Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-15
COLLEGE STREET CHURCH
North Church.


 ing service yesterday was very fair. though the walking was so slippery and the sky threatened storm. The chosen text was Paul's prayer in verses 9, 10 and Il of the first chapter of Philippians. For the church at Phillippi. dearest and most beloved, the one which had helped in Paul's time of need, he prays that their '1ove may abound more and more," their knowledge, right, judg- ment, sincerity, innocence and to be filled with the fruits of Christ's righteousness. Character, itss reality, although unseen, the outcome of a whole life, and especially Christian character, was the subject of the sermon. The fourth chapter of the same epistle was read at the opening of the ser- mon. With character as godlike, full of honor, purity, virtue and loveliness offered for our choice, so desirable assuring our highest happiness, usefulness. present and future good, the wonder is that we do not all eagerly and gladly accept it. Would the old prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel have be- ieved it possible that for almost nineteen centuries after Christ's coming to our world, and the wide proclamation of those glad tid- ings of great joy, man would be unwilling to take the glorious gift ? With this long expe-
  why can we remain so little affected? {? We do not realize the holy spirits power. To day our prayer is for 1t, in this accepted time and day of salvation.
 The contribution for the hospital and the annual church meeting is postponed to next Sunday.
 Reception if Miss Clara Barton by Ad- miraI Foots Post on Saturday Evening.
 By order of Comma nder George M. White Admiral Foote Post made preparation to give Miss Barton reception of precisely the same kind that it rendered to General Grant and President Hayes on the occasion of their visits to this city some years ago. Miss Bar ton, escorted by few ladies and gentlemen, at about o'clock was received by the com rades of the Post, who arose as she entered. She was introduced by Comrade Mccarthy in few well chosen words, in which he re- ferred to the preceding receptions given to the general of the army and the President of the United States, in which they had all been proud to have taken part. But, he said, he was more proud of the honor of having with them the distinguished guest of this evening. He referred to her services to the soldiers during the war and since the war-services 
 the dead-services such as soldiers never for get, and which had enshrined her in the hearts of the army while it was yet in the field and which the Grand Army would hold in fond recollection and gratitude forever services which entitled her at least to the name and the place of the Florence Nightingale of America.
 dar in fnU 6c of gular beauty and good taste, uttered with quiet deliberation and perfect fuency, well comed her in the name of all the com rades present and absent. He assured her that she was not unknown to many then present, and that she was known by the fame of her good deeds to all the members of the Grand Army eve rywhere; that they felt themselves proud and honored by her coming among them now, and that they cherished with deep emo- Gon the remembrance of those other days when her coming was even more welcome to them than it was tonight; that they had watched her career since the war with grati- tude and pride and would continue to cherish her fame as something dear to them all, and he was happy in the name of all his comrades to give her most cordial welcome.
 She was then seated at the left of the com mander while the arrangements were made for personal greeting and introduction of all the comrades, and afterwards was intro duced by Comrade McCarthy to each soldier as they passed in review before her, giving each word and cordial grasp of the hand
 Commander White in few more happy words stated to the comrades assembled that Miss Barton had kindly consented to repro. duce before them some of her recollections of the war.
 Miss Barton then gave some sketches of the battles of Fredericksburg and of the storming of Fort Wagner, all of which was received with enthusiasm and cheers from the beginning to the end. She concluded with some pictures of the 9th, 7th and 10th regiments of Connecticut volunteers present at Fort Wagner, which was greeted with 8 round of hearty applause.
 A unanimous formal vote of thanks taken by rising was rendered to the speaker, but that did not appear to the comrades to do justice to the subject and to their excited feelings, and they proposed and gave her three cheers and 8 tiger with the enthusiasm and vehemenee of soldiers, for all of which she returned simple and cordial thanks and then with her attendants retired as she had entered.
 It constituted an evening long to bs re- membered by Admiral Foote Post.