The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
CHURCH ATTENDANCE AFFECTED
 BY THE SEVERE STORM
nt Grand Avenue Baptist Church High Tide in Quinnipiac River--Per- sOnal Mention

at Grand Avenue Baptist Church.
 High Tide i'm Qulnnipiac Rivcr--Per-
 s0nal Mention
 The storm of yesterday was the most
 severe in many months and it affected
 morning, when very small congrega-
 tions assembled. In several churches
 pastors preached sermons appropriate
 to the approaching Thanksgiving sea :
 son. At the Grand avenJH Baptist
 church Rev. E. w. Stone trcsvered a
 very interesting and instructive dis
 course upon the subject "A Thanksgiv-
 ing Thought" the text being from John
 vi., 26, Jesus answered them and said.
 Verify, verify, I say unto you, Ye seek
 me, not because ye saw the miracles,
 but because ye did eat of the loaves and
 were filed"
 A brief synopsis of the sermon is as | follows:
 The people often say of preachers that
 if they only would preach the gospel the l people would flock to the churches | We'll, what many people think on this | subject would fill a library. Noah l preached righteousness one hundred ! years, but the people did not flock to | him. The carnal heart does not care 1 for spiritual things. It delights in bread and meat The spirit of the old Cali
 leean crowd runs through the universe. There is a sentiment to-day which ex-
 ists that our country has at last become
 one of the great nations of the earth
 we have been wrapped up in ourselves
 long enough This talk sounds very
 good, but fear much of this is meas
 ured by dollars instead of a desire that
 our influence should go out to the na-
 tions of the earth to give them of the
 best things of our civilization. There is much of the spirit of the old Galilee- ans, who sought the lodves and fishes This sentiment permeates every phase of society. God wants us to acknowl- edge Him in all the things of life, He wants us to have better things in this life and to have all our necessities sup piled. But this Is not all that He wants of us. He wants us to have a share of spiritual things. We are passing over the hills that contain the wines which yield the richest things that can be giv en to us, and needing them not. He wants us to think of Him as something more than the giver of bread. The worlds estimate cannot compute His riches The riches of God consist of the powers which make this world better and brighter and nobler His riches are of spirit and of life. We must look to nature if we are to see something of the power of God. When Christ took little children to bless them He gave us a revelation of the power of God that will last us till this old world is done. The loaves and fishes we need but first of all we need the spirit of God to come down upon us. His kindness is not measured by loaves and fishes. God has finer gifts than gold and bullion. He is trying to make us purer and to open to us the kingdom of heaven. At this season proclamations are issued by the president and the governors bidding us to assemble in our places of worship and thank God for our material bless ings. All speak of our temporal gifts. | We are accustomed to praise God for [ things of the senses. But there are | finer and better gifts for which we t should praise Him. Let Us count our [ spiritual gains. If we are richer in | heart than we were a year ago then ! have we reason indeed for tha nksgiving | and praise.'
 There was a very high tide yesterday I morning One old oysterman said the water in the Quinnipiac river was the highest he ever remembered. It over flowed wharves and completely sub merged the fender pier of the Grand avenue drawbridge Several of the oys- ter shops were flooded, but in the newer houses they are placed high enongh to escape damage by high water Many boatmen were kept busy for time making their craft more secure but as a whole not much damage ensued be- cause of the great tide. The gale was severe and enough umbrellas were smashed to make business good in this line for time. Many umbrellas were also exchanged, much to the sorrow of their owners.
 The celebrated Hoosier Star Vocalists will give a concert in the Grand avenue tional church this evening A fine programme is promised. The ad- mission is fifteen cents.
 The railroad strike has made beef scarce and higher. Some of the local markets had very short supply, and at the advance required them to advance rates on an average of four cents a pound.
 As most of the oysters are shipped by Adams Express the railroad strike has not had much effect upon this trade. Some shippers send orders to New York md points up the Hudson river by boat md this line of traffic is not interfered with.
 Mrs. John o. Rowland, of Walling- 'ord, formerly of Fair Haven, is visit ng MT. and Mrs N. A. Beebe of Pine street. Mrs. Rowland is accompanied ,y her daughter.
 Shadrack Sims. of 66 Woolsey street, vho has been i'll for some time from the f Affects of chills and fever, is considera- , ply improved. { One of the recent arrivals in Mill riv- 1T is the three e-masted schooner Virgin i a Rulon, of Philadelphia, built at Ny tck, N. Y, in 1874. She is of 2sO tons md is well preserved vessel for one of hat age She brought lumber cargo. i Two other lumber cargoes also arrived ( he past week. Mrs. F. Kranebell, of No. 73 Woolsey ( treet, is enjoying visit from her l ,rother Professor e. B Waldron of :