The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-20

QUITE 4 BREEzE AWAKENED By A
PASTORS SERMON.

Amendment Regarding Powers of the
Educational-Young Lady Re-
covering from Dangerous Illness
Honors to Derby Young Man.
Derby, Feb. 1S.-Considerable of a stir
has been made here over remarks made
in the Derby Methodist church a couple
of Sundays since by It's pastor on the
amusements certain members of his
society countenance. Some of the Of
Tending members of the church IN sub
stance say that this leader of Israel
does not believe that q fellow can play
Seven up or child dance a quad
rifle or sister witness Hamlet" at
theater and continue a Christian, and
that Rev. Mr.. McNicholl bluntly an
nounced that such who violate the dis
cipline have no business in the church.
This polemic hit some prominent peo-
pie in his congregation who are feeling
just now not over anxious to give q
large sum to help his extra salary.
The complainants, moveroVer, say that
the church discipline states that If a
mother or sister is too worldly or is
not living up to the standard Of Chris
tlan perfection, he or she should be
privately interviewed and their mfr
maties or lapses in a quiet way criti-
cised, and if this course didn't avail,
some of the officers of the church should
visit the backsliding party and try his
hand at his or her reform. But it is
further set forth that the reverend gen
tleman waits not, nor meditates long,
but in a fiery denunciation of all who
don't or won't swallow without chew
ing a fossil of requirement of the
church stirs up an Indignation which is
most unfortunate fever in church and
sweet morsel for gossipmongers, and
, those who are ever on the alert for
lapses in protesting Christians. The
result of the pastors condemnation Of
the follies of some of his parlshioners
is. as it is currently reported, that one
will not be in his audience while he re-
mains. Another party who has been
wavering as to staying in the church
has now an excellent reason for a posi-
tive decision, and a third one who has
always been an active worker does not
attend at all the means of grace, at
least for the present Some time ago
the present occupant of the Methodist
pulpit found he could not exist on the
regular salary and the church agreed to
make him a present of $500. Realizing
that the expenses were heavy the board
decided to cut down the salary for the
next year, and Rev. Mr.. McNicholl be-
gan to look out for another charge, and
the change it is now expected will oc-
cur but the new location of the pastor
is not yet known. He is upheld in his
views as to amusements by various
members, in fact by a good many, who
claim that the pastor who is a very
earnest faithful preacher, was but do
ing his duty in the light of his con-
science and the spirit of the discipline
and wish him all success in his new
field
4 A little newspaper talk and some
ward oratory" are now in order in
Derby over an amendment to the city
charter which concerns the board of ed
ucation This new bill which has been
introduced at Hartford, proposes to in
crease the power of the mayor by Civ
ing him the right to name the members
of the educational committee The
CIldl lcI pI6SCIlDeS lietI l1ltLe Sii1Il Dc
six members, three from each school of
politics. to be elected by the people. AS
it is now, the man who gets the caucus
nomination need not worry about his
election; he is the one to serve for three
years. A good share of the present ag-
itation is to be referred to the embar-
rassment a deadlock at the organiza-
ton Of the present board occasioned.
Ut is said that there are political bills
to be settled or old grievances righted
by this attempt to trample on the lib
critics of the people, and so a concerted
effort is to be made to drive to the wall
the proposed codicil to Derby's consti-
tutional instrument The clerk of the
board gets ten dollars a month for his
services, and some of his political enc
mics think this can be saved to the
city treasury and the keeping of the
records made a part of the city clerks
duty. There will probably be a lively
discussion of this feature Of the amend
ment in question.
The tobacco remedy Goodbye" the
recipe of local physician, is enjoying
quite a sale. This specific is to be
handled or controlled by $. w. Smith
& Co., the druggists, of Ansonia, who
are preparing to advertise the medicine
extensively. There are abundant
proofs that the antidote does all that it
agrees to do
Miss Bessie McNicholl, on whom an
operation for appendicitis was perform
ed by DR. Carmalt and DR. Beardsley
two weeks ago to-day, is making an
uneventful recovery.
Alling P. Beardsley, son of DR.. George
L. Beardsley, a Wesleyan junior, has
been chosen to represent the Psi Up
silon chapter in the junior exhibition.
This is O. contest for a prize in the de-
livery of an original essay.
In Shelton the Catholics have long,
ing for a separate house of worship,
and the Episcopalians, too, are getting
tired of crossing the viaduct to Derby
to say their prayers. Steps have been
taken by these two congregations to
build church, and now in West An
sonia the Russians and Greeks are to
combine and erect building where the
Catholic service can be read in their
own language. The cost of the edifice
is to be $4,000. In Derby the Bethel
Gospel Chapel society rent floor In
the Allings' Elizabeth street block, and
1t will not be a surprise ere long to
learn that this association is thinking
of special quarters for its assembling.
There may be other denominations to
hear from, so that in year or so this
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