Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-18
CHURCH NOTES.


Autumnal Festival Service-Rev. DIR. |
Brown-Rev. MIR. Marlkwick-Har- |
rison, the BOY Preacher-Rev. MIR.
Squires.
The morning service at the East Pearl |
street church, Fair Haven, tomorrow will
be especially for "old people," Another
specially interesting service at this church
will be the "Autumnal day service"
The program for the day is as follows:
1880 A. n.
Sermon by the pastor and appropriate music by
the quartet
7P.M.-HARvEsr CONCERT.
ChoirIUnto Thee, Oh God, Do We Give
Thanks.
song1Guide Us, Guard Us-Mrs. Nettie M.
Brown.
Hymn 1888.
| Choir-Te Deum in F-Kotzschurer.
/ What Will the Harvest be-LiIlian A, Gladwin
| Seed Time and Harvest-Nina Sperry.
| Song by Infant department.
Far More Exceeding Bessie Ludington Craw-
| The Old Mans Reverie- Mary Edith Wooster.
Hymn 1887
| Rest-Mattie B. Newgeon.
Longing for Home Harriet H. Bristol.
| Observation-Disclosures HOPE Lewis.
Address+Biography Of the Corn family.
Savior When Night Involves the Sky-(Shelley)
| BY the Choir.
DIR. BROWN ON THE Y. NJ. c. A. TOMORROW.
Rev DR.. Brown will preach on the ''Of
fee and Future of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association" at the Presbyterian
church on Elm street between Orange and
State tomorrow morning at 1890. Stran-
gers and all who are interested in this i'm
portant work in our city are cordially in
vited.
AT ST. JOHN STREET M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. William F. Markwick's course of
Sunday evening lectures on the Pilgrims
Progress will continue but two weeks
longer at St. John street NJ. E. church.
The subject for tomorrow evening will be
| Crossing the River of Death"
: The Ladies' Aid society will hold q sup
, per in the church parlors Wednesday even
ing, entertainment being furnished by the
Band of Earnest Workers.
AT MESSIAH CHURCH.
At the Church of the Messiah Rev. L. H
Squires will continue the special course Of
r sermons on ''The Old and New Theology,
taking up the subject ''The Creation Of
Man." and in the evening another of the
course of practical lectures on the subjec
of ''Swearing."
9 HARRISON, THE BOY PREACHER-TRINTT1
NJ. E. CHURCH. -
f Tomorrow is expected to be red lette
day in the history of this church. Rev
= Thomas Harrison, known as the "bo,
preacher" opens ten days pentecosta
service, during which time meetings vii
= probably be held afternoon as well a
~ evenings. The pastor, Rev. Dr. McChes
ney, will preach brief discourse in tn
d morning followed by an address by Rev
70 Mr.. Harrison, who will outline his specis
\ work. He will also address the Youn
70 Mems Prayer league and the King
1T Daughters at their meeting at $50 p. m
|. and will preach in the evening. Recon
n letters from eminent pastors all over tn
a country have been received the presen
II week by DIR. McChesney eu1ogizing tn
work of Rev. Mr.. Harris and his remark
h able success in winning souls to Chris
s. Bishop Joyce of the M. E. church, now {
n Chattanooga, Tenn. labored with Nj
IS Harrison in 1882 while he Ghe bishop ws
ID then pastor of a church and he writes D,
IS McChesney as follows:
l am glad to express to you my opinion of Re
aoa ns Sseys IN sna
work. He is pure man, wholly given to h
God and thefsalvation of the people He is q
ways true to the pastor and will be help to yc
N in your church In every way. am fully In
10 pressed that the present need of tho church is
N worldwide revival of Holy Ghost religion; Re
simply marvellous. When I was past
-, of St. Pauls church in Cincinnati, O., in 1889
LII was with me three months invited the Met
r odist pastors Of the city and their people to con
n in and share with me and my people the bles
q. ings of the revival. Several Of the more conse
-. | vative men of the church, and some Of the mi
60 isters weresopposed to Brother Harrison and
methods of work. but did not argue with theI
but simply let them alone.
III The meetings began on Wednesday nigf
yb and at the close of the service on the next Sa
81 BATH more than fifty people had been sound
converted to God and the work swept onwa
from that time for three months, during whi
e. time ,452 persons professed the blessings of CO
30 | version. The marvellous character of the wo
surprised me greatly. Backsliders were reclail
40 penitents, saying they never were converted I
these meetings commenced. Those who we
conservative gave up entirely and let God ha
his own way.
al received into the church on probation
persons, and at the close of six months receiv
of | ing ones had taken notes from me to join 9th
al ~churches, that really only four persons out
=, $50 went back to the world. One Of the now me
DC successful members of the Cincinnati conferen
he was converted during that meeting feel Sc
to say that no church in the city of Cincinn
es would go to hear Mr. Harrison were he to retu
of to that city. l have written thus freely of
estimate of Mr.. Harrison and the stability of
Ia work. fSigned]
nv ISAAC w. JoycE,
on Bishop M. E. Church. Chattanooga, Tenn