Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-26

RELIeIoUs.-The churches generally were well
attended yesterday, despite the severity OF the
weather.
Trinity Csu,ch In the morning the Rev. DR..
Butler Crscior) discOursed from Genesis 3 10 and
Romans SIS. These passages Of Scripture in
vOlved description Of every kind OF fear OF God,
from the lowest and most slavlsh where reilg ION
begins to the highest and the most lial in which
u moves He might mention as among the first
the fear Of guilt, which was the dread OF the
knS and the terror Of the Inalefactor. But there
Was another kind Of fear of the lerd which was
the brginnins OF wisdom IL was that fear which
arose from the consciousness Of being absolutely
In the power ofGod TWAS fear which prompted
and constrained an unwilling obedience. Low
this fear was twas vet often the beginning Of
wisdom. In mans present and fallen state IL was
perhaps most frequently the first step In that
progrs 81 which resulted in true religion. Now
y this far. which was at first base and sordid in
character, would gradually glide into "flial'
Il fear. This fact Of the agency Of tfear" In the
government Of God In the restoration Of man,
ggested some important references. ltsuggested
| an important lesson with regard to the proper
| training and discipline Of children. They would
Telv solely upon appeals TO conscience and the
| hear: in such cases True, any system Of edu-
cation which appealed wholly to fear, and relied
a sense OF obligation and gratitude, would be
very base and slavish system; but they might
saw Of any system which permitted ultimate
appeal to the heart which had not the words
shall; and "must;' attached 20 its code or regu
la;!ons would t nodded after the PrinciP pies Of
4 the governmental God. IL all appeals to duty
II and interest, and affection failed, what then!
W by, evidently, rod must be brought out from
It's hiding place; and IL the sight Of II did not
the purpose Il must be felt. So in the gov
| eminent Of the state There must be laws TO
strain by fear; suitable penalties affixed TO the
| violation Of such laws and, Furthermore, they
must be enforced.
J NsihOdist Protestant Churct, Niah strest-
A The morning service was conducted by the Rev.
I Sir. Michaes, o! the Virginia Conference Of the
| vi r.. Church South, who preached from the text
1 of Matthew, l,l2 At night, the pastor, Rev.
Light Wilson, preached from the text Of Isaiah,
! 3 lO,ll The preacher briefly described the two
| characters referred to in the teIt-the righteous
J and the wicked. The terms used Throughout
4 Tire Scriptures, and are varOusly applied. Right
| soUsncss when applied to God Is very different
4 from the righteous Of man. Gods righteousness
/ is essential to bis nature, and is undivided.
| Righteousness applied to man is of two sorts
/ legal and evangelical. The FIRST Is that which
1 comPrehends the external works of the law; the
Il ,ecOnd that which cOmpTehends the external acts,
\ and also the internal workings, Of the heart.
| After an instructive commentary on the language
If the text and its common intsr probation, the
preacher said that faith is the condition Of evan
ge.ical righteousness which amounts to salvation;
4 and pr0ceed to explain the reason Of the coadi-
i ton UnbelIef was the cause of aPostacy origi-
| naIly, and it brought the curse. Faith Is made
/ The condition Of the removal Of the curse, ard Of
/ restoration to favor with God. After a brief re-
view Of the text with its promises, the discourse
| was concluded with an eloquent appeal to the
congregation to follow the life Of righteousness
| which leads to salvation.
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preached in the morning from st Matthew Is %
The richness Of the promise in the text was dwelt
| upon, and II was urged that We should not take
I such promises in too general a sense, bui as in
tended for exact literal fuIhlment. Various mo-
tives prompt people to visit the house Of God but
man is a worshipper in the sense Of the text
but he who comes solely in the name of Christ.
No matter what their condition in life, how poor
or how lowly, wherever two three gathered
in His name He has promised to be with them.
