Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-12

RELrGIOUs-Yesterday was a clear day. rather
cold and windy in the morning, but not unfavor.
able for the assembling Of the church-going COM
,uunity in the afternoon and evening The con-
.,regas.ons az the churches generally were large
sluring the entire day.
TTisi:y ChWrch.-ln the evening, the Rev DR..
Butler (reCtOr) discoursed from the 10th verse n
'he 10Th chapter Of st. Mark. Agreeably to the
announcement previously made, the subiect So
Iected was the sacrament of baptism and the rite
of confirmation, with special reference TO the
expected administration OF that rite within short
period in that church.
In order, the preacher said. that an alien may
become citizen of a State there are certain con-
ditons necesSary-first, he must have a oualinca-
ton, either OF education or of property or of age
must Io an amount of intcllI genCe there must be
all extent of possessions, there must be length
ri residence In order to cntite man to the per
IulslteS and the ights Of citizenship and aadi
ton TO this qualification there must also be the
administration OF an oath allie; nee to the Gov
eminent An absence of either CT these condi i,Cs
IS 1atai 70 The enjoyment Of citizenship; for if
upon the one hand the oath be taken without the
qudilHcaton, then the oath is perjury and the
"nloynent of the rights of citizenship is forfeited
something similar to This occurs In the case Of
'iuZenshlp in the Kingdom of God-the visi BILE
church of Christ on earth. Here also 1t is neces-
sdry that there should be Qualifcati ons and that
there should be an oath on a sacrament of adms-
sion into the rights and privileges of this heavenly
I.
and then In addition to these spiritual internal
qualifications God must also have the admins
tralon OF an oath, or sacrament Of fidelity to the
obligations which that heavenly citizenship i'm
poses. The candidate must make an open pro-
feSsiOn of the faith Of Christ crncified, and also
i solemn vow and promise to conform to the insti-
tutons of this christian citizenship. The germ
of distinction between ROmanism and Protestant
'sm is that in the one grace is said to come out of
1.-THE sacrament-as out of an electric Jar; and
m the other il comes directly from the heart of
loan lRnE
0bedient-the submissive child of God The rev.
erend gentleman concluded by addressing few
words OF earnest exhortaton to his hearers trust
ing that when the annual period Of confirmation,
now so near, rolled round he might not be panied
to behold those who had been so long sitting un-
der the influence and the preaching Of the blessed
gospel, holding back and declining to renew their
obligations to God, and covenant themselves to
Him.
Ryland ChapeI-The pulpit in the morning was
occupied by the Rev. Mr.. Hoover In the eve
ming, the pastor REV Samuel Rogers) discoursed
from the l22d Psalm; Pray for the peace of Jeru-
salem, they shall prosper that love thee" The
speaker earnestly addressed his hearers in refer
ence to the peace of the Church, portraying the
danger Of internal dissension; showing that while
able to resist external assault the Church nst he
terribly shattered by agitation within Christians
should pray for this peace for without it the great
mission cannot be accomplished. Differences of
opinion must exist among men, and spiritual
unity can only be maintained by the bond of
peace The prosperity of the world is bound I'D
in the peace of the Church All the advantages
we have as men are SO because God has a Church
IN the world Who can estimate its influence,
The history Of the past surely proves that civil
government has no true support except in the
Christian religion.
According 10 the Discipline of the Methodist
church, the congregation of Ryland Chapel are
compelled to part with their pastor he having
served them for two years. 1t is with deep sorrow
that they do so; his fidelity, Christian character
and unceasing devotion to their interests having
endedred him to old and young.
Methodist p. Church, Ninth street.-Rev. J. T.
Ward preached In the morning a very eloquent
discourse from LIST Thessalonians, LIST chapter and
10th verse, The ioy of the Christian ), The
Reverend gentleman said he never preached from
that pulpit without peculiar emotion He started
near twenty years ago, from that station to preach
ane gospel and since then how great the change!
