Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-19
CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev. MT. Rafnes of Brooklyn at CaI- vary Baptist Church-A London Preacher at the United Church-Rev. Dr. Smyth at Center Church. The revival interest at the Humphrey street Congregational church continues, and more meetings will be held this week.
 Rev. Dr. Hawes, of this city, preached yes terday at his old church, the Center in Phila- | delphia.
 Rev. Mir. Hartman, of Portland, Ct., ex- changed yesterday with Rev. MT. Woodcock, | of thessChtreh 5f the AscehsioIf:<
 CALVARY BAPTIST cHtReH:
 The Rev. Emory J. Haines, of Brooklyhj N. Y, preached at the Calvary Baptist church yesterday morning and evening. For his evening sermon he took the theme found in Ephesiahsi "By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" The speaker took a eireuitous ramb1e through the realms of duty, debt and merit, aiming for the goal that everything we have and enjoy is given by God through grace. His ideas of debt did not correspond to what he started to give as his ideas, and some even of these could not be accepted by the thoughtful mind. | The peroration, which set forth the speakers s idea of heaven and the qualifications neces- sary to assure welcome to that place to be with God, was the best part of the sermon, as it opened more beautiful field of thought and expressed the tender. relations between 1 | jo}So aence vi man upon God and the freeness of l Gods gifts in the suffering and death of our | Lord.
 REV. NEWMAN SMITH.
 | Dr. S1nyth found his text for the remarks of yesterday tnurning in the last chapter of Revelations, seventeenth verse, 'sHe that will, let him come:' The line of thought was not in the common idea of the univetsality of the invitation, but that he who was willing, determined or resolved should come; that in order to enter upon right life and an eternal heritage it is necessary for us to per sonally will so to do. No one shall come but he who wills to. We ean only receive so fnuch good ii life 5nd pf6ft frdn living as we earnestly desire to have The only way
 
 only way to become Christian is by rsso1v- ing so to become. In this light it seemed profitable to regard the words f'Whosoever will, let him come,' inasmuch as it gives us all personal duty to dischatge-the duty of disehaTging our work according to t11e light of Gods teaching and by that means to en- joy his grace and accept his invitation. UNITED CHURCH.
 Rev w. H. S. Aubrey, of London, con dueted the services of the United church morning and evening". Tn. text in the niorning was frofn Second Kitgs.- 1gj- 14, "And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messenger and read it, and Hez- ekiah went up, into the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord," The speaker went ovst the scripture aeeeunf of Bezekiah and of Ahaz, his father. While the father was one of the most wicked of the kings of Judah, Hezekiah. his son, was one of the noblest and best. The one was without God and found him a present help in time of need. The insulting, blasphem- ous letter of Sennaeherib Hezekiah brought to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. In II IChronicles,.xxxii,2 ,2, we read the answer to his prayer; And the Lord sent an angel which cut of all the mighty men of valor and the leaders and captains in the camp of the King of Assyria. So he re- turned with shame of face to his own land" And his own relations there slew him with the sword This chapter was read at the opening service. The character of Hezekiah, so worthy and exemplary in his trust in God, yet in his old age weak and vacillating, was the subject of the sermon from which the speaker drew strikingly instructive lessons of conduct. The orphans and teachers were in their places in the church and Sabbath school after the morning service: The full choir and organ niade the service of song excellent.
 CHAPLAIN HoUGHToN AT TIE ARMoRY.
 The devotional exercisesthat are conducted by Chaplain Houghton oH the Second regi- ment at the Union armorya on Sunday after moons of sufficient interest to draw an audience that fills the drill room where the services are held. The theme of the chap lain's remarks yesterday was, Twenty years of public life." The discourse was of per sonal nature with particular reference to the trials and vicissitudes of the early life'o the speaker from his boyhood days to the time when he made his first address to an audience, which was near the Catslzill mountains, New York State. The subject of that address was Temperance.
 The chaplain stated that in his early years, when he manifested desire to become public speaker, he was discouraged by his father, who threatened him with logging for shaving what he called such silly ideas.
 Chaplain Houghton said he made this al fusion to the difficulties which he surmount- ed in his early life with the hope that if any of his hearers were out of work and so dis couraged that they knew not what to do, they would perhaps take some encourage ment from the personal narrative.
 The speaker stated that the life is best that is filled with enthusiasm and with noble aim, and during the sermons that he had de- livered at the armory the past two months he had tried to tell the truth, and if his words had been beneficial in helping any over rough places that had been similar to some of his experence, his efforts had not been in vain.
 The subject for next Sunday afternoon is EEHow Christians help the devil" and the subject for the following Sunday is ''How the devil helps Christians"
 TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.
 At the Trinity M. E. church yesterday morning the pastor, Rev. Dr. J. o. Peck, preached an able discourse from Nehemiah, second chapter, eighteenth verse: "And they said, let us rise up aud build. So they their hands for this good work.' The preachers earnest words were particu- larly addressed to the members of the church and urgent appeal to them to work earnestly for the salvation of souls. In the evening Dr. Peck being "The Great Advocate" The words of scripture on which the sermon was based were: "And they all with one accord began to make excuse.' The discourse was direct | and fervent appeal to the unconverted to | seek Christ without delay. At the close of | the sermon there was short prayer meeting, | and several persons went forward to the altar | for prayers, while others signifed their in- 5ention to lead new life by rising.
 The revival services at this church will on | account of the deep interest manifested, be | continued every evening this week except |