The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-22

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M. e. church shows a most valuable
property free from all incumbrance.
The church edifice, preceding the
present one, was sold to the A. M. g.
Zion church in 1872, and removed to its
present site in Foote street. The New
England conference Of the A. M. b.
church was recently held in that edl-
flee.
'Out from the old building" says the
historical sketch, with all its fond as
sociations and tender memories, the
| band of 200 members went that night
when the reunion services were held,
to their new but unfinished house,
across the street, where we now wor-
ship. The audience room was encum-
bered with staging and we therefore
found quarters in the upper room now
used by our Sunday school.
Here the frescoes were principally in
the red of uncovered brick, the orna-
mentation only the murlSy mortar lines
| that crossed and recrossed with ma
sons regularity the ordinary brick
| wall. Thus we entered our new quar-
ters"
| In May, 1882, was celebrated the semi
centennial This semi-centennial was
quite an elaborate affair, celebrated
Sunday, May q, 1882, The records say
the church was tastefuly decorated
with evergreens and a plentiful supply
of flowers. In the recess at the rear of
the pulpit over the choir in the space
now occupied by the organ, four dates
appeared: 1882, first church: 1884, sec
Lii,
semi-centennial
In June 1896. chapel and house was
built on the church lot at the Plain
vile camp ground at cost of $685. in
Guiding furnishings.
The history of the church will be
ready for sale in few days. 1t con-
tains pictures of all the pastors except
Rev Mr.. Brainbridge, and will be
work of much church interest and filled
with valuable data.
In his historical sketch f. c. Hill
says of the present pastor: eat the con-
ference meeting in April, 1898, this
charge was turned over to the care of
Rev. r. T. McNlcholl now serving as
our pastor His first years work has
been untrng for the spiritual uplift-
ing of the people whom he found al
ready numbered with the church, while
endeavoring at the same time to broad
en- the scope of church work along
such line as can make it most effective
in the community There are few pas
tors who have been able to actively par
ticipate in such diversified lines of
work as he, while he has been found
laboring early and late among young
and old, with zeal indefatlgable for the
church.
The order of exercises for Yesterdays
services was as follows:
Morning Service at 1880.
Organ Voluntary.
Hymn.
Greed.
Prayer.
Authentic Deum in F.. Kotchmar
Psalter.
Lessons.
The Offertory-Fear Ye Not. ..... Buck
Hymn.
Sermon-Dr. ]. M. Buckley.
Burning of Mortgage-Henry w. Craw-
ford
Doxology.
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Evening Service at 1880. 80.
orean voluntary
pra,,ar
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sbilling
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PRAYER
HYMN
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DoxoIopv
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with flowers and n,.nts ,nd ,on,,e1 ,,or,,