Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-13

the Bible Class at the rooms Of the Christian As
ISOLATION continue to be very interesting, and are
well attended every Saturday evening.
Yesterday, the congregations at the various
churches were large, the morning and evening
was favorable for the attendance Of all ages and
the opportunity was seized by many whose are
and health had prevented their attendance at
church service for long time.
The services At Waugh Chapel Were conducted
by the pastor Rev T. NJ. Carson. who nre,cbeJ
in the morning from Hebrews 10th chapter 3sth
verse - Now the just shall live by faith; but IL
any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleas
IRE in him. In the evening, from Genesis, 18th
chapter, part Of the 5th verse: . And they went
forth 10 go into the land Of Canaan; and into the
land Of Canaan they camen
Atthe Ninth street Methodist Protestant church,
the services Were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
J.. W. Bates. The morning discourse was based
upon the reply Of Paul and Silas TO the inquiry Of
their JaiiOT. Acts 10th chapter, 3lst verse " Be-
lieve CA the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved > The subject was the way Of salvation.
At night. the sermon was upon the subject Of the
lmposSibllty OF sin nf the regrner1trd condition
iSt John. III chapter. 9th verse: s. whatsoever is
horn OF God doth not commit sin; for his seed re-
mlinetl In him; and be cannot sin because he is
born OF Cod IL WAS announced that the subject
for next sabbath night would he administering
angels
AT tue First Presbyterian Church, (Dr. sunder
land's.l in the morning. the pastor preac led from
Hebrews. 9Th chap. 18th verse. V hich hope we
have an anchor Of the soul both sure and stead
fast, aud which entereth into that within the
Na!i ne uSonrse considered the appropriate
ness Of the Apostles sublime figure To show the
connection of the life that now is with that which
Is To come In this scene of surprising interest
the whole OF our existence. both for the present
and the future. is represented ocean on which
the human sOul IS embarked. The clouds that
arIsr. and the storms that sweep in swift success
sion over us. all thus marshaled before u.s. and
youdor i the heavenly port and the rock Of ages
where all is peace, and there the haven where
many vOyagrr shall come At last, pilOted by him
VIII" is for US the forerunnCr already entered The
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him are SO many golden loops Hosting all around
viii IA every man must graphic for himself and
staple IN his own soul iIy believing: in these PROM
ISIS. IL IS sure and steatliast because il is in
hrayen. where Christ has carried it, n is out of
man and beyond him. in the clefts of the rock of
ayes All other hopes must perish; they cannot
anchor the soul, nor the hop which men have i'm
their own gO"dneSs. for this is tue same as though
the SllOr SHOULD roll the anchor down the hold Of
the vessel. Lastly, exhortation to lay hold
upon these hopes which every wave of life washes
mp into the very palm Of hand and dashes
some golden link upon our bark. At night. the
trIt was from Leviticus. Goth chap, Sth verse
" And live Cf you shall chase an hundred and
hundred Oi you shall put ten thousand TO flight
At tie Thirteenth street baptist church Rev
DR. Cole QastOr) preached from the 18th chaI ter
Of 1t Luke. oth verse: - Nevertheless when the
sou CT man eometh, he shall find peace on the
earth : brother bad remarked To him, some
time since, that they Were now tasting the miilen-
ium. But Where We're the evidences of this! The
Word Of tod told them that before the end came
the blessed Gospel should be preached in all the
world for 4 witness unto all nations That PROM
is was in process of fulhlment Its sound had
airrady gone out into the world Europe. Asia,
Africa and America had been saluted with the
glad tidIngs Of salvation. Even now tue banner
Of tue Cross waived on the Pacific. EVERYWHERE
the wilderness began u blossom as the rose
Christian Governments had secured the right by
treaty, Of proclaiming the Gospel in China and
Japan The Angel of the Covenant was winging
his WAY. having the everlasting Gospel preached
unin thr jewellers on all the face of the earth the
Se,f
olIHs OF Messiah and have bowed to his Sceptre
