The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-13
WILL HOLD JUBILEE.
REMODELLING OF EMMANUEL
BAPTIST CHURCH COMPLETED.

Event Will be Celebrated by Weeks
serVices-sermons by Prominent
Clergymen-Father Thuente of st.
Mary's Will speak-There Will be
Excellent Singing.
Beginning with Sunday, February Is,
the Emmanuel Baptist church will hold
week of rededication services at the
church, which is located at the corner
Of Chapel and Day streets.
| This is the second oldest Baptist
church in New Haven, having been or
ganized in 1916. The present property
was bought about 1882, when the church
was given the name it now bears.
Since Rev. A. Clayton Powell has been
pastor of the church it has taken on
new life and some time ago it was de-
cided to make an effort to raise money
enough to remodel the church, enlarg-
ing it and making it up to date in every
particular.
Mr.. Powell and his congregation have
worked early and late to raise the
| iaAOttSy htIh nave SuCCCeucu So WSll LlkdI
the building has been remodeled and re-
furnished at cost Of $4,000 and it has
been decided to hold a weeks celebra-
ton in honor of the occasion.
On Sunday next the services will be-
gin at IL a. M, when Rev. William A
! Credit, D. D., Phi. D., of Phila delphia
will preach the first sermon. At this
service there will be prayer by Rev. B.
P. Burbridge, music by the Emmanuel
Baptist church, w. H. Lynn director,
and singing by the grandchildren and
great-grandchildren Of one Of the foun-
ders of the church.
| At p. m. there will be a sermon on
1.-THE Significance Of the Hour by Rev.
A. Clayton Powell; prayer by Rev. w.
| S. Wexler, a converted Hebrew, and
music by the Dixwell Avenue Congre-
gational church choir, J. w. Ross con-
ductor.
At 1880 o'clock there will be SER
mon by Rev. Dr. Credit, prayer by
| Rev. James Bowman and music by the
Emmanuel choir.
| On Monday evening at S:15 service
will be held, with sermon by Rev. E.
c. Sage, Phi. D., of the First Baptist
church,! words of congratulation by
Rev. Otto Koenig, pastor of the Ger
man church, with congregational sing
ing led by Madam Abbie Wright Lyons,
Eof New York.
| On Tuesday evening at Sis there will
be sermon by Rev. Father Clement
M. Theunte, of st. Mary's Catholic
church.
On Wednesday evening at S:15 there
will be a sermon by Rev. E. w. Stone,
pastor of the Grand Avenue Baptist
church.
| On Thursday evening at the same
hour there will be sermon by Rev. w.
H. Bawden, of the O1ivet Baptist
church, and the progress made will be
reported by James w. Pugh, chairman
of the building committee.
On Friday evening there will be a SER
mon by Rev. George Fl. Ferris, of Cal
vary Baptist church.
On Sunday the services will begin at
II o'clock in the morning, with a SER
mon by Rev. W. N. Morton, of Bridge
port, and music by the Emmanuel
church choir.
At 8 D. m. there will be an interde-
nominational meeting, with eight min
ute gospel addresses by Rev, Eugene T.
Henderson, Of the st. Luke's P. E.
church, Rev. Edward E. Coin, of the
DixweH Avenue Congregational church
Rev D. M. Wells, Of the Union A. M. e.
church, Rev. James u. King, of the
John Wesley NJ E. church, Rev. w. FL
BurrelI. of the Bethel A. M. E. church
and Rev. J.. w. Davis, of the A. M. e.
Zion church There will also be music
by the A. M. E. Zion choir, James Ste
vens director.
At 7:30 in the evening there will be a
sermon by Rev. Charles S. Morris, D.
H., Phi. D., Of New York; prayer by
Rev. H. Fl. Johnson; music by the I'M
manuel choir, and dedicatory ceremony
lby Christian Star lodge No. 1884, G. u
10. of O. F.
Madam Lyons will sing at all the
services except those held on Thurs
day.
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