Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-23
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

A Missionary SermOn-Other sunday
 Services-Rev. MT. Mitchell to Wed
 An oyster Supper.
 At the Grand Avenue Baptist church yesterday morning the pastor, Rev. Dr. Sage, preached discourse in which was presented an outline of home mission work in the denomination His text was in Psalms 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" The work ot the American Baptist Home Missionary so- ciety was the subject. 'sThe growth of the Baptist churches in the United States, !" said the speaker, "has been marvellous. About one hundred years ago, when Wash ington was inaueurated as the first pres ident of the United States, in a population of 3, ,75O, ,0OO there were about 5o,Ooo Bap- lists. To-day there are in the United States over 1000, 900 Baptists. The ratio one hundred years ago was In TO; now there is 1 Baptist to 21 of the population This marvellous growth is due in part to the successful work of the American Bap- tist Home Missionary society, which em- ployed last year S33 laborers The num- Der of churches organized last year was 163, or more than three every week, and the baptism reported by the missionaries of this society alone were 3,934, or about seventy-four every Sunday of the year. The society supports wholly or in part nineteen schools for the colored people, four for the Indians, six for the chinese, four for the Mexicans, in which there were enrolled last year 5,0S1 pupils. One hun dred and four churches were aided from the church edifce department of the so- ciety.
 Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, pastor of Grand avenue Congregational church, will leave for Cadillac, Mich, Monday, March 50 and on April IS or IA will be married to Miss Maude, eldest daughter of the late Hon. A. w. Valentine. MT. Valentine was real ly the founder of Cadillac, his large 1um. Der interests having been the means of building up the town and at his death VI, was very wealthy. In the rebellion MT. Val | entine was a captain in the Michigan cav airy. The Cadillac Congregational | church, was MT. Mitcheu's first pastorate, he having been settled at the parish from 1887 to 1889, coming from that church to his present parish. On ac- count of Captain Valentines recent death the wedding will be very quiet one, only | the relatives attending. If it was to be 6 | church wedding at least 1000 guests would have been invited, as the couple | have so many friends In the MlchGaI l town. MT. Mitchell and his bride will re
 turn to Fair Haven, April IF. They vii
 live in handsomely furnished apartments
 at 20 Clinton avenue, but will take theil
 meals at Miss Wheaton's, where MT
 Mitchell now boards
 l An oyster supper will be given in th'
 Grand avenue Congregational church b.
 the Ladies' Aid society Wednesday even
 ing. The first table will be ready at 5:3
 o'clock. The supper will be followed b,
 an apron sale.
 Palm Sunday was observed with specia
 services in St. Francis church. There wa
 large attendance at all of the masses an'
 at the afternoon vesper services.
 Owing to illness in the family of Rev
 H. D. Weston, he was not able to oficiat
 at the East Pearl street M. E. church yer
 terday. There was preaching at 1O:3O b
 Rev. Burdette Hart, D. D., and at 7:3O b
 Rev. A. o. Abbott. Young peoples meet
 ing was held at 615. In this churc
 Thursday evening the choir will tender th
 Sunday school a benefit. The program promises to be very interesting one.