Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-25
AT THE CHURCHES,

| At SalVary bapLlsG cnurcn yesterday
 morning the pastor, Rev. MT. Samson, in-
 voking the divine blessing, prayed for the
 recovery of one of the most prominent and oldest members of the church, Deacon Thos.
 filling, the sash and Blind Manufacturer,
 whom the community will regret to learn
 is critically ill at his residence on West
 Chapel street. Deacon filling has been pros-
 trated for about three weeks past with what
 is said to be congestion of the brain, compli- !, cated with an old trouble which has more or
 less impaired his health for several years.
 At the evening service at this church the
 pastor gave an earnest and impressive appeal
 to the young men. In these days of hurry 1 and enterprise fortunes are often fast accu- 1 mulated. But while ambition for wealth is | laudable within certain limits there is one l goal, one destination, one crown which if not won, all else counts for nothing; all other conquests sink into insignifcanee. The pas | tor earnestly besought his hearers to seek l with all their hearts for the true riches, for
 the gold that has been tried in the furnace, | for the treasure which can never fade | away. The place of Miss Gaffney, the so- | prano, who is indisposed with severe cold,
 was very acceptably filled by Mrs. Samson, l wife of the pastor.
 AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 l The Rev. Percy Webber of Tioga, N. Y., l has declined the call rendered to him by the parish of Christ church and will probably | accept a call to the Church of the Good
 Shepherd in Hartford. Yesterday morning Rev. w. J. Simonson, assistant rector of | St. James, church, Brooklyn, N Y., assisted by Rev. MT. Osborne of this city, officiated | at Christ church, the former preaching the | sermon. It is now stated by some of the
 members of the church that Rev. MT. | Osborne may be offered the position as pas | tor.
 DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
 The pulpit was supplied yesterday by Rev. with the pastor. His theme in the morning was the importance to the Christian of the discipline of temptation, looking at it as God given schooling for the develop ment and ennoblemenr of Christian charac- ter.
 The evening lesson was drawn from the text: These all do contrary to the decree of Caesar, saying there is another king, one Jesus" The folly and the puerility of the original charge was shown and the speaker painted the reality of that kingdom as it ex- ists to-day, making the ancient cry of these wonderfully fulfilled. The speaker likened the temporal kingdom of Caesar to the king dom which exists in each hearts and over which seltishness or sin strives to hold sway.
 It was instructive discourse of more than ordinary power.
 HARVEST FEsTIvAL-FINE sINGING-BEAUT1-
 FUL DECORATIONS ETC.
 Many people were unable to obtain seats at the harvest festival at the St. John street M. E. church last evening. A large num- Der stood throughout the entire service The following was the order of exercises: Processiona-Swen the Anthem, Choir and Sunday School song-We Welcome You All. ...... Sabbath School g he with the Anthem-Thou openest Thy Hand. ............ Choir Congratuatory Remarks ................... Pastor Hymn-For the Beauty of the Earth Recitation.october Days sfesa'ion k, A A member mem of the Sabbath School Recitation and Singing Primary Class nt 0fferttory91And%ante 1a % Pastorale F fa A Organ Recitation-A Legend of Harvest AIIegorXaYothes E Nature Maj Class ef Young Ladies Recltation-Harvesting, by a harvester, ..;,:....: Member of School Responsive Reading Superintendent and sehoo Sno Doxology-Old Hundred .... ...... Congregation
 Benedtction.
 The processional, by the choir of thirty singers, was a beautiful feature of the exer- cises They entered the church on the two central aisles, each singer carrying minia- ture banner consisting of letter constructed of raw cotton and surrounded with flowers The two lines met at the chancel, where each letter was received and placed on line of invisible wires hitherto unseen by the audi ence, forming when completed the sentence,
 Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness"
 The chanting of the Lords Prayer by the entire school with bowed heads I1-oa i'm Inc sive singing by choir and Sabbath school was delightful. The literary exercises were nearly all new, several of them l being prepared expressly for the occasion. 1 The anthem Harvest Home," by McFar- l ren, was rendered by the choir with a delica- | cy of expression quite pleasing. The congre | gation participated heartily in the various | parts of the service assigned to them. The | little folks under the direction of Mrs. Pres ton also acquitted themselves admirably as usual. Superintendent Camp presided with l his usual efficiency. Pastor Wyatt in his remarks gave interesting sta tistics of the crops. A commendable feature | of the programme was it's moderate length, the exercises being brought to a close at o'clock.
 The decorations were unique and beauti- ful and were arranged under MT. c. A. Morse's direction. In front of the desk was a bank of apples, filling the church with their odor. The bank was of greenings, through the center of which ran the motto e Harvest Home," the letters made of the red Baldwin apples. On the platform behind this on either side stood an immense pump kin crowned with a pyramid of fruits and Between these monarch pump kins was sheaf of wheat whose heavy heads hung gracefully down with the rich grain. In the background were branches of autumn tinted leaves contrasting beauti- fully with the golden grain and the many colored fruits. On the front of the altar railing hung rows of yellow corn and over the altar, whose letters were made of white bordered with flowers. The motto expressed the sentiment of all the large congregation 'Thou crownest the year with thy goodness. It is not possible to give the details of this most beautiful decoration. It was said by all those who saw it to be the richest and most chaste of anything of it's kind they had aver seen. We understand it is to be photo yraphed.
 COLLEGE STREET CHURCH.
 Large congregations were present morning and evening. The praise service in the evening was very interesting and consist ed of organ voluntary, responsive readings, anthems, including one with solo by MT. A. Pearson tenor, prayer by pastor, solo "Just as am" by Miss Sophie L. Northrop con- tralto and an address by Dr. McLane. The singing by the male quartette in the morning was unusually fine.
 A Slight Fire.
 A slight fire occurred at the residence of l Thomas filling, 1889 Chapel street, Satur- day evening. lace curtain famed by | draft caught fire and in 8 second the entire front of the room was in blaze. The prompt ! use of two of the Hayward hand grenades | by Mrs. filling extinguished the fire. The | loss was $50.
 Silver Wedding.
 Ex-Alderman Charles Gerner and wife eel | ehrated their silver wedding last evening at !