The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-16

pit and Furniture Included In the Gift The Church Accepts the Gift.
 Rev. Dr. Newman smyth preached q very interesting sermon yesterday morning, which was listened to by q large congregation. After the sermon Dr. smyth requested the members of the Center church and congregation to remain for short time. as he had q gratifying announcement Co make to them, He then read to them the fol- lowing letter from MT. E. Hayes Trow- bridgel
 New Haven. July l4, 1894
 Dear Mir Smyth. Recognizing the fact that the wall back Of the pulpit Is not generally satisfactory. and .wish- ing 10 do something in memory Of my father. the late Ezekiel II. Trowbridge, and in recognition of his long life inter. est In the church and Its welfare.I offer 10 the society and to the church to put In a historical memorial window in the rear of the church. This window Is given in memory of my father. Ezekiel Hayes Trowgridge. his knsfolk and an- cestors who have for generations wor- shipped in and supported the Center church. offer. also, to make all neces- sary repairs and additions to make 1t a complete and perfect work.
 l wish also to furnish the platform with new pulpit. with necessary lamps, new chairs and new communion table, and a carpet to the platform and stairs thereto. all to be in keeping with changes made. work to be done by,and according to plans and specificat tions as made by the Tiffany Glass and Decorat- ing company of New York: said plans to be submitted to. approved of. and carried out by a committee to be ap. pointed by the society and church, pro- vided the society and church will &C., cept the same as gift from me.
 Yours respectfully.
 E., HAYES TROWBRIDGE.
 After reading this letter Dr. Smyth spoke as follows:
 It is with deep feeling of pleasure that lay this communication from Mir. E. Hayes Trowbridge before you for your favorable action and response.
 In memory of the father whom he would honor, and whose constant loy- alty to this historic church we have wit messed, MT. Trowbridge hopes 80 to alter and beautify this end of the church as to render it acceptable in all eyes; and it is, as know, his desire that the his- torical memorial window, which he would place in the rear of the pulpit, may be richly suggestive of our common heritage of high faiths and noble lives in the history of this church from it's be- gnnings ill the wilderness. For this end Mir. Trowbridge has consulted artists of established reputation, who have made a study of those subjects ih the history of odr church which may lend themselves to artistic presentation, and who have submitted designs which may be briefly described as follows: a recess is to be cut through the inner wall, which now forms this end of the church; this recess is to be finished with panel work and pilasters, suitably carved and painted. in harmony with the general style of the church. The main portion of the memorial window will commemorate the first scene in the history of the church-the preaching in the wilder ness The base of the window will commemorate by appropriate symbo'. ism the choice of the seven pillars ill the foundation of the church, together with fitting soriptural text and a sim- pie memorial inscription. It was felt that window worthy to be placed in this position should not be merely of a conventional eoclesiastical type, but that it should be Q historical window, designed especially for this church and for this place in the church. The oon- ception, of which the artists consulted have submitted sketch, seems pecu- liarly felicitous. It is rare, I think, that memorial window is so happily conceived as to be at once fitting of fering of family devotion and also a rich suggestion of the most sacred tra- ditions and worthiest historic life of a church. >
 The gift now brought to our church includes, also, the complete furnishing of the pulpit platform and a new com- munion table. In order that more ample space may be obtained for this, the socety's committee have under con- sideration the removal of the front row of pews. I am sure that the gratifying proposal which have now communi- cated will be received and welcomed by you all in the same spirit of simple and sincere devotion to this church of our fathers in which know that it is off, fered. +- s-
 I cannot refrain from adding some expression of the profound personal satisfaction which this generous pro- posal affords tpi me; and, I devoutly trust that an act of service like this to the church, which is offered in filial piety to the dead, may serve to draw us all closer together in those gracious and tender sympathies, which render our Christian fellowship 90 rich to us, and that it may deepen and hallow our spiritual devotion to our one Master and Lord in His church, @=:.
 Dr. Smyth stated that the society's committee had already accepted and approved the plan andread the follow ing: ... -,,-.,...
 New Haven, July IA, 1884. Mr. E. Hayes Trowbridge.
 My Dear sir+-At a. meeting of the society's committee held this evening the following vote was unanimously passed: .'- -Elts-~5 5tes,I ...ar'
 Voted, That the offer of Mir. E. Hayes Trowbridge to reconstruct the end of the church, placing therein a window in memory of his father, Ezekiel H. Trowbridge, and erecting new pull pit and furnishing the pulpit platform, be accepted, and that the designs and nj opo far "A,