Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-12
CHURCH NOTES.
Jott1ngs From The City Pulpits Yes-
 terdaY.


 Rev. Mr. Selden of the South church at Springfield, Mass, preached at the forenoon service of the United church. The eight eenth and nineteenth verses of Ephesians, third chapter, were the text of the able and interesting discourse.
 The new dispensation and revelation of God in Christ as distinguished from the old dispensation and revelation to the Jewish nation, Gods chosen people, was the sub- | ject. The whole chapter was read in the morning lesson before the sermon. This | chapter and the whole epistle were carefully referred to, the speaker calculating the free ness and fullness of gospel truth in the words of the text: "To the end that ye, be- ing rooted and grounded in love, may be strong to apprehend with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God" The speaker quoted Emerson's saying, that our minds form an image as we conceive of ab- stract truths of something similar and ma l terial. Thus the great apostle of the Gentiles in making known to uses the word length, denoting the long ages in the past, and destined longer ages in the future of Gods eternal love. He uses the word breadth to denote it's wide extent to every member of the human family through out the world. The word depth denotes the condescension of that love to the vilest, the lowest and the most ignorant of mankind, as the opposite word height denotes how love leads and lifts us from our l lowest state to the highest heavens, where God ouE Father Father dWels Wha4 a in glory ] know, though unable to tell or explain, is signi6ed by the words mystery" and "that passeth all knowledge." This elevation above ali woe and suffering, comes only by | belief like Pauls in Christ our Savior. The prayers, responsive reading and all the service of song in which the congregation | joined aided and added to the deep interest | of the occasion.
 | In the evening there was very interesting | meeting of the Christian Endeavor society at | the chapel. Next Tuesday evening a meet l ing will be held in the old lecture room at | the church on account of the repairing and ! altering of the chapel
 ST. PAULs CHURCH The Rev. MT. Lines preached very earn est practical discourse yesterday to his con- gregation. He announced during the exer- cises that the annual vacation of seven weeks of the Sunday school will now begin. COLLEGE STREET CHURCH. Rev. MT. Calhoun, of Milford, exchanged pulpits yesterday with Rev. Dr. McLane preaching excellent discourse. During the heated term there is but one preaching service on Sundays. The choir sang finely, 1 the male quartette acquitting itself specially well.
 DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
 The pulpit was occupied in the morning by Rev. MT. Whittlesey, in the absence of the pastor. He took for his text, "In my Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so would have told you" It was a discourse marked by more than ordinary originality. There will be one preaching service day at this church during the hot weather.
 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
 Rev. MT. Snyder, of Middletown, ex- changed pulpits yesterday morning and eve- ming with Rev. MT. Samson, preaching two interesting discourses.
 TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.
 At Trinity M. E. church yesterday morn ing the pastor, Rev. Dr. Peck, preached very able discourse on the subject of prayer from the text found in James, 4th chapter, 3d verse; "Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your 1usts." In the evening the pastor preached his last discourse until after his summer vacation. The doctors family are already occupying their cottage at Shelter Island and he will join them after the picnic of the Sunday school and congregation of his church, which will take place at High Rock Grove on Wednesday of this week. They will leave Derby depot at o'clock.
 Next Sunday Rev. Mir Marsh will supply the pulpit in this church, and on the follow ing Sunday Rev. MT. Morse will oficiate.
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