Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-20
JournaI xlro Gcurier.
Saturday, Jan. 20. 1883.
Religious Activity.
A Large Number of Additions to Various
 Churches-RevivaIsi in Progress.

Churches-RevivaIs in Progress.
 An active religious interest prevails in many parts of the city. In Fair Haven over 100 converts are reported under the recent revival work there. An active and vigorous John street M. E. church, and many special meetings have been held. Special religious services attended with number of conver- sions have been in progress at the A. M. B. Zion church for several weeks. At the Ad- vent church on Beers street ten persons were baptized recently. The meetings seem to prosper despite the cold weather and bad walking for several weeks past, which has kept many at home who otherwise would have attended.
 The revival meetings at the George street M. E. church, Rev. MT. Corbit pastor, con- tinue, and are attended with much interest. The pastor is assisted by Rev. A. s. Burns. l A correspondent says: Thursday night the altar was filled with penitents seeking the | salvation of Jesus. MT. Burns is one of the most powerful and interesting revival minis | ters we have ever listened to, and all will be ! well repaid who love sincere and devoted man of God. Protracted meetings every night next week."
 ' | at the Church of the Messiah to morrow, when Rev. MT. Hinckley of Providence, an | eloquent and thoughtful speaker, will assist Rev. MT. Houghton at both morning and \ evening services. Rev. MT. Hinckley's theme | in the morning will be "A divine humanity, :" and in the evening "The condition of prog ress."
 ! Personal.
 MT. Denison w. Eaton, of Milwaukee, for merly of Norwich, died suddenly Thursday morning. He was formerly bookkeeper in Norwich and leaves brother in that city.
 The new Trinity M E. church, it is ex- pected, will be dedicated on Sunday after next.
 l Thomas Heath succeeds to the charge of the restaurant in the new depot, vice MT. Hart, removed to Reading, Pa. MT. Heath has had considerable experience already at the restaurant and will no doubt maintain its good reputation.
 Rev. s. II. Dana breaches at the North church Sunday morning.
 Engineer Baker, of the New York road, was discharged recently for running his train by the depot at South Norwalz, the passengers on an up train who were disembarking at the time being endangered.
 Meigs H. Whaples, Captain J. K. Williams and Lieutenant T. T. Welles, the latter ar employe of c. Cowles & Co.,, this city, arc mentioned in connection with the choice of captain of the Hartford City Guard. vict Captain Hotchkiss deceased.
 William Wallace. of Ansonia, leaves fol Europe to- day accompanied by his daughter the Countess Ostrorog, to join her husband in Paris.
 Judge Henry Stoddard and Lawyer Louis Bristol will sail from New York today at ; p. m for Havana to be gone several weeks Judge Stoddard will return in time to oper | the Superior court in Middletown in Febru ary. He takes the trip for his health, whiol of late has been quite poor.
 Mrs. Edward Johnson, of WalIingford died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock at tht residence of Silas Edmonds She was much esteemed Christian lady, for many years a member of St. PauTs Episcopa church in the town. She leaves husband and one child.
 T. Judge Choate, of New York, will built next spring fine residence in Wallingfort on Christian street adjoining the property o Caleb Atwater.
 Gustavus A. Fuller, president of the Fuller Express company, who died in New Yorl Thursday, was once a well known baggage master and conductor on the New York roat and was the one to establish the New Yorl and Boston Express company.
 Martin Crane, of Hartford, a laborer, aget about fifty years, fell down flight of out side stairs Thursday evening, landing upon fence with force enough to drive one of tn pickets, an inch thick by two inches broad into one of his lungs. Crane, who is mar ried, is said to have been under the infiuenc, of drink. He cannot recover.
 Judge Cowell, of the Waterbury Polic, court and Attorney George E. Terry, prose cutting agent have been sent letters threaten ing their lives if they do not stop prosecuting the liquor dealers who are violating the law prohibiting the lettering of minors about sa looms. Neither official is dismayed.
 William Graham, of Branford, was severely hurt Thursday afternoon. While saving lum Der at the mill at Mill Plain, he was knocked over into the sluiceway and struck his head | ap ainst stone.
 LIT. Augustus beard, 8 nosr worthy son o | NOrWalK ana the youngest D- U. III tnt county, has just been appointed to the pas torate of the American church in Paris, France. He has owing to his ill-health caused by serious malarial affection, accepted the call and also the secretaryship of the American Foreign Christian Union, in con nection with the Mccall mission and the works of the French Prostestant Evapgeliza tioa.
 Henry W. Bishop, author of "Detmold, is native of Hartford and Yale graduate
 Mrs R. A. Dudley, the colored woman upon whom Drs. Dibble and Townsend if teen years ago performed the only successful Coesarean surgical operation in Connecticut surgical history, was again this week subject ed to the same operation at her home or Hudson street. The physicians in attendance were Dr. T. II. Russell, Dr. w. H. Car malt, Dr. F. E. Dibble, Dr. James E. Stet- son, Dr. c. V. R. Creed and Dr. H. w. Leighton. The child was born dead, and the mother is in critical condition.
 Mrs. James Gallagher continues to i'm prove.
 College Items. l C0atra1t to day.
 The senior mathematical optional class under Prof. Newton yesterday began analyti- cal geometry of three dimensions. | The silver cups presented by the uniVersi