Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-22
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES.

The Revival Services at Grace N. =.
Church.
Revival services have been conducted ct
this church BY the pastor, Rev. Frank A.
Scoheld. for the past thres weeks and his
efforts have met with marked s1ccess,
there having been about thirty conversions.
The average attendance ct the meetings
has been 300 and some evenings the at
tendance has been 500 and 600. The meet
ipgs will continue every night but Monday
this week. The church was crowded 81
the services yesterday. In the morning
Mr.. Sooheld preached a sermon on 1.-THE
Prodigsl Son." In the evening he preached
on the subj:cs, "Jesus Christ, the Work
ingman's Friend" He said
'Christ was born of the people, came
from the lovlier walks of life. He sssoci-
atsd with the working people. He was the
son of q carpenter and LEANED the car
penter's trade himself. He chose laboripg
men for his disciples. Peter was Q fisher.
man, Paul q tent-maker and Luke o
ply sician.
"In the great struggle for living labor
ing men need Christ. The thought has
been too prominent that Christ came only
TO save women and children. But BE came
to call men as well to repentance and life.
The highest type of . man and the noblsst
manhood is found In Christ Lst no man
unfaithful to this man. In times when all
other men fall, Christ will stand by and
prove Himself friend before all others.n
AT BATIKLL CHAPEL.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Mckenzie of Cam
bridge, Mssa., preached in Bsttell chapel
yesterday morning on "Ths Importance of
Belief In the Unseen" he also addressed
versity In Dwight hall at $40 D. m. Pro-
lessor Adams of Yale University addressed
the prayer meeting of the junior class In
Dwight hall yesterday.
A MUSICALE.
iAl society at st Paul's Parish house on
Wednesday evening, January "a. at s
O'Clock. The Popular Mandolin club will
give selections. There will be solos by
Miss Helen Crothy, Mr.. Frank d. Osborn
and Mr.. Charles Mann. Cake and icscresm
will be served after the musicale.
REV. DR. PHILLIPS BITTER.
Mr.. Cathcsrt of Yale divinity school
presohed at the Church OF the Redeemer
last evening. He gave an excellent ser
mon. The congregation was quite large.
His text was, Trust In the Lord and he
will bring 1t to pass.
The Rev. DR.. Phillips, who has been
Ill. In now improving and Is
considered out of danger.
NEW NEMBERs
At the Baptist church last evening three
new members were baptizsd.
At DAVENPORT CHURCH.
There will be business meeting of the
Y. P. S. @. E. of the Davenport church
this evening In the lecture room of the
church.
EPwoRTH T. CHURCH.
The "Day of Penteoost" has indeed come
to Epworth church. At all of the services
Sunday the power Of God moved nightly
upon all the people. At tbs afternoon ser
vice all of the churches of the Eighth ward
were well represented In the congregation,
and Rev. Mr.. Elder of the Hope Baptist
church made q very stirring address, az
1lno n-N. mi. oCouriu VI Nut lEACz M
Z. church, who spoke in the place OF Rev.
Mr.. Lucky of the Humphrey street Con-
gregational church, who was expected to
make an address. Owing to the crowded
condition of the church (tor people were
present from every part of the city, filing
the main church, the Sunday school
room and all the gsDeriesl, it was very
difficult to hold an altar service.
However, when the invitation was
given, 20 many came forward for prayers
as to completely fill the altar, and those
who were sitting In the front of the church
vacated their seats to give way to seekers.
An aged man and little girl, the two ex-
tremes In age, bowed at the altar, and
many young men and young ladies asked
the prayers of the church. At the evening
service strong men broke down aud asked
the prayers of the church and Q powerful
display of Gods saving power was mani
tested In the altar services. Evangelist
services, his three themes being, I'VE say
and do not" The Master is o 1me and cal
leth for thee," and the 'Healtng of Naa
man the Lsper." The services will CONT
nue. every evening of the week coming and
the pastors and members of the sister
churches are urged to come In and enjoy
the pentsoostal season with the Epwortt
church people.
AT CITY MISSION HALL
At the peoples services last evening d
the City Mission hall. besides the instru
mental selections by the orchestra and tn,
usual song service, there was also duet
''Oh, Wonderful Words of the Gospel" By
Misses Haverfeld and Coggeshell, and
1.-THE New Song" As Q chorus by the choi'
of eight ladies and Eve gentlemen. Mr.
Sanborn of Yale seminary assisted the pas
tor In the opening exercises. and the I'D
dress was uoon The Prodigal Son" b,
Mr.. W. W. Dormsn Of the senior class Of
the seminary. About sixty remained x
the after. meeting and there were eight re
quests for prayer. Announcement WA
made of . tea meeting to be given at III.
City Mission hall on Friday evening n. Z
by the Kings Daughters Of the City Ms
sionary association. Two of the your
people attending the Sunday evening ser
vices were united In marriage by Rev. Mr.
Moesman at the Mission hall just bsfo,s
| the service lsst evening.