Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-09
CHURCH NOTES. Jottings from the Sunday Services
 Yesterday.
DAVENPORT CHURCH

| DAVENPORT CHURCH.
 | At the Davenport church yesterday morn ! ing the pastor, Rev. I. 0. Meserve, preached an able and well prepared sermon which con | tained many lessons which were illustrated l by the life and death of Moses, as suggested
 by the text, Joshua i, 3. An attractive col lection of flowers, ferns, crimson berries and
 beautifully tinted leaves were placed around the speakers desk. The singing by the choir | of male voices is excellent. Ths voluntary
 by the quartette yesterday morning was
 beautifully rendered.
 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
 The morning sermon yesterday had refer
 ence to the feeding of the multitude by | Christ, and closed with earnest advice to seek spiritual food for the souls growth. | The love of the beautiful was eulogized, but preference given to the love of the true and | good. The souls adornment with righteous | ness was shown to be the highest standard of effort. Wealth and power and pleasure were | subordinate in value to soul strength and
 beauty. Religion was not alone a prepara- | ton for the life to come, but the means Of | enjoying also the present life.
 expounded the last chapter of the l Old Testament showing that its teach | ings are identical with those of | Christ, and that it's lessons of warning 1 against sin and encouragement to righteous ness of life are identical with those always | proclaimed by Universalist preachers and writers and that Universalism does not coun- | tenance sin while yet it holds out the hand
 of uplifting to the sinner.
 DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
 Dr. Twitchel preached in the morning | upon the power and influence of a name. He showed that the influence of name was lzLz |. aI.a oc Rl~o lSrrSI | ual. That names of individuals came to l stand for the attributes for which their own CTS were noted and cited examples Benes dict Arnold, whose name was synonym or treachery, George Washington's
 was of virtue and power. He
 then eloquently outlined the life
 of Christ in its divine simplicity, and feeling l ly portrayed his death from worldly point of view, terminating career which had been magnificent failure. What name in all the l annals of history could be compared to his? What other name would comfort the oppress- ed and aid the struggling?
 "What have you done with Christ?' said he. What does his name mean to you? Each one must settle this question and upon the
 answer depends his eternal welfare. The evening discourse was the second of the series to the young. The formation of character was as rule accomplished in I the years between twelve and twenty-one. In those years the seed was sown which deter l mined the character of the harvest; the mo | mentnm gained which decided the aftercourse. | The railroad train could easily be stopped before it had gained it's headway, but when | once it had reached it's highest speed, it was to that extent beyond control, especially if
 the hand upon the lever were unsteady. The
 responsibilities of youth were touched upon.
 From the ranks of the youth of to-day must l come the statesmen, judges and officials of the near future.
 The discourse was stirring one and was attentiyely listened to by the fair audience
 that assembled in spite of the rain.