Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-07
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES

SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. pecial Services in Many of the Churches-Trinity M. E. Church Rev. E. c. Towne at the Church of the Messfah-Praise Service at the Grand Avenue Congregational Church.
 The services at the various churches to- will undoubtedly be largely at ended, should the weather prove propi- ;ious. The subjects of many of the dis courses will be unusually interesting, and | n other churches special musical programs nave been arranged.
 TRINITY M. E. CHURCH. Rev. Dr. McChesney occupies his pulpit preaching two sermons on sub | jects specially arranged for the occasion. The Pentecostal meeting will be held as usual at 9:30 8. m. The attendance on all the services has been indeed gratifying to the pastor since the close of MT. Harrison's labors with this church.
 On Monday morning Dr. McChesney will start for Florida to take much needed rest. He will be absent three weeks. The pulpit will be supplied during his absence by preachers eminent in the Methodist pas torate. The pastors wife is at present in Florida, whither she went few weeks ago to regain her health. In letter received this week she speaks of the balmy atmos- phere of the orange groves where she is resting. The temperature was so mild and pleasant that doors and windows were open continually, and she felt quite strengthen ed by the change of climate.
 CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.
 Rev. L. H. Squires, pastor of the church, will occupy his pulpit Sunday morning and preach on ''The Law of Growth in Good and Evil" Under the able minis trations of MT. Squires his church is in- creasing in membership and the attend ance at the services steadily increasing in numbers Rev. E. c. Towne'e lecture on Sunday evening will tell the two stories of English and of Dutch outbreak of tho spirit of liberty, and how much above all others, both in England and Holland, the Pilgrim culture, to the level even of the mind of Shakespeare. The next succeed ing lecture, week later, will show how from such preparation an une1ampled planting of pure freedom, and of culture of the highest type, was made by the train of events which began with the famous landing at Plymouth Rock.
 GRAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 The following program has been arrang ed for the praise service at this church to- morrow exening:
 Organ Prelude-violin Obligato.. ........... Handel Hymn-COngregatiOn.
 Invocation-by Rev. J. Lee Mitchell. he DeuH ..................."'bu Hymn-Congregation.
 Chorus-"Praise Ye the Father. "......... .Gunod Prayer.
 olo-Soprano-"Eternal Rest". .Piccolomini Hymn-Congregation.
 Anthem. :;......:................. Masenthal HymnN'sNesarer, e My o God to Thee. '''''''''''' Postlude.
 Y. M. c. A. NOTICES.
 The meeting of the Young Mems Christ ain association which are held in Warner hall, 1O40 Chapel street, at o'clock Sun day afternoons, are becoming more and more attractive and many young men are attending them. The doors are opened at 3:45 and closed at 4:1O Tomorrow after noon an address will be given by Rev. W. c. Blakeman. Special music has been ar ranged. The Dwight Place church choir will sing. Several selections will be given by the Y. M. c. A. Glee club. MT. H. D. Hunt, cornetist, and Professor Tn. Peter son, violinist, will be present. Young mems meeting tonight at o'clock at the Y. M. C.. A. rooms, 71t Chapel street.
 Young men are welcome at all of oul services.
 The services at the jail Sunday morning. | will be discontinued for the present as the chapel is not yet completed. AT DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH. A large congregation is expected 8 Dwight Place church, on Sunday evening to hear the address of Rev. Charles Hart well, on 'Evangeization in China" MT Hartwell has been for twenty years g mis l sionary at FoochoW, and will give man, interesting facts concerning the progres
 of the gospel there.
 AT A. M E. ZION CHURCH
 Revival services will be continued Sun day. Praise service at 10:30 a.m., preach ing at and 7:30 pm. At the eveninl service the pastor will preach the third o @ series of sermons on Christian separation from the world; special subject, 9Th l Worlds Invitation to the Church and tn Proper Response to be Made." The publi invited.
 l THE CITY MISSIONS.
 MT. Irving F. Wood, who has been fo
 several years an instructor in Jaffna col lege in the Island of Ceylon, will speak a the City Mission hall in connection witl | the peoples service tomorrow evening. TO PREACH AT TRINITY.
 The Rev. Dr. R. Rainsferd of St Georges church, New York, will preacl the annual sermon before the Berkeley as sociation of Yale university in Trinity, a 7:3O o'clock, Sunday evening.