Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-31
CHURCH NOTES.
Dr. HarwOod Speaks of Churches and
 Services Abroad.

Services Abroad.
 At Trinity church yesterday morning the Rev. Dr. Harwood preached an interesting sermon, which contained references to his 1 trip abroad. The attendance was not as large as usual, which was probably caused by the rain. Dr. Harwood stated that the church services that he attended in Germany were we'll attended. This was also the case | in Belgium, but more especially so in Eng land where the people seemed to attend church from sense of duty without regard to being attracted by interesting sermons. Some of the temples were well filled by the poorer classes. The rector also stated that it was evident that in England the church was making as much progress now as ever. The speaker made many interesting observations on this subject and his remarks were listened to with great interest and satisfaction by his congregation.
 TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.
 At Trinity NJ. E. church yesterday after noon and evening Rev. Samuel D. Paine of Jacksonville, Fla, preached to good congre- gations. In the morning the preacher based his remarks on the words found in first Corinthians, 18th chapter, 18th verse. eFor now we see through glass darkly; but then face to face; now know in part; but then shall know even as also I am known" The
 
 while there are limitations in human knowl edge and things in Providence and in nature hard to understand, yet the great disclosure of all these difficult things would be made in the future life. That while there was great deal of antagonism among Chris tians regarding the teachings of the Bible, and while that book is full of mysteries that we only see as through glass darkly yet the fact is that they are not so much beyond reason as they are beyond the comprehen- sion of the. human intellect. It is enough for us to know that God teaches that these things shall be so, and having implicit con- fdence in alvin revelation we should be will ing to rest our hopes thereon.
 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
 'Contentment" was the subject of Rev Phebe A. Hanaford's morning discourse and she argued that Paul only advocated right eous contentment. The scriptures nowhere commend inactivity. Laizness is not con tentment. Inertia is not to be praised. A man who is content with suffering from ills that he might remove by energy and indus try is not to be called follower of Paul in his content. The great apostle to the Gen tiles was not content to remain an opposer of Christianity when once he was converted, but he was content to be prisoner at Rome 50 long as he could still preach the gospel there. As one after another the soldiers to whom he was chained became converted they U0Cdk10 ullSS1Oudf10S, CdfTy1QR the ROSD6l to the next place whither they were sent. Thus Paul, though in Rome, reached forth even as far as Great Britain, and so he was content because his gospel work was advancing. Prayer was mentioned as help to content ed spirit. There must also be fidelity to a sense of duty and tEe spirit of active good will.
 The evening sermon had reference to the subject of conversion after death and Chris tian progress in the world to come and se- cured the close attention of large audience.
 AT THE UNITED CHURCH.
 Rev. Edwin M. Moves, son of Rev. Gurdon Moves, who was formerly pastor in Fair Haven conducted the morning services of the United church. The scripture lesson he read in Exodus x1iv the last nine verses. giving account of Gods calling Moses up into Mt Sinai to receive the divine law written on tables of stone; and Luke xiii, from the .wenty-fourth to the thirtieth verse, giving account of the leading of Christ to Mount Calvary and of his crucifxion there. He also read from Acts, first chapter, from the fourth to the thirteenth verse, giving account of Christs meeting with his disciples Mt. Olivet and his ascension from their midst while they looked upon him until sR cloud received him out of their sight, The text was the first verse of Psalm cxxi: .'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help" The scripture lessons read seemed to show how in ancient times the mountain tops and high places were chosen for religious service. This placing of great religious events and eras of the Christian religion on the high places of the earth, the speaker said, associates our wor- ship of God as above the common occur rences of life as high and holy service Sinai, Calvary and Olivet are the chief places to which Christ calls his church to look, and all the world to him, the cruel fed lifted up ard by that look to be saved First God is worshipped as the God of law His holy law teaches the way to happiness and heaven. Calvary highest of the noun tains and Olivet, showing the nearer, clearer and brighter way to heaven. Closing his sermon at 11:35 he called to the pulpit I the fervent speaker, the colored graduate and teacher from Hampton Institute, to tell of it's fifteen years history, it's wonderful I support and great work for the two races in ! our country, SC long and grievously op- pressed. In giving to the institute we pay a little of the great debt owed to the African and the Indian.