Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-27

urn Hs a. e,yashington, and at the same ume IN
spifs' :. Of all the current events Of the
fo'" Tins. 10 euoperweeksTdE gOTTA
Day ---1 AZ
E9,or..z-,rhere was a fair attendance ON
-, Al sse various churches, though thsre
sanu. ,,v vacant pews in consequence Of the usual
ae] hepira from the CITY,. The notices Of
'nn n.. ,.,yices given below, have been necesss-
on'I 4..e,rsd this week on account Of pressure Of
matter ,-.,,,,o., CAry,h. G,oys,to,. LIN
MsiAoa. N the pastor, the pulpit was supplied
the sbsenTS ~, 3Bftnnger, OF Washington, who De
nv Rev. VI ;rterestfny sermon from 1st John, Sd
rvofeo al "a verse The discourse went TO show
chapIsl ouence Of our finite minds our knowl-
that ~ I;s5s is necessarily limited. There are
sdge ,sJays here Of which we have thorough
lat III our knowledge Of things earthly
kno~roted. how small must be our knowledge
IS Slim $, I'LL stsrnaI, But 50 we know that when
Of fni'Es appear we shall be like him, for we
christ I'm az he is Weare reminded that we
shiL - =, cod The relation 10 peculiar--'' To
aS o"r rs received him. to them gave he power
rs lsI the SOUS of God even to those who be-
u uoe Sis name" We partake of his nature,
ieve ,ve must give proofs Of holiness; and we
th'r.I sS,xsives be persuaded that we have passed
ih 5ssth unto life before we can lay claim to
ir. ,sI,rionshp, after which, God will write
npos hs snIarged. and the intellect strengthened,
mus, in the sffulgence Of that glory bich awaits
20 IT, ear will be tuned to drink In the music
,s.t rings through the upper sky, otherwise we
.s"yo; De with and like our Lord
r. P,,sbusrian Church, DR.. Ssnderlandrs.)
T.. e.. manning, the Rev. Elisha Ballentine, of
~ Indiana University, at Bloomington, deliver
"a 5sroUrse from Genesis, i7th chapter, Sth and
g. r.rsgs The Rev. Mr.. Ballentine was pastor
a mis- church some ten years ago, and this being
~ - 1Tst srnon which he has preached in this
~, since that time The occasion, AZ well as
49, ,s,t. was suggestive Of the changes which we
s,n~rience in this life, and which led the patri-
,rrh Of old after experiencing many such changes
81 yieissjtudes to say. that few and evil have
,bs d,y Of the wears Of my life been.r In repre-
santng our life rs pilgrimage. the idea OF rest
!. Im5lied An impressive discourse upon the
h-svitv ard vanity Of human life, and a solemn
ha,., tion to Law hold upon the hope set before
ma and to wait patiently the STEW and evil day Of
III years of our lives" until Gods salvation
ronoes At night, the pastor preached from LIST
Corfnthians 18th chapter and 4Sth verse, a con-
fnnation of the discourse on last Sabbath evening
on prayer. s-r-
rr.,rhrd from Acts. 5. n: sAnd they departed
f-un the presence Of the council, rejoicing that
Ibpv were counted worthy to suffer shame for his
n.nlcr The Rev. speaker paid glowing tribute
e. the memory of the Apostles, and set them up as
worthy exempars for the Christians Of the present
div He addressed himself particularly to luke
warm anil worldly -nnded professors of religion,
and warned them of the dangers of their position.
Ass,1'siy Chsrch, Rev A. G. Carotherss pastor. J
In tlIc morning the pulpit was supplied by Rev.
A d. Moore. of Union Theological SEMINARY
and n night by Rev. Joshua Morsell. Of Chris,
church, NAVY Yard. The pastor Of this church
his fer weeks been laid aside from his duties
hv 4 severe sickness but has far improved as tc
give hopes for his gradual recovery
RuLaHd CAaPel.-The pastor, Rev Saml ogers
preached from the 18th chapter 18th verse pistle
Of James The speaker referred to the exhortation
conveyed by the text; OF the privileges enjoyed
and the immense responsibility thus incurred. I,
not enough to profess faith In Christ and regret
for sin; God expects more. He Proceeded to ex.
