The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-05

weep nor TO be ashamed of the prog
IesS that has been made nor the work
that has been done by that once strug-
Cling church
IN section Of the city where the
necessity for earnest Christian work
always admittedly present, Coral
street Church has been prOsDared as
Jew others placed in similar cirCuW-
Il stances in the city have been. To-day
NE church has membership of more
man l5l while its society exceeds thar
number many times. The church has
assd in the course of its existence
many thousands of dollars. and at
PRESENT is enc of the most hourishug
g The smaller churches Of the city, with
"lssantiy increasing interest manifes-
led In its activities and constantly
Nlening scope for its labors.
Inc services yesterday were arranged
occupy the entire day. and all the
services that took place during the day
were OF nature appropriate to the oc-
.eS0L- The morning sermon was
preached by Rev. NJ b. Chapman,
y, y. Of the theological school connect
y WIN Boston University. In connec-
g Sgl with this sermon the service Of
N5 morning was of an elaborate char
aver with special features in the way
music ana Congregations worship.
at noon the Sunday school of the
5alICH celebrated its anniversary with
O5omng exercises.
a. III ,h3 afternoon a service was held in
us church. at which the pastors of the
oIsf Methodist churches We're present
sld spoke words of cheer and congra-
Church nv al 1''
s AT o'clock the Epworth League OBJ
r1.eu ITS anniversary with a service
n yHF course of which Rev Charles
.gsley Burns delivered an excellent
rd tn7 evening service was like the
srs one Of an elaborate nature,
'u was attended by a large number
sp'le OF the unfaVorable weather
,.1iH Kept hundreds of church going
a s indoors. The features of the
sung exercises were the historical
+. sgl OF the church, that was delivered
say ~ 1ue pastor, Rev. George u. Sander
5 ss ana the lecture delivered by Presi-
It r' y, Stanley Hall of Clark Univer-
~ Hall spoke on the subject that
-s@ edIest to him, the relation of scien-
ji,,, research and the revelations it
r9 S9seS to the theory and truth Of
MIX S'9h His address was listened to
nrsoic ueep attention and manifestly APP
N'"'e0 by the audience.
fl, me morning service was opened by
III. singing Of the doxology by the en-
p.n, aggregation. Venerable William
N, cost, the Oldest preacher in the
rss e lSQ the responsive reading, which
bv ..o1uoWed by a Scripture lesson read
Chan Iue pastor Of the church Mrs
tbs Hastings sang a soprano solo.
d !, illlorning offertory was in the form
jpo l'i anniversary Offering and was pro-
TL'e OF a goodly sum.
Drsog, sermon of the occasion was
If plneu by Rev DR. M. b. Chapman
,svt Boston. DR.. Chapman took as his
rr,. ISAIAH Tx, 6, s: "The voice said
An And he-saidA shall I cry?
nesh is grass and the goodness
NJ. .oi Us as the flower of the field.
bso,ts sass Withereth, the flower fadeth;
nno@ The spirit of the Lord bloWeth
etss. d. surely the people is grass. The
h1 . "llhereth, the flower fadeth; but
ayo, l8@1il of our God shall stand for
San. he text is portion of the
reTo u the prophet when the people
no III the bondage of Babylon. All
Ma ages Of history have been sounding
bs ing OF praise of the Lord. Salu
N, preacher;
WIKI he DISCOURSE has three points that /
srs 10 bring to your attention. Ihey
are 'il'ee things in regard to life that
bs vi especial importance and can not
cbor W. strongly emphasized. First, the
Saoa IN OF life is in its TRANSFORMERS,
- only the fashion of the Worlu