The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-02
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
FEATURES OF THE RELIGIOUS SER
 VICES TOMORROW.

port Which Closed Last Night-Colonel
 liomer B. sprague to Speak at United
 Chmch.
 There will be an old-fashioned love feast at the First Methodist church to- morrow morning at 9;15, and holy com munion and reception of members at 1O:S0
 AT EPWORTH M. E. CHURCH.
 New members will be added at to- morrow mornings session. Rev. J. B. smith will preach in the evening,
 AT DAVENPORT CHURCH.
 The second praise service of the win ter course occurs tomorrow evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 The chorus of sixteen voices under the direction of pr. D, A. Jones, will render the following anthems: Bonum Est.... .,, .GouVy Lovely Appear Redemption. ..Gounod (Solos by Miss Klock and Miss Valken-
 burg)
 Abide With Me........,.........B .Barnby Solos by Miss Klocl0, Dr. Lawton and
 Dr, Jones)
 Quartet-Savior, Breathe an Even
 ing Blessing.. .. .. .......... Ravens
 During the service the baritone solo Forever With the Lord" by Gounod, will be sung by Dr. Jones.
 COLONEL HOMER B. SPRAGUE TO
 SPEAK.
 Colonel Homer B. Sprague, who is to deliver lecture on John Milton and Civil and Religious Liberty at the United church tomorrow Sunday eve ming, is a distinguished teacher and orator, whom numbers of our citizens to whom he is personally known, and many more to whom his high repute as a scholar and orator is known, will be glad to hear. He was practicing law in New Haven when the civil war broke out and served with the Thirteenth Con necticut Volunteers. It is a long time since he has appeared before a New Haven audience, and the opportunity afforded by this occasion will be gladly availed of by those who like to hear a noble subject treated by an orator of grace and power. In many ways John Milton is an example to men of all after times. Colonel sprague will be apt to make this fact apparent and impress sive
 AT GRACE M. E. CHURCH.
 The morning service at the Grace M F. church will begin at 9 o'clock with an old-fashioned love feast The old h nI water passed around, according to the usages of the fathers.
 There will be baptisms, reception of members and a communion service at the regular hour.
 The topic of the evening sermon will be Bring Me Up, Samuel" or An cient and Modern Spiritualism." The choir will furnish a very interest ing program of music at each of the services.
 THE MINISTER'S MEETING.
 The Ministers meeting will be held in Center church chapel on Monday at 10:45 a. m. An address will be deliver ed by Dr. A. F. Winchell on '"The Work of the Board of Health" All ministers are invited.
 THE ANNUAL ADVENT CONVEN- TION.
 The annual advent convention was held at Bridgeport, Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday of this week. Thurs day was a specially interesting day, be- ing devoted to the work of the young people. A very interesting debate was carried on by Rev. Mir. Pike of Water bury and Rev. MT. Rockwell for and against young peoples societies. John J. Dunn of Wallingford made an address on the work of committees, followed by Rev. George Tyler of Hartford. Mrs. Minnie Dixon Cone of Wallingford-for- merly of New Haven-recently convert ed to the Advent faith from the Metho- dist church, read an original poem on the work of young people, which was an inspiration and uplift to all who were fortunate enough to hear it. Mrs. Cone possesses genius of a high order and puts it to a good use The exercises closed last Friday eve ming with a concert. There has been a large attendance in spite of the in element weather.
 NOTES. At the First Baptist church in the evening Rev MT. Mason will preach on "A Long Look Forward" Rev. MT. Mitchells topic for to-mor- row evening is Lights and Shadows" East Pearl street church, holy Com munion at the morning service The pastor breaches at 7:30 evening, on the general subject, Hands Off" AT THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEM FER. Tomorrow evening, at the Church of the Redeemer, Dr. Phillips will speak upon "A Little Man Greatly Honored :" Following is the musical program for the evening service. ! Pre1ude-Andante, Sonata in A. Mozart Hymn 96 ............... (Congrega tionaD lnNocdtlon '.'..' ''.''................ Hymn 191-"Softly Now the Light of Day" ...-.................. Shepard Responsive reading-Psalm 80, on page 49 -..................... Gloria Patri, in F Kotschmar Prayer ..................... Response-"Dear Father, to Thy Mercy Seat' '..................Ba Barnby Offertory-"Come, Ye Children" Prodigal SoD...............S Sullivan Hymn 359. .............. Congregational SermOn-Subiect: "A T,iftle Man