The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-06
ORDAINED TO THE MINISTRY
SERVICES COND UCTED AT UNITED
 ZURICH LAST EVENING.

Sermon-News From the First Baptist
 Church-At the Dwight Place Church.
 Items From the Other Churches.
 Evarts w. Pond of the middle class in \the Yale Divinity school, was ordained Unto the Christian ministry according to M he custom of the Congregational church at the United church last evening. He was examined by council of Congre- gational' ministers last Thursday and
 and was accepted. After the invocation
 by Rev. Dr. w. w. McLane pastor of the College street Congregational
 church, Rev. Professor Frank c. Porter
 of the divinity school read the minutes
 of the meeting of the council, Rev. Dr.
 Curtis, secretary pro tenn. of the divin- ity school, then read from the scrip tures, after which Rev. Dr. T. T. Nun ger, pastor of the United church, deliv- 8 cred the ordination sermon from the 8 text, And I say also unto thee, that 3 thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of { hell shall not prevail against it'-Mat- 5 thew 16:18. His general theme was "The I Prevailing Power of the Church and the Permanence of Christianity"
 Rev. Dr. Harris offered the ordaining prayer, after which Rev. MT, Miles, as- sistant pastor of the United church, gave the right hand of fellowship. Rev. Professor L. o. Brastow of the Yale Div inity school then gave the charge to the minister. The service closed with the benediction by the newly ordained min ister
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,
 Last evening at the First Baptist ] church Rev. J. H. Mason gave the talk ! which had been promised supplement- ary to his recent series of addresses on
 "Storm Centers of Civilization" It. was suggested by the questions and suggestions which had been called out during the series and was termed What Other People Think of the Liquor E Question:" Tn the questions which MT Mason answered a great variety of q opinion was expressed, and in some 4 cases reasons were given for existing views showing that willie unanimity of opinion was not soon to be expected 2 yet great encouragement was "deriv- E able" from the fact that so many were N earnestly thinking upon this question. The most startling revelation of the evening was that which showed a con tinuous and undisturbed violation in several parts of the city of one of the city ordinances.
 The new quartet, under the direction of MT. E. F. Newton, began its duties yes terday and gave excellent satisfaction.
 Deacon Henry Stow yesterday cele- brated the sixty-seventh anniversary of his Baptism. He was present at all the morning services and received many congratulations.
 Dr. Joseph M. True who, for nearly Twenty-Five years had been a member of this church, died yesterday. Another active member, who has recently died, was MT. Edward A. Chapman, presi- dent of the Chapman Manufacturing company of Meriden. His death took place in Los Angeles, Cal. The burial | will take place in Middletown.
 The chlrch yesterday entered upon tts tenth year of employing the free beat system. From the first year to the l present time the system has been very successful.
 Yesterday also marked the begin l hing of the seventh year of MT. Mason's | Npastorate.
 1He N6W f1dVeu odpllSI uHlOn VIII l hold its annual banquet with this | church May 15,, and the principal speak | er will be Rev. T. Harwood Pattison, D. | sD.,, formerly pastor of the church. now | professor at Rochester, N. Y.
 DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
 Dwight Place people do not seem to bay much about themselves, but they hre at work with energy nevertheless. |&Vy q hnother fiscal year. and several new Features were introduced. A triple quartet, with Prof. Bonney as musical I Director, rendered very impressive quartet and chorus singing.
 A weekly Greeting" is now being published, containing the order of ser Fices for the day, notices for the week md giving the names of those received nto the communion in the morning
 In the matter of receiving new mem bers Dr. Twitchell has remarkable Fecord. Not only has he built up Dwight Place church until it is the largest in the city and one of the larg- #st in the state, having considerable Ever 800 members, but he Is constantly eceiving additions both by letter and Sn confession. It is said that never in llOIOly OL HE pdSLOIdLe Ut LUIS l hurch or elsewhere In the quarter of
 century of service had he failed to eceive new members at his regular ommunion, This is certainly 8 very Remarkable record. This year the pledge system of rais- ( hg finances is proving very success 1l Practically every pew was filed l { the morning, and there was a very hrge evening audience, A short ser $ non was given by the pastor before the ommunion and in the evening a stir ' ling address, by the assistant pas br, who has recently begun his work t here. Surely this church has a large ( lission before it in the western portion ( the city.
 ST. NTARY'S CHURCH. c Forty hours exposition and adoration : the blessed sacrament was com T enced with solemn high mass at St. ary's church yesterday morning at 10 8clock. Solemn high mass was celebrat- c a by Rev. Father Hartigan, with e lev. Father Murray as deacon and v av Father Fowler as s11h-deaonn l