Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-13

"a
feIer raising them up SAID. stand up.
also am man. While living. Peter
never tolerated man-worship. In tbis
instance you have the living preacher and
the Holy Ghost accompanying him
And this is Cod method, still we say.
multiply tract societies, but Gods ort!c~
continues the same la 90 into the world
and preach his gospel. 1t is poor com
pliment, however, to the preacher, 10 say
! that be reasoned well, or that his discourse
was full Of splendid imagery or clothed
in fine language. Paul did not think SO.
he appealed TO every mans conscience.
and not to bis Imagination, and one tea
OF penltence from the eye Of faith, one
sigh raised to heaven, one ejaculation like
that of the publican, ." God be merciful
to me, sinner, is greater attestation
of the preachers power, than all that can
be said about his elOquence or logic.
The destined universally of TIN
kingdom is mentioned in tic tex.
1t has had its dark ages, its dihicu'-
ties, and its emharassments: but, bleS-
Sed be God. if you ascend the mount of
vision, this day, You will find the lamp
of life, burning in thousand places. aYI
making the darkness of the heatheniSr
round about still more striking. Through
out the continents of the earth. even upon
The borders Of Africa. on the continents o.
Asia and Europe, and in our happy conn
try from the St. Lawrence t. the R-o
Eande, from the Atlantic 10 the paci.i.
coast, the plough share Of Gods truth
has IN tde a deeper furrow, and millions
OF mel and women have been brought
under the influence Of the principles Of
this religion. Although they may diff,r
in forms, they all hold Christ as tho
head of the church, and are bound
together IN the fundamentals of rc.
vcaled religion. The prospect is thai
this empire Of Christ will be still furthe~
extended, and that the influence Of Chris
tianlty Will be extended over the whole
earth. We are told in the ApGcalvpsr
that one hundred and forty four thousand
persons were gathered from the Hebrew
tribes, and with them an immense con
course that no man could number. of al
tongues and nations, Standnr before
the lamb, clothed in robes of white.
with branches Of palm on ,heir heads.
linen are part Of lie church triumi han.
and since then millions of others hay,
been added to the kingdom, and the
W0"i, shall 60 on until LalcIuiahs shall
be heard from all partS, and the kingdom.
o til world, shlll have become the king
dom Of Christ. When men of all ciimeS
and comp!eXions shall Join in a universal
Shout, Worthy is the lamb Of honor fer
be was slain for us" What then is onr
duty! it is to submit to ChriSt's rue
ourselves. Come rGw, my dear hearcrs.
p eachiIg TO be useful, must bej raciicaI-
there can be no neutrality. lie that is
not with ne is against me-" II is. there
fore, our duty first 10 submit to Christ.
to bow down Our understandings TO his
teaching, to bow 10 his authority. 10 giye
up our lives TO his guidance and control.
and to follow him, who has given US an
example 10 tread in his steps. 1t is y
solemn thought that apuny mortal shouid
dare to lit up his arm against jehovah.
Since first had the privilege to adlrcs;
you Ill this place, death has been brs,
among public meu. The whole bench or
the Supreme Court has been appointed
since lS29-cvTy Judge belonging to
it in 1898 has gone to the grave: AMI
Of the Senator's that occupied places
here in 1887, but one or two fill them
now, and bat few remain in this end
Of the Capitol, while Of tic countless
multitude that Swarncd here twenty
years ago, the greater part are now slecn-
ing In the dust Of death. Twenty years
from this day, the presumption is that
,tI- Cf
wIll be there likewise, and it is for Won
to determine, whether your eternity. shall
be one of veal, or woe. / Will say this
much for the public men of the countrv,
that scarcely one has left this life without
giving a clear, unmiStakable recognition
Of his belief in the truth of religion.
Some NAV have been too careless in their
lives with regard to the solemn account.
bat IL has happened, almost without eA-
ception, that at the closing SccEe of life
their better Judgment has rallied. and
they have borne testimony 10 the truths
and Obligations of revealed religion. Men
that have brayed death at the cannon's
mouth, who have stood with mblanched
checks in the ticrccSt Of the fight, lave
bowed their neckS TO the yoke of Jesus,
and taken his burden upon them, con-
sidering it the highest glory TO throw
themselves, at the hour of death, on tie
Son Of God. 1t is. therefore, your duty io
submit yourselves 10 Christ, and when
you have submitted to Christ, sustain his
gospel-stand by those who stand bv the
cross Of the Redeemer, and by scattering
wide the influence OF Sanitivc Christianity,
You will be blessed in yourselves, and be
blessing in your day and generation.
My prayer is, that from this day, you will
throw yourselves under the shadow Of the
cross, and seek refuge in the cleft side Of
the Redeemer-in life and death, laboring
to extend his kingdom. The first pc
tition IN the Lords prayer, taught by
your sainted mothers, was-"Thy king
dom come" May you breathe in the
spirit the influence of that prayer as long
as you live, and let your lives be in con-
sonance with that prayer, lahoring to ex-
tend the kingdom of the Redeemcr.
MURDER IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY,
MD.-A murder occurred 1T Herring Bav.
PatuXent river, on Wednesday night
Whilst party Of men were waiting the
arrival Of the steamer Datuvap+ o,, ,l