The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-31
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
RET. DIR. SNEATH ON "CHRISTT: AYITY,S MARVELLOUS ELElLENT''

Miss Mae G. Reyes Visit-Birthday
 Party of Little Helen Peterson-Bea-
 con Hill COunciI-COming Pulpit sup-
 plies, Etc.-Death of Levi s. Rowe,
 WeII-Known Oyster Merchant.
 The death of Levi s. Rowe, one of the leading oyster dealers of Fair Haven, occurred late yesterday after noon at his residence on Lexington avenue. Although MT. Rowe had been in poor health for some time, his death came very suddenly. It is believed that death was due to heart failure. MT. Rowe was in his 63d year and had been engaged in the oyster business for many years. He was a widoWer, his wife having died about five years ago.
 Mr. Rowe was a member of Quinni- piac conclave, Improved Order of Hep tasophs. He leaves a son, Harry K, of Exchange street, who is with the Security Insurance company, and a daughter, Mrs. Alfred Gruener, wife of Alfred Gruener of Lexington ave- nue, who is a member of the firm of W. A. Warner & Bro. Co. of East Grand avenue. Mae G. Reyes, who has been visit ing her parents at 59 Main street, since the close of the engagement of the Humpty Dumpty Go. at the Colonial theater, Boston, returned to New York yesterday for rehearsals of new pro- duction under the management of KlaW & Erlanger, to be presented ear- ly in September. Miss Reyes was a member of the MT. Blue Beard com- pany at the time of the Iroquois the ater fire in Chicago two years ago and was one of those who were on the stage at the time who escaped.
 Rev. Dr. Sheath, Rev. George A. AL | colt and Rev. R. E. Brown leave this | week on their vacations.
 At the Grand Avenue Congregation- 1 al church yesterday Rev. pr. Sheath preached in the morning on "The Mi raculous Element in Christianity" ''The early Christian church believed in miracles" said the speaker. Jesus i is reported to have heaed the sick. They marvelled at his mighty works, No man can do such miracles.
 There is a marked tendency in mod ern times to deny the possibility of l the miracle. The discussion is in the ! way of doing away with it. I am not l so much concerned about the discus sion as to take advantage of 1t to im- press a great truth.
 "Unquestionably we are entering more deeply into the understanding of rla- l ture and natural laws. The wonderful discoveries and inventions show that. 1 There is much that is unknown to-day and regarded at natural which would a hundred years ago have been regard ed mtracles-the telephone, wireless telegraphy, electricity, etc.
 Further, a true doctrine of. mir aeles does not involve that they are done contrary to law, or in violation Of 1 law. We do not know all Gods laws. Many we have not yet discovered. I Further, we do not know all of the methods of using Gods laws. He was presumptuous to say that it was i'm possible to give sight to the blind or raise from the dead. To-day we do I not need the miraculous to confirm our faith as formerly.
 "We are sinful and need salvation. No man has ever saved his brother from his sins unto a perfect life. He can save; all things are possible to l Him. I want to live again. No hu- man being can give me eternal life.
 I am the resurrection and the life"
 One of the many pleasant gather ings. of the past week was the birthday party of little Helen Peterson, who resides with MT. and Mrs. Frank ]. Mansfield of Quinnipiac avenue. It was Helen's thirteenth anniversary and a number of her friends were invited to ceebrate with her. The decorations or the dining room made a very pretty l appearance. These were in pink. Miss Helen received a number of very pretty 1 gifts. F Games were played, refresh ments served, and when the merry party broke up the young people of fered to their friend most hearty con- gratulations. Those who called were Ruth Bradley, Genevieve Thompson
 Clara Bell Hemingway, Eva Ruth Robertson, Mona Palmatfer. Mildred
 Mansfield, Caroline Holmes, Edna Palmer, Bell Chaffee, Marjorie Os-
 born, Harriet Osborn Katherine Jones
 Helen Forman, Gladys White, Flor
 ence Gates, Jennie Shaver, Ellen Con- nell, Mildred Thompson, Florence Downs, Ruth Augur and Katherine Connors.
 Deputy John W. Kessel visited Bea- con Hill council, Royal Arcanum
 Thursday evening. In his address he complimented the council upon its growth and its excellent work that had been accomplished. -
 Rev. Dr. Sheath and family leave l tomorrow on their vacation and will
 be. away until early in September They will remain at City Mills, Nor folk county, Mass, until after August 20, when they will spend the remain. der of their vacation with Dr. Sneaths s parents, MT. and Mrs. Jacob Sheath
 Of Columbia, Pa. There will be only the morning service at the Grand Av. enue Congregation church duri1s August and the. supplies will be as follows: August 6, Rev. A. J. Jones of Wallingford; August 13, Rev. F. R. Doane of North Havan. A,,-r,,4 oo