Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-26
CHURCH NOTES.
Services Yesterday fin Variou Churches
 Professor Moore, of Andover, at the United Church Enc Revival In.

Services Yesterday fin Various Churches Professor Moore, of Andover. at the United Church -The Revival In- terest.
 The services in the churches yesterday were
 generally well attended and the pastors, in-
 spired by large congregations, preached with
 more earnestness and power than is the case
 when they are compelled to address empty
 benches. Since the week of prayer there has
 been more of religious interest apparent in
 many of the churches and deep feeling
 seems to prevail. These revival meetings are
 noted in that they have not been begun or
 continued under any exciting pressure brought
 to bear upon the people by summoning evan
 gelists from other places to wake the people
 up to duty, but are the result of the earnest
 labor of both pastors and laymen for the
 good of their fellowmen. Revival services
 will be held in some of the churches every
 evening this week except Saturday.
 UNITED CHURCH.
 The services and worship of the United
 church were led by Professor George F.
 Moroe of Andover, Mass. The very wet and slippery walking prevented the usual large attendance, but at the morning church service and Sabbath school following good number were present. The text was part of the second chapter of Matthew, which was the opening scripture reading-the first three verses and the four verses from the ninth to the twelfth inclusive. This brief account of the Magi, or ''wise men from the East" seek ing, finding and worshipping and offering gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, was the subject of the sermon. Full of the belief then prevalent throughout the civilized world they came, the speaker said, first to Herod, the king, to his palace, to find the new born prince. Herod directed them to Bethlehem. The star they had seen in the East appeared to them departing from the palace. It ''went before them till it came and stood over where the young child was." Stars were believed to preside over and to show exactly the time of the births and : deaths of kings and great men and to foretell i, important events The conjunction of the , planets Jupiter and Saturn at this time may i have caused new star to have appeared, the i speaker said, as at later conjunction of | these planets Kepler narrates the ap- of a new star which kept i place in the heaven for a time and then disappeared as unaccountably as it first appeared Such signs viewed by those | be more or less intimately connected with it. The professor called attention to the great reward coming from faithful, earnest study, though pursued from wrong premises and convictions Thus astrology is the father of astronomy, as alchemy is of chemistry, and both are grandfathers of true science. Per feet promises unattainable, but premises nearly correct are obtainable by careful OK oeriment observation and careful study. A very interesting account of the fife of ". Augustine was given, showing the long struggle after light md truth, and his final satisfactory attain l nent of it by full belief in the Holy Spirits ,ower It is not enough, many assert and believe, that knowing the right and the ruth that we will receive and adopt the true nd right rule of life and action. Jesus t Christ the Saviour has come to our world t bringing truth life and immortality to light. The discourse was of marked interest and bower. The service of song by full choir f vas good.
 TRINITY NJ. E. CHURCH
 At Trinity M. E. church yesterday morn V ng Rev, Dr. Peck preached to large congre- alton from words found in 1st Corinthian, d chapter 9th verse: "For we are laborers ogether with God;' Mark, 18th chapter 34th o ersc: e And to every man his work" t } the members of the church to labor or the salvation of souls At the evening II arvices there was another large audience Il resent. After the sermon an invitation was O xtended to those desiring to lead new life l. } come forward to the altar, and number 2 esponded About eighteen or twenty per t ons in the congregation also signife3 their sl esire to become Christians by rising. s' The revival meetings at this church will be ontinued every evening this week except aturday evening. On Saturday afternoon 1ere will be a meeting for children and oung people. The pastor announced yes cl ,rday that next Sunday would be one of Ie reat interest to the church, as a large num- CT would be received into the church by tter full membership and on probation.
 In the last number of the Christian Advo- .te and Journal, the New York organ of the ethodist Episcopal church, is published the rst cf series of papers on "Revivals with 1t an Evangelist" They are from the pen Rev. Dr. Peck of this church.
 Trinity parish worshipped in the old Third ,urch edifce yesterday, as the work on the L sw chancel of the Trinity edifee seriously fl terferes with the use of that house. The ,ngregations were quite large: n' The Rev Emory J. Haynes, who has been tt Ipplying the Calvary Baptist church pulpit d. ith great acceptability for several weeks ar .st during the Rev MT. Samsons illness, "e cached two excellent sermons yesterday DC T. Haynes with his wife stopped at the New N aven House. of Conductor Simons of the Harlem river r