The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
EASTER SERVICES IN THE Y.tRIOUS
CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
New Members Taken In at the Second
Congregational Church and at Grand
Club Entertained by ID. w. Phelps.

| The weather predictions for the stormies
| Easter S1nday In years was not fulfilled
| TO the letter and yet the weather was cheer
| less enough, robDlng the day OF much
| brightness Attendance at the churches
was affected, but the congregations wer,
larger than was to have been expected. The
interior OF the churches were made bright
with flowers and greenry and there were
special sermons and musical programmes
arranged for the great religious festival.
Easter gowns and Easter millinery in most
cases We're conspicuous by their absence.
Some of the churches will repeat the Eas-
ter music next Sunday.
The church services We're carried out in
accordance with the programmes which had
been published. In several churches COM
munion services were held. There were
sixteen new members added at the Second
Congregational church and three ut the
Grand avenue Baptist church.
The childrep's Easter service at the
Grand avenue Congregational church was
held in the evening. According to custom,
at Easter Bibles were given to children OF
the Sunday school who have attained the
age of seven during the past year and were
presented by Rev. DR.. Mitchell. Those re-
ceiving them We're Mary Esther Bowers,
Frank Wells, Mildred Schefer, Ruth Sea.
man, Eric Ball. Alfred Huntley. The even
ing programme was as follows:
PROFESSIONAL; prayer, by pastor; anthem,
by Sunday school quartette; responsive
reading; recitation, ''At Easter Tide;
song, by school; exercises by primary de-
parrment under direction OF The teacher,
Miss JENNIE Griswold; song, school; collec
ercises by four girls; song. school; exer-
cises by five girls, Growing of Queen
Easter; recitation, 1.-Two Gates; singing,
Coronation"
The fine floral display was arranged by
Frederick Gutbrod, Miss Hattie Denson
and Miss Ethel Prince.
AT the Grand avenue Baptist church there
was an Easter praise, service last evening
hn M eff M an
address on 1.-The First Easter Morn
The annual sale of the pews OF the Grand
avenue Congregational will take place this
evening at 1880 O'clock.
There was high mass at st. Francis
church yesterday morning at 1890 O'Clock
and the choir was assisted by an orchestra.
The members of the brpheus Glee club, of
Fair Haven, were entertained Friday even
ing by b.. w. Phelps at his home, 50 Rowe
street Among those presnt were Charles
c. Barnes, leader; Joseph Jacobs, first
tenor; B. W. Phelps, second tenor; William
Everitt,- male soprano; Frank Mozelous, So
list; Harry c. Jacobs, baritone; Charles
Cook, high baritone; L. r. Wilcox, bass
Emory L. Smith favored the company with
instrumental music. Harry jacobs gave
loudly encored for his mocaroni solo. All
voted it very pleasant evening After
their good night song Mr.. Phelps said "Call
again"
third year as pastor of the East Pearl
street NJ. T.. church and it Is understood
that he Will be assigned next year to
church in New York city. He leaves to-
morrow for conference, which begins OIL
Wednesday at the Hanson street church,
Brooklyn. OF twenty-six years of \his
twenty years has been with
in New York and Brooklyn. The
presiding elder has pastor in view for
the East Pearl street church, but has not
his name. Mr. McNichol at
The different services yesterday spoke Of its
being his last Sunday with them, but did
not preach farewell sermon. One cand-
late was added to the church at the com.
nunion service. This church has always
ldhered to the three year r.ie regarding its
Mr.. McNicholl spoke at the Home
Tor the Friendless in the afternoon and the
meeting was in charge of Mrs. e. r. Slater