The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-01
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
1NTERESTING FEATURES OF RE-
 LIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY.


 be Eithngly Celebrated-Dr. Twitchelps
 Return From the Bermudas-C Corner
 Stone Laying of St. Johns F. E. Church
 Thirty-one Confirmed Yesterday-East ster
 Music at Trinity F. E. Church-CIose of
 Several Pastorates-The New Jewish
 Synagogue.
 This month of April brings the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of St. PauPs parish, and it is very fitting that notice should be taken of the com pletion of half century of parichial life. In 1880 the fiftieth anniversary of the conservation of St. PauPs chapel was observed. The bishop, the four former rectors of the parish, Rev. Dr.. Cooke, Bishop Littlejohn, ,Rev.Mr Drowne and Rev. Dr. Lobdell were pres ent. All are still living. The com- pany of men and women who made that former anniversary joyful one by the removal of burdensome church debt. has been sadly broken by death.
 The meeting at which St. Paul's par ish was organized was held in the Greg son street lecture room April 5, 1845. Thirty-six persons signed the articles of association and MT. John c. Hollister was elected parish clerk. On Wednes- day evening, April 9, in the school room of MT. Sidney A. Thomas, corner of Olive and Wooster streets, the first officers of the new parish were elected, Messrs. N. Farren Clarke and Nathan Smith, wardens; Messrs. Truman Wood ward, James F. Babcock, John c. Hol- lister, Elias Pierpont, William A. Key holds, Charles Hooker, Charles Peter son, Sidney A. Thomas, Stephen A. Pardee, William H. Elliott, Russell Hotchkiss, vestrymen. The parish was admitted into union with the diocesan convention, June, 1845. The commem- oration will be after Easter under the care of the church club. MT. Hollister has been asked to prepare an historical paper and to tell the story of the parish No further arrangements have been made.
 ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.
 The annual parish meeting will be held Monday evening, May 6, in the parish house. The annual reports of the officers will be made. The condi- tion of all funds is stated and informa- tion is given concerning the business affairs of the church. The officers of the new year are elected.
 PALM SUNDAY AT ST. PAUL's.
 The St. PauPs church paper says: On Palm Sunday (next Sunday) the prayer will be read at 9:30, and litany, confirmation and holy commu- nion at 10:30 a. m., with the Sunday school and evening service at the usual hours. The morning offering will be for diocesan missions. Two hundred and sixty dollars G260) must be raised by June 1. It is not a large sum for our people if they were interested in caring for the diocese for Connecticut. It is arge sum as the matter stands. The | people must give generously on Palm | Sunday and the societies must help out | )n Easter day. As the offering on the | irst Sunday in the month goes to the | diocesan missions, the offerings on Good | Friday will be the aims usually received | tt the holy communion.
 HOME FROM THE BERMUDAS.
 Rev. pr. J. p. Twitchell, pastor of the | Dwight Place church, arrived in New | York Saturday from the Bermudas, | where he has been spending a couple of l weeks. He occupied his pulpit yester- lay morning and after the service was greeted by his many friends and par shioners. He reports a most enjoyable ourney. He was accompanied by Mrs. 2. F. Andrew and his daughter Miss Nay Twitchell.
 In the evening Professor F. K. Sam lers of Yale university gave a lecture | n Early Oriental Civilizations and the light They Throw Upon the Bible." Itt vas illustrated with stereopticon views. There was a large attendance present.
 AT EPWoRTH M. E. CHURCH.
 Large congregations were present at he services at this church yesterday, md many regrets were felt at parting with the pastor, Rev. MT. Cooper, who low goes to another pastorate. The 'uIpit was beautifully decorated with lowers.
 BISHOP WILLIAMS AT TRINITY
 THIRTY-ONE CONFIRMED. Bishop Williams of the diocese of Con- ecticut administered the rite of con- rmatiom to thirty-one candidates at IlIltLy OllOl ytSlGIdety HUI IlliSs | large congregation assembled to hear i'm speak and witness the impressive srvices. The bishops text was St. John ? 2:32-"And I, if I be lifted up from the arth, will draw all men unto me-"
 He spoke in part as follows: t'We stand under the shadow of the ( ross. The death of our Saviour was ( acrifice for all mankind. And yet, if ] 1ere were no commentary on the words } read in the scripture we would say; ( What power is there in an ignominious cath to draw us to Him? ( Put yourself for a moment beside the V ross. There is the King who for six | ,ng hours paid for our sins with drops g [ His own blood. Then come down to I le present time. Nearly 1900 years | ave passed since that scene was look e l upon by human eyes. But is not His i rophecy true? Not that every man has II cen drawn to the cross, but there have o cen some from every nation, from t very cline and from every tongue. s s"There have been hours when we have I ,pented our sins and wished for a o edium to draw us close to God. We p ave felt the need of some one to take l V od's hand and our hands and bring D lem together. We realize the fact | c