Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-25

This IS lesson
 and fights against
 ter fashions the great
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 tempests, and in the dead of still
 1t falls with echoing crash. What de-
 mines it? The plant of it's early growth. Also to men who cannot look back upon 8 life that was not utterly spotless and utterly pure. Between him who chooses the world \ and him who practices the graces of salva- tion is great gulf as impossible as infnity | itself-a gulf of character.
 In remarking upon his departure, MT. But rick said that his heart could not be joyful at thus leaving those with whom he had lived and labored for six years. '1 cannot | leave New Haven without saying few words of parting to my fellow people. I could not l enumerate the number of people that would greet tonight; they are of all classes. deep I ly appreciate the compliment and kind | ness of Davenport church and so many mem bers of the St. John street church in uniting ! with me for last time in worship of the mas ! ter, and the memory of our fellowship during the past six years will be bright thought in ! my life."
 MT. Butrick spoke of Mir. Meserve as a ! veteran pastor, whose counsel he had often | sought and sincerely hoped he would find 8 | friend as true, staunch, wise and Christian ! in the new fields to which he would soon go. He spoke of the large number of baptisms, | since his coming. This, said he, was the result of no great revivals, but the true \ spirit of the church. It was a singular coins cidence that the first person baptized by MT. Butrick six years ago was Arthur Brown and the last, baptized yesterday evening, was his brother Charlie Brown. He greeted ! the young men of the church as 8 great moral support and hoped they would be as \ faithful in supporting the coming pastor. | The new pastor. Rev. John H. Mason, he greeted ss a man called by God to this pas torate., "I go away with joy and gratitude ' to our heavenly father that he has now made \ known to me why was 50 strongly moved | to go elsewhere"
 \ "And you, brethren of the church, how shall greet youa You have been everything to me-gentle, considerase, loyal with prayers and work. I go with good will to all, and to the limit of my ability I appreciate what has been done, and shall be grateful to you how \ ever God wills my life. I say to you, breth- ren and sisters, you appear here as lights in | the world, a united church. What power \ and possibility is in a church of over 700 ' members banded as one man. May Gods \ blessing be upon the man who is to hold your pulpit, and may God bless you all" On Wednesday evening c reception will be held by MT. Butrick from to 10 p. m., E at which he will be glad to receive any and ' all who wish to meet him before leaving for his new charge in St. Paul.
 ST. JOHN STREET CHURCH.
 Rev. I. M. Foster said during his remarks last evening, that had he known in time that MT. Butrick was to preach his farewell ser- | mon last evening, he would have closed the \ St. John street church, that it's members might unite with Wooster Place church and with Davenport church for last time in \ divine service. As it was, MT. Fosters \ Sunday notices were published before he ! heard of MT. Butrick's plans. A most cur- \ dial feeling of fellowship exists between the \ three churches named.