The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-21
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
FEATURES OF THE RELIGIOUS SER
VICES TO-MORROH.

ust Church-Fhe Fine New Chapel OF
College Street Church other Religious
News.
The Jubilee singers from Atlanta uni
versity, in charge of Professor Webster,
are to be present at the Dwight Place
church Sunday evening, The professor
will make brief statement in regard
to the university and the five young
men will sing their jubilee songs, and
tell their story of their struggle for an
education.
AGNOSTICISM.
"Agnosticism" will be the subject of a
discourse by Rev. W. f. Dickerman In
the Church of the Messiah Sunday eve
ming. A special invitation is extended
to all agnostics and socalled unbelievers
to attend this service, as a fair presen-
tation of agnosticism will be given.
AT COLLEGE STREET CHURCH.
The pastor, Rev. DR.. McLane, will
preach in the forenoon on Conditions
| of Eternal Life" The new and hand
some chapel of this church on West
| Chapel street is nearly completed and
the finishing touches are being made
The edifiee will be ready for occupa-
| ton next month, The New Haven
Congrega tional club will meet there in
December.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
| Rev DIR. Mason will preach to-mor-
row evening on the subject Can Man
| Defeat God"
| AT GRACE NJ E. CHURCH.
The Grace NJ. E. church, corner of
| Howard avenue and Portsea street, Rev.
Frank A Scofield pastor, will celebrate
its sixth anniversary tomorrow. The
society worshipped about forty years
| in the church on George street, now oc-
lcupied by the Evangelical Lutheran
| society. In addition IT'S being the
sixth anniversary of the dedication of
| the present building, tomorrow will be
the annual rally day" of the spiritual
forces of the church ana Sunday school,
and services appropriate to the occasion
will be held. The day will begin with
a grace Astounding meeting in the lee
1
1 past ten the sermon will be preached
on the "Puplit and the Pew" Several
of the thoughts to be presented are:
Reasons why we attend church; The
pew speaks to the pulpit; Audiences
that are uncomfortable; The high rank
/ of preaching; Open mouthed ministers;
| Shames and Sins that blot earth and
heaven; Gospel not science.
4 Following the sermon will be the
Sunday school, all departments of which
| will meet together. and after few min
utes spent with the lesson, will listen
to an address, and spend little time
in song and prayer.
The Young Peoples society will hold
an old fashioned praise service which
will be led by its president, Mr.. w. R.
Hoppin. All members are expected to
be present.
The evening service will be of an
evangelical character, and after a SER
mon on "a Life TRANSPORTED" an after
meeting will be held in the lecture
room. Excellent music will be render
ed by the choir at both services. The
Ipastor of this church is now on his
fourth year of service, and has been
unanimously invited to remain his fifth
year, the full term allowed by the
church
/ AT TRINITY M. e. CHURCH.
AT the Trinity NJ E. church Sunday
| evening Mrs d. M. WEIGH president
of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the California conference, will
present the claims of the Woman's
| Home Missions of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. Mrs. WEIGH is speaker
who never fails to interest and in
struct. She has delivered addresses in
various sections of the country. and in
some of the largest churches in the
Methodist denomination, and is to be
one of the principal speakers at the
National Convention of the Woman's
Home Missionary society, to be held
In Columbus, o., in October next
THE CITY MISSIONS.
At the City Mission hall, corner of
Court and State streets, the peoples
service tomorrow evening will be con-
Quoted by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the United church. The other
services of the day will be as usual
at a. m. and 3 p. m. The Mother
meeting win be resumed next week
on Wednesday afternoon and the chill
dren's sewing school and temperance
meeting next Saturday afternoon. The
children's savings bank in care Of the
treasurer, Miss May Douglass, or her
assistants, has been open through the
summer every Saturday from 2 to 4
.. m.
DIR. JACKSON TO SPEAK.