Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-27
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Professor Ensign, of Eld street, returned home from the White Mountains Saturday evening, Mrs. Ensign returning with him as far as Holyoke, Mass, where she will remain a week or two. Professor Ensign goes to Hol- yoke to remain few days.
 Professor S. E. Baldwin has gone to Mt. Desert.
 Dr. Francis Bacon is at Lake Minnewaska, N. Y.
 The Rev E. S. Hill, for upwards of three years pastor Of the Montowese Baptist church, who has finished his labors with that church, will leave in few weeks for a new field of labor During his pasterste the church prospered exceedingly.
 Rev. w. w. McLane and family are ai Short Beach.
 c. 4. Pratt, cashier at C. E. Longley's, started last evening for the White Noun tains.
 MT. Max Adler's name is among those prominently mentioned for the vacant cons missionership.
 William A. Wright leaves to-day for a three weeks' visit in Wisconsin.
 Dr. Jarvis and family, of Hartford, sailed for Europe yesterday.
 Miss Susie I. Smith, of this city, gave readings in Hartford last week which were highly spoken of in Hartford.
 Harry Lacy and wife, of the Planters Wife combination, and Charles Cruttenden and wife, of this city, are at the Island View House.
 Dr. F. J. Whittemore is back from visit of several weeks in the West.
 Miss Carrie A. Wellman, bookkeeper at M. Bristol & Sons, has gone to Morris Cove to spend 8 two weeks vacation with other New Haven people.
 Hon. John H. Leeds sailed for Europe Sat urday. This makes his eighteenth trip across the Atlantic oceah.
 MT. Thomas Trowbridge, MT. and Mrs. L.. L. Camp, Miss Hallie Judson, Lottie Reach and Fannie Camp are among the New Haven people stopping at the Island View Hotel, Stony Creek; also people from Meriden, Boston and other places. The New Haven Yacht club stop there on August Sth- Rev. Dr. GIadden the United
 Church.
 Rev. Washington Gladden., D. D., supplied the pulpit at the United church very accep- tably yesterday. The church was well filled below and in the gallery, only that the asy- lum children and their teachers were absent from their place in the right gallery. The singing, as usual, was of the best, the organ ist and choir rendering very choice pieces and leading excellently in the hymns in which the congregation joined. Dr. Gladden. for the scripture lesson read the sixth chapter of Isaiah, and the text was the last clause of the fifteenth verse: ''I will make thee an eternal excellenoy, joy of many generations" The religion of the He brews at the date of this prophecy and in the Old Testament period was not & belief, the speaker said, in the future saliva tion of the individual, but the salvation of society. All honor was accorded unto Jeho- yah and praise and glory to him and his kingdom but each ones belief and salvation was merged in the belief of the nation, it's chosen leader and prophets. While Gods power, providence and rule over and in heaven and earth was reverently owned and acknowledged, individuals (other than the leaders and prophets) believed themselves to be only part of the great whole belonging unto God. When Christ came individual salvation was taught and believed. Repentance and belief in the promised Saviour became the duty of every
 
 called attention to the inherent perishable nature of evil and the necessa arily immortal nature of all that is good. Our belief in i'm mortality the speaker said is derived from this source rather than natural tendency to such belief. The bible, profane history and our own life experien ce show this great truth. The pessimist himself finds his relief and his theories tend to and end in disappointment, despair and death. All nature, providence, education and science teach the eternal nature of truth, of right and the good. Instructive ly our nature revolts against the belief that the wrong can swallow up and survive the right Decay, destruction and despair are the very elements of evil. With appropriate word and feeling the death of General Grant was alluded to. The great national lesson derived from his life, his sickness, his noble character and death was called to mind. His name was now enrolled among the great and good of past ages, and those of our age and country, Washington, Lincoln, Gar field and the patriotic lives laid down to save for us the rich inheritance of freedom, peace. plenty and happiness to all. T he sermon held the close attention of the hearers throughout. Notice was given of discontin- uance after to days service of the Sunday school till September 1, and only one preach ing service during the month of August. A contribution was taken up for the Sunday school.
 In the evening the Rev. Dr. Gladden. took his text from Psalms, ''They shall still bring the palm tree as Gods very illustration of a useful snd fruitful 1ife-its wonderful use- fulness and age-more than 200 different uses all of high value. It is more than the reindeer to the Laplander How to sserow old gracefully" was eloquentlv pointed out A beautiful, Christian, kindly spirit pervad- ed all the preaching and service.