Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-11
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

'sChristfan InAucnce I'm the Mome''-
An Interesting Sermon Delivered D.
Hev. mr.. ssGe-A Missionary Cenoers
AN Entertainment 60 BIO Repeated
Activity In the Coal Trade-To open q
New Harness shep-mr. KoWe's WIN
ter In Southern Callfornia-Work ON
tho big Schooner BoominE-Thc Suc.
cess OF Built UP Masts.
Rev, e. @. Sage preachsd at the Grand
avenue Baptist church yesterday morning
from the text In Timothy, 4, Is: "0ive at
tendance to reading" The subject was
.Christisn Literature In the Home" In the
course of his sermon he said:
"whst are the people rsadinEs Ia 1t Of q
character to aid the teachings Of tho pulpit
What are the boys and girls rssdingi What
kind of sell II being prepared to receive his
sowingi
"This may be called the book age. As late
as the reign of Henry VIII. the royal library
of the British crown centaised only 329 vol
umss. The frst establishment of an Amsri-
can library was In 1888, that Of Harvard cell
lege. The library of Yale was established In
100, and the congressional library In 1900.
The school distriot library system originated
In 1888. According to the census OF 1879,
there were 90, 900, 900 volumes In the libra
ries of the United States. A city newspaper
recently commented upon the new profess
sion, the librarian, adding that there SHOULD
be special preparation to discharge the iun-
portant duties. The publishing of the news
paper began in Germany In 1916, and in
America in 1890. In 1880 the copies printed
in this country aggregated 20,0S7, s4s, 200,
enough to give every man, woman and child
forty copies year. No paper In the coun.
try In 1886 circulated over 5000 copies. The
Youths Companion has now circulation OF
400, 900, and claims to be read by two mill
"The wide influence of the reading habit
1t IL impossible to calculate. Emerson has
said: Consider what you have In the smallest
wittisst men, picked out Of all civil countries
In thousand years, have set in best order
the results of this learning and wisdom.
Colsridgs, in regard to the life of Wesley,
says" ,,. 80 p;.s.xa
Baxter, was used to resort whenever sick
ness and lapguor made me feel the want OF
an old friend Of whose company 1 could
never be tired. How many and many an
hour Of self oblivion do owe to this life Of
Wesley; and how often have argued with
IL, questioned, demonstrated, been peevish,
asked pardon, and then again listened and
cried "Right excellent" And in yet
heavier hours entrsatsd 1t, as 1t were, to
continue talking to me; for that heard and
listened and was soothsd, though l could
make no reply"
"The value of religious papers in the
home is very great. 1t keeps us in contact
with live religious movements. 1t Is a spur
to activity to know what other Christians
nd
thing. It is our duty as parents to provide
pure literature. 1t is my duty as a pastor
to encourage the people to secure helpfal
literature"
"Bible Day Concert" was given by the Sun
day school Of this church last evening under
the direction of Superintendent j. 2. Ner-
rev. The collections were for the benefit of
the Baptist Publication society. There were
responsive readings by superintendent, pas
tor and school, Rotations and missionary
hymns. The service was entitled "The Child
King of Judah" The preliminary service
included an organ voluntary by Miss Fannie
Bsebe, an invocation by the pastor, the dox-
ology sung by the congregation and prayer.
The responsive readings treated of "Judah's
Young King Joash," and the kings "Uz-
ziah, ""Manna sseh" and "Josiah." The reci-
tations were entitled "Over and Over again."
"The Blessed Bible, the erase that fsilsth
not, "The Guiding Pillar, the Immortal
Book, )" can Open Bible Meath the Flag" and
"The word of God" There was also an adj
dress ON "The Bible for the World" The
exercises were of great interest and were list
ened to attentivsly by the large congrega-
ton.
The ladies' and gentlemen who gave the
"Old Desstrict SCHOOL, with so much ao-
ceptancs In the rink few weeks since will
meet Tonight at the residence of Samuel Il.
Hammond, the pedagogue, to make arrange
ments in regard to giving the entertainment
In Brsnford.
In the new Grannis block on the east side
/ new harness shop is soon to be opened. In
he old building that was burned on the same
lite o year or more ago was the harness shop
II 8. M. Allen that had been kept for years.
The now shop will be conducted by Luther
X. whitehead, at present . foreman in the
,ity, and Mr.. Allen will be the foreman.
Many ordsrs were received the past week
Tor printed cards, and ths card factories will
be kept pretty busy until after the holidays.
Rev. 8. g. Neil addressed the temperance
meeting in Quinnipiae rink ysrtsrdsy after
noon.
Lucius Rowe, the east side merchant, and
wife will leave for Riverside, California, No
'embsr 10, to remain until May. They spent
he winter in Los Angeles last year. Owing
o O severe throat trouble Mr.. Rowe 10
'phReu 10 pass tne WinteK5 Ah Kiln VII
nate.
It IL expected that the new four-mastsd
chooner will be launched al Hanscoms yard
bout December 20. The hall 10 planked
md painted, decks laid and oalked and work
Q going forward on the tive deck houses.
rhs spar-nakers have also begun work on
he big masts. These are to be dovetsiled
together In sections. 1t Is claimed that these
nasts are stronger, and at the same time
hey can be procured much cheaper. When
The Napoleon Roughton was launched Mr..
Hsnssom was asked 5000 for each mast,
Just double the price he had paid for the for
mer vessel, and he concluded to provide the
big boat with the built up nasts. In the
heavy gale last month, when this vesssl sans
up the coast, these spsrs received the most
severe test, and they were proved great
.uscsss.
Charles e. MoGrsgsr, of this place, and
n. I.h ID I'll H.