Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-02
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. II. Haryvood Pattison at Calvary
Baptist Characterization Of New
Members at Some of the Churches.
Yesterday forenoon's service was one of
special interest at the St. John street M. E.
church, fourteen new members being received
on probation and six or eight by letter The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wyatt, offciated.
A praise service was held at the College
street Congregational church last evening
There was a large congregation and the exer-
cises were very interesting. Rev. DR.. Nc
Lane delivered short address and there was
specially excellent music by the chorus choir
under the direction of Professor F. A. Fow-
ler The solos were by Miss Helen A. San
ford, soprano: Sophie Northrop, alto; T. Fl.
Warren, tenor; w S. Mosher, bass, and Mr.
H. Sickels, baritone.
At the First NJ E. church communion SER
vice yesterday morning fifteen persons joined
the church on probation and one by letter
The extra services at this church will be con-
tinued this week on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings.
At the George street M. E. church yester-
day morning two persons were received by
letter and two ON probation.
An interesting session of the mission circle
of the United church was held last evening,
at which Miss Barker and Mrs Champion
read concerning the Indians at the Santee
agency, Nebraska, and Miss McAlister read
letter from Bohemia from Mrs. H. S. Pome-
roy, formerly of New Haven.
The Rev. T. HARDWOOD Pattison, D. D., of
Rochester, N. Y, occupied the pulpit in the
Calvary Baptist church yesterday morning
and evening. Last evening he took for his
text Paul's epistle to the Romans, chapter
xii, first verse. He spoke of the duty of
everyone to make living sacrifice of his
body and soul to God. He said: God does
not ask of us the bullocks OF cattle, but the
sacrifice of ourselves, living sacrifice.
The body is the lowest,of all the parts of our
nature and there are times that we would, if
we acknowledged it, sooner give anything
else for sacrifice rather than our bodies
Paul asks for the surrender of this body, for
If that ls given the rest easily follows. What
we give to God we ought to give now. There
is a law that that which is persisted IN becomes
permanent when he that is unjust remains
SO. The speaker related an incident which
surgeon during the late war told him of
young man who received a gunshot wound
in the knee and was brought into the hospi-
tai for treatment. The wound did not pain
him at the time and when the surgeon came
to see him and informed him that amputa-
ton was necessary the young man laughed
and said that he would be out in a few days
He fingered thus in the hospital for two OF
three days and when the surgeon again visi-
ted him he found that modification had set
in, and the young mali said II leave myself
in your hands, doctor, ''but the doctor inform
ed him that it was too late and he must be
prepared to meet God. In few days he was
buried. Oh, my friends, said the speaker,
surrender that body to him now, for the NOR
row never comes. He hoped that the young
men who listened to his sermon might be
able to say, let no man trouble me that may
bear in my heart the Lord Jesus. The dis
course was one OF much brilliancy and
power.
Prof. John P. Taylor, of Andover Mass,
filed the pulpit of the United church morn
ing and afternoon. Most eloquent
original and able sermons were preached.