Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-06
CHURCH NOTES.

CHUHCH NOTES.
Service at the Grace M. |
Il. Church-At the Howard Avenue
Congregational Chureh-SI. Paups
Club-Davenport Church-First Bap.
fist Church-Other Notes.
The monthly communion service was held
1T the Grace N. E. church yesterday morn
ing and was attended by large number of
The pastor, Rev. Frank
A. Scofeld, made an excellent address on
Lessons Learned at the Cross of Christ"
and 1.-THE Hideoueness of SIM" He said
that If anyone had a tendency to make
light of sin and treat 1t as trifing matter
one view of the sufferings of Christ on the
CROSS, which was necessary to put down
sin, would be sufficient to teach that sin
is an awful fact and no trifing matter.
Another thought that fills the mind of
reverent viewers of the sufferings of Christ
ia one of gratitude and belief. One asks
himself what he can do in return for such
q friend.
In the evening the pastor preached on
"Fruit-Bearing Christians" from John
xv:2.
On Thursday evening the official board
of the church will hold meeting to con-
slider redecorating the church and repaint-
ing the parsonage.
On Wednesday evening the Ladies' Aid
society will hold unique social at the
church parlors.
AT THE MESSIAH CHURCH.
The topic Of Rev. Charles Conklin's ser
mon yesterday morning was, 1.-THE Com
mon Heart of Man" The text was taken
from Proverbs xvii. 10: GAS in water face
answereth face, SO the heart of man to
man." The sermon sbounded in thought
and rhetoric and the great lesson WAS that
all races are allied to each other by ties of
relationship which can be discovered when
we study mankind and trace the qualities
which are common to humanity. Mr..
Conklin spoke Of the more hopeful and
loving gospel which the missionary is now
preaching 10 the heather, and of their glad
acceptance of it as 1t comes to them now
filled with the divine love and sympathy
and Invested of Its former terrorizing quail
tiles as interpreted by the believers in Cal
vinism. In the evening Mr.. Conklln spoke
on "The Christian Life; it's Essential Sim
plicity." The discourse was replete with
ciated by the large audience.
HOWARD AVENUE ooNGREaATIoNA1c CHURCH.
The sacrament of the communion was
administered at this church yesterday.
The pastor gave short address appropri-
ate to the occasion. A large number par
took Of the communion.
ST. PAUL's CLUB.
The st. Paurs club will meet at the
church this evening, and all men of the
parish are invited to attend.
ATDAvENPoRT CHURCH.
Mr.. Ireland, student at Yale, will give
lecture on South Africa at the Daven-
port church to morrow evening. Mr.. Ire
land came from Africa to be educated in
this country, and will return there in a
few years.
AT EPWoRTH N E. CHURCH.
Communion service was held at Epworth
church yesterday morning and three new
members were added.
The ladies Of this church are preparing
to give grand bazaar at the church in the
later part of the present month.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Eight new members were received yes
terday morning.
Tomorrow evening Mayor Sargent will
give an illustrated lecture on s'Life in the
East" before the Young Mems society OF
| the church.
Wednesday evening there will bs sooia.
BILE in the parlors of the church.
The Kings Daughters union will hold
| their fret bi-monthly meeting on next
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock in the
church parlers.
The Rev. Mr.. Mason will leave for At
lanta. Ga, to attend the meeting of tn,
| annual gathering there this week of tn,
leading representative Christians in tina
| city. On next Sunday Rev. P. 8. Evan
will preach.
| AT CITY MISSION HALL.
| Several of the members of the Bradbur,
chorus were present and sung for the chill
dren yesterday at the morning Sunda,
school at the City Mission hall. Thi
chorus numbers about seventy FIVE mem
bers and under the direction of Mr.. E. M
Willis will within q few weeks give a con
cert for the benefit of the City Missionary
| association.
Nearly every seat was taken at the Git,
| Mission hall last evening. The singing q
the Sunday evening service at this hall il
very much enjoyed by all who attend. Mr.
Francis Potter ia the leader, and has tn
very desirable aid of large orchestra ant
choir, with Professor Stevens also as organ
ist. After the opening exercises last even
ing Mr.. E. J. Lewis of the senior class a
the seminary, preached carefully pre-
pared and impressive sermon on the grea
loss in gaining all things except soul saliva
ton. The duet beautiful Zion" was SUM
by Miss Coggshall and Miss Hsverfeid. 1
number of persons in the audience tool
part in the service and about sixty re
manned for an after meeting at which sev
ersl professed conversion.
AT BATTELL CHATEL.
President Dwight conducted the morn
ing services in Battell chapel yesterday
The subject of his discourse was ''Eterna
Life" After the sermon the Lords Sup
per was celebrated. The general religion
meeting of the university in the evenin
was addressed by Rev. Professor NJ. w
| Jacobus of Hartford.