Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-11
NEWS oF THE cHURoHEs.

A PastoraI Picture-St. Johns New Choir-Mayor Sargent's Gift to Zion Church.Dr. Dorman to Lecture ". M. q. A. Matters.
 At the First Methodist church tomorrow | in the morning holy communion, baptism | and reception of members. In the evening | Dr. Chapman will begin his ministry for another year with "A Pastoral Picture"
 ST. JOHNS P. E. CHURCH.
 The choir of St. Johns P. E. church for the coming year will be as follows: Miss Caffrey soprano; Miss Jennie Parsons, contralto; Mir F. N. Clark, tenor; MT. J. E. Austin, bass; MT. A. L. Bristol, organ ist and choirmaster.
 Y M. c. A.. NOTICES.
 The meeting of the Young Mems Chris tian association Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock will be held at the rooms No. 713 Chapel street. The meeting promises to be especially interesting. Rev. J.H.James will be the speaker for the afternoon and there will be the usual hearty singing by the young men. All young men are invlt- ed to be present and take part in it.
 The young mems meeting tonight at o'clock will be held as usual. large at tendance is desired.
 A. M E. ZION CHURCH. The fair in the A. NJ. E. Zion church, Rev. MT. Riddle, pastor, during the week has been very largely attended. Mayor Sargent opened the fair Monday evening and also contributed S5U towards cancelling an indebtedness of about $500. Professor l. L. o. Brastow also contributed literally and on last Sudday evening preached soul cheering sermon to large congregation. The pastor will preach Sunday m orning, l afternoon and evening on Marriage and Divorce. The public invited.
 CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. At the Church of the Messiah First Uni versalist), Rev. L. H. Squires will give a | sermon of special interest in the morning on "What is the Matter With the Menl" l and in the evening will speak on "Some l Lessons from the Life of Barnum." AT DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH. At Dwight place church Sunday evening Rev. Dr. Twitchell, pastor, Dr. Dorman will speak. At the request of the Young Peoples society he will deliver his illus trated lecture on temperance, which has ex- cited so much interest at various places where it has been given.
 TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. l Dr. McChesney will commence another year of public labors at Trinity Methodist l Episcopal church tomorrow. His subjects for the pulpit will be appropriate to the occasion. The conference year will open at Trinity with greatly increased mem- bership and with manifest spiritual in | terest in all the devotional meetings of the | church. Perhaps there is no Protestant church in the state which has such a mid | week attendance.
 l TO SPEAK IN FAIR HAVEN.
 The Rev. D. s. Lord of Rockville will speak at the gospel temperance meeting ir w. c. T. U. hall, corner of Grand avenue and East Pearl street, Sunday afternoon at o'clock. All are invited.
 l THE CITY MISSIONS.
 At the City Mission hall tomorrow eve ming MT. w. G. Skinner will speak in con nection with peoples service. MT. Skin ner has been engaged for number ot years in evangelistic work in England and the United States, but was in early life 1T the naval service for ten years or more or board British man-or-war. The seat. are free and although there were three hundreds or more present at this service last Sunday evening, seats will be provid ed as fully as possible to all who attend
 Meetings will be held as usual at the mis sion hall every evening during the coming
 week, except on Wednesday evening
 April 15, when musical and literary en
 tertainment will be given for the benef
 of the City Missions by the circle of King Daughters connected with he Trinity
 Methodist church.