The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-27

ing of Sunday school Teachers
 Special Car Scrvice-Fair Haven Lodge to Meet This EyenIng-FuneraI of Walter J. Norwood-LOyaI COun-
 ell, K. of c. Making Big Gains in Membership. Another of the evangelical services in which the Grand Avenue Congrega- tionaI and the Pilgrim churches have united, was held in the latter church last evening. A large congregation as- sembled. The first portion of the ser vice was season of prayer and praise. The services were under the direction of the pastor of the Pilgrim church, Rev. R. E. Brown. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. William w. Leete, D. D., of the Dwight Place church. A l new heart will give you and a new spirit will I put within you," was the ltext of the evangelistic sermon. He said the Pharisee wanted no new heart. He offers prayerless prayer. There is | not an element of true prayer in the praying of the Pharisee. take for | granted tonight that we are ready to | receive this message. The church to'
 night needs new heart. There is one | who has wrought in this world for his church-the man, Christ Jesus. Oh, | the stony heart of the church. It grieves the heart of the blessed Master. | We criticise the minister and we crit | fcise the choir, when we are silent about converting souls to the Lord Jesus Christ. If this is true of those | who are members of the church, what shall we say to those who profess not I this gospel of Christi We. need this new heart for the people. Every true and earnest Christian man sets the fir | ing agoing in other hearts. One new life affects another life. If your dispo- sition changes, you are going to be a new light for some soul. How can we have this new lleant? It isn't to be sor ry. It isn't to be afraid. It isn't to have new ideas. It is not to put away 1 this sin or that sin; yet if you have a new heart you will put away these sins. It is when a man determines that hereafter he will live for good. and will determine to do His will-when the law
 of God becomes his pleasure and de- I light. Men do not have new hearts just by their resolutions. When God ] breathes upon the hard soul of the
 world then there is given \ the new heart. The spirit < is I searching our hearts. There are provi, dential events that turn some to God. God leads us through individuals-he leads us through friends. A mighty re- sponsfbility rests upon every Chris :! tan to be thoroughly attune to the will of God. God through various avenues comes into you and me. but we must l work with God. Between us and the great Son of Righteousness, something comes between. We shut out this in- fiuence We are not ready to put our l selves where God can. bless us The I most abandoned man can cooperate with God-he can come back. God for. | gives those who comelto him. He meets l the prodiga1 afar off, but the prodigal ! must start first. It is my joy tonight to know that men must have a new 4 heart. Out of the darkness and death
 of nature he brings beauty, and out of the heart of man he brings life. Can- not we pray in our churches that we
 may have this heart of flesh? With \ such heart we can do all things. In | some churches tonight they are sing ing Fanny Crosby's hymns as a me- Il rnorial of her. Oh that the glad songs ! of Christ may go up from our hearts
 May God give us all this new heart. It was an excellent and earnest ser
 mon and was listened to with great in- IItereSt. s
 The annual meeting of the Sunday T school teachers of the East Pearl Street
 M. F. church will be held this evening
 and officers will. be elected. The pres
 ent officers are: Frank J. Mansfield, su-
 perintendemt; assistants, Bertis Diver and Mrs. James Debaun; superintend 4 ent of home department, Mrs. H. I
 Barnes; superintendent of primary de- partment, Mrs Marcus Butterfield; sec
 retary, E. R. Slater; assistant secre-
 tary, William Perkins, treasurer, John $. Sanford, Ed. , ...> One of the pleasant social affairs ol | last week was given by Mrs. John S I SodIllOIu, 1u, ett IISI itOlllC Oil ILdSC ! 5Cdi street, when she entertained abou1 thirty of her friends. During the even. \ ing there were a number of games, in cluding proverbs and a peanut hunt which afforded much amusement for all
 There was also music and refreshments j were served. All present had most enjoyable time. ; l#rs8
 | Many requests have been made tc
 Rev. F. G. Tullar to repeat his illus
 trated lecture on ,.Jerusalem" and he
 has consented to comply and give tht lecture in, the East Pearl Street M. F.
 church on Wednesday evening of next l week. !H r 4 9l4
 The engagement is announced of Mis-! l Edith Fischer of 61 James street te l Frederick Mack of 749 Woodward ave | nue. @e->' ''r-.- % ,'
 The will of the late Maria $. Gladwir
 of Exchange street was offered for pro
 bate Saturday. Lambert J. Bristol is
 the administrator.
 Yesterday was the finest weather SC
 far of any of the Sabbaths of this early
 spring season, and there were large
 congregations gathefed in the churches
 It was fine enough weather for Easter
 finer in fact than is usually the cas-
 at that season and it is hoped the con
 ditions may be equally suspicious ol
 the approaching Easter Sunday.