Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-07


churches Were more than usually well attended.
The ladies, especially, apart from the spiritual
duties in which they engaged, displayed their
customary appreciation Of the latest sprin. fash.
ions, while the other sex were not Indifferent to
the appropriate costuming
TriHity Chureh.-In the morning the pulpit
was occupied by Bishop Meade, Of Va who dis
COursed from the 18th verse of the 5th chapter of
~ John And he will not come to me that he
may have lig ht." lie would inquire how MANY
there were In every age, more the people of God
than tue Jews were, to whom these remarks were
equally applicable And, first, he would apply
them To those who most resembled the unbelieving
Jews, 10 whom they We're first addressed He
meant those who would not search the Scriptures
that they might believe in Him, or, if they did
kept the veil over their hearts that they might not
see Him But there Were those again who would
not como 10 Christ for other reasons Some for
sns-aHce. through false shame and the fear of men
Ae charged many, " aye. how MANY with re-
SuSlng to come to Christ chiefly through coward
see Was il not the case with some present that
morning that they were ashamed to own even as
much faith in Christ, and Penitence for SIM God
hdd actually put into their hearts Ii some COM
Panion suspected the secret and tainted them with
II did blush never mantle on their check, and if
as with Peter they were never ready to declare
they did not even know the man" Did they
not deny the Lord that bought them by DENYING
that they had any feeling in their hearts towards
Him Would they not sometimes, in order to
disprove the suspicion or charge of piOus feeling,
even join i'm some irreli gious tests or some un-
Sodly pursuit? And did they not out of the same
feeling refuse TO come TO Christ in some of the
various ways appointed to lead them to Him
He then IN an impressive manner addressed few
words to another Class-the moral and the amiable,
30 called. To his dear Young friends he would
especially speak. He felt for them. They were
snrsi apt to be deceived, and there were those
ready To deceive their friends often parents some
times God ministers They say innocent Young
women, good hearted young men. Young friends
they lie, aud speak not the truth. They do but
fttHT and dgCClVc q
To he found in the Word Of God. Christ was as
needful to the Young as to the most boary- headed
sinner upon Garth. - If Christ died for all then
were all dead - The goodness and innocency, as
IT was called. Of the young might charm and in
terest a circle Of partial friends on earth but
would they offer such to God as passports for
heaven Would they ft them for the society of
angels In The evening, the pulpit was filed by
tn Rev. DIR Hall.
Fo4Hdyy Chapel. - DR.. Edwards 1.-THE pes'orl
rreach he'd IN the morning, from the both verse Of
the LIST chapter of John, ''Behod the Lamb of
God who taketb away the sin Of the world -" The
Doctor commenced his discourse bv speaking of
the mission Of John the Baptist as being prepara-
try TO the coming Of Christ and remarked that
as the morning star hides its glory In the depth
OF heaven at the rising of the sun so the mission Of
John the Baptist disappeared at the coming of
Christ" He then said the lamb spoken of in the
text was used merely as hgurdtive, and hence the
Investigation of the text would depend upon two
theories founded thereupon: first, s'the one which
regards the lamb merely as typifyiug the peerless
which represents Christ as really diving ypon the
cross" or, in other words, the evangelical and
uEevangelical-" He then stated that we are all
bound TO confess that the lamb is sometimes used
as the type of purity, and quoted from the Scrip
lures In which II was thus used; aud that the per
Sonal innOCense of Christ was absolutely necessary
TO prepare him - be the sacrifice for so great an
end but" said he, ''while the unevangelical
Christian regards Christ merely as an innocent
teacher, the evangelical Christian goes farther
man this and regards him as the lamb slain from
dat m 49, ~ g
and that one imperfection in his character would
have totally unified him for so great mission -
Then again; $ The Lamb of God must mean the
lamb provided by God; for whenever the lamb is
spoken of by God, il always refers to sacrifice
Here the speaker cited instances from the Scrip
ture to suostdntiate this view Finally the speaker
asked, In what conceivable sense can d Lamb be
said to take away sin without atoning for sin,
There can be no other way; for the only legitimate
meaning OF the words Ito take away is Ito lift
up. TO remove, to expiate by atOnement He re-
p-ated the question with emphasis and recon-
mended II tc the severest critic for consideration
Inc reverend gentleman then pxbortrd his con-
gregduon 10 behold the lamb of God in the sacra-
meat which they were then about to receive; and
closed with fOrcibls and hing description of
Calvary.
The CdPitel.-The Hall of Representatives was
densely crowded with fashionable and appre
Ctative auditory, presenting rich and intsrestjn,
sceue-every part of the Union being represented
IA the dense cOHcOurse. The Chaplain the Rev
l. ii stockton, selected, as the basis Of his dis
gain the whole world. and lose his own soul
The soul, as explained, meant life, which is both
body and soul This passage of scripture was
eloquently elaborated in the reverend pentlenan's
usually attractive style, and his concluding re-
marks were impressively solemn and suggestive.
Washington ASylUm.-Rev. Mr.. Bitiinger of
SsVenth-street Presbyterian Church, preached
rom the last clause of the 18th verse Of the 18th
chapter Of Luke Come, for all things are ready
The speaker showed, by citing various passages
mat Christ was able to save all who come Into
him, and that there is room in Heaven for all
men The Washington City Bible Society having
donated number of copies of the Bible the
committee OF the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alon lett copy In each room not having one
already.
Methodist CAErci SOm6.-Elder Parrish. of the
Christian Church, occupied the pulpit in the
morning service. during which the communion
was administered by the Methodist ministers
The visiting denomination did not partake At
night Elder Benedict delivered a discourse upon
what he salled the fallacy OF the popular notion
81 the ten lost tribes and the return of the Jews
Afler