Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-01
Church Notes.

Dwight Place Church and Its Pastors
ResignatiOn-The North and Third
Churches.
The ecclesiastical society of the Dwight
Place church holds its meeting tonight to
act upon the resignation of the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Bacon. It seems to be discounted thus
far in advance that the resignation will be
rejected by a very large majority.
The Sunday meetings of the North and
Third churches will be held alternately in the
respective church edifces until the first of
May, when all the meetings will be held at
the North church. Next Sunday the two
congregations will worship at North church
and on the following Sunday at the Third
church and so on. As there will be no
stated use for the Third church organ after
the consolidation it will in the opinion of
members be offered for sale. Mr.. Liefeldt,
the Third church organist, who retires owing
to the consolidation, has been organist and
musical director at the Third church for q
period of eight years.
Rev. N. j. Burton, D. D., of Hartford, will
preach the sermon at the dedication of the
new Congregational church at South Fran
| ingham next Wednesday. The church was
erected at a cost of SIT, 600.
The dedication of the new Washington
Park NJ. E. church, Bridgeport, Rev. E. s.
| Wing, pastor, on Sunday, was a red letter
day in the history of that church and of
Bridgeport Methodism. Bishop Hurst
preached the morning sermon. The matter
of reducing the debt upon the edifice was
| taken up in earnest at the close of the sermon.
1t was stated that the church building and
furniture had cost about $35. ZOO, of which
| between $4,000 and $13, 900 had already
been liquidated. 1t was proposed to raise
during the day $40, OoO which would leave
balance of $12, 900. This last named sum
had been provided for in a sinking fund
| which would decrease at the rata of 81, 600
per year. Then the actual solicitations of
| subscriptions began. Among the first to an
| nounce was Mr.. Joel Farist, who placed
against his name the sum of $500. Others
| followed in rapid succession, and in less than
| an hour the total of about $4,000 was
pledged.
The afternoon services consisted of mass
| meeting of Bridgeport Methodists, presided
over by Rev. W. W. BoWdish, D. D, who
was pastor of the church from 1868 to 1871.
All of the afternoon exercises were of an ex-
ceedingIy attractive character. Wilson's
''Gloria in Excelsis" was sung, which was
followed by responsive readings, hymn,
prayer, address by DR.. Bowdish, hymn, and
remarks by Rev. w. W. Clark, D. D.. of the
Fairfield avenue M. E. church, and Rev. R.
G.. s. McNeille, of the South church. Both
of these gentlemen were heard with great
deal of pleasure, Rev. Mr.. McNeille present
ing some very excellent ideas The South
Congregational church choir led the singing
| with entire acceptability. During the service
the morning subscriptions were increased by
$500, making a total of Sc, $50.
The church was densely CROW ded at the
evening service. The sermon was by Rev.
G. n Sims D. D, chancellor of Syracuse.
university. The raising of money at the
evening service crowned the efforts of the
day with regal success. After laboring an
hour or so, the bishop and Rev. Mr.. Sims
announced that all of the $4,000, except
$500, had been cared for and Mr.. Farist
assumed the responsibility for this last
named sum. In all, Mr.. Farist end his family
gave 1925 Sunday. This matter having
been closed up satisfactorily, the dedicatory
rites were performed. The trustees
John L. Vessels, president; Henry r. Chat
fee, secretary and treasurer; W. w. Stan
nard, John Porter, Wait Somers, G. M. Col
| by, A. E. Zones, G. W. Bacon and Chauncey
Archaeological forward to the altar, when
Mr. Vessels, in behalf of the board, pre-
scented the church ediics with a brief adj
dress. The rite of dedication was then per-
| formed by Bishop Hurst, according to the
tenets of the denomination, and with the
benedictien the congregation was dismissed