Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-14
The Churches.

Services at Various Houses Of Worship
 At the East Congregational church, Hum phrey street, yesterday morning, the pastor, discourse The church was crowded. The revival which has been in progress at this church for some time still continues, and number have professed religion.
 At the Nash street Baptist mission there were unusually interesting exercises, includ- ing speaking by a gentleman from abroad and the reading of selection by Miss Fran cis B. Parrish, from New York, who has read with great success in many places, evincing decided talent.
 AT WESLEY CHAPEL.
 The beautiful weather brought together very large congregation yesterday morning, who listened with intense interest to an elo- quent discourse by the pastor, Rev. D. A. GoodseIl. D. D. ''For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" These words of Paul to the Corinthian church formed the basisfor the pas tors sermon. He spoke of the early ages when all men were enrolled in military service, and who were compelled to make certain prepa- ration for the conflict, and the trumpet bear CTS, who were trained in the use of their in struments, so that no uncertain blast should deceive the people I must so preach as Christian minister, that the world may know the gospel. There are clements of mystery in religion which we cannot fully understand, yet, as the soul expands and grows more spir- itual, we can comprehend more. There are no mysteries to the practical Christian life. The apostles gave no uncertain sound. They proclaimed one God one faith, one grand el- nf trnf hris first a ways The pastor said men were always at tracted and helped when Christ is preached as divine. Nothing can take the place of this great truth, that Christ Jesus came l into the world to save sinners. There are some who want something new, yet | the great power of the gospel is that it is old and not new. The doctri1fe is old fashioned, ''that God gave his only son to save sinners, :" so while these great facts are presented to men they must hear and will come to know whether this doctrine is of God or man. l There is no uncertain sound in the trumpet | blast of Christian experience There have been all sorts of methods and experiments | tried, yet they have failed when confronted ! with the certainties of the gospels. The pas | tor said the minister should have defniteness of creed, should hold such views of Christ \ that he will be able to impress all who hear him that there is divine reality in Christ The Christian should I his teaching give no uncertain sound In | af1iction preach Christ under temptations preach Christ; when the people know that l the trumpet gives no uncertain sound, when l the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ is everything it claims to be, then will the hearts of the people be moved toward re- pentance. God helping me, the pastor said, I shall always preach Christ and Him cruel fled.
 Collections were taken in the Episcopal churches yesterday all over the State for the Bishops Fund.-" not to increase the salary of the Bishop, but to establish a fund, the income of which will provide for bis present salary, without requiring an annual assess ment of the parish to make up deficiency.
 Mir. J. E. Bushnell led the singing at Eng fish Hall last evening, aided by the. Second Regiment orchestra, and Mr. Collins preached to large audience on 'tBacksliders. 4 large number stayed for the after meeting. l Notes.
 At Center church yesterday, morning anC afternoon, Prof. Ladd, of Yale, oficiated. Rev. Dr. Dennen preached an unusually fine discourse to his people yesterday after noon on Formation and Value of Chari ties," drawing some vivid and striking pie lures from Bible history. There was a large l audience.
 Rev. Mir. Samson preached 8 fine sermon at Calvary Baptist church last evening-ont of special power.
 II Rev. Dr. Stiher, of the First Baptis church, who went to Massachusetts to trans fer the remains of his child to the family burying ground, returns home this week.