Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-02
oHnIsT CHUROn, East HAVEN.

Conclusion OF the Centennial Celebra-
ton Last Night-Impressive Services
-DHnner mt the Old RectOry-The
special Centennial Services Ad-
dresses by DIR. RAarSEOod of This City
and Tarrant of BaltImOre-Enterest.
ing ReminIscences-TheR Reception.
The exercises commemorative of the CEN
tennial of Christ church, East Haven, wereI
concluded last night. In the morning Bishop
Williams presided and communion service
was held. The church was filed, there be-
ing large number of clergy among the con-
gregation. The musical programme, arranged
by Oreauist George e. Bradnack of this city,
was a feature of the exercises. Rev. Dr.
Hsrwood and Revs. Mr.. Westermann. rector
of the church, Tarrant of Baltimore and
Bailey of Branford conducted the devotional
exercises Bishop Williams took his text
from Eph iv, 1918, and treated of the ag-
pressive and conservative force of church
work. He said during the sermon: The his
tory of the church has shown at different
times a tendency to overrate the aggressive
above the conservative, and one obvious dan
ger of the present age and in this country is
to make too much of numbers, neglecting the
building up of the character, OF the 1nd1-
yidual. We look for great growth and
expansion. This is an evil, the two should
90 on harmoniously together. 1t may be
indeed hard to plant and never see the har-
vest: to SOW and never reap, but the faithful
servant should abide in the strong ass urance
that God will get the increase In the parish
this conservative work is to be done and
even in a small parish like this which cole
brates its centennial to-day the result is in
the aggressive work done by those who have
gone out to larger fields of labor, and more
expansive grounds for their effort. These
members under the conservative fostering in
fiuence of the small parish of their home
church are being felt in other fields OF labor.
It is, therefore, difficult to estimate the in
fluence of these one hundred years in the
promotion of the kingdom of God and the
upholding of the church of the land.
After the service dinner was served to the
visitors by the ladies in the old rectory. In
the afternoon Bishop Williams confirmed
two candidates for admittance to the church.
The rest of the day special centennial exer-
cises were held. The church was flied and
the exercises were of highly interesting
character Short addresses were made by
Rev. DIR. HARDWOOD, pastor Of Trinity church,
this city, and Rev. Mr.. Tarrant of Baltimore,
Md, who was pastor of the church years ago.
torical nature. He spoke particularly
of Rev. DR.. Hubbard, who about
one hundred years ago was the
pastor of Trinity church and who used also
to fill the pulpits of the churches at East
Haven, Branford and Guilford. He spoke of
the untiring efforts of the pastor in his work
aud of the great influence he exerted. Rev.
Henry Tarrant of Baltimore, Md, formerly
pastor of the church, made short address.
His remarks were full of the "reminiscences of
days when he was pastor and of the kindness
and help of the congregation at that time.
The services of the afternoon were closed by
few remarks by Bishop Williams. In the
evening Rev. Mr.; WesteTmann, the pastor,
ly successful affair and attended by friends of
the church for miles around.
The music was under the direction of
George E. Bradnack, the organist, of this
city. 1t was of high order and reflected great
credit on Mr.. Bradnack. The musical pro-
gramme was as followss