The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-27
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
SERMON BY REV. MR. BAABERG
 AT UNION SERVICES.

vacations and Fair Haven Visitors.
 Union services of the Grand Avenue Congregational and the Grand Avenue Baptist churches were held in the latter church yesterday morning and were largely attended and very interesting. The sermon was preached by Rev. L. J. Bamberg, of Lakeport, N. H., on the topic, "The Music of Life" The text was, Making melody in your heart unto the Lord. MT. Bamberg said, in part:
 God loves music, for He is the au- thor of it. Music, rhythm, harmony, are a part of Gods nature and reveal ito us what God is. God has filled tne universe with music. We are told that at creation the morning stars sang to- Eether, and we may be assured that they are yet singing; and had we the ears to hear, were our natures sufti- ciently attuned, we might still hear them. Everything in nature sings, from the rays of the sun to the stones under foot for who cannot hear music in the soughing of the wind through the tree tops, or in the murmur and ripple of the brook, or in the swish of the river in its progress toward the sea, or in the diapason of the oceans ceaseless waves? And surely one cannot mis- take music in the sweet-throated song Bters, our ninstrels of the air-the birds in their chlrp and trill and Warble. Surely, if we have ears to hear and nature responsive, we can hear God singing to us and making music for us everywhere,
 Nothing that we can hear, or in any way sense, is so nearly spiritual, or, we might say, spiritual, as music. As the fragrance of the rose is said to be the divine part of the flower, so the tones and chords and harmonies are the di- vine element in music. There IS noth- ing material about 1t. We have, how ever, mechanical contrivances of mar vicious possibilities for producing sound in variety of ways, but what is pro- duced is unseen and unfelt, except by the inner nature.
 Music is from God and should win to God. Music forms one of the strong est arguments for the existence and reality of the soul in man, for 1t is not nerves and muscles that are appealed to, but the emotion. Music forms one of the best arguments for the existence of God. All the great masters saw God sn music. There is harmony and dis cord in music, so there is harmony and discord in life. When we know life alright and live life alright we find it to be a great symphony and our lives can be making melody unto God. If we are living right--that is, in tune with God we are helping the world-harmony. discord Is spoiled music. A discord in life is a spoiled life. Correspondence is harmony. Correspondence with God is the harmony of life.
 Music also reveals to us our place dn the worlds rhythm. Every life, every home, every church. every organ ization and every human society should he a musical center where the 1arno- nies of life and the right relationships of life should be transmitting music to the world Our place in life can only be truly found when we are in tune with the Infinite
 It was an excellent sermon and was listened to with attentive interest.
 Miss Charlotte Webb, of Plattsburg, N. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah Jao,les, of Lloyd street. Mrs. Jaques met her sister in New York.
 Mrs. Mary Santry, of New York, is visiting relatives in her old home in Flair Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel R, Bishop and Son. of New York, were here yesterday gand are on their way to Madison, where Ahey will spend their vacation.
 Mrs. James F. Wilson and her son Franklin, of 1129 Quinnipiac avenue, are away for a two weeks vacation, staying in New Salem, Mass.
 Miss Florence P. Gates, of 110 Atwa- ter street, has returned after weeks stay in Southington. Miss Hattie J. I,ynes returned with her.
 Guiding Star lodge will hold it's next whist at the home of Mrs. Albert Northrop, 193 Exchange street, Wednes- flaw afternoon at 2:90, The members
 
 extend an invitation to all friends to attend.
 Miss Harriet A. Rowe, who boards at S37 Ouinnipiac avenue, experienced a shock of paralysis Friday night, and, fa1line. fractured her hip. Her many friends are sorry to learn of her acci- dent. Miss Rowe is sister of the late Iucius Rowe, who was well-known merchant in the annev. She is at Grace hospital.
 William Keheley, of Woolsey street, and Charles Koeller, Jr., of Saltonstalt avenue, have returned from a stay in Saratoga.
 Miss Kittie Barry of Newark, is vis- fling Miss Gertrude Donohue, of State street
 Miss Ida Waters, of Woolsey street, is away on her vacation, a part ot which will be spent at Ocean Grove.
 Mrs. F. E. Hart, of Wolcott street and Miss Abbfe Palmerton are enjoying q trolley trip through the state.
 Miss c. Klarman, of Houston street, Is visiting friends in New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Wipper and daughters. the Misses Josephine and Rose left Saturday for a trip of two weeks I'D the Hudson river and will stop at Kingston and Red Hook