plain as TO what was the '.law of libeFty.', Z,
does not give men license to sim. We are judged
by cur works, and saved by grace. He referred
to the additional response bility incurred by those
who enjoyed the Gospci--tbe enormity of sin
jods irreconcilable hatred of sin, aad its certain
punishment. Christ stands out the great teacher
OF salvation. There could be no excuse for sin
In the evening, the same gentleman preached q
PRACTICAL sermon from Romans, ID, n. - $
st. Pafriek's (CathoIie) CsKreh AT high mass
Rev. DR.. O'foOle made some remarks TO his con.
greg1tlOn touching the subject Of baptism. and
gave notice that in future that ordinance will only
he administered on Sabbath evenings. either be-
fore or after vespers unless in cases Of great
sity This plan has been adopted in order to pre-
vent misunderstanding between the priest and his
parsaoners, 1t heretofore frequently occurring
TIA; infants were brought To church Tor baptism
dnring the week days, and in his absence from
his home. IL being the sixth Sunday after Pen
ticos,- the Rev. Father then preached effectively
from the words Of the Gospel for the day found
n The 9Th chaPterof st. Marks Gospel.
;FoEnfry ChaP,t.-In the morning, the Rev Mr.
Nadal (pastOr) discoursed from the Sd chapter Isl
Corinthians, I'D aud 23d verses. In the after
hosn, the words Of tie text were taken from the
lSth verse of the LIST chapter Of the Prophecy OF
Isaiah A deaf mute being asked If u cd reasoned
Le took his pencil and wrote upon the slate, s'No
because reason implies doubt, and there Is nc
doubt with God" But the speaker renar / ed
this was only looking to one side Of the Questo on
Is God dtd reason, not for the mere purpose OF
argument, but to convince. 49, .
EbsHerer. The pastor, DR.. Ryan. preached
morning and evening To large audiences. on thu
subject 81 the two great commandmeuts-Matth
CHAP NNil 3lth to 10Th verse-contending, i'm fnI
n'ment Of the commandments, that il truly loving
Uod. with all the heart. mind. and strength and
boz as himself.
nder the ministfations Of the present pasto
WIS church has been regularly on the increase
0ih temporarily and spiritually. ~. -.-
NiHfA-areet Methodist Protestant Church -Th,
PfstOr, Rev. j.. w. Bates having been called q
Newark, y. j., to ofnciate during the week to
new branch Of the church in that city, formrC
thin short period, and as vet without a per
m lnent pastor, Rev. Mr.. Sweet, Of Georgetown
ocenPlsd the pulpit in the morning and preached
ron the 18th chapter Of John, part Of the ls
Verse, The hour is Gomez At night, there wal
no service in this church. ...r
Fouth PTesbyteriaH GMeh.-The pastor Rev
~ John G. Sinith) being absent, the Rev. DIR
cIHi>pn, President Of Columbian College. occu
pea Tue pulpit in the morning, and the Rev. DIR
0toson IN the afternoon. The text of the morning
was The 9th verse Of the I'D Psalm The discourse
Was an Illustration of the silent and all pervadns
influence Of Christianity upon the human family
EHg!,Sh Lutheran ChzYck.-T pastor, Rev
". Butler. preached in the morning from the 5ti
chapter Of James, 18th and 18th verses. At night
ne u;scourssd from the text, But Ito be SPIRITUAL,
minded is life and peace'-Romans sth chapter
part 81 b'h verse.
A'thodIst GHTch SOnth.-The services Of tn,
Hay were conducted by Rev. C Cranberry tn,
aSf In the morning, the discourse was upor
toe list verse Of the 9Th chapter of Romans In tn
evening, from Galatians, 9th chapter, 9th verse.
Wesley CaGPsl.-The pastor. Rev. d. Ball, being
""sthi on visit to New York, the pit was oc
,"iled by Rev. Dr. Gibbon. The evening dis
I"erf Vas based upon the reply of Paul to Agrippa
ny. 10Th chapter, 10Th verse.
- h'hodir Protestant Church, Nary Yord.-Th,
neV- John X Nichols preached to this congrega
uon from the LIST Corinthians, ID chapter and 9tt
and 10th verses -
IhnfssH;h-srrest Baptist CSsych Rev. DR.
Ioie preached in the evening from HeRsysx lOtl
chapter and I'D verse - - .,
~ "aHsh dpsl-In the evening the pasto, Rev
L M-Cafson, disoourscd from fsal,ns. ain A.
vefs. -..4 ''' o'h, -
ii,1thoHSs AT this place the Rev NJ, NJ.
dor preached In the afternoon f,,u, IA G.;
ans. 5th chapter and 18th and eixt yer.e.
At the conclusion. tracts We're given q, W a.
inmates by the committee Of the Yonny Mn y