Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-24

across the street on the large and beautiful
lot purchased by 81. q. Benedict, Esq. This
lot, on which for many years stood the old
tavern, has been secured for church purposes.
1t is large enough for the present edihce and
for a parsonage and larger church when the
time arrives for more church accommodation.
This church seems to be very much apprecis
ated by the people living in the vicinity. It's
Sabbath school numbers about one hundred.
While the morning services are not largely
attended on account of many of the peo-
many excusing themselves for various
reasons. The church at night is generally
crowded. Many new houses are going up and
at no distant day the church will be in the
| midst of thickly populated center. IL was
very much needed and is doing good work
| under its efficient leader, the pastor, and his
earnest Co workers. There is q wonderful
spirit of harmony and Christian cooperation
| among all the different denominations; all
| seem to wish the new religious enterprise
abundant success and all classes are generous
| in it's support. It is contemplated to place
good furnace in the church instead of stove
and make other Improvements which will
add to its attractiveness and to the comfort
of the worshippers. We cannot have too
| many wideawake aggressive Christian church
es in our midst.
Trinity WI. e. Onurch.-An Election
Sermon BY the PastOr.-AncIent and
Modern Elections CORtrasGed.
AT the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
corner Dwight and George streets, the pastor,
Rev. G. E. Reed, preached last evening an
election sermon on the subject, "The citizen
and the ballot" The church was filed to
overlooking, all being eager to hear the pas
| tors views on this important subject. The
| minister in his remarks referred to neither
| party by name or principle. but showed his
hearers how religious and sacred a thing the
| ballot is In his opening remarks he said:
| 'My discourse this evening is intended for
special reference to a great political election
| on the 4th day of November next. I have
| selected as an. appropriate text a passage
| from the Apostles. It refers to the Chris
| tian church in an ecclesiastical character,
| but might well have served as model for
| all elections that have ever been held since,
whether in church or in State. The passage
| you mry ind in Acts I, twenty-third to
| twenty sixth verses, inclusive. Turning
now to the national election itself, as we
| study it., your attentio first called to the
| admirable method in which the earlier cleo
| tions were conducted, and having examined
| the elections as prescribed in old days, let
us now contrast the differ5 nee between those of
/ old Jerusalem, and those which will occur
/ here in short time. The religious and
l moral oeInAnu VI I'll eIecUAonS 40 1oooBnA1eu
| by each of the parties, for you well know all
| conventions are opened with prayer.
Whether political election is religious or
| a secular affair depends entirely upon the
| spirit in which man engages in it.
The pastor enforced eloquently the lesson
| of the text IF all national and internation-
| al controversies were conducted in the spirit
/ of the old time election, it would make q
great stride toward the joy of the millennium.
In conclusion he appealed to all to choose
this night whom they would serve.