Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-11
RAsss HAVEN NEWS.

Services in the Churches-Y. M. C..
 A. Services-Some Women Who
 Have ERegistered-News Gathered
 Here and There.
 Rev. J. Lee Mitchell preached in the Old South church, Boston. yesterday, filling an engagement made some time eince. His pulpit in Grand avenue Congregational church was filled by Rev. Vroonsn of Worcester, Mass, who preached to large congregation.
 The sermon by Rev. Dr. Sage at the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday morning was SD: clally devoted to Sunday work. He traced the origin and growth of the Sunday school movement, spoke of the possibilities of this agent for good and of the new fields opening out bsfore it and urged renewed effort in his own field. This Sunday school was started before the church was organized, has always been prosperous and is now the banner Baptist Sunday school of this city. Yesterday there were eight new scholars and seven visitors. In the evening Dr. Sage preached Beginning of School; or Becoming Discj- ples of Jesus Christ" It was intended especially for this session of school open ing and many day school pupils were pres cut.
 'The Church Within the City, was the subject of an interesting discourse preached by Rev. D. NJ. James of the Sec ond Con- gregational church yesterday morning. In the evening the subject was "The City Within the Church." The Junior Chris tian Endeavor society held their meeting at 2:30 and reorganized their work for the coming season.
 W. J. Skinner of West Haven addressed the meeting of the W. c. T. union in the afternoon.
 IT. Snow, chairman of the devotional committee of the New Haven Y. M 0. A., and other members addressed the Fair Ha- ven Y. M. 0. A. at o'clock. There was special music, including duet by M. J. Mccarthy and R. o. Hart, and a solo by M. J. Mccarthy.
 Wallace Hurlburt will attend the reun- ion of his regiment, the Twenty third c. ", at Bridgeport tomorrow.
 Curtis c. Bushnell who has been tutor ing a couple of young men and preparing them for college, up in Vermont, during vacation, has returned home.
 John McGrezor, formerly of this place and now of Hartford, who has been visit luS OH Lung 1slauU, StOppeU couple or days here with friends and leaves for home today. He was warmly greeted by his friends.
 The funeral of Leslie, infant child of MT. and Mrs. Elmer Ross of 80 Pierpont street, was attended by Rev. Dr. Sage, Saturday at p. m. The interment was in the Fair Haven union cemetery.
 Rev. Dr. Sage has been invited to deliver his lecture on Worlds Fair and the Worlds Future" at New Canaan.
 Mrs Morris o. Buell. of S5 Poplar street is ct Windsor.
 Among the ladies who have registered are Ellen D. Standish, 219 English street; Susan J. Waters, 58 Plerpont street; Lizzie M. Mitchell, 65 Ferry street; Mary E. Pot ter, 65 Ferry street, and Ida F. Waters, 58 Pierpont street.
 Mrs. Clara Bond and daughter, who have been spending the past few weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary J. Davi- son, 43 Townsend street, have returned to their home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Fair Haven Degree of Honor No. 3 will hold meeting at the rooms of East Rock lodge, A. O. U. w., this evening. Several members are to be initiated, and all in tending to join the order are requested to attend. The lodge has about sixty mem