Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-25
General State News. A PASTORS RESIGNATION.

PASTOHS HES1dNAIIONs
 The Rev. E. E. Jackson of the Mt. Cal- vary Baptist church, Norwich, closed his pastorate of two years with that society on Sunday.
 THE GIRLS AND THE TRAMP.
 A crazy tramp aroused Miss Porter's school at Pennington about ten o'clock last Friday morning by kicking at the doors and windows and demanding admittance. The girls blew fish horns and poured water on him, and he subsequently slept the sleep of the unjust on the veranda.
 DWELLING HOUSE BURNED.
 BRIDGEPORT, Feb. 24-A large wooden dwelling owned by Henry A. Warner, 1ocat- ed at Long Hill, Trumbull, was burned yes- terday afternoon, causing c loss of about $4,00O. Tho family had just returned from church when the fire was discovered. Fire caused by a defective fue. The building was insured.
 DIED IN NORWICH.
 Henry A. Stanton, a master builder of Willimantic, about sixty-six years old, died suddenly ot heart disease at o'clock Satur- day, in the barn on Maple street, in Nor dwelling house for A. l.. Potter. MT. Stan ton lost his wife about year ago and has since lived with son i'll Wlllimantic. He has been in Norwich for three weeks super. intending the work, and had hardly re- covered from severe attack of the grip. AT ST. rArR1cK's, HARTFORD. The sixth annual performance of the "Stabat Mater" will take place at St. Pat riek's church, Hartford, next Sunday at 7:3( p. m., under the direction of MT. E. J Dooley. The choir will have the assistance l of . full orchestra of sixteen pieces and of [ number of extra soloists. To avoid the dis. fovtn of c lar os,k ment of not being able to get inside tn, | church doors. az in former years, when tn, admission was only ten cents a number o seats will be reserved and sold at twenty -6v, ssnts each.
 DEATH OF A FORMER NEW LONDON LADY. Much sympathy will be felt for Rev. Dr T. P. Field of Amherst. Mass, whose wifi, died of pneumonia Friday. Dr. Field haa been aerionsly ill himself. and his wife fel an easy victim to disease. after sufferinl from influenza. Mrs. Feild, who was tn Conn, married Dr. Field May 8, 1866, whil he was pastor of the First church there, position he held for twenty years. Dr Field moved to Amherst in 1876, when h. was appointed professor of biblical histor, at Amherst college, and Mrs. Field had en- deared herself to . large circle of acquaint ances by her strong character and lovabls traits.
 JUDGE sHIPMANs ADDRESS.
 The song service at the Y. M. 0. A. room in Hartford Sunday afternoon was largel, attended. The principal feature was the ad dress by Judge Shipman on "FAith ant Duty" After alluding to this as a time o religious investigation and doubt, he said "We are all here in this world to do ou duty. There is something in this New Eng land air and scenery which calls us to duty duty of integrity, honesty, fidelity and un selfishnsss. But when we try to do thes duties we find ourselves weak through sin Man is weakness itself, and can only over come sin by superhuman aid. There is on being who will give that aid, but we should have have more knowledge of him by study ing the life of Jesus Christ as written In tn New Testament. We must take Christ . our leader, companion, guide and friend.