Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-22
AIT THE cHURCHKs.

al gathering of the people of the church to make offerings for the benefit of the needy | of the church and others. Many homes will be thereby gladdened on Thanksgiving day. This is being made an annual festival at the church. Last year the donations were very numerous, and consisted of hard cash, pro- visions, clothes, etc.
 ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
 Rev. MT. Means preached an able and in- structive sermon at St. Johns yesterday on the lesson relative to the children of Israel when they declined to obey the Lord on certain occasion, and the just punishment they received in consequence.
 PRAISE SERVICE.
 The choir of the United church, assisted by Mrs. s. S. Thompson, soprano, and Miss Madge Roberts, alto, gave praise service last evening, large audience being present. Following was the programme:
 Gloria in Excelsis Andre Lead, Kindly Light 1hco,dak D Buck Trio, solo and quartette fro n Eli Costa Sextette, Benedictus. Nessler
 TO KELP PAY CHURCH DEBT.
 At the coming concert of the Church of the Redeemer: December 1, for the purpose of raising the money to pay the debt of the Dixwell avenue church, there will contribute of their talents the second Yale Glee club, Amphion society, the Dixwell avenue church choir and musicians of distinction in New Haven.
 AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 Rev. Dr. Bailey, ot Milford, preached at Christ church yesterday morning and even ing. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
 At Calvary Baptist church yesterday the pastor made announcement that union Thanksgiving service will be held by the Baptist churches at the Wooster Place church on Thanksgiving night at which addresses will be made by the different pastors. MT. Sam son preached last evening on the subject of salvation through Christ, taking for his sub | ject, the lifting up of the serpent in the will derness. He spoke of the night visit of Nicodemus to Christ, and of the lesson so clear, so plain, so simple, which Hebrew | noblemen received on the great ana all inn portant question. The pastor spoke of the | question oft asked in this and past ages, why l did not God permit evil to enter the world, | dew sparkles on the roseleaf and ! the world is warmed and illumined by its | rays. The sun goes down and the cold en- | wraps the earth, and the ice forms and the air is chill and cold. But it is not the sun that | causes the chill, the cold, the ice. It is the | suns absence. So evil prevails where the sun of ri ghteousness shines not As is illus | trated by the story of Nicodemus, the way of ! salvation is most clear, most plain, most | simple. It is repent and believe. The new ! spiritual birth is required. It is love and ! live. The pastor in closing made an elo- | quent appeal to all to rest not until they had | found the way, the truth and the life. There was large congregation present. COLLEGE STREET CHURCH. | Rev. Dr. McLane at College street church | last evening highly interested his hearers by | answering written questions that had been | previously sent him on subjects appropriate | to the hour. He also spoke of the national holiday to occur next Thursday, of the good l cheer and reunions which the day brings, and of appropriateness of such day when the nation looks to God as the source of all | good gifts.
 TRINITY CHURCH.
 Rev. Dr. Harwood preached in the morn | ing, and Rev. MT. Nichols in the evening. l Announcement was made that Thanksgiv- | ing service will be held at the church on | Thursday morning.
 FIRST M. E. CHURCH.
 Rev. Dr. Goodsell preached 8 very able discourse to his congregation last evening on the subject "Jezebel, or ability and wicked l ness' The pastor announced that arrange ments as to services on Thanksgiving day | had rot been made, the Methodist pastors not having yet had their conference on the | subject.
 ST. JOHN STREET M. E. CHURCH. The pastor, Rev. MT. Wyatt, preached two l excellent sermons yesterday morning and | evening. Announcement was made that a praise service led by the choir will be held at o'clock. Also announcement was made re- l garding a meeting of the committees of the | church, who arranging for grand yule | tide festival which is to be held at the church on the evenings of December 8, 9 and 10. The committees have been already at | wt5r,lzG 0rSf h aio tar and arR l will be an art department, a fancy work de- 1 partment, stationery department and other | attractions, also grand levee by the dolls | and dollies, about 100 in number; also read | ings by Mrs. Taylor and others.
 TRINITY M. E. CHURCH. At Trinity M. E. church yesterday morn ing Rev. Dr. Peck preached an able dis ject of ''Prayer." The subject was "The Efficacy of Prayer in Temporal kfairs," and was based on the words found in Genesis 18th, 14th, Jehovah -jireh." Following the interpretation of the tex.-"The Lord Will Provide"-the preacher showed that answer to prayer for temporal blessings were of ire quent occurrence and cited many remarkable instances in proof Of this that had come un- der his own observation
 In the evening Dr. Peck delivered the ninth in his series of half hour lectures to young men on Success in Life" ," his subject
 
 lecture was listened to with great interest by large congregation.
 Next "Wednesday evening Mrs. Calhoun, the sister of the brave General Custer, will give those holding tickets for the lecture course in this church an evening of great en- joyment by sn exhibition of her wonderful ! elocutionary powers in selected readings. An unusual attraction in addition to Mrs. Cal- | houn's superb readings will be the singing of Miss Montague, who formerly had na- tional repution as an opera singer, but who l now sings only in concerts. The number of | single tickets for this entertainment, which | will De limited to the seating capacity of the | church over and above the course tickets, | may be obtained at Loomis' Temple of Mu- | sic.
 FOR THE BISHOP TO DECIDE.
 The people of Christ church, who have | been so unsuccessful in obtaining a minister | to take charge of the latter parish have at | last decided to leave the question for the | bishop to decide, and for him too place in | charge of the parish whom he sees fit.
 ST. JOHN STREET M E. CHURCH.
 Rev. A. H. Wyatt, pastor of the St. John | street M. E. church, is suffering with a se- were attack of neuralgia. In consequence of | this there will be no sermon on Thankspiy- | ing day, but instead there will be praise | service in which the choir and coneregation | will unite. For the Thanksgiving Dinner at the |
 Hospital.
 Donations of poultry, etc., for the Thanks I giving dinner for the patients at the hospital ! may be sent directly to the institution or left | at Jacob Broschart's, City market, or at | Charles Reeds, opposite postoffice. at the Home for the |
 Fr1endIess.
 As Thanksgiving approaches the managers of the Home for the Friendless wish to re-