The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-27
IN TIE LOCAL CHURCHES
ECCL COUNCIL TO CON-
VENE AZ DAVENPORT CHURCH.

of Rev. DIR. Munger-Rev. MIR. TippIe's
Illness-Pastor and Flock of Taylor Me-
mortal Church Enter Upon New Era of
of Peace and Prosperity.
The resignation of Rev. DR. MeserVe
as pastor of the Davenport Congrega-
tional church having been accepted by
his congregation, the next step in the
matter is the holding of an ecclesiasti-
cal council to act upon the case, ana
that ecclesiastical council will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 9 o'clock at
Davenport church, when it will take
action. The council will be composed
of the Congregational churches of New
Haven and vicinity and the delegates
appointed thereto
Rev. DR.. Meserve and his family are
at present in London, where the doctor
is at present officiating in a Congrega-
tional church.
Yesterday morning Rev DR.. Munger
of1iciated in his pulpit the first time
since his vacation, and he remarked
| DtlOIe plOCcSulHS Will iilo SliiioAA 'AiN~N
| he had spent his summer in quiet re-
treat in the White Mountains in close
| communication with nature. large
| attendance was present to greet the
pastor AT noon there was held the
annual rally day OF the Sunday school,
at which q great number gathered al
ter the summer vacation, and many of
! the older folks remained by invitation.
| The morning service was the last OF
| the union services of Center church
and the United church, as Rev. DR..
Smyth returns this week. In the in
terim Center church has been repaired
and renovated
| A letter has been received by Gen.
Supt Platt of the Consolidated road
from Rev. Mr.. Triple, the pastor of
| Epworth M E. church, who has been
quite i'll in Pennsylvania and who had
been gaining quite rapidly, that he had
had a relapse and would therefore not
be able to return to New Haven as
| soon AS expected. He now hopes to re-
turn in about two weeks and take up
his work in restored health.
| The ladies of this church will hold
musical and literary entertainment on
Thursday evening of this week. A
!. large attendance is expected. Rev. Mr.
Carroll, of this city, officiated yester-
day at this church.
Taylor Memorial Church
There is a great deal of enthusiasm
developing in the Taylor Memorial
church on Shelton avenue. After near
ly surrendering their position last win
| Of tbiS owe S-
ened church, under the announcement
of friends, drew themselves out of dis
couragement and called Mr.. A. NJ Hall
i as pastor That was in May. Since
that time growth has been steady and
rapid. Now after only four months Of
work together, Mr.. Hall and his people
see their church almost filled to it's linn
it at two regular services on Sunday.
the Sunday school nearly doubled and
the prayer meeting increased five fold.
Last week the church was repapered
| throughout and other improvements
made without debt being incurred. In
| view of these facts, and the spirit OF
cordial confidence which unites pastor
and people. the services yesterday were
peculiarly happy. former pastor,
| Mr. H. L. Hutchins, Joined in the quiet
celebration. Renewed life, quickened
interest and larger hopes were the
marks of the hour. The unusual eX-
temporaneous speaking gifts of the
pastor are of value 10 the church.
More still are his gifts as a pastor.
The endeavor will be made to bring the
religious interest of the young people
into the prayer meeting on Tuesday
evening rather than into an Endeavor
society A club for the study of Eng
lish literature is being formed for
Young women. One for the study of
social problems is announced for men.
A steady and true success is the hearty
wish of the church's many friends.
The following is an epitome of Mr..
Halls remarks:
| Worship has been an essential in the
life of every people. When nations
were in the tribal form and could meet
at one place, and when rellglon aosolo1u
tba interest of church state, the temple
was the center of the peoples life. The
climax of IsraePs development was the
dedication of the temple of Solomon.
When the Roman kingdom was so en-
larged as to include different nations
and religions. the Pantheon was built
as a. nome lOI thS ecN'' -
empire might enjoy their protection, and
the weary pilgrim from any part might
find a. shrine of his chosen diety But
thirty-six years after the Pantheon was
dedicated Jesus Christ came, and freed
religion from local limitations by teach
inc that it was not necessary to go up
to Jerusalem nor to Mt. Gerrazlm, put
the true worshipper must worship God
| in spirit and in truth.
Yet in the life of the religion or Jesus
the temple has played an important
part because it is for man, and man Is
a social being. The idea of society I'M
plies a center. If the society be a lodge,
it must have its lodge room; II state
its capital. While Christianity empha-
| sized individual responsibility, 1t also
sets man in true relation to his fellows.
The new commandment was that we
love one another" The primitive
church met together for instruction and
fellowship and prayer and to keep the
sacred feasts, and for the administration
of charity The private houses soon De
come too small. Here was a new prop
lem. But Judaism had already solved
| it for them in the development OF the
| synagogue When the nation was So
scattered that 1t could not go TO the
temple, they brought the temple 10 tne.ll s
| in the form of the synagogue. rms
proved the salvation of Judaism atter
l. I