Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-14

Jottings at the City Churches Yester-
 day-After am Absence OfFOrty Years -Revisftfng This City Rev. U.
 Aberigh Mackay.
 At the First M. E. church yesterday Rev. E. R. Thorndike, of Boston, preached two excellent discourses Notice was given of the young peoples meeting next week.
 ST. JOHN STREET CHURCH. Rev. Mir. Baird of the George street church preached at this church yesterday morning in exchange with Pastor Foster. In the even- ing MT. Foster preached 8 rousipg temper ance prohibition discourse before large congregation.
 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
 Rev. MT. Stidham, of New Britain, oocu- pied the pulpit of this church yesterday, preaching morning and evening before large congregations.
 CENTER CHURCH. President Dwight of Yale preached at Center church in the morning and presided in the evening at the exercises when the bac- calaureate sermon was delivered before the Yale Theological seminary by Rev. Dr. Walker of Center church, Hartford. Miss Hazlitt, to illness, and Mrs. Atwster sang in her place. Rev. Dr. Smyth is absent in Maine. HUMPHREY STREET CHURCH.
 
 yesterday announcement was made by the pastor, Rev. F. R. Luckey, of his ordination, to take place next Thursday evening. Rev. Dr. Twitchsll of Dwight Place church preached in the evening in exchange with MT. Luckey.
 CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. Two excellent discourses were preached in the Church of the Messiah yesterday by the pastor, Rev l.. H. Squires The subject in KI,o,, Dali 9y." In the evening, Bread, Butter and Sugar, or the Unsatisfed Man" Both ser mons abounded in thought and were fully appreciated by all present. Mir. Squires is | not only an able preacher but also model Christian gentleman, one who makes and re- ! of the Messiah is fourishing under his minis | trations.
 ! ST. THOMAS CHURCH. The Rev. J. Aberigh Mackay, D. D., the | only clergyman in the Church of England who was ordained by an American bishop, preached at St. Thomas church yesterday I morning and afternoon. The Rev. MT. Mackay was ordained by Bishop Brownell was for some time rector of St. James, in Westville, and afterward preacher at Trinity church this city during 1S44-5. For over forty years he has been in England, and has seen service on many 8 field of battle. He presented in his afternoon discourse the case of the old Catholics, so-called, or the Gallic reforma- tion. These people seeded from Rome after the council of 1870, which promulgated the doctrine of the infallibi1ity of the Pope. In connection with this movement MT. Mackay is doing missionary work. He says the move ment is rapidly spreading in Europe, and he hopes to gain many converts among the French Catholics in this country. Dr. Mackay, D. D., is revisiting New Houa1a of an ahaaroa Of 0var forty yaara ard will speak in St. James, church. West- vile, tonight of his work and travels in Scotland, Palestine and India. He was formerly rector of St. James, church. and preached there last night.
 CITY MISSIONS.
 There was full attendance last evening at the Meadow street mission rooms. Rev. MT. Mosman preached from the text, Have Faith in God, /" applying it at theRlose to the work that had been done at that place. A year and half ago, without any funds to de- pend upon, these rooms were opened and, with gradually increasing attendance, were open ever since for meetings every night in the week, as we'll as twice on the Sabbath and on several afternoons during the week for the work for women and girls. A brief statement of good results accomplish ed was included, and also the fact that all bills had been paid in full to date. Hearty acknowledgement was made to all who had in any way assisted in the work, and the hope expressed that those who had attended the different meetings would be able to come to the new headquarters of the City Missions at English Hall, corner of Court and State streets. Meetings will be commenced at English Hall to morrow evening and con- tinued every evening of the week. Messrs. Webster and Weiss of the Theological semi- nary made brief addresses at the Meadow street meeting last evening as representatives of the students of that department of the university who have given valuable help to the city mission work in various ways throughout the seminary year.
 The closing exercises of the year at the Hartford Theological seminary took place Thursdav axanina The failnurlno ara grad