Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-27
CHURCH NOTES.
Jottings From the sunday Services
YeslerdaV.

JOttfngs From the sunday services
Yesterday.
Rev Mr.. Woodcock, pastor of the Church
of the Ascension, preached in exchange with
the Rev. d.. Beardsley at St. Thomas church
yesterday forenoon.
At the College street church the pastor.
DR.. McLane, preached from Proverbs, third
chapter, ninth and tenth verses. The male
chorus of the choir sang an anthem with
good effect
There was special musical programme at
the Calvary Baptist church last evening. The
selections rendered consisted of compositions
by Mr.. Frank Strong. They were as follows:
''Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing"
t'The Lords Prayer, ~ ''Te Deum" and cot
fertory." Mr.. Strong, who is member of
the Yale Law school, goes to Auburn, N. Y,
| where he takes position as basso and di-
rector in the First Baptist church choir of
| that place. While he has been here as first
| bass of the Calvary Baptist choir he has
| composed many pieces which have been sung
| during the past year. The other members
| of the Calvary Baptist church choir have
| been re-engaged for the ensuing year.
At the Church of the Holy Spirit, F'Two
Hanaford's discourse yesterday morning
| from the text, ''This mortal must put on i'm
| mortal" She said that the view of death
| from the mortal side might be termed the
wrong side, illustrating the idea by vivid
| description of the manner in which the work
men on the Gobelin tapestry work always
| upon the wrong side, and the appearance of
| the tapestry is very different from the beauty
and orderly arrangement of the picture
| seen on the right side So the view of death
| from the immortal side is like that
of one beholding the finished
We should cultivate Christian trust in re-
gard to death as a great natural fact, in the
ordering of good Providence.
| In the evening Mrs. Hanaford spoke of
PauPs teaching in regard to the fact that all
| are the offspring of God, and therefore while
q sense of Gods fatherhood should be a con-
ISOLATION, it should also be an inspiration to a
holy life, worthy of those who call God their
father
At the United church yesterday morning
the Rev. Mr. Gould of Worcester, Mass.
filed the pulpit with acceptability and ably.
He preached from the words, 'Let lay
aside every weight" Hebrews 10, L. In the
course of his remarks he said: IA frail and
gentle Christian will, perhaps, be forever a
stranger to the grtat overcoming power of
him endowed with passions and natural ten
denotes like those of Peter and Paul and many
others in humble life" The closing hymn
sung by the choir and congregation was
most appropriate tosthe sermons subject,
my Soul be on Thy Guard
Eloquent and deeply interesting lessons for
daily life were drawn from the chapter and
text by the speaker. About three hundred
were at the Sunday school after the morning
service, although the orphans and their
teachers were not present.
Mr.. H. G. Williams Y. M. G. A. secretary,
has large Bible class of young men and
Mrs Curtis of ladies. Mr.. W. Potter leads
the S. S. singing with fervid promptness and
animation. Both the superintendent are
earnest, active workers and the Sabbath
school successful in all its denartments