Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05
St. Rraneta ". MI. I Association.

St. Francis ". M. Ls Association.
 The annual meeting of the St. Francis Y. M. L. association was held yesterday after noon and the following officers were elected: Rev. T. J. Dunn, president (re-electe6; John M. Hanifan, first vice president; Charles Keane, second vice president; M. J. Roman, recording secretary; John Buckley, financial secretary; John c. Bree, treasurer, sergeant at-arms. This association will begin series of literary exercises for the winter during the latter part of this month. ;. Imported From France-An Elegant
 Banquet Service.
 Mrs. Radcliffe, the caterer, corner Chapel and Temple streets, has just imported from France 8 magnificent service of French china for use in filling contracts for we'd dings, supper and private, and public ban quets in general. The service numbers over 1000 pieces and was specially decorat- ed to her order by the manufacturer, one of the leading concerns in that country. Upon each piece is conyo1vulus vine in full flower, the colors being vivid, and are beau tifu1ly and artistically wrought. It is with out doubt one of handsomest ever seen in Connecticut Mrs. Radcliffe is supplying and delivering ice creams and ices of the un- surpassed make for which her establishment is justly and widely known, also all kinds o1 choice cakes and pastries, while in her ele- gant and tastefully equipped restaurant meals are cooked to order and handsomely served in frst-class style at reasonable prices this department also meeting with much public favor.
 Church Notes.
 At St. Johns Episcopal church yesterday morning Rev. MT. Means preached upor faith. On Sunday after next Bishop Will Hams administers the rite of confirmation a this church. -7.' t ft-@ At Calvary Baptist church yesterday morn ing the rite of baptism was administered by Rev. Mir Samson to four persons and mum ber were received into the church. In tht evening the pastor preached another in hi series of Sunday evening discourses, th' subject of which was Esau and Jacob will reference to "the birthright." The dis course was listened to with close attention by large congregation, the church being filled as usual every Sunday evening.
 Rev, Mir. Nichols officiated at Trinit, church yesterday morning, preaching ser mon appropriate to the communion service
 At the Church of the Holy Spirit yester day the pastor, Mrs. Hanaford, who has jus returned from brief visit to Nantucket preached a fine discourse upon the subject s'The fullness of the blessing of Christ" II the evening the sermon referred to the patience and comfort afforded by peru al and studJ of the holy scriptures, where the great gospe truths are received into the heart.
 The morning discourse at Dwight Place church was upon the subject of "churcl prosperity" The clements which contribute to form & prosperous church were ably ard eloquently set forth by the pastor. Scrip, ture assumes every Christian to be connect ed with some branch of the Christian church, and to that church is due his first duty. It is through our activity as Chris tian church members that cur own religious characters are developed. Our efforts react upon ourselves. The speaker applied his remarks to his own church, saying among other things: "Above all things let us not seek to grow by the disintegration of other churches. There is too much of this thing going on in the zeal of people and pastors The importance of unity between pastor and people was dwelt upon. "A one-man church could never know prosperity" Each mem Der should have the same solicitude for the welfare of his church as for that of his fami ly and home. The sermon closed with a powerful appeal for charity in judgment among church members. While people were dissecting each other and their pastors the work of the church must stop. Charity fol others was the keystone which made church strong in it's unity.
 As Dr. Twichell was walking on Howe street the other day chain gang of twenty prisoners passed him. The result was that his church were treated to soholaaly even- ing's discourse on freedom" After touch. ing upon the forms of slavery, from that which he had witnessed to that of the appe tite and passions, the doctor concluded that all bondage results from wrong relation to- ward God, while all freedom is the fruit of { right relation toward him. The non-Chris tian looks at the duties of the Christian as bondage, but in reality these are joy to him, while the unconverted man is really the slave to his sins. Only the righteous man is free.