He Is with them not merely in the general sense
of his OmntscisnCe. but Ia there with the
presence Of His holy spirit What awe should we
feel in such a presence, and with what eagerness
should we avail ourselves of an invitation to
ChTist's own presence. How honored we should
feel by such an invitation from any earthly poten.
tate, and how gladly should We accept IT. And
, how high should be our appreciation of the in.
y yitation when it comes from God himself
~ Methodist Episcopal On Erch SoEth.-The morn
4 ing service WIS conducted by Rev. Dr. LeOnidas
Rosser. who preached from the text Of Genesis,
/ BIS At night Rev. j r.. Edwa preached
from Luke % 81. They are both members OF the
Virginia Conference, now sitting in Alexandra.
Wesley ChdPsE.-The pastor, Rev Mr. McCau.
ley, delivered the morning discourse from Is
Samuel, 7.I2 Alright, Rev. Mr.. McFall, Of IN,
Baltimore Conference, delivered an able dis
! course.
| 81. Pafrick'S ChHrch-It being the last Sunda,
I of the Ecclesiastical year, an impressive sermon
7 was preached by Father Boyle from the ospel 70
the day High mass was celebrated by Fathe
Watar.
The Young Mems Christian Association Praye
I MStltHS al waugh chapel, Yesterday dIternOOn
was well attended. The meeting was led bv X
| T. MOrsell, Esq, President Of the Association
One request was offered in behalf Of Young man
EdSt Washington NJ. p. CAKreh-Rev. w. L
| Dunn deli vered an able discourse upon the tex
| Of Psalm lis -, IN the morn ng; and at mig b
1 preached from the text Of st. John, 1912.
| Assembly ChKreh.-Rey Mr. Collins occupied
the pulpit. preaching in the morning from tn
text OF LIST Corinthians, So $. At night the SacIa
ment Of the Lords Supper was administered. .
ChETch Of rae AscsnuoH AT nj ght service r ev
4 DR.. Pinckney preached from I'd Timothy, 6.
The Nkw CENTRAL GuARDHousE We ar
informed that the new building erected on tn
south side Of Louisiana avenue, between Mint
/ and Tenth streets, will be ready for occupancy o.
or about the hrst Of neXth month. Some OF on
citizens have complained Of the great length O
ume-so contrary to what was expected-whic
\ has been consumed in the erection Of this guard
house; but 1t Is asserted the other side that Ia
time has been well spent in the necessary prepl
ratiOns and filings for a strong, substantial, com
mOdiOus and handsome building, credtable t
our city. We indulge the hope that W hen tb
4 law now before the City Councils 10 passed, ii
relation to the Central Guardhouse. >" IL will wor
vel for the ends Of justice, we'll for the public
and well FOR the police. Combining the ney
guardhOuse does all the purposes Of a tempordr
prison for criminals and rowdies. with that Of
temporary asylum for the hOuseless and penalties
stranger, II 10 TO be hoped that IL may prove
corrective for the vicious and a temporary rsfug
| for those who, in the inclemency Of a winter
night, might otherwise perish or be frozen In th
house." published In last Tuesdays star, in II
main provision, IL will be remembered, divide
fairly aud equitably between three police magi,
tates the duties, responsibilities, and advantage
Of that position, which has been held for som
| years by one police magistrate, who, howeyt
well qualified be may be for that office came
Justly be considered better qualified than others
long standing and experience, who have faitl
fully discharged their oficial duties In the d
tricts adjoining the Central Guardhouse. Tn
/ provision Of the bill seems to be unfavorable
public opinion, as far as we hear.
GosE AT LAsr.-After a number Of litigation
with landlords and Others, the Z" snake show'' h
at last disappeared and gone into winter quarter
The animals Of this sing uar collection have passt
1 into various hands, and have been scattered In a
directions 1.-THE snakes What the man swallert
10 gone - said a little fellow who used frequent
to patroniZe the show; the white mice, the yOuI
| alligator the wild cats and tame cats, the mo
keys and the bear 'psT Sc" have all been scattsre
The show seems TO have been a very unfortuna
speculation on the whole, and has cost one Of q
proprietors probably great deal more than
| NVould he zhie Tn ma Ike with the Same cOllectit