The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-05
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mon last evening. The church was
beautifully trimmed with potted plants,
evergreen and bouquets, and though ex-
ira chairs were used, the audience
room, lecture room and gallery were
crowded to their utmost capacity; even
then many were unable to find seats.
A large number remained standing
through the service, but many We're
unable to get in at all,
After their usual services the other
churches on the hill closed; the pastors
Rev. Mr. Mutch of the Howard ave
nue. Congregational church, Rev. Mr..
Nichols of the Howard avenue Baptist
church, Rev. Mr.. McCrea of All Saints
church and Rev. Mr.. Kastendeick Of
the Howard avenue. M. e. church
came in and spoke a few parting words
The best of feeling exists between these
churches, and union services are often
held during the year. A number of lay
men participated in the exercises, and
the choir sang several very appropriate
selections prepared especially for the
occasion.
After the benediction was pronounced
the people remained till late hour,
shaking hands with the retiring pastor
and his estimable pastor, and wishing
them true godspeed
Last evening closed Rev. Frank A.
Scofield's five-year pastorate at the
Grace M. E. church. Tonight the last
official meeting of the conference year
will be held in the lecture room of the
church, when the business, Of the year
will be closed. Mr.. Scofield leaves to-
morrow morning for Brooklyn, where
the conference is to be held. His next
pastorate will be at Norwalk, Conn.
Rev. Mr. Scofield took his text from
II. Corinthians. 1871, Finally, breth-
ren, farewell Be perfect, be of good
comfort, be of one mind, live in peace;
and the God of love and peace shall be
with you"
The preacher spoke of the events of
his ministry; of the number received
into the church during the past five
years; of those who had died and Of
others who had removed to other
places; of the present prosperous condi-
tion Of the church, with all bills paid,
and of the thorough renovation of the
church building, with the laying of new
carpets throughout. He commented
also upon the work of the church along
spiritual lines, especially of the Sunday
Young Peoples society.
Continuing, the preached said, in
part:
The text gives US PauPs final word
to the church in Corinth, a city in many
respects like our own-rich, cultivated
and with many different peoples. This
advice followed will make any church
great.
In the past five years we have in a
great measure proved this promise
While we make no pretentions to abso-
lutte or sinless perfection, we have in a
Large degree enjoyed a perfection of
love. We have been of one mind No
bitter, harsh or envious spirit has ex-
listed among us for single hour. When
we have assembled for worship or in
our social meetings we have been, like
the disciples on the day of Pentecost,
"of one accord in one place" the only
difference being that all the disciples
We're present on that wonderful Pente-
costal meeting, whereas if one-half of
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for prayer we do we'll We have tried
to bear each others burdens and so full
fill the law of Christ. Love has prevail
ed. The business affairs of the church
have always been conducted in the
spirit of love and without friction or
trouble of any kind. Each one has es-
teemed the other better than himself,
and every one has tried to practice the
principles of the Sermon ON the Mount.
No iconoclastic methods have been en-
ployed. We have tried to remember
that we We're the disciples Of a gospel
of peace. If gentle and pacific meas
ures could not accomplish any coveted
result we We're always sure that harsh
means would not 1t is much easier to
destroy than it is to create. Creation
may be the result of years of patient
work; destruction is the work of day.
An incendiary may burn down a tenn
pie that was years in building. 1t is a
terrible calamity to be cursed with the
genius of destruction without the abil-
ity to reconstruct, and especially hu-
initiating to look at ruins we have
brought to pass without being able to
rebuild,
Knowing this as a church we have
sought by gentle means and in the spir-
1t of love to adopt such measures or
make. such changes as the necessities
of the work demanded.
Gods blessing has in great measure
crowned our efforts The God of love
and peace has been with US We leave
united, strong, courageous people, a
church that has felt the throb of victory
and confidently expects greater things
According to your faith shall it be un-
toyou" Wehoped to raise the mortgage
entire; that when that seemed impossi-
BILE we tried to do the best we could
Many churches were making appeals to
the men of our denomina ton, and to
others in the city. Then the hard times
come on and they kept coming on, and
in some respects they seem to be COM
ing on still. But the financial interests
of the church are in such form as to
cause no uneasiness to anyone. With
our present membership We can meet
all obligations easily and without wor-
~. 1t is hard for me to speak the final
word. Paul found it so. On one oc-
casion he continued speaking until mid
night. Everything a church could do to
help a pastor and encourage his heart
YOU have done for US. We can give
YOU no better final word than the words
of o11r text FINALLY brethren faraU-aII