There are but few left of those with whom he
met In his younger DAYS in the various gather
lngs of the church, and most of them appeared
before him now with their locks whitened with
tie frost OF age. The conclusion of the discourse
was touching appeal to the members Of the
church TO prove faithful; and to the unconye9ted
10 begin early to work out their salvation that
their " might be eternal
At night, Rev. Lawrence w Bates the pastor
preached from Isaiah. 6Gth chapter and I'd verse
Bridge Street Church, Georgetown The pastor,
REV Dr. BOcock) preached a very interes.inu
sermon from the 18th verse of the 23d Psalm, Yea
though walk through the valley of the shadow
Df death will fear no evil, for Thou art with me-
thy rod and thy staff, they comfort men TIL.
wealth of the word of God impromises The
abundance and richness Of those promises may
teach us the richness of the godly SPRINGS of the
covenant of grace. The footsteps of all the dis
tinguished people of rod may be seen i'm the dark
valley, and, what is more than all, the vestiges
broad and clear, of the man of sorrows 90 ali
through IT. to cheer the weary pilgrim on his
march of life.
Friends Meeting House Hallowell dis
coursed, delivering an advisory and instructive
address TO the assembly Chalkly G;lIi,nbsm
also tho hasi nf a.
the words, BE We still for am Cod His re-.
marks gave evidence that the spea ker is a solid
practical man, but not one having the same edu-
catlonal advantages as Mr.. Fl.
IsssmGIy'S (Presbyterian) Church Rev. Mr.
Kennedy conducted the exercises i'm the morning.
aking for his text the 4th of the 9th cha
u Galatians. AT night, Rev DR. Gibbons preached
rom the text, Thy words were found and did
at them'-Jeremiah, 18th chapter part of the
6;h verse.
ChNTch Of The 1ScsHSiOH.-At night a stranger
lergyman preached from the words: "Yonng
men likewise exhort to be sober minded''-6tR
Ierse OF the I'd chapter of the Epistle Of Paul to
Titus, powerful discourse in behalf of the Epis
opal College OF St. James.
IhHtssHid Street Baptist Church AT night, the
pastor, Rev MIR. Hill, preached to a large congre-
CATION, from LIST Corinthians. 18th chapter 5sth
'erse, delivering an exhortation to Christians To
,ersevere in well doing.
So. PntTIek's (Cathoiic) Church Father Bowie
preached an able discourse from the eth chapter
"a 81 Luxe uOspel, upon the spiritual power of
he ministers Of God The choir sang with good
aste the ID grand mass of Haydn.
Wesley CiaPsI.-The morning service was con-
iGcted by Rev. MIR. Rogers, who preached from
be text of Ezekiel, 18th chapter and 4th verse
At night, Rev. DIR. van preached from Ephe-
slams, Sd chapter and ith verse.
VI. E. Church South In the morning, Rev
los y. Proctor, pastor. preached from the Sd
HAPPIER Of LIST Corinthians, 10Th and 18th verses
AT night from the 10th chapter of Isaiah. and
3lst verse.
Nc hsHdree Chnpei.-Dr. Hamilton. the pastor
preached last night from the Sd Psalm and 9Th
verse.
Mr. Il. HURLBERr USDERwooD-On Saturday
evening this gentleman gave his original read
Ings AT WIZARDS Concert Hall Hazel Valley
IS PASTORAL poem Of no little beauty and power
u isasmple picture Of rural life adorned with the
imagery that fertile imagi nation can produce
As a descriptive essay IT is of marked merit
Comp tent critics have declared 1t to be the finest
pastorale ever written In America. The "Hazel,sj
are described as
swinging baskets on each arm
Filled with nuts, like infants chary
Nesting in their blankets warm
The freshness Of thought and perception which
aboands throughout the whole of the second
Canto is particularly grateful, and no description
could be more touching than that of the seyerinp