcester (Mass.) Spy, and another 8
 judge in Oregon. He is stopping with friends in this city residing in the old Roger Sher- man house. His field of labor is under the auspices of the American Board of Foreign Missions He speaks in reference to the 1 work of the Board in Japan at the evening l lecture of Center church tomorrow Clues. l day) evening.
 In his sermon yesterday afternoon, which was fine effort, he spoke of the. danger ot overlooking, in our admiration of human tai ent in this age of wonderful discoveries and l inventions, that God isssupreme to mans in l tellect,-the creator to the created. Men l should not lose sight of the spiritual signif l canoe pervading the universe. Hesrecorded brilliantly some of the numerous inventions of the recent past. There had been a wonderful succession of these l and frequently such was the fertility of in ventive resource that some wonderful inven l ton was soon discarded or supplanted by one superior. But God daily shows us wonders compared to which these are trifes. There
 is the danger of subjecting everything to law, of being blinded by brilliant achievements 1 into a forgetfulness of the spiritual, forget l fulness of the great supreme power. What l is mans puny intellect to the power of the divine In early Bible times there were Moses l Enoch, Abraham and other notables. But though the record does not give it, we not to i suppose that there were not other men ot | marked individuality of character who bore up the hands of the noted men we read of and helped make public sentiment. The speaker finely compared the kingdom which Charlemagne and Napoleon built by the force of arms, and which crumbled to dust, to that wonderful kingdom of silent, peaceful growth which had brought so many millions o1 ! mankind in every cline under its benefceni sway.
 Rev. Dr. Hawes, at North church yester day morning, spoke upon the Christian field ! and it's workers. Life consisted not in that which man possesses, so that he keeps | thinking and acting for the right. Ability tc serve others was not the exclusive privilege of the wealthy. The humblest might adorr l his or her walk of life, might leave a name | which would shed radience about. The suf l ferer lonely pallet in hospital ward l might teach bright lesson of patience, love 1 and humility. Many fall into the error ot ! thinking that if rich they would do so and SO ! whereas, if rich, the blessing of self-denia | might not attach to giving or doing Thai beautiful lesson pertains to the humblest ! The moral power gained by self denial was ! not an inheritance, but a gift gained by cul I ture
 l The devotion of the forty hours began yes l terday morning at the Church of the Sacred 1 Heart. A solemn high mass was celebrated l Rev. Father Shefrey being celebrant, witt ! Father Dougherty for deacon and Father Coleman for subdeacon. The procession was made up of acolytes and the officiating clergy l and was solemn and impressive. There was 1 no sermon, but Father SheHrey made 8 few cursory remarks explaining the nature anG | object of the forty hours adoration, and in voking special devotion on the present occa
 sion. In the evening solemn vesperswere cele
 brated, Father Sheffrey again being cele
 brant, with Fathers Labor and Dougherty at
 assistants. The singing, which was by the full choir, was excellent Misses O'Donnel and Sullivan rendering several duets in very ! effective manner. The devotion will be closed | by high mass tomorrow morning.
 Wednesday is the festival of the Immacu
 late Conception and is observed as holiday | of obligation in the Catholic Church