Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-29

noblest and surest of eternal triumph, the
one thing for him to do at once is to give
himself up, mind and heart, to the spirit
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
How can we help seeing this, when we
look at things broadly, largely, with clear,
honest eyes9
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Special Sermon by Rev. Mr. Sage-Sun-
at the Second Church-Other Sunday
Services-Mr. Chipman's Funeral
Young Konold's Promotion -
Christmas Cantata.
At the Grand Avenue Baptist church
yesterday morning the pastor, Rev. E. G.
Sage, Ph.D., preached highly interesting
discourse appropriate to the last Sunday
in the year. The text was:
Ps. 65:11. Thou crownest the year with Thy
goodness.
"Upon the last Sunday of the old year
retrospect is both natural and profitable"
said the speaker. ''To recount the ex-
periences of our church and congregation
for the past twelve months will result in
finding manifold blessings. No complete
enumeration is possible, but among them
will be found material prosperity. By this
is not meant that we have grown enor-
mously rich. Wealth is comparative
term. Much will depend, in our estimate,
upon our standpoint. Compared with
millionaires we may be poor; contrasted
with the millions of whom Gen. Booth
writes in Darkest England we are rich. If
encouragement seizes you, think less of
the millionaires and more of the millionsl
The present is a time significant in it's
school privileges. The public school idea
is American and comparatively modern
The colonists, in advance of the mother
land, introduced into New England public
schools, the first ever opened for the train
ing of an intelligent people by the educa-
ton of all the youth. The public schools
of New Haven for the past year add gilt
tering gems to the crown with which the
year is encircled. Let no one mar their
beauty!
AS direct outgrowth of an educated
youth we have come to be nation of read
ers. Bancroft is the authority for the
statement that there are more daily jour
nails in the United States than in the world
beside. The taste for reading, which de-
mands this vast amount of daily literature,
is due in large measure to the public
schools. To overturn the public school is
to cut short the subscription list of our pa
pers and periodicals. The free public
library is response to the taste cultivated
in the schools. It is to the credit of our
city that a beautiful room is just now be-
ing opened where the best and latest pub
locations of the day may be obtained at the
same cost as cup of water at the old
pump on the green-that is, go and get it.
AS recent years offer opportunities for
receiving, so do they multiply facilities fo1
doing good. Missionary organizations and
improved means of transportation extend
the parish of every church, SO that the
hand of sympathy and of aid can stretch
across the Alleghenies, across the valley OF
the Mississippi and touch the hand of need
uplifted on frontier fields.
The year has been one of marked growth
to us as church. Thirty-nine have been
added to the membership, all of whom are
proving themselves to be faithful and eff
cient workers. Goodness has crowned the
entire year, SO that we may confidently
sing,
So long thy power has blessed me- sure it still
VIII lead me on,
Ger moor and fen, DER crag and torrent, till
The night is gone.
In the evening there was praise service
by the choir and short sermon by the
pastor.
4Ao uAAun1 AAOotA1iS VI LILO
/ school connected with Grand Avenue
Congregational church, WAS held yester
day noon. The report of the secretary
| showed that for the year the gain in mem
bership and attendance had been about
100. The present membership is 375 and
there are thirty five classes During the
year the members who have died are Mrs
Ella R. Dudley, Miss Nettie Rome and
Garlic Ryals. The report of the treasurer
showed that the receipts had been $272. 10
One week ago yesterday the church collec.
ton for the school was $31. AS. The net
receipts from the annual picnic was $15 OF
and this money was used in buying clock
for the Sunday school room. Particular
mention was made of the lawn entertain
ment held in the summer-one of the most
successful affairs ever given for the child
ron. The report of the Librarian stated
that the library was composed of 1,20C
volumes. The sum of $43. SO was appro-
priated the past year for books and seventy
volumes were added. Heretofore the
church has elected the Sunday school
officers, but recently when the manual was
amended it was decided that the school
should appoint it's own officers The re-
suit of this first election follows:
Superintendent, DR.. J. II. BUSHNELL; as
sistant superintendent, Wilbur S. Leete,
Walter 7. Kelley, Mrs. Samuel Bishop,
Mrs. E. D. Fowler; secretary, Burton r.
tors, James E. Smith, julius 81. McCul-
lum; librarians, G.. Albert Thompson,
Smith T. Bradley, Ed. H. Morgan, Curtis
G. Bushnell, Charles 7. Foster; library
committee, Mrs. Johnston, E. D. Smith,
G. S. Bushnell, Mrs. G. s. Bushnell, Miss
Mabel Willard; conductor of music, John
G. Bradley.
Yesterday was observed as Christmas
Sunday in the Second Congregational
church. In the morning the pastor, Rev.
D. NJ. James, preached a Christman SER
mon, and in the evening, at 7:30, there
was Christmas praise service, which was
finely given in accordance with the pro-
gram already given. There was large
attendance and the service was very inter
esting.
Last evening at the Ferry street Con-
gregational church the pulpit was occupied
by Rev. William 81. Moore of Hartford,
secretary of the Missionary Society Of
Connecticut.
Yesterday morning at the Grand avenue
Congregational church the pastor, Rev. J..
Lee Mitchell, preached on 1sMoses' Vision
of the Promised Land" ssThe Old and
the New" was the subject of very inter
esting discourse in the evening"
Rev. H. D. Weston yesterday morning
at the East Pearl street M. E. churcn took
for his topic t'Taking Account of Stock. !"
The music by the choir included Bucks
TIE Deum in B minor. In January on
some Sunday evening there will be a
praise service by the quartet of the church,
assisted by male quartet.
Tomorrow evening the infant class of
the Second Congregational church will
have an entertainment. One of the dia-
logues to be presented is entitled 'sThe
Twelve Months" and ten misses in COS
tune will represent the months exceptin;
December and July, these parts to be
taken by two boys.
Saturday afternoon the funeral of
Charles E. Chapman, the carpenter, who
was fatally hurt in a fall from building
on Edwards street, was held from his late
residence, 33 Exchange street. East Rock
lodge, A. o. U. W, Of which the deceased
was the master workman, and Polar Star
lodge, Odd Fellows, sent large delegations.
The services were conducted by Rev. Fl.
D. Weston, pastor of the East Pearl street