The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-19

There seems to be no hesitancy on
part of some scientists in affirm
Il practically that the planet Mars is
Ebbited by some form of human in
fgence," said Rev, L. j. Bamberg
his sermon at the Grand Avenue
btist church yesterday morning.
Mat the inhabitants Of that planet
Il like, 1t is impossible to say, but 1t
%of intense interest to think that
#bably there are living beings there.
Nether-if this be true-we shall ever
liable to have communication with
\ In is matter for the baldest specu-
on; or whether we shall ever get
further knowledge of them, or
Il be able to send messages is equal
speculative and bordering on the
|urd. But, off there in the skies,
lions of miles from us, is a great
lid, full of interest to all terrestrial
abitants.
What 1 wish to remind you of more
ecially, here this morning, is the
t of world near Us, commanding
interest quite as intense as that Of
\ celestial world; a world nearer us
t reveals not Hypothetical possibili-
but present concrete realities and
/ hit and magnificent possibilities
Sich even In the present day are be-
hing to be realized as never before.
HAT makes Marian interest so great
Hong men is the probability that that
Ibe in the sky may have human in
IDitants.
1.-THE world to which I am now re-
firing is human world. containing
Bngs like unto ourselves, with inter-
Ks in common with our own, with
ksibilities similar to our, with needs
betty like ours. 1t is the world in
| lied In that comprehensive term,
IBsions, the world involved In the
kiour's utterance, the harvest in
la is plenteous.' Pray We therefore
4 Lord of the harvest that he send
/ Eth laborers into his harvest!
Never before was there a time so
kpicious for the missionary move
4 Int, never was the place of missions
significant in the world activities,
king it's place side by side with in
national advancement, with indus
lhl development, with national awak-
+ ngs and governmental progress, yea
D side by side with these, but in the
=n, as the prime-mover in all these
) acknowledgements. History IS being
sde faster by the missionary enter
Sc than by any other activity known
4 be in operation. 1t Is not industrial
ations, not political or governmental
iances, not warfare of nations, not
ehquests, not victories, not imperial
s h, or aggression, but this thing that
often has appeared uninteresting
Nj dry and beneath our consideration,
ssions, that is changing the aspect
the civilized world and is bringing
ko prominence nations and peoples
lee obscure and pagan into the realm
civilization. Study your geography
/ d your history-of the present day
IA you will discover that the nations
prominence to-day are those in
Itch the missionary enterprise is OPP
'htive
hin these days we love to speak
4 out world powers, the subject is
such great interest in all interna-
bnal considerations and we love to
III 1t out of our mouths with pecu-
4 r lingering ascent, as something well
Lid, when our nation is considered.
Ut the world-power of the present
moral and industrial, the civil and
social power of to-day, the dyna-
lie or the future that is to make for
greatness of nations, is this thing
which we are more and more in
resting ourselves, Christian missions.
III am sure I do not know dear
lends, whether God is Furnishing us
|ld making that oft-repeated state
lent true, that must often have wear
Ia His own heart, by sending us. a
Bream of living wretchedness and ig-
brance and superstition and infdelity,
the rate of million a year and set
he them right down in our midst and
|acing them right by our side SO that
shall be literally true, we have the
eathen right at our own door Or is
e answering our prayers for open
bors Of opportunity, or is it because
L have been SO laggard and delin-
tent in praying for and sending labor
g into the harvest fields and he is
bw sending these hordes to us?"
lit was a strong and vigorous sermon
Ia was listened to with attentive in
rest by the large congregation. This
rmon was the third in the services in
|hich the Grand Avenue Baptist and
Grand Avenue Congregational
|lurches are uniting on Sunday morn
q. in August. The preacher yester-
by, Rev. L. ]. Bamberg, is pastor OF
he First Baptist church, Lakeport, N
and formerly resided in this city
.eroy Manwaring played yesterday
for the regular oganist.
Rev. A. j. Smith Of Danbury
|eached at the East Pearl street M
church yesterday morning and eve
|ng. Mr.. Smith was formerly pastor
st. Andrews and Grace M. E
hurches in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fenton, Mr.
bd Mrs. John C. Bradley and Miss
|arguerite Bradley and Miss Nellie
|edmore, left Saturday for Bethle-
I'm, N. H.
The officers and teachers of the
|lnday school of the M. e. church
ere taken out for sail on the pow
boat Ray Saturday afternoon anc
bid q most enjoyable time. In the eve