Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-11
Church Services.

Center Contradictory Whtte--A Dts-
 course by Prof. Dvvight-Interesting Ad-
 dress by Dr. Todd-The NIcAn Mission.
 At Center church yesterday morning Prof. Dwight, of Yale, delivered most admirable, scholarly discourse. The basis of his re- marks was the death of Henry White, who for so long period was deauon of Center church, man whom all loved to honor, and who left an eminently bright example, specially dear to his associates in church fa- lowship. The whole discourse was full of beautiful refined thought, simply and chaste- ly expressed, and furnishing God for rehec- tion and spiritual lessons worthy of treasur- ing The discourse was listened to with deep interest and close attention by 8 large con- greGation.
 Rev. Dr. Hawes spoke yesterday to his people, making a report of some of the spe- cial features of interest at the meetings of the American Board in Lowell, Mass, last week.
 At the Church of the Redeemer Rev. MT. Todd preached from Matt. 11-5, "The poor have the gospel preached to them," giving description of the work of Rev. MT. McAll, from which the following points were gath cred:
 While this gentleman was on visit to Par is with his wife, in August, 1871, they con- bined doing good with health seeking, and the last of their stay there was spent in giv- ing out tracts at the door of one of the most frequented cafes in Belleville. These were respectfully received by all, and one of the strangers asked Mir. McAn if he would not come and preach to them, (after learning that he was minister), ''for, " said the man, throughout this whole district, containing tens of thousands of workmen we have,. to man. done with the priests" and we are ready for some religion of another kind ; and although the minister and his wife returned to their home in England, the thought still haunted them that they should go back. They did so, first disposing of their worldly effects, and making their home in Belleville.
 Mr. McAn hired @ hall at his own expense, and, obtaining the consent of the govern ment, went to work, although getting at first little encouragement from the officers. The first evening there were 40 present, the next 100, and soon larger place of meeting had to be obtained Soon several halls were opened in different places and all brilliantly lighted as the French cannot endure dark rooms.
 TJust here Mr. Todd said: Blessings on the French. I wish in that respect there were more like them. Anything but dark room and particularly dark church, except for deeds of darkness (?)]
 When Mir. McAn began his services he did aho oT14 the simplest hymns, the tunes of which were easily caught, and soon all those gathered could join in them; then few verses of the scriptures were read, a fifteen minute address given presenting the gospel in plain and simple manner, avoiding all sectarianism. No prayer was offered until near the close, for only then were the audience ready to bear it. but the effect was often great from these short prayers, such as 'Give us this day our daily bread" &c. They had never before heard prayer except in Latin from ! their priests, and the Bible reading was l listened to with eagerness, and good books were soon gathered and lent out and
 re-lent, also Bibles and parts of them printed | in different form. Also sewing societieswere l organized, mothers meetings called and gen. eral missionary work carried on, and to-day there are more than thirty halls in Paris de- l voted to this york; and many more in other parts of France.
 | large room was opened for religious ser. vices during the exposition and 100, 900 per. | sons attended, and this building is now used for the McAll mission. Many of these meet ings are attended by workingmen in theil blouses and much good is being done among 1 them, and as yet the priests have rather aid ! ed than obstructed the progress of the work
 and MT. Todd gave many pictures of what
 was being done through the efforts of this | Mir. McAll. At the close of the discourse no collection l was taken, but any one wishing to contri butt
 to this work can do so through MT. Todd, a his church are to send collection this weel | to help carry it on.
 Rev. MT. De Forest, of Alabama, also preached at the Church of the Redeemer yes terday from John 1st, fist and 42d.