The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-03

from different oratorios; october 30, a programme of oratorio, selections of different composers November 27, an interesting harvest concert. For Christi mas, MT. Brown is planning to present a cantata similar to the one given last year. It is evident that lovers of church music will be given rare treats the coming season by this choir, and to- Egether with the music pure gospel preaching is delivered at each service, to which everybody is welcome. The Grand Avenue Congregational church will begin it's regular services on Sunday at 10:SO a. m. with preach- l ing by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sheath, on the theme. The Messenger of Johnh At noon will be held Bible school ex- ercises; at 6:I5, the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor, and at l7:30, sermon by the pastor on Some Needs of the Hour a Labor Day Med- itation." There will be prayer and con ference meeting Tuesday evening, with subject, God, Our Father. The com- munion service is postponed to Sunday, September il. The repairs on the church will be completed next week, and re- l1opening week will begin with Sunday, l ISeptember il.
 East Rock lodge, A. 0. U. W, met Thursday evening for the transaction of routine business.
 1 A delegation from Hiram Camp di- vision, Sons of Temperance attended the quarterly session of district No I in Harmony divisions rooms Thurs lday evening.
 1 The services at Grace church to-mor- row, the fourteenth Sunday after Trim Idty will be: Morning prayer and ser mon at 10:S0 and evening prayer and sermon at 7:30. The Rev. MT. Bell of St. Pauls will of1iciate. The Sunday school will hold it's first session to- morrow, Sunday, at 12;15, and it is earnestly hoped that every teacher and scholar will be in attendance on this, the first Sunday after vacation On Sunday, September il, the Rev. MT. Alcott, the new rector, will officiate, as- suming charge of the parish. The reg ular monthly meeting of the vestry will be held on Tuesday evening, Septem- l Der s, at 8 o'clock in the parish house.
 The Rev. R. E. Brown of Pilgrim church, will preach tomorrow at com- munion services will be held at noon.
 The Holy Name society of St Fran cis church will hold it's first meeting of the season in the church hall Sunday Iafternoon.
 The law is off on catching oysters on the natural beds, and fleet of about twenty boats were at work at low tide yesterday morning, longing for the bi- I valves.
 l To-day the c. N. G. leave for Manas- lsas, Va, for the military drill, and many from here will participate. A lgoodly delegation will go with Troop A of the cavalry.
 1 Invitations are out for the marriage of Bertha Lucy, daughter, of Mr. and
 Mrs. William H. Stapley to George La mont Butterfield, Thursday, evening, September 15, at 7:30 at 299 Park street, Bridgeport. The groom is son of MT. and Mrs. Henry M. Butterfield of Hart
 ford, formerly of Fair Haven, and a brother of Marcius E, Butterfeld of Fair Haven East. @ ...-.
 At the Grand Avenue Baptist church tomorrow the pastor, the Rev. E. W.
 Stone, will preach in the morning on
 Abiding in Christ" and in the even- ! ing the subject will be, Tive or, Six Times. All the services of the church will be resumed on Sunday and. the
 communion, omitted in August, will be I observed at noon.
 Miss Bertha Humistoh of Quinnipiac avenue is home after visit of four weeks at Patchogue, Long Island.
 Mrs. A. l. Chamberlain and Miss Hattie Chamberlain are home from
 their vacation trip,