Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-16
CuuRCH NOTES,

Ck1 U hO" NOAAsSs | ! Coming Ordination by Bishop Will Hams at St. ThOmass-Notes of Ser vices To-MorroyV in Various Places of Worship. Bishop Williams will hold an ordination l in St. Thomas church in this city Monday | May IS. at il o'clock, at which | time the following men will be advanced to the priesthood Rev. F. I. Paradise of Milford, Rev. L. w. Shey of North Bridge port, Rev. Paul Birdsall of this city, form erly assistant at St. Pauls and now rector of the Church of the Ascension, and Rev. w. A. Beardsley, assistant minister at St. Thomas chureh, this city. It is possible there may be others. The bishop will de- liver the address. Many of the clergy are expected to be present. The public are in vited to attend. AT GRACE M. E. CHURcH-A PROMISING
 YOUNG PREACHER.
 Two very enjoyable and successful en- tertainments were given this week by the enterprising Young Peoples society of this church by which they netted hand some sum towards the payment of the church debt. Tomorrow morning either the pastor or the Rev. William Roberts will preach. The evening sermon will be by the Rev. Thomas A. Frey of Virginia, one of the most eloquent and promising members of the senior class in the Yale Divinity school and the recipient of very fattering call to a strong eastern church. MARRIAGE AND DIvoRCE-sKRAoN BY DIR.
 M'CHESNEY.
 Dr. s. McChesney, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, has been re- quested to preach upon the subject of Marriage and Divorce" He has consent ed to do so on next Sunday evening. The interest of the public in so vital 8 subject will doubtless insure a large audience. There are features of that subject of prac- tical bearing and Dr. McChesney will be likely to indicate what those features are to give them vigorous treatment
 FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
 In the morning Dr.; Chapman will preach In the evening there will be a song service under the direction of MT. w. B. Baldwin, with special music by the choir, and an address by the pastor.
 COMING REUNION AT SECOND CHURCH FAIR
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 The members and friends of the Second Congregational church and society of Fair Haven will hold reunion on Tuesday, May 2S, at o'clock. All former pastors who are now living with their families, and the families of deceased pastors have been invited, and many of those invited will be present. The committee of ar %c G., ,% lo pastor, Rev. D. M. James, H. H. Strong and Charles E. Bray.
 TEMPERANCE MEETING.
 The temperance meeting to be held in the Dixwell avenue Congregational church on Sunday evening will be addressed by Mir. Conklin, and the public are invited.
 THE CITY MISSIONS.
 At the peoples service tomorrow even- ing at the City Mission hall, the address will be made by Mir. H. E. Farnham ot Yale seminary. MT. Farnham has been during the past winter Rev. MT. Moss mans assistant as superintendent of tn. students department of the New Haver City Missions, and has also conducted the singing at the mission hall on Sunday eve
  meetings. He has recently received the appointment of general secretary of the Y M. c. A. at Lock Haven, Pa., and vii enter upon his new duties during th' month of June.
 ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST. THOMAS CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.
 The anniversary of the St. Thoma Sunday school will be held on Whitsun l day, May IF, at 3:3O o'clock. .. The order of exercises are as follows Processional song, Brightly Cleans Gu Banner" evening prayer; responsiv l reading followed by chants and first ant second lessons. An interesting addres may be anticipated, ,and statistical repor | of the school will be read after which vii follow the benediction and recessional. Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.
 | A meeting will be held at the rooms O the Young Mems Christian association I Sunday afternoon at o'clock Rev. E. M | Poteat will be the speaker, and an inter esting service is expected. An invitation l is extended to all young men to be pres