Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-01
ALEXANDRIA
CcrrcspoadsSes Of The Star.

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g-ALKxANDRIA, August 1, 1859
Yesterday was another beautiful Sabbath. and
curly in the morning numbers of little children
Were vending their way to the different Sabbath
schools attached to our churches. -r
At the Methodist Episcopal Church Soutb a..
pastor lRev. ID. p. Mills preached an eloouent
discourse In the morning, selecting for his text
,Sr yn III cnaP.er part of the LIST verse: And If
!e's Christ the righteous (" The speaker con,
menced by saying that there is nothing 90 dread
inl In us nature or terrible in its results az sin
Alter Illustrating this proposition briefly he stated
that all men even the purest Christians upon earth
are exposed to ii, constantly liable to It's over
whelinlng results. He said that the text recop-
~ NE '.Ls Gocfnc, and graciously assures that
II we should fail into sin, we have an advocate
with the Father. &c. He then announced al his
subject = The Christians advocate In dis.
cnssing the subject he enumerated several char
acteristics by which the advocate is distinguished.
First, knowledge; second, Tenderness and SYM
patty; third Accessibility; fourth Prevailing in
nuence with God. These points being elaborated,
sin, viz: We should not try to conceal our sins:
should not endeavor to forget them; should NOT
become discouraged, and, because we have COM
United sin, go on and commit more But we
should remember, that we have an advocate with
the rather, IN every way qualified to underta he
our cause and secure our pardon, and that we
s s,t. come 10 MIN In sorrow, repentance and
MN snd commit the whole matter into his hands
depending upon his all prevailing ntercession for
mercy and salvation. In conclusion, he earnestly,
anu sfeet onately inquired IL any Of his conyrera
Hoh had slnned, I'm any form or in any degree and
cient advocate ~ '
At the Methodist Episcopal Church. in the
absence OF the regular pastor, the Rev w b
tine Rev: w. s. Edwards, IL Georgetowp who
preac he'd from Deuteronomy, 33d cha pier part of
tne 18Th verse And as thy days so shall thy
a very able effort ~ e
At the Second Presbyterian Church. the new
pastor the Rev. Or. Leftwch preached an i'm pres
s sve sermon at night from LIST Philippians, LIST
Chapter, part OF the BID verse Having a desi rs
TO depart and to be with Christ,
committee OF the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION have been holding Sunday afternoon
hall of tue Friendship Engine Company bv re-
quest OF It's members. We dropped in YESTERDAY
curing the exercises, and found the attendance
quite large, a majority of the members of the com
pany being present. besides many others Anpy1 :
PIRATE addreSscs Were delivered nv Mcssr. Fowl-
ana Wilmer. of the Association which enlisted
the attention of all present
The Superintendent of Police Is ENGAGED in inn,
proving hing street. There is ample room for
-, Ihe locality formerly known Roach's Spring
Oih Spring. 1t Is to be duh inaugurated on the
sth INST by picnic from your city
detachment Of the Mount Vernon Guards ma
,aata our streets at an early hour this morning
headed by Wnhers' band. They left at O'Clock
LOT Tiyinont where they are enjoying an excursion
The Alexandria Rifemcn have elected w M
aDier hrst sergeant. to fill the vacancy occasioned
ny tue resignation of w. Il. Cluverius w. "
smith was elected second sergeant, c. ]. Wiz
third. and {. Fl. Jet fourth
rev ID. j.. Wells, Of the NJ. F. Church South,
mas recently been elected president Of the Wes-
leyan Female College, located at Murfresboro. \.
Y, an institution nnder the patronage Of the vir-
gina Conference. He leaves for his new home
early during the coming month ~
ST torn
morning NO business was transacted up TO the
~ o"i iePor' cios's CARLOS.