But. the SPEAKER remarked, after enumeratino
other suspicious signs that the millennium was moi
W. aud when they turned their eyes TO the other
SIDE Of the picture. Notwithstanding the triumpIs
Of Christianity and the vigorous efforts that were
being made for its further advancement, there
were astounding evidences Of the power of sin
tie then proceeded Ia speak of the leading events
OI the day. which, lac regretted to say, proved this
fact Papers Were daily teeming with the horrid
news Of wars and rumOrs vi wars, assassinations
husbands poisoning their wives, wives betrayiny
their husbands. ministers getting drunk and dis
grazing the holy Office, peaceable citizens being
shot down Ia the street when going 10 their places
OF business; and numerous others In ali the cities
tLrUug GOut the whole land sin rife, wicked
hess Was rampant in the earth aud vet hp was told
that they We're tasting the millennium. The speaker
then went on To show that Christ must i second
time visit thr earth. and purify it, before this glo-
Tl0us event could possibly take place
4; the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Yesterday
morning. Rev. John e.. smith. pastor. preached
fT,n tL- text found ian the I'd chapter of The Book
Of Proverbs. 10Th Verse: - The wise shall inherit
glory The two facts contained aud s I forth in
thr,~ 1--we words, the SPEAKER reInar krd We're first
Inheritance; second the persons and tine clarac-
trrS Ia " uOm this Inheritance was e. come Or
r-F rs.H.s the order Of the teNt, they miy 1T say
hrs. the Crct SECOND tit inheritance and m.1ns.
and third, thC persons Glory. inheritance the
Wis. We facts of great interest 10 them rns
Inheritance WAS what had been provided for
them and for which every one was to Seek
l>I~7 ilily was tiils inheritance valuable 10 them
hsrtuse Ia is nature il WA incorruptiLle uI,it-
filed. and fidrth not away; reserved I'm Heaven
FOR thoSs. who are kept by the power OF God,
through faith, untO salvation. Ii was not some
thing TINT might, or might not be- il WIS a fact
good, tree" and indisputable. Ii was that which
secured, aad offered TO all present that morning
from liz sole proprietor and Lord Of the Inherit
aBcs solomon had said =. he was born in sin
aud conceived in iniguity." Job said :. Man was
bora ustJ trouble, as the sparks were Ia hy I'D
ward" great many Persons Were in the habit
81 7Ss-rtng To Job the language. Man is born
Into s.R as the sparks are ~ fly upwards - This
VS. the language Of those who uttered it. not
Job : IL vas an imPossiLility for the sparks to
H. dOyHwdrdS, they had To ascend; then if man
Were born unto sin rs the sparks Nv upwards -
nLIn cO'.ld not avoid the sinful course and could
Not BE- held responsible The meaning Of Jobs
eSPression 'Inan WAS born unto trouble rs the
sparks were 10 fly upward, - Was that man was
born 10 shame and confusion, and unless con-
irollrd by divine grace and redeemed by divine
love. must lie down in sorrow and be 6anished
ir0II the presence of God, and from tue glory Of
his power IL WAS said that Solomon was the
wis'st man that ever existed. He doubted that
IL be was the wisest man. certainly he was a very
foolish and wicked man in great many things
He lad great gifts, which he dreadfully abused
aud very often ia eXalting Solomon people placed
themselves in false position. Though they might
hot BE- able 20 be rs wise as Solomon, they could
b, e great deal better.
At the English Lutheran church, Rev J. G.
Butler preached in the morning from St Luke
lith chapter, 9th verse and At night from the Isl
v'r>2d chapter Of the pistle of Paul To the Ephe
SINS. In the afternoon, at half past O'Clock a
prayer meeting for one hour was held at this
'harch. and conducted GA the plan OF the daily
HiOn prayer meetings held in this city. Six PER
Sons received tho ordinance OF confirmation at the
"'"ning s-ryice, and the communion OF the Lords
Supper WIS also administered.
At the ASscnbly's Church, Rev. Andrew g.
CaI"tir:S, pastor, preached ia the morning from
Luke ith "hartrr and aJth verse, ''And therefor,
C-nn"t come AT night, from John 9th chap
Ter +-;ls t. 18th verse. Il the head Of life
gar flthrfs did eat Hanna In the wilderness
and dad This is the head which cOIneth
down from heaven, that . man may eat thereof
and not die
At the NJ. T. Church South, the pastor, Rev. J.
A