Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-08

Church, Yesterday afternoon, was the largest in |
attendance this season; Rev. DR.. Kingsford pre-
sided The subject was 80 For Gods favor upon
the spiritual instruction Of the young and that
young men may be led seriously TO consider the
duty with respect to engaging In the work of the
ministry" Prayers were offered by Revs smith,
Butler, Bittenger, and Messrs. Evans, Redstrake,
and Stansbury. Rev. Mr.. Morsell spoke of young
men engaging in this work, aud exhorted those
present TO decide for Christ.
Rev. Mr. Carothers said that the population of
our country is estimated at 25 90, OO0 OF this
number, one-fourth are between and Is wears of
age, and about Onefourth are between Is and 30
4,UUO,UO Of pupils are in public sc hools and
are Instructed by loo, 600 teachers, at annual
cost OF Sl0,OOOOOO In our private academies we
have 3OO coo pupils, II. 100 teachers and expend
annually IS 600 600. Between $50 and $40 colleges
MI our land In these colleges we have $500
students, and expend annually - SOC, OOO. The
relative educational ratio Is as follows: In the
Unitrd States, 1 child attends school to every S
persons in Prussia, to G; in Great Britain, to
IN rance, TO 10; in Russia. to so
OF the 2, 500 100 Of young men in this country
not 10 700 are looking to the ministry Shall the
church, at time like the present, fail TO secure
the talents. piety, and laboTs Of her sons Gods
covenant is true, and he would have parents dedi-
cate their sons and their daughters To the evan
gelizing work now going on
While In Great Britain 4 in attends the snirIt-
ual instruction of the church, in this country the
ratio would be somewhat largeT-about 1 in g
When the children Of our land are taught the
employed by the church, hot only will cease our
tawlessheSs but intelligence and reilly lon will he
the stability OF our times, and the glory of coming
generations.
1t is a singular, instructive and ENCOURAGING
fact, that about seven-eight hs OF the Young men
who enter the ministry the sons of pious
parents, and more than half Of these parents are
connected with the ministry. "The mercy of
the Lord Is from everlasting to everlasting upon
them that fear him and his rig hteousness unto
children's children; 10 such keep his covenant
and to those that remember his commandments
10 do them"
OF the number of students for the ministry in
this country one in nineteen becomes a foreign
missionary In the progress of the Gospel among
the heather, our missionaries have beg un and
still carry on the work. Present developments
are Out the fruits Of past years of toll and prayer
There Is that which scattereth aud yet increaseth
Inc mighty God Is speaking by his ministers in
spoken by only i've or six millions of the people
of the globe. such the changes of Provi-
dence that now 1t is the most powerful and uni
yeISal OF all languages. II is a language identi-
Ned with all that is benevolent, philanthTopic,
elevating, dignfying, Christianizing in the his.
tory OF the human family in the present century.
Hundreds and thousands of millions will speak
II In the course Of the next hundred wears.
God, the Saviour, is preparing
Means to spread his truth abroad;
Every language
Soon shall tell the love Of God
Ii lisa wise remark of the Edinburg Record in
referring 10 the rebellion in India the ex ploration
in Africa, and the religious awakening in Amer
lca as three extraordinary events that mark the
present year, having nothing common in their
character, but all tending to the wider diffusion
OF the Gospel, that q Thus Wal opens one CONT
nent 10 the Gospel Science another, and the Holy
Spirit quiekens a third. In this wonderful com,
oination OF events, diverse in themselves vet
having common bearing, we a manifest
proof that Christ stitch at the right hand az
power on high" Thus, like a sea OF glory. the
yet this is but
- The baby figure Of the giant mass
OF things to come at large"
Brethren, the subject of PRAYER to-day vte.,sd
In the light Of these statements Is Of most COM
pfehensive and transcendent Importance What
encouragement to pray and labor for the spiritual
raise up for his Church devoted and faithful
preachers from among our young men people
the family, the church thus cOnsecrated, viii
appear - beautiful as Tirzah, comcly as Jerusa-
lem aud terrible as an army with banners -
AFTER singing, the congregation was dismissed
with the Apostolic Benediction.
Nor DRAD-R w Bushnell. OF wasbino,on
who shot himself through the head in stanton,
Va, on Friday last, is not dead, as stated. He
was alive on Tuesday morning, with a regular
pulse, and only complaining OF headache This
- remarkable, as the Spectator gives the follow
Ing description Of the wound inflicted
On Friday morning, about clock a boarder
VINO occupied the room adjoining Mr. Busbnell's
heard The report OF pistol. Information Was
t I. gwen to the proprietor Of the hotel
which was locked from the inside, and found
MI Bushnell lying on the floor in his under
saoeIx s s5O. 10 Inc head, bleeding quite pro-
tue nOor The ball had entered little above
aad behind the right and lodged so .newhere
MIN, .le IIoet part OF the head nye-sbOoter WAS
Iylng on the roor beside him. Upon Inquiry he
was fouad to be conscious, but either could not
or would not al the time give any satisfactory
account Of the occurrence IL was supposed Thai
he would not live during the day but marvel
Ions to say, be is still alive with a good pulse
and no fever; and states that he feels pretty we'll
with the exception OF a hesddche. Pbvsicians
however, entertaIn no hope OF his recovery Sincs
the occurrence he has admitted that he shot him
sell and expressed Tegreats, but stated that the
Impulse was one Of thoss involuntary passages
ofelectrieity which II was mposs bile to resist
Mr. BUSHNELL was laboring under INSANITY and
visited stanton to enter the Lunatic ASYLUM
there.
lcONMUSICArrD.
Mr. EDITOR In consequence OF certain dep
reeAto'y notices In the newspapers, We are led
while acknowledging partly their truth to reply
single word in our defence. Admitting that
our ayOcatOn NAV be DEEMED by the maieritv ~
our eltlLehs nuisance, we Offer 5 an excuse for
following II, that We do so, not from choice but
from the necessity Incident to our Condition To-
hoIaht Oh the English language, We have adopted
the common and natural, that OF Emusic - Der
talnly no avOcation Is more labOfious and les, re-
muneratiye than that 10 which we are rsluetsntIv
subjected 10 imposes greater discopnforts aud
more trying hardshiPs than any other with
tlnge OF disgrace mole CALLING 10 our pride as
descendants Of those whom even our friend.
would not suffer Us 10 tHTnish their fame We
feel grateful fOT the liberal patronage we have re-
eeived, and would cheerfully exchange our uu-
pleasant and laboTious task for the sustenanee of
OF our families with any employment with which
Oaf citizens Will aequaint Us. Let Us, however
remind our friends that while they declare our
class universally despised, the patronage of the
city, according 10 their statements, has induced
even al Increase of our number. Ia conclusion
we repeat, give us other employment and thi,
very Obteeuonable nuisance will be immed lately
Ieho'eu- ORGAN GRINDERs
THE PLAsrERERs' BALL, which IL to come off
on Monday nigh next will doubtless be IN ouSed
with an enthusiastic and very large company.
iosomuch as IL Is understood that its proceed.
ATE to be devoted TO aid those Of the trade who
are out Of work, owing To the difficulties In
which the PissteIers lately employed on tb.
Capitol Extension are now involved Thos.
having this ball in charge are entirely eomDet,nt