Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-03

in this city.
Asssnlbly's Church. (Rev A. G.. Cayotheys. pa,.
Tor l-Rev Mr.. Rankin, Of VI, supplied the pul.
plt In the morning, and dscoursed from the words
It, as found in LIST Peter, LIST chapter and
10Th verse, BE We holy; for am holy.n we must
become holy, in order that we may he like God
NO beings born upon this earth from its creation
until the present time were originally holy, ex-
OF the first all became unboy by the death Of ths
second condition of belief In hin, AZ S,s,,,n,
all unholiness is wiped away. ny ithout holiness.
no man shall see the Lord" Without holiness
there would and could be no enjoyment for ms i'm
the regions OF bliss for all its pleasures are boly
the angels are holy, and God is holy. Well does
Ood say, BE We holy; for ! am holy ,,
At night Rev. Mr. Moore preached an interest
ing sermon from Luke, 18th chapter and goth
verse, but when he was vet great way Off his
faIner saw him, and had compassion, and ran and
fell on his neck, and kissed him - God is ever
ready 10 receive penient sinners, and not only so,
put being anxious to lessen the distance between
| hiuseif and the returning sinner. he comes to
meet him, and embraces him in the arms Of his
love and mercy. At the close Of the service, the
choir sang with their usual good taste and anina-
ton the anthem, '''Fbe Lord is King"
| The pastor Of this church has now so far recov-
cred his health, that he will henceforth resume
1 his pastoral duties.
Ner Jerusalem Church, (S,rsdenJoygian) n
Capitol stTeef.-A highly interesting discourse was
| delivered on Revelations 10th chspter let verse
| There appeared great wonder in heaven: a
woman clothed with the sun and the moon under
her ieet ana on her head crown of twelve stars -
IL was urged that the woman represented the
church, the bride, the lambs wife That the
SAarachflstlcs OF true church love faith and
ln'eIIl Sence, symbolized by the sun, moon. and
crown OF stars; the brigh attribute of which Is
love TO the Lord, her husband, and To ali man
Elnd her children. That she stands on the solid
foundation OF true faith, having the moon under
sn ana lnal she Is inteligently good, rep
| resented by the crown of stars That this church
Will answer, In every particular the requirements
OF humanity, as to the demands of the heart and
te wants OF The head; embracing in her affection
ali classes ana conditions, expanding the intellect
| enlancl patng the reason and opening the eyes 10
| behold the Divine wisdom. That il sarm0nizes
Win our best affections, as well as with every
dictate OF Christian reason twas announced that
| the Specification of the other sign in heaven of
| The great red dragon which Stood before the
| woman TO devour her child. mentioned in the Sd
veiss OF this chapter, would form tue subject of
| the discourse on next Sabbath morning
| NJ. p. Church. Ninth strsst-Rev l. W Rates
| preached In the morning from the 9Th chapter of
| Romans, I'd verse. The subject was the Tvav TO
grace and hope of tue glory Of God. After the
| sermon, the sacrament 81 the Lords supper was
| administered; and five members were received
ihlo Church fellowship At night, the subject of
the discourse was the Wa alter Of lfe;'' its free
provision Tor every one; based upon the last clause
OF the 18th verse Of the 22d chapter of Revelations
| AT the close of the DISCOURSE the service at the
altar was resumed, and one conversion was re-
ported.
celebrated by Father Boyle at II O'Clock a m, i'm
the presence Of a crowded congregation DIR
O'Toole addressed the congregation a stirring ap
peal IN behalf OF the Parish Catholic Free School
about to be established under the auspi ces of st
Patrick's congregation. He afterwards preached
from the words OF the gospel for the day found
| IN the l4th chapter of st. Luke. Havdn's cele-
| brated I'd mass In c was well REFORMED Inv the
| choir under Prof. Caulfeld.
FIRST Presbyterian CWch.-The pastor Rev
Dr. Snnderland, returned to this city last week
Il aNAa d.. l.nIL II
Church from John, a. % Jesus answered and
| said unto him, If man love me- he will keep nv
words: and my father will love him. and we will
come unto him, and make our abode with him -
| Church Of the ASceHSion.-At night service a
large congregation was present and a stranger
| clergyman preached from the text ssYet there is
4 room 81. Luke, 1lth chapter, part of odd verse
. admirably.
Il Wesley ChaPel.-Rev. ID. Ball. pastor, preached
In the morning from Exodus. 30, "a. At night
from Matthew, Is, -. After the discourse the
altar services Were resumed. and proceeded with
much interest. Two conversions were reported
at the close 81 the service.
Ssrenh Presbyterian Chvrch.-Rev B F Bit
finger, pastor, preached from Isaiah 5sth chapter
| 18th and 14th verses. upon the observance of the
| Sabbath. The sermon at night was the contin-
uance of the subject of the morning.
| Methodist Church SOHth.-The services yester-
day were conducted by Rev. Jos. Proctor The
| discourse In the morning was from the 18th chap
| ter and Sd verse of Hebrews. At night LIST chap
ter and 9th verse OF Malachi
| 'AlD7ShOHSs.-Preachinga at this Institution has
been discontinued for the last two months, but
| Will he resumed next Sunday. when Rev Mr.
| Rodgers will preach. Yesterday the house was
| visited by committee of the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association, who were kindly received by
| lntendant Queen and his family, by whom they
| were conducted through the building To each
| Inmate, OF both the poor and almshOuse depart
ments the young men Of the Association gave re-
ligious papers. which were eagerly received and
| perused by all those unfortunate persons with
| much Interest apparently TIE visitors were
highly pleased with the order Of the house moth
ing that could IN any manner tend to the comfort
| OF tue inmates, has been neglected.
OpSH-dr PrsdehiHg.-At the Congress- onaI GEM
\ etery yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Joshua Nor
sell preached 10 a large gathering OF several hun
/ dred persons His discourse was earnest and i'm
Pressvc, elicitng the most respectful attention of
1 his audience. His sermon was short but seemed
to be nail in sure place. At the conclusion Of
| The services, the committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association distributed tracts which
| were as usual, gladly received.
Rev. Jas. b. Donelan, now of Dubuque, Iowa,
formerly pastor Of st. Matthews Church in this
ciry, is at present upon brief visit to his friends
here, and Is the guest of Mr. Kieckhoefer
Rev. Mr.. WaldrOn, assistant pastor OF St Mat
thews (CathOlc) Church. in this CITY is about 10
| be exchanged with the Rev. Mr.. McManus of the
| Cathedral Of Baltimore. Md
| HORRIBLE Saturday evening, about
81 O'Clock, an affair occurred at the shop of VIM.
4 dflnuer, near lsdnDels Drlck yard. between
Adam Grinder, brick-maker, brother Of William
| Grinder, and Thomas Martin, which resulted In
| tine very dangerous wounding Of the latter by
Adam Grinder. The wound was inflicted with a
knife about the stomach aud Is several inches in
| length, also woundng the entrails which pro-
4 truded from the Wound. Drs Dove BOYLE and
Coombe were soon on the spot and administered
ehlOroform. and then proceeded to replace the
| entrails and sew up the gashes Notwithstanding
the effect Of the chlorofOrm, the pain At times was
so intense as partially to arouse the sufferer His
| recovery is possible, but ii is feared that death
| will ensue- Captain Goddard and Lieutenant
1 McHenTy went to the place as soon as they heard
OF the afaig, but Grinder had left and could not
| be found by the officers. II is supposed he has
| left the city.
Capt. Goddard took the following affidavit of
| Mr. Jos IL Williams, which more fully explains
i the affair:
On this LIST day Of October, A ID. 1859, before
me Justice Of the Peace, in and for the county
| sforesaid, personally appeared Joseph VIII
| fans, and made oath in due form of law, that he
was present at the shop Of VIM Grinder on the
| evening OF the LIST Of October, about 6X O'Clock
| p m, that angry words passed between Adam
4 Grinder and Thomas