Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-24
The Churches.

Utterances from the City Pulptts-Vistt- ing CIergymen.
 There was very good attendance at the churches yesterday considering the heat, At Center church Rev. Charles Palmer, of Bridgeport, officiated He is g son of Ray Palmer, D. D., whose hymns form so pleasing part of our best sacred songs He took for the text of his afternoon sermon the words : ''Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in we'll doing as unto faithful Creator" Pet. 19. He spoke of our will ingness to accept the favors of Gods provi- dence of things suited to our desires, and re- fusing to accept aftiiction coming from the same faithful Creator. A careful study of Gods word would show that every sigh, every tear, sickness, sorrow, and death even are all ordered, however, and in the person of Christ felt by our Creator. The anxious suffering endured is for want of perfect faith and true comprehension of the love of God By prayer and meditation, as we'll as study, we como to know of the doctrine, and become reconciled to God through Christ our Saviour.
 THIRD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 correspondent says: s'The morning ser vice at this church yesterday was well at- tended. In the absence of the pastor Rev. F. Stanley Root, of Seymour, preached from the text, Come follow me-" Matt 4-19. The sermon was not so much defense of Christian doctrine as & setting forth of it, with enlarging and elevating effect. By fol Jox- ,r& knowing him we learn to love him. While the singing by the choir in this church is very good, we think it would be great im- provement if the congregation would join in the familiar tunes. Judging from the state of things it would seem if they all had bad cold or were afraid to be heard Let the people praise thee, O God yea, let all the people praise thee.'"
 NORTH CHURCH.
 Rev. James B. Thrall of Derby, very ac- ceptably supplied the pulpit of the North church, taking for text the last two verses of Heb. ", 15 and 16. F'Fors.we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" These inspiring words were aptly compared to the cool breeze of summer refreshing the faint and weary, and making all who feel their force to come gladly and boldly to the all ufficient helper. Sympathy, the speaker said, is the subject of the text, and proceeded to consid- CT it's nature and it's power. First he de- fined and illustrated human sympathy, it's helpful, comforting and consoling nature and it's power Next he spoke of divine sym pathy, extending to all classes and condi tions, saving and elevating race. Tho priesthood office of human sympathy and the high priesthood of Gods sympathy was shown as the teaching of the scripture The former is necessarily limited to the rela tives, friends and acquaintances with whom our earthly life is more or less associated, while Christ's high priesthood embraces in it's omnipresent sympathy and mediatorial office all our world-the past the present and the future. The difficulty and irksome- ness of obedience without sympathy was contrasted with the earnest, strong and will