Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-02
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

rhe Servsces ae rhe Churchcs-Large
 Additions to the M. E. Church-Eor-
 nation of New Y. F. s. 2. E.-o
 People of the First Churcn hAsoe
 Pastoral Call-The Praise sorvLco
 East Nixht-Ths Husking Bee-Eo-
 Morrow,s Election - Inc Hiec'rA0
 Craze.
 Everybody enjoyed ysstsrdsys fine weather.
 There was large assembly gathered at the First Congregational church yesterday morn iuo. Rev. Lucius o. Baird of the Yale Di- yinity school preached morning and evening. His morning discourse was founded on the parable of "The Talents" Agreeable to the notice extended at the Friday evening prayer meeting, . business meeting of the church was convened at noon, at which Deacon Willis Hemingway presided. Fully five hum dred people were present. The meeting was to take action on the proposition to call Rev. Gerald H. Beard, and by unanimous vote Of the church so voted. Mir. Beard has preached to this church and his ninistration were 50 welcome and effective that theSchurch have felt that he was just the minister to lead this flock in holy things. He is powerful and original preacher, has an effective presence in the pulpit and bids fair to become pas" tor of great usefulness. His home is in Chicago, but he is now pursuing theological studies at the Yale Divinity school. MT. Beard is twenty. eight years of age. In few days the ecclesiastical society will meet, concur in the call and fix the salary. The people of the church are very desirous that he should accept the call.
 The preparations for the entertainment, "Aunt Dinah's Husking Bee," which the young people of the church are to give in the lecture room on the evening of December l0
 are in forward state. The affair promises | to be great success. The room IS to pc decorated with grains and other evidences of harvest time. From 5 to 7:S0 an old fash toned New England supper will be served
 and also after the entertainment. The chor- ! us of husksrs will be as follows: Misses Hattie Bradley, Georgie Hardy, Nellie Barnes, Josie Bradley. Fannie Bigelow. Har-
 riot Sssley, Nettie Seeley, Louise Johnston, Clara Ford, Jennie Griswold. Lucy ariswold, Mary Griswold, Hattie Wilson, Stella Darton, Gertrude Bradley, Gertrude Bigslow, E. Hadley Mrs. B. F. Bacon. MT. Samuel Hemingway, MT. will Pewtress, Mir. Wilbur Leete, Mr. Irving Hurlburt, Mir. Julius MeCullum, Mir. Ed Morgan, MT. James Smith, MT. Burt Strickland, Mir. Burt Adams, Mir. Burt DHd- ley, Mir. Frank Holcomb, MT. Charles Eos ter, MT. Walter Kelley.
 At the Emt Pearl street N. B. church yes terday morning thirty-four persons united with the church, twenty-nine on probation. It ia expected that at the next communion service, the first Sunday in January, fifteen to twenty others will join. These converts are fruits of the recent revival.
 A society of Y. P. s. 0. E. has just been formed by the young people of this church with forty members: Following are the ofH- cers:
 A. H. Potter, president.
 William Newton, vice president.
 Jennie Meser, recording secretary.
 Jennie Meser, corresponding secretary.
 Lillian 0ladwin, treasurer.
 Prayer meeting committes-Rev. A. Fl. Goodenouah, ex-oticio; Charles Chapman, Olin Hill, James Gerkin, Mary Moody, Der tha Johnson.
 Lockout eommittee-John Wetherwax, D. w. Robinson, Edith Wooster, Jesse Smith, Kate Bristol.
 Floral oommittee--Fred Moody, Mary Stevenson, Lulu Johnson, Gertie Rowe, Jen- nie Forbes.
 Sunday school committse-Fred Weld, Bessie Lovsland, Alice E. Mansfield, Emma Hill, Edith Augur.
 Rev. E. 0. Sage began series of Sunday | morning disooursss, founded on the prophecy | of Hsggar, yesterday morning, treating of the first chapter. At tho communion service | Ave persons werc added to tho church by | the right hand of fellowship.
 On Thursday evening an entertainment | will be given in the church beginning at | o'clock. There will be vocal and instrument | tai music and select reading.
 Rev. D. M. James preached at the Second | church on uThe Vital Union Between Christ | and His Church." It was a very able dis- | course sHd was listened to with appreciative interest.
 In the evening . Thanksgiving praise ser- vice was given and was largely attended. The programme as printed in the COURIER was given with excellent effect throughout. The quartette selections were especially fine. |
 Mrs. Lizzie D. Hine of this place and Lsneus N. Fogg, the we'll known janitor of the Hoadlsy building, will be married at the residence of her frieud, Mrs. Barrett of Al | Wallace street, on the evening of Wednesday. | 1, at 6 o'clock.
 Rev. A. McNicholl, of Westville, addressed he w. 0. T. U. in the Grand avenue Bap- Iist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Will liam Green, the president, presided and con- 1ucted the opening exercises. There was ,ingipR and prayer, after which the speaker | delivered . very stirring and practical ad- lress. his chief aim being to show the fail- irs of high license.
 The electric craze Is at its height In Fair | Haven. Boys may be seen at any corner | where there is an electric light hunting for | the cartoons which the company's men throw | away. These cartoons are used in batteries, some of which are quite strong. The craze Is not limited to the large boys, great | many of the smaller boys have caught the | fever.