The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-04
EMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
THE ANNIVERSARY SERVICE or A.
CL1 YTON POWELL.
His Six Years. Passionate With the
Church Appropriately CommemOrated
-Christ's Divinity the Subj ect-Feat-
ures of Emanuel Church's Prosperity
-- Anniversary Services Thursday
Night.

Emanuel Baptist church, Chapel and
Day streets, was crowded yesterday
morning to hear the anniversary ser
mon by the Rev. A. Clayton Powell, B.
| D., who has served the congregation for
| the past six years as pastor. The choir
of the church rendered special music for
the occasion, and all the leading colored
people of the city were in the congre-
cation during the sermon.
After an organ prelude by the organ
list, Pastor Powell entered and after the
usual devotional exercises, announced
his text, Isa., TIA from which he dis
cussed Emmanuel To the auditors
the name had some significance, mas
much as it expressed the presence of
God in the past, present and future.
Not only for that reason, but the child
whose birth was predicted in the text
took on human flesh, yet He was divine.
His divine power was shown when He
caused the blind to see, the cripple to
walk, and the dumb to talk. Christ
showed that he was human by going
into the tossed ship to rest, but
when the storm was raging the ship
about to be capsized, He showed His
divinity by commanding the wind to
cease and was obeyed. Another man
ner pictured by the speaker was when
Christ appeared at the grave of Lazarus
and wept showing a sympathetic heart.
This is perhaps what any other human
being would have done, but when he
commanded the dead to come forth and
was obeyed that was beyond the power
of any man. Many other practical
points We're presented by the pastor to
show that Christ was divine, and then
he applied to his text making it a part
Of the history of the church.
God hath been with us in the past,
he declared. This was true if material
prosperity counted for anything in argu-
ment He went back to the time when
he was called to the pastorate of the
church with an Indebtedness of SLAP
six years ago, every cent of which has
been paid and the church has seen fit
to make some improvements which have
also been paid for and it is in a fair
condition. During the past year the
pastor said that nearly 81 600 had been
raised and he highly complimented the
leaders for their work in this connec-
ton. He mentioned the names of some
Of the faithful workers who had organ
lied clubs and other organizations that
had assisted in money raising, not only
this, but the spiritual and moral condi
ton Of the people had greatly improved
God is with us right now" was the
startling statement made by the speaker
and many looked around to see Him.
Not only was He in the presence of
large congregations, but wherever two
or three assembled In His name He
was present. In order to enjoy His pres
ence all who want it must be born
again.
In concluding his sermon DR.. Powell |
declared that God would be with the
church in the future.
The anniversary will be celebrated |
night, when addresses will be
delivered by some of the leading men in |
the city. Judge Livingston w, Cleave- |
land will preside.