Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-23


tee services OF the evening, or the Sabbath ram
pies OF those who wished to enjoy walk in the
public grounds and suburbs Of the city
TRINITY ChEToh.-In the morning the Rev Dr
Butler, rector, discOurSed from LIST Corintbians
l3s-' Charity never faileth; but whether there
be prophecies they shall fall whether there be
tongues, they shall cease; whether there be kuowl
edge II shall vanish away" A mans character
was indicated by the bent of his affections " hen
they knew what man loved they knew what he
was IL he loved that which was evil bose and
low. they knew that he bad and so the re-
verse mans happiness also depended upen
The state or his affections and not uDon his intel
Iect, genius, place, fame, or wealth, as many
might at first thought be led to suppose III he be
destitute Of affections, if, having those " hIch
are at the same time warm and low he hxes them
upon insufficient and impure objects he cannot
ne happy Man moral character depended upon
his conscience and his will but his happiness
upon the nature Of his affections Happiness in
deed was buttse outgrowth and Towering of right
anecuOni they could not conceive Of affection as
sprlnging only from love. From genius beauty
mig INT be born; from success pride and compIa-
cency might arise; from the conscience remorse
or peace might come; but only from love could
happiness proceed In fact, happiness was but
another name for love-love which was right i'm
Itself, the objects on which, and measure and
manner in which II was displayed. Where there
was such love there must be happiness Love
then, was the souls glory, and happiness the
crOwnlng grace. The real elevation and happi-
ness Of a soul depended upon the purity Intensity
dtslnterestednesS and instinctiveness of it's love
This was indeed precious truth for humble souls
and they should feel grateful that it wasso Love
was the end, OF which faith and hope were only
the means, and therefore the greatest of the three
rs II was the end and they but the means. II
would remain while they passed away But il
must De observed that 1t was the Divine and holy
lcve alone To which the words Of the text referred
In examining the characteristics of this descriD-
Iion OF IOve-th!s holy heaven born lOve-they
found that 1t had its first and fullest JOY In Tod
bihseli, who was alike its author and its great
OBJECT IL was complacencY established; II was
Sfautude Tor his goodness. Surely this part of
tnelr nature which was To survive after death this
which contained many of the other graces which
We're given TO IL ON earth as that alone which was
permanent and imperishable well deserved To he
cultivated and 70 he vigorous and pure TWAS
tae very beginning of Heaven Itwas essentially
the same, for in Heaven ii must have the same
objects, and be the same in character as IL was on
earth- Hence the common expression, - Grace is
OUT glory begun. - This charity never faiIetb
but there was love on earth which must fail ,
and that was the affection Of human heart. FOR
each other, which depended on merely human
relations, the growth of their sensitive nature
which could be exercised only in connection with
The present constitution of things and which
therefore, from Its very nature must fail because
the nature through which il sprung would be
broken up and changed and the objects nnon
which II had been exercised removed and the
entire system Of things on which IL now depends
destroyed. He then proceeded TO exhort his hear
ers to strive to display this holy love, which
would lead them TO a heavenly rest where they
would ind worthy objects on which they could
forever bestow It, and from whom they could re-
cetve the same.
Foundry ChapeI-At IL a. m DR. Edwards
addressed an attentive audience from Genesis
LII am the Almighty God; walk before me-
and be thou perfect - The speaker began nv
stating that the great duty or motive to obey God
IS here drawn from his character as an Almighty
being. He then proceeded to make a practical
se OF the Tuts recorded in the text from the fol-
lowing considerations: First. IL should deter ,Is
from sin; from sin as considered in opposition To
GCd- No sin should be considered as a trife
since II IS In oPPos ton to an Almighty God; and
yEhethoF nF tffrRf a =
opposition to God, therefore IL incurs his dis
pleasure, and should be constantly stunned The
C;nniPoience Of God is great reason why we
should not offend Him, and creation is one OF th.
greatest motives why we should serve him In
the second place, the truth recorded in the text
should assure ms that the duties assigned by God
are all practicable, or such can be performed
Even though seas Of LECTION and persecution lie
in our way, God will cause their waves to sepa-
rate, and afford US a safe passage through them;
enemies snail be made TO flee before us and
massive walls OF hlndrance shall be made 10
tumble at our appearing. In short If We trust In
God we shall be able to conquer all difficulties
II ne trouble with US generally is this that we too
often create in minds di riculties that do not
Ia really exist. For instance we imagine that we
see some impossible mountain in our road and in
thls imagin mary view give up In despair; whereas
II we would keep on our Journey reiying on God
according 10 promise, the rough places would be-
made smooth, and we would be enabled TO 90 on
our way rejoicing. Finally, the truth Confined
here should ratifY our faith, as to give II ali
the force Of a motive to obedience DR. E. after
dwelling for some time upon this point spoke Of
Tue path OF duty as being the only path OF safety
and eNhorted bis hearers for this reason to follow
u always, although IL may sometimes lead over
rough places and up steep and rugged hills and
Inough we may sometimes have to battle with
herce enemies. Nevertheless, If we take for our
motto, onward and upward - and do not turn
on 10 tue pleasant (lOOkng) paths Of sin and folly
We shall come of more than conouerors and
make sure our road TO heaven.
s.. Johns Lutheran Church German, ! Fo,,
and half street, Issnd.-The Rev. Mr. Schlpgel
pre- ched yesterday his first Anniversary sermon
ia which he defined the duties of ministers and
people, reading from the Prophecies Of Isaiah and
Ezekiel, as also from the fast Of Hebrews In
connection with this young congregation are some
foTty or nfty families; there is also SUNDAY
school, conducted in the morning in German and
IN the afternoon in the English language During
the year there have been added about eip htee5
iamilles 70 toe church. The debt Of the church
las been reduced between seven and ei0ht hun
dred dollars, besides improvements upon the
church 10 the amount Of several hundred dollars
pom the whole, the pastor feels encouraged in
TINS interesting field Of labor. The German popu-
lation Of our city being large, there yet remains
much TO be done.
u P. Church. Nary YaTd.-Rev. Mr. DUNN
pastor preached from the text Brethren, have
the mind In you that was in Christ Jesus - Pa
uence, long suffering, meekness humility and
Senueness, these were the characteristics Of our
dressed savior, and 1t becomes us, his professed
followers, to encourage the same virtues that the
love OF God may abide in US, and that we NAV
walk in the way of holiness As Christians are
Hlduc CO"Ofkcfs Win tue Father and Son In the
conversion Of the world, we should at all times
and under all circumstances pray ardentIy and
earnestly, with faith, that the mind that was in
Christ Jesus may be In
The UAiOH Prayer Meeting at Waugh Chapel
(CaPitol HILL owing TO the threatening state of
the weather yesterday afternoon. was but slimly
attended, Notwithstanding the meeting was very
Interesting This is the fifth union PRAYER meet
ing the Young Mems Christian Association have
held at this quarter, all Of which have been well
attended. except the last two; circumstances then
preventing large attendance. These meetings
are growing in interest, and promise to be pro-
ductive of good
H,thod'st Protestant Church NiHfh strsst-In
the absence OF the pastor, the pulpit was supplied
Ia the morning by Rev. Mr. Ferguson WHO
preached from Hebrews 6l9-ft Which hope we
have as an anchor Of the soul, both sure and sed-
fast, and which entereth into that within the
veil !" At night Rev. p. II Sweet preached from
John IA I6-'' And will pray the Father and he
shall give you another comforter that he NAV
abide with you forever.''
W. E ChKreh South The pastor Rev. MIR
Proctor, preached in the morning from Mathew
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