The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-01
FAIR HAVEN NOTES.

At the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday morning, the pastor, Rev. Charles G. Smith, preached a strong missionary sermon. He said that Am erica was fast becoming a non-church going people and while America and England owed much to the gospel for their high state of civilization, they were not giving of their substance for the conversion of the world in as large measure as they should.
 Tt is said of the kindom of KiAg Edward, that it is a kingdom on which the sun never sets,p said the preacher. And yet only one out of every seven of his subjects have ever heard the gospel. If these nations do not wake up to their high privileges, it will not be Africa that is not saved, but Am erica; and not India, but England. If you ask if the heather will be saved, I answer, yes. Will we?
 From statistics learn that not one of every five men in this city attend church once a week. Our country is great. Yes. But it is Gods great coun- try. From the annual report of the mission society of our denomination, it appears that it's receipts last year were $S4,000 behind and that there was only one conversion for each nineteen mem bers. There is occasion for day of fasting and prayer.
 70, what might not be accomplished if our church were only missionary church? The late Dr. Gordon when he came to his church in Boston when a young man, found that church doing very little for missions and yet during the few years before his death, that church was supporting five foreign mis- sonaries. The school which I attended in Toronto supported one mission work CT, and I hope that the day will come when we can support one native work CT on the field; and that this church may be able to give five times what it is giving to-day for missions. This we may do when this church is free i from debt,'
 Rev, G. Howard James of Derby, l England, who is visiting Rev. Charles c, Smith at 22 Clinton avenue, preach l ed yesterday at the First Baptist ! church, Providence. MT, James is to lecture in the Grand avenue Baptist church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock on 'The Battle of English Non-confor- mists for Religious Equality" Mir, l James is one of the foremost preach CTS in England and will present this theme in a forcefu manner Mr. James is on of the great fighters in the strife against taxing the people to car ry on the schools of the English es- tablished church and has steadily resis- ted himself the payment of these taxes and some of his property has been sold for taxes. He believes the day Is com ing when this obnoxious law will be done away. There is no admission tc the lecture, but collection will be taken to cover the expenses.
 Rev. Paul Thyboldt of Jacksonville Illinois, preached at the Grand avenue Congregational church last evening.
 There was Q large attendance and an l excellent program rendered last even ing at the praise service given at the East Pearl street M. F. church. The l quartet consisted of Miss Elizabeth Booth, soprano; Miss Ruth Lathrop, contralto; Frank O'Connell, tenor, and John Duncan, bass. E. s. Marsh is the orgHnist. The vested choir also sang ! well as usual.
 | George Mark Sheath, son of Dr. and Mrs. sheath of f9Perkins street, leaves this week for East sangerville, Maine, to preach during college vacation. It is announced that at the union services at the Grand avenue Congre- | gattonal church the first Sunday morn ing in August, the preacher will be Rev. John De Peu, of Bridgeport.
 An eight-pound girl has arrived al 1 the home of Mir. and Mrs. Edward E Perkins of 45 Shelter street. MT. and Mrs Perkins are receiving the con- gratulations of their friends.
 | Quinnipiac conclave, No. S1S, holds it's regular meeting at A. o. U. w. hal this evening. The following auditing committee has been appointed by the conclave: ID. K. Johnson, F. s. Brown and Hugh Mcdonald
 A number of the local members of the Knights of Columbus, attended the memorial services of the order at St Mary's church yesterday afternoon.
 Mr. and Mrs John c, McGowan, who | were married in Bridgeport last week, after returning from their bridal tour will reside at 163 Grafton street.
 After a play of thirteen innings, the baseball game between the team of the National Wire corporation and the
 Morris Cove team on Saturday, was