The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-04
MANY CONGRATULATIONS
GREETINGS EXTENDED TO DIR.
TWITOHELL BY CLBRGYMEN.

There was large number or the
friends and members of the congrega-
tion of the Dwight Place church present
at that church last evening at the re-
ception rendered to Rev. DIR. j. Il.
Twitchell on the occasion Of the tenth
anniversary Of his pastorate at Dwight
Place church. All present enjoyed q
very pleasant evening, and the greet
ings, congratulations aind wishes for
continued success which were extended
to DR. Twitcheu betoken the esteem in
which he is held by his congregation
and his many other friends.
A reception was held in the church
parlors from 1880 to 8 o'clock, DIR. and
Mrs Twitchell, Miss Twitchell and Miss
Alice Twitchell receiving the company.
After all present had shaken hands
with the pastor they repaired to the
church auditorium, where there was
speech-mal1ing. Mr.. j. C. North acted
as chairman of the meeting.
He introduced as the first speaker
Rev. l. C. Meserve, pastor of the Daven-
port church, and the oldest pastor in
New Haven in point of continuous years
Of service. Mr.. Meserve congratulated
DR.. Twitchell on hls ten years of service
and said that he hoped to help him cell
ebrate his twentieth anniversary as pas
tor of the same church. He referred to
his own pastorate of twenty years at
Davenport church and said that when
he came to New Haven Wooster square
was one of the fashionable residence
quarters Of the city, where many of the
families lived that have since moved
into the vicinity of Dwight Place
church. Therefore he did not wonder
that Dwight Place church had become
such a great and powerful institution,
He thought that the best thing for
church was the wise, tender and patient
of a man Of God. He said that
he believed in the old-fashioned life pas
torate.
Rev. Mr. Marvin, pastor of the Wood
bridge Congregational church, then
made a few very interesting remarks.
He, too, is one Of the oldest pastors in
point of years of continuous service over
one church in the state of Connecticut.
He referred to his pastorate as a happy
one and said that it was not so much
the good he had done back on the Wood
bridge hills as the fact that he had pre-
pared many to come down to the cities
and be valuable helpers in church work
He also spoke of the manner in which
he indoctrlnated the summer visitors at
woodbridge with the good old theology
and sent them back greatly strength
ened and stimulated for their work in
the city.
Mrs. Bonney then delightfully."- sang a
solo. She won the hearts of her audi
ence by the sweetness and purity of
her voice and the charm of her persone
ality.
Letters of regret were read from Rev. |
DR.. #. a. NJ Brown, pastor Of the First |
church, Rev. DIR. Burdett |
Hart. Rev. DR.. Watson L. Phillips, pas
tor Of the Church Of the Redeemer, and |
some others.
Rev. Prof Samuel Harris, ID. d., OF |
Yale divinity school, then made an |
which held the closest atten-
ton of his auditors. He spoke OF his |
having entered on his duties as a pro-
sessor in the theological seminary In |
he fall of 1871, and how much he had al
way enjoyed the pastoral work in
which he had been previously engaged,
and which he continued for some time
N connection with his duties as a pro-
lessor He thought it was the best |
hing for Young men to be trained in |
he practical work of the university. |
He thought that Dwight Place church
lad just cause for congratulation for
he development Of the church since
hey had occupied their present build
ng. There are two ways" he said,
in which a church should grow, l, In
numbers of Christians; g. In the de- h
telopment Of the spiritual power Of
hose within the church. / hope this
hurch will go on extending itself and
ver enlarging its influence I have
,een through great many changes in
eligious thought,periods some of them
# actual CONSERVATION. One of the
atest was when the theory of evolution |,
,egan to gain a foothold But that
las come to be a positive help and aid
o Christians and Christianity 1t
hows the progressiveness of God In
His work in the development of the
world by spiritual and moral influences.
We may thank God and take courage
hat Christianity has been able to take
p and concentrate in itself all the
rogress made In science and logic. So
re see that the whole development OF
fe is the verifying Of Christianity, |
nd that Christ is the central figure ,
nd His incarnation the central fact of
istory" ,
Rev. ]. Lee Mitchell, pastor of the
rand avenue Congregational church,
hen made short, entertaining and
aIicitous address, after which DR..
witchell in a few appropriate remarks
1anlxed all present for the kind things l
rhich had been said of him and his
-ork.
Ice cream and cake was then served g,
the church parlors.
The souvenir which had been prepar-
1 in honor of the occasion had on q
le front page O half tone engraving of !
wight Place church. Inside was an !
xcellent likeness of DIR. Twitchell, OPP
0site to which was the anniversary &
ymn by c. A. Osborne, dedicated to DR.. y
was printed. On the last 9
age was printed the names of ali the J.
rmer pastors of the church, and the
myth of their pastorates with a brief d
letch of the history of the church. u
he list of pastors is as follows:
OUR PASTORS. 3
Rev. L. A. Sawyer, 1S3S-1841.
Rev. A. C. Baldwin, 1S42-1S45. r
Rev. DeLoss Love, about three years. =