The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-17
DR. HENSON TALKS
Noted Boston Divine the Prin- cipal Speaker for Con-
 gregationalists.
CLUES MONTHLY MEETING
Three New Members Chosen at Pleas ant Session Held in Pilgrim
 Church.

The monthly meeting of the New Ha- ven Congregational club was held last evening at Pilgrim church, Fair Ha- ven East. Prior 50 the meeting supper was served by the members of the La dies guild In the new chapel. There were 23S al supper. II was necessary to set tables not only in the dining room, but in the chapel and galleries. A fine supper was served by the ladies of the church The tables were decor ated with daffodils and looked very attractive.
 The supper was followed at o'clock by exercises in the audltoriun' which was filled by an interested audi ence. The president Lyman B. Law. presided. Prayer was offered by Rev. Jason Pierce. Three new members were elected. Rev. Charles Franklin ot North Haven. Rev. ]. F. Newton and D G. Saltsman of this city. The names of Edward F., Mix of this city and Frank k. Brainsrd of Stony Creek were proposed for membership and the ap. plications will be acted upon at the next meeting.
 President Law spoke as a delegate from the New England Congregational congress at Worcester, which he at tended He said that 1000 delegates were present. He said the trend or the meeting was towards more centralized authority in the denomination. The thought was that there had been too much Independence and too much hap hazard work. If the endatlons were adopted the old Congregational churches would have to give up their excluslveness The meeting was cal culated to afford great inspiration to all who attended. and he believed thc meeting would have q great Influence on gregationalism.
 A solo was rendered by Mrs. Edward T. Jones, contralto. The president an nounced the resignation of Rev. Jason Pierce as a member or the executive committee. He said the club would be very sorry 10 lose Mir. Pierce as mem- her,but they all knew that he would haven larger field for usefulness in
 Brooklyn, where he was going to ac- cept a pastorate
 The address of the evening was de- livered by Rev. r. s. Henson of the Fremont Baptist temple of Boston. His subject was "Atmospheres.' Dr, Hen son in his introduction was in rather of humorous mood. and said that one newspaper had spoken of him as the end man of the Baptist denomination. He said he did not likc the term hu- morous.
 He said he could remember when 1t
 was the custom to shake their fists in each others faces when they were con- tending In debate. They often wound ed each other when expounding the Sriptures.
 We have got past all that said the
 speaker. We can speak the truth in love. The closer we get together the more truly we conquer the world for ,sl I ,l .A,,,+ +aI hat xtn mi c be sanctfed Every child of God Is sanctined already. The Lord prayed that we may be holy. believe in high
 CT life. But I believe in life that is growing higher all the time, The high
 CT life is the one essential to happi- ness. The people who live an inter | mediate life arc unhappy. This holi- ness Is essential to soul winning. What difference there is in the | physical atmosphere. I sleep with my | windows closed at night. l don't be- | lieve in the fresh air theory. There ' is mucn in the atmosphere of home, | There are some homes where there IS an atmosphere of chilliness. There are ! others where there is a feeling of ] cheerfulness. There arc some churches
 where I shall never preach again with | out special dispensation. There are other churches where it just breaches ! itself.
 If there is anyone whom I love it | Is an cptimst. The fellow who fell | ten stories who was on optimist, and
 at every window he passed he shout i ed. All right. so far.
 We need to look out for the atmos- | phere into which our children arc l thrown. There are some places which while they arc not wicked, arc un- | healthy for persons to breathe. great i many young Christians are getting | their lives poisoned in some of their at mospheres. We have no business to | breathe habtually an atmosphere
 which rosons the very fountains of ! truth.
 "1n s1intly Boston they have tho vaudeville on Sunday. They are label | ed for charity. They are given in the name of the Lord, but are really for tho
 use of the devil. You can dwell in the glorious cathedral of truth May God he1p us all to get hack to the truth
 Ii was a fine address and was lis
 tened 10 throughout with attentive in
 terest