Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-12

R1LIeIous- the high wind
general turn out of our churc6-going citizens to
the morning services In all the houses Of worship
The afternoon and evening services were also
largely attended.
Butler (Rector) discoursed from Acts IL. ~. go
kar mankind could judge from the records Of
scripture, IL did not appear that more women
than men became christians. On the contrary,
there one passage Of Scripture which seemed
intended to correct a then prevalent impression
that In consequence Of the sin Of Eve, women
would have more difaculty In being received and
saved than men. Adam was not first deceived;
but Eve, which caused her sex to become involved
In The transgresson. But, Notwithstanding this
sYecihc curse incurred by Ewes transgresson,
woman was not thereby necessarily excluded from
the privilege Of Redemption, secured by faith and
well doing; but only excluded from the office of
public teacher in the church Of God. Here, then
the Apostle argued to meet prevailing prejudice
that women would not have as good an opportu-
nifty for salvation as men. But the prevailing i'm
preston at the present day was that II easier
for women TO be religious than men. IL was
equally manifest that there were many more
christian women than men. In the congregation
he was then addressing, they constituted about
cSS,cbns ,bs Of me whole hole number In many
OF some churches In which they were ten to one.
IL was curious and startling fact, and one to
which the ministry Of the church of God had been
recently directed. An admirable little volume
had recently been published by Presbyter of
the church Of Virginia, IN which the writer in
9uires Into the reason Of this fact In his opinion
II Is not to be attributed to the organic diversity
OF the sexes; to higher moral constitution of
man. nor in the real supposed fact that man had
more brain and woman more heart; but in the
different education OF the sexes; in the different
relations which they sustained to the families the
State, society, business, and, perhaps more than
all, TO different standards which man, the master
OF opinions, the maker Of manners, had prescribed
for himself and for woman. Some persons held
That 1t was the fault Of the clergy In adapting their
dlscourses more to the understanding and feelings
of women than men. Ministers, 1t was said did
not seem to enter into the peculiar temptations,
skeptctsms, difficulties, and obstacles in the way
OF men. They often intimated that preachers
themselves became rather womanish In spirit.
Nost persons thought IL was easier for women to
De religious than men; and hence they thought ID
also more important that they should be so; and
that they themselves could get along better than
the other sex without religion. He saw no reason
for supposing that woman was less completely
fallen being, or less depraved in nature than man
In all that which constituted snfulness there
could De no difference between the positions.
1t was the race that had fallen, and these were
It's characteristics as a race. He did not see how,
on theological grounds, an argument could be
,i"n o 70 snow naPpier purer moral con-
contrary, a plausible argument could be con-
structed from woman's fall to prove that she was
al hrst more accessible to evil than man, and
since then more depraved Still less could such
an argument be based on grounds of analogy
with other creatures, for II would be difficult to
show that the female sex was higher and finer in
Its NATURALIZATION man. Neither was he
able to believe that there was ANYTHING I'm the
usual life Of woman, In the female cares and du.
ties, which render I'd them less likely to call out
and foster innate sins, than the perplexities and
cares of men in their various occupations He
attributed this difference to the fact that as class
they have some advantages which men have not,
for overcoming the equal evil and the co ual temp
tanon. Woman was a dependent-her sufferings
and her wrongs inflicted by man, drove her TO
the altar to seek comfort and consolation She In
driven to Christ by sorrow; and sometimes her
heart PUSHES to the church Of God as a bird over
taken by the tempest beats its rufed wings against
the window Of lonely habitation, or a lost bird
upon the sea, weary and exhausted, drops upon
the vast waters
hyIaHd CAaPsI-In the morning, the Pastor
Rev. Mr. Coombs, disccursed from jeremiah -
n: AS live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the
son OF Jehoiakim King Of Judah were the signet
upon nay right hand, yet would l pluck thee
thence" The Rev. speaker said the Prophet Jerc-
miah was sent to the house Of the King of judah
WIZ the message, exhorting them to repentance
Win promises and threatenings of the judgment
OF GOd they perish in vic kedness and sin. The
ldea expressed In the text is however dear we be
IN the sight Of God, dear to him as the sgnet
upon his ght hand vet IL we continue In course
81 SIN and crime, we forfeit his good will and e.
eern, and are plucked out thence punished fer
tansgressng his law The signet referred to was
Eng set with precious gem, worn by the
ancienfs on the right hand, and was a symbol Of
power and authority. The illustrations were apt
and forciole to show the sure and fearful punish
ment TO the incorrib bic sinner and unbeliever-that
OF the antediluvians, the Jews, Gods chosen peo-
pie, and the Iebellious angels, We're most pronni-
nent Closing with the necessity and business for
GOD punlshlng vain and mortal man to sustain
and uphold bis moral government and the remedy
TO avert the threatened danger by immediately
sueing for pardon and forgiveness. The discourse
was listened to with marked attention and pleas
ure by numerous assemblsge In the evening,
tie text selected was from Romans, g. Is.
Grace ChEreh-Rev. Mr.. Holmead, the rector
alscoursed In the morning from Hebrews, {. rs
The text had evident reference to the cities of
Refuge established under direct comma nd of God
An Interesting description was given Of these six
cioes and the immunities afforded by them and
aeohuast was drawn between the intense anxiety
with which the painting fugitive fleeing from
family, home and everything dear to him, strained
every nerve 70 reach the place Of refuge in
OF MS Pursoers, and the careless apathy with
which the sinner similarly conditioned fingers
needless Of the deadly ad versary in pursuit of him
Methodist Protestaat ChKrch, eta Street.-The
morning service was conducted by Rev. VIM. G.
Jdpscomo Of Virginia, who preached an able dis
course from Galatians, II. IL was quite treat
TO hear discourse from this venerable minister,
who, Tor many years, has been absent from the
washington pulpit. He Is the father Of Rev
Andrew A Lipscomb, ID. D., formerly pastor of
this church. At night, Rev p Light w Ison.
pastor, preached from Proverbs, 20. 1. :. ~
1hs Union Prayer Netting, under the eusp,ces
OF the Young Mems Christian Association, was
held as usual at Waugh Chapel Capitol Hill,
yesterday afternoon. Ii was well attended The
meeting as conducted by Mr. James ii. BeaiI,
OF The Association. Brief and appropriate ad-
dresses, by Rev. J. r. Erngsr, Mr.. Clark and
others, added 70 the qualification Of the audience
81. JoAs's ChEreh.-At the IL O'Clock a. m
service DR. Pyne preached from Hebrews 81 to a
large congregation, previous to the communion Of
the Lords supper. The beautiful Episcopal
service was wei rendered by the choir under Miss
Juliana May.
Msthodia CAxreh SoxtA.-RevJ Mr.. Proctor
preached In the morning from Hebrews 3 ~. AT
the mig ht service there was crowded attendance,
- and much attention was bestowed upon the re-
MARKS Of Rev. Mr.. Proctor from Luke Is 70.
Methodist Profssfaat CAEreA, Navy Yard.--In
the morning, the pastor (Rev. VIM. T. Dummy
preached from Habakkuk a. In the evening,
Rev Mr.. Roby, Of Georgetown, delivered a dis.
course from LIST Timothy 30. $500
Asssn1bly's (Prssbytsrian) CRsyeA REV " d.
Collins, Of New York city, conducted the services
IA this church yesterday-preaching In the nom.
Ing from John q ~, and at Night from John 3, Is.
Wesley CRap.l.-The services Of the day were
conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. McCaulfy who
Preached In the morning from the text Of Philip.
plans 3 lin the evening from Psalms 81 r.
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