Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-11
POLO LAST NIGHT.
New Haven Defeats Meriden to O. Hartford Hefeats Springfield 8 to ].

New Haven Defeats Meriden to O.
 Hartford Befeats Springfield to l.
 At the Lincoln rink last night the Meri- dens were easily defeated by the New Ravens. The playing of the Meridens was decidedly poor and but few good plays were made by them. The home team, although playing good game, had things too much their own way to exert themselves. The game throughout was devoid of excitement. Corners secured all the ru shes and secured utes and 45 seconds. Reilly caged the ball minutes after and the third and last goal was made by Felton in 13 minutes.
 Daniels umpired the game. Timekeeper, Harry Thompson.
 At Hartford the home team defeated the Springfe1ds by score of to 1.
 The Fair Ravens and Hartfords will meet at the Quinnipiae rink this evening and good game is expected. Cars will be in waiting at the rink after the game.
 The New Ravens are now one game be- hind Springfield, which latter club leads in the league.
 Police Notes.
 Frederick w Schleisher, who lives on George street, near Temple, was arrested last evening for being drunk and committing general breach of the peace.
 UNITED LENTEN SERVICES. Rev. Dr. Beardsley's Sermon at St.
 Episcopal Church.
 The first of the series of sermons to be given in St. Thomas church on Wednesday evenings during Lent was delivered by Rev. Dr. Beardsley D. D., last evening. The large congregation, composed of representa- tives from all the Episcopal churches in the city, filled the church. Dr. Beardsley select ed his text from St. Johns epistle to the Colossians, chapter 1, verse IS: "And he is the head of the body, the church" The subject of the discourse was "Our church: it's historic character" The speaker began by saying that the last instruction given by our Lord was in the giving of the church to the apostles. The Christian ministry was thus built, not from below, but from above; is foundation is in Christ. The Der by electing Matthias in place of the traitor Judas, and then began to hold meetings everywhere, with Je rusalem for central point. Year by year the church increased in numbers until it had a foothold throughout the civilized world.
 But wish to speak to night of the estab lshment of the Christian church in the Brit ish isles. If the writings of Clement are to be taken literally, the gospel was preached to the Britons by Paul himself. Even if this be not true it is certain that the doctrines of the new religion were very early taught there. On the decline of the Roman empire the Welshmen and the Cornishmen forgot their Latin, but they retained the Christian religion. When England had become Saxon Pope Gregory sent there an emissary of Christianity-Augustin He knew little or nothing of the Saxon Ian guage, but succeeded, by the aid of interpre- ters, in converting King Ethelberg and the church went steadily on and finally came the conflict of State and church, which ended in the establishment of the Church of England.
 The Book of Common Prayer was the direct outcome of the reformation. It was made up of ancient lturgies and certain translated prayers of the Roman church. Of the seven sacraments of the Roman church it retains but two-baptism and communion There were dark days for the church during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, but upon the restoration of Charles II. there was good revival. The church then planted in the American colonies. After we had secured an independence from the mother country, there great work done in the building up and binding together the B Episco- pal church of America. This was soon of fected, however, and in 1789 the prayer book was revised and three dioeeses were estab lished. Our worship, doctrine and disci- p1ine is the same as that of the Church of England. We do not claim everything in it is perfect, but we do claim that it holds out a golden chain to bind us to the first fathers of the Christian church and to Christ himself Our external gov ernment is after the pattern established by the disciples and we are told to stand up and say T believe in one catholic and apostolic churceh.'
 Next Wednesday evening Rev. Stuart Means will preach at the same church.