The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-02
VERY IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
HELD IN GRIND AVENUE CON-
 GREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Presentation of Beautiful Communion
 -Reesptton of T.yensy-thrse
 Members-InsptrIng Address by Rev.
 Dr. Chalmers.
 Very impressive and interesting re- ligious services were conducted in the Grand avenue Congregational church yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It was the usual communion service and
 the exercises were of added interest by | reason of the presentation of beauti- | ful individual communion service to the church. Tke services were begun by the recep- 1 | ton bv the pastor, the Rev. Andrew Burns Chalmers of twenty-three mem | bers. There were also six baptisms. This was followed by the setting apart and ordination to office of Deacons Ab- | ram ?. McKinnel and Charles E. Me- 1 Neil. The other deacons stood in front
 of the pulpit facing the candidates. as
 the pastor delivered the address and
 charge and the prayer of ordination. l Mir. Chalmers then delivered com-
 munion address and spoke at length of the gift to the church of an elegant
 communion set. The gift had been plac-
 ed upon the communion table in front of the pulpit. It is of solid silver, ln- cludes fourteen servers, with appro- priate inscriptions. There are also BOA glass cups. The communion set is in
 memory of the late Samuel Hemingway, for so many years conspicuous mem- Der of the church and president of the
 Second National bank. It is understood
 the gift cost upwards of $5oO.
 MT. Chalmers referred to those who
 were former members of the church who
 no longer walked in these sanctuaries.
 He said the church had been presented
 to-day with this appropriate memorial
 of the lives of two who had been great
 ly loved as members here and whose
 bodies were lying silently sleeping be-
 hind this church This church had had
 many loyal and loving workers. but
 none more highly esteemed than these. He read the inscription on one of the
 silver services as follows: Presented to
 the Grand avenue Congregational
 church, March 1, 1903, by Samuel and James S. Hemingway, in memory of their father, Samuel Hemingway. Do
 this in memory of me" :. :. The inscription on the second server : was as follows: Presented to the Grand
 Avenue Congregational church March ' 1, 1903, by Samuel and James S. Hem- ingway in memory of their mother,
 Marietta Smith Hemingway. Do this in memory of me- .-
 The pastor continued: II desire. to express ill behalf, of this church our , grateful appreciation of this work of '' loving memory. And to the donors l desire to say at the same time, in be- half of the church, that I accept their !, appropriate expression of filial devotion and of your loving thoughtfulness of the
 church of your father and your friends
 and companions of your boyhood. Some II here do not know the rich heritage left :, by many of the members who have !. 4 gone before. But there are others ir ' this church who retain fond memories of those who have gone, and so let 4oui 2 hearts go out to-day in sympathetic ;: love for those os other days Mr. and ,A Mrs. Hemingway joined this church 1T , 1s4S. Samuel Hemingway passed away |. December 31. 1884,. Mrs. Hemingway ID fingered with us and we missed her only = January F, 1902. " Samuel Hemingway was a man O few words, but his words were of value
 It js said ke never spoke in meeting :" but when money was to be raised fo s the church he spoke. He learned tha l it was more blessed to give than to re ' ceive. Thou standest now forever fact
 to face with God.
 ' e "Of Marietta Smith Hemingway hat 'I had the supreme privilege of her ac Quaintance since coming to New Haven e And I am glad that I was able to lear y of her simple. serene and beautiful y Christian life. I know of nothing nor It appropriate al this time than to repea = the lines of verse read to her memory a le her funeral"
 70 "Her path shall brighten more and nor $ Unto the perfect day:
 re She cannot fail of peace who bore ,r Such peace with her away. l. 70 sweet, calm face that seemed to wea st The look of sins forgiven! III 0 voice Of prayer that seemed to bear ,a Our own needs up to heaven! C. "IIow reverent in our midst she stood, ot Or knelt In grateful praise! ~ What grace of Christian womanh0od 0t vas Ill her household ways! ne
 e. For still her holy living meant ,a No duty left undone: Is The heavenly and the human blCnt of Their kindred loves in one. " l.
 ''She kept her line of rectitude ie With loves unconscious ease: d. Her kindly instincts understood a. All gentle courtesies. m , Er.s It, "The dear Lords bfst interpreters iel Are humble human souls; is The gospel like life like hers of Is more than books or scrolls. CT "From scheme and creed the light goes Ou es, The santly fact survives; bo The blessed Master none can doubt n0 Revealed in holy lives" IT, He also read lines appropriate to the mer ,v ory of MT. Hemingway as follow: IT. Sweet face of age-thou lookest out on Ii ry. full trustingly;
 ,oI Yet thou hast known the darkest myste 'oi ies
 " Which compass and ensnare the souls ad men.
 - For thou regardest all the woes of life