Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-21


| sky became clouded and light showers threaten
ing heavier rains prevented many from attending
the evening services
ttySf Presbyterian ChHTch In the roynipo the
pastor DIR. Sunderland, preached fron John ri
chapter and 37th 'ln the last av that great
day 81 tue feast Jesus stood and cried, saving, II
any man thirst let him come INTO me aud drink
The feast referred TO was the Jewish feast of tai,
ernarles held in Jerusalem in In, season Of m.
year corresponding 10 our months Of September
and October, ana lasted eight DAYS ID was one
of the three great sOlemnities of the Jewish year
at which all the males were required 70 be nre-
SEM. ne last or great day of the feast was one
OF still greater sOlemnity and povpr and II Was
therefore called the Hosdpaa yaLka On the mr.
Vlons DAY they offered sacrifices for the heather
hauoh around them. but on this day the sacrifices
UlercG Were especially and only for themselves
lnry absthined from all seryile labor on this day
thry finished the reading of the law on this day
There was the ceremony of drawing water from
iir pool of Sil1stn-the priests filled golden vial
with water from that pool and il was borne with
great solemnitv and poured out on the sacrifice
wing IN the altar. All these circumstances com
bne'i L" throw around Christ on that occasion an
lIhineisnrable interest, and To make his appear
dnc" on that day one Of purer, tenderness, and
soirInnlty-and they whom the chief priests lad
sent 10 apprriIend him, returned and said Never
man spake Ike this man. Surely this was tbs
last great day of the fcaSt-the greatest festival
That Jerusalem till then had ever seem or the cho
sen people had ever behed-surely it was one of
the Pnderest, miyhtiest, most cOndescending
earthIy incarnation. Ola that we could portray
this Jesus To the conception and apprehension Of
men, and picture the hearts that thrilled i'm that
vast multitude as he stood there and uttered this
invitation. Let us all come together us all
resolve with another and with God that WI.
Will take each other by the hand that we will
com" side by side into the presence of Jesus
Christ. and that we will drink from the we'll Of
water That shall spring up in our souls unto ever
lasting life
The text at night was in Isaiah, 57th chaptpr
ana 10th verse, For will not contend forever
neither will l be always wroti, for the spirit
should fail before ME, and the souls which have
made
Fourth Presbyterian Church The Rev. DIR. J.
T. smith (pastor) discoursed in the morning from
the words as recorded in the Sth verse I,b chan
Book OF Proverbs-'' Exalt her and she shall pro-
mote Thee Every careful and even casual OBJ
server had perceived, he said, that many objects
We're eneemaliv accomplished by means indirectly
applied. In this there was n principle, and that
principle was infOlded in the text and Law in the
administration Of the divine government and was
interviewer IN all the affairs of men. Spiritual
thlhgs might be understood from every day &C.
currences. Nature and grace were not opposites
as some would seem to believe The simple trutb
was that grace made nature the handmade of every
good. The text taught that there was a promo
ton before them, and that this pron,otion Was ,
fair. legitimate and honorable object after which
they might seek with every assurance of success
The speaker then proceeded to remark on the two
SUBJECTS directly before theH-trst, promotion
and, second, the means of obtaining that promo-
ton The object of the present discourse was to
exhibit the highest or most glorious, because the
most divine, promotion to which human spirt
can aspire or GCd himself bestow The Scrintures
recognized the doctrine of promotion as inst and
proper. The man who had no idea of promotion
who p!oddcd along feeling that he was en- led 10
nothing better or higher. was the man of a very
low grade. and was suicidal to his own interests
Promotion was natural desire. IL was nature
and so grace sdnctliies nature, lifts mp the mind
and points the spirit TO that promotion that God
had ordained. places the means in their reach and
urged them to apply these means. In divine
things this promotion was advancement in every
thing that WAS pure, honest. lovely, and Of GOOD
report If man sought promotion for its own sake
he ought to fail and also f he sought il at the ex-
pense OF others Duty for the sake of duty. right
Tor the sake Of right industry for the sake Of EN-
POyheit. was the proper spirit
The subject of the afternoons discourse was the
mission Of Peter TO the house Of Cornelius in
which Cornelius sends for Peter to hear words
from him. The text was the latter part of fine 7th
verse 10th chapter OF the Acts of the A postl.s
MethodiN Protestant Church, Mimi Sfye,, -
Rev. L. w. Bates, pastor, preached AN eloquent
dis curse upon the retrospect of life from the 9Th
verse of the 47th chapter of Genesis And pb,-
ro3h said unto Jacob. How old art thOu?'' In TIM,
application of the subject the reverend gentem; n
remarked that many when they looked upon their
lives as spent, declared that If they had their time
to 20 over again they would live differently But
they give no evidence of sincerity In this II is
never too late TO live well; and if they were sin
cere in their assertions, they would give evidence
Change their mode
of life. The preacher dwelt upon the pleasure
tue cOnteInplat on of well-spent life affords
Alright, upon the subject Of minister ng angels
taking for his text the nth verse Of the LIST chapter
Of Hebrews, care they not mnistering spirits sent
forth to minister for them who shall be heirs OF
salvation The text refers to angels as the min
isterin% spirits. The si2nation applies to them
officially rather than essentially After a brief
explanation of terms. the minister proceeded to a
review Of the Greek. Roman, MilsseIman, and
Jewish doctrines Of ministerIng spirits. Then
taking the scriptnrai account. proceeded To the
arguments in favor OF mnistering angels their
rank and Office.
FrSi Baptist ChVroh Rev Dr. HILL pastor
pfcac he'd Ia the morning from the 9Th chapter Of
Matthew, 9Th verse: BLESSED are the pure in heart
for they shall See Cod There is no pure faith
without pure heart; this is the religion of the
Gospel Cod must purify our hearts. Without
pure heart we can make no pretensions to saliva
ton. Faith in Christ requires an effort OH our
part. pure heart is ndis penslble for our saliva
tion. as are all Christian graces. We should keep
4 strict guard over our hearts Seeing God must
not lie AIKEN literally; il implies a faith in him
communion with him He only that has "a pure
heart aud clean hands shall see God The pure
heart God in the most insig nficant part of
creaton TO the pure all things pure, but to the
deiiled all things are corrupt. Purity Of heart
does not consist in freedom from Temptations il
Implies abstinence from all evil We can con
ceiye of no greater blessing than purity Of heart
when our hearts are cleaHsed, then and then only
are We the children of God.
ASSsmjly'S (PrsSJyierian) Church Rev A G.
Carothers. pastor, preached in the morning from
John, ID, p Jesus wrpt.' The subject dwcIt
upon was the sympathy of Christ. la the history
of every individual there are times of need
Friends then are highly priced. But human SYM
Pathy often fails. Earth has that heaven
cannot heal for Jesus friend that keith closer
tuan brother. and is the Yesterday to-day
and forever. The sympathy of Christ is disinter-
ested springs from his Office rs nediator-can be-
rraliZed-is priceless. Sorrows of life bile they
do not of necessity lead us To Christ vet such is
their design. How great the interest how strong
tie affection, how deep the tenderness. Of the Sa
viour
At night, text, Hebrews, 10, Is: 'tNot forsaking
the assembling OF ourselves together as the man,
her of some is; but exhortin@ one another and So
much Tie more, as ye See the day approach
F1Rndry ChHTch.-In the morning the Rev DIR
Nadal preached from Samuel, 3, I3 :. Recause
his sons made themselves vile and he restrained
them not" II being the anniversary of the Sab
bath school, the thrIne was, the lack Of authority
in the sunday school; the causes aud the cure OF
this evil. The speaker showed that this want OF
authority Was striking characteristic Of the times
disclosing itself in every sphere OF lfe-pOltical
social. and domestic.
In the afternoon, DR.. Nsdal preached an inter
estin9 sermon 10 the children. from Eccl 18th
chapter, LIST verse - Remember now thy Creator
in the days Of thy youth
WdTgA ChGgel.-It being the second quarterly
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