Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-13
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.

SerV1ces Eesterday-Sts PauEg Church
 Tower-At the First Baptist Church
 President Dwight at BatteIl Chapel
 -ROll-can at Epworth Charch-At
 the Messiah Church-At Humphrey
 Street Church-The Coming Enlarge
 ment of This Church.
 Rev. MT. Van Ingen, formerly assistant minister at St. Paurs church, is now living at 1429 Michigan avenue, Chicago. He Is in charge of St. Luke's hospital.
 The new tower on the west eide of St. Paul's church will be completed in short time. The tower is of stone with open panels about thirty feet above the old stonework and above this 1t will be made in iron and copper about forty feet higher.
 The pulpit of the First Baptist church was yesterday occupied by the Rev. P. s. Evans. The pastor, Rev. Mir. Mason, is attending the convention of Christian Workers in Atlanta, Ga.
 The morning services in Battell chapel were conducted yesterday by President Dwight, who preached an excellent sermon on "The Citizenship of the Christian in Heaven" The text was "For our conver- sstion is in heaven, from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ" Philippians iii:20.
 Professor E. G. Coy of Lakevllle, ad- dressed the general religious meeting of the university in Dwight hall at 6:45 p. m.
 The Ladies' Aid society of .he Humphrey street Congregational church give 6 ten cent tea in the psrlors of the church next Wednesday evening from 6 to o'clock. Ths ladies are also preparing for & fair, which will bs given in the church psrlors the first week in December. At the sale which was held recently at the house of Mrs. Trowbridge on Orange street $l0 was added to the fund toward building the sd- dition to the church, which was postponed until next summer and which the con- tinued growth and prosperity of the church renders necessary. The ladies are working earnestly for that purpose, as they wish to build without running into debt. The new soprano singer at this church, Miss Loveridge, sang for the first time Sunday, November 5, and rendered her solos in very pleasing manner.
 MT. Horace P. Shares, superintendent of the Sunday school of Humphrey street Congregational church, leaves in @ day or two for his annual winters sojourn in Florida. The notable enlargement of his hotel, the Rock Ledge, is fast approaching completion.
 At Epworth M. E. church roll call ser vice, very interesting ssrvice, was held yesterday. A large number of the mem bers were present and responded with tes- timonies, and many of the absent ones sent letters which were read by the pastor Rev. MT. Cooper. Deacon John Henderson of this church wss taken i'll while at his work In the shop of Peck Bros. & Co. on Friday, but is now fast improving and will soon be in his usual good health again.
 "The path of duty" said Rev. Charles Conklin yesterday morning ss be discours- ed on Christian Duty" at the Church of the Messiah, lis lonesome way. The crowd moves in another direction. It is pleasant to travel along with the multitude and affiliate with them in ideas and experi- encss and share in the material benefits that accrue therefrom. Duty offers no material emoluments, no spoils system. And prophets and reformers and ssges have walked almost almost alone. Never theless the path of duty is the path of safety.
 There Is an inward peace and satisfaction that can be found no where else. And 1t is the Christians duty to walk in this path, because it fulfills the highest law of his being. It is his duty, and he or she who is true to the highest and best In their na- ture will walk therein. Not because of fear nor hope of reward but because in so doing they are pstterning after Him in whom was no guile. They are responding to the divine in them and are enabling themselves to grow in grace and true wis., dom. In closing the speaker referred to the duty of those who were connected with the Church of the Messiah, and of his earn est desire to witness their best efforts in building up their beautiful faith in this city.
 He spoke appropriately of the work al- ready accomplished and urged them to continue, and soon would be witnessed a glorious work for truth and righteousness. He hoped in the near future, by the united effort of the liberal Christisn element in this city, to have larger church edi6oe, which would afford increased facilities for carrying on the bensfcent work that had
 been marked out and spoken of on for mer occasion. In the evening MT. Conklin delivered the third lecture iu the series on | the Christian life. His subject wsR, "Tbe | Christian Life; Its Thrilling History " ! The lecture was a most excellent one and l made a deep impression on all present. 1 At the Howard avenue CoDgregationsl | church, this evening, Rev. MT. Mutch will | exhibit fifty views of the worlds fair al
 the church. Many are going to enjoy thi,
 easy way of seeing the great exhibition 1T miniature.
 | BISHOP wILLIAMs-KLKvHE coNFIRNEp. | Bishop Williams conducted the servic
 at St. Thomas Episcopal church yesteIds,
 morning. Eleven new members were con
 frmed by the bishop and he followed
 with most thoughtful and instructiv
 sermon on "Nasmsn's Cure" His tex
 was ii Kings, 5-11: "But Naamsu ws
 wrath, etc." In concluding his admirabl
 discourse, the loved bishop said: Tn
 ruler of all the world is just and We ca
 trust Him to do right without our formu
 lsting theories or attempting to do ths
 which never was expected of us. So le
 us cast aside all theee ideas about the dig
 nifty of human nature, which puts U
 above the need of Christ, repentance e
 faith, and labor on in true Christian uzs
 fulness and humility.
 At o'clock in the afternoon BIsho
 Leonard of Utah delivered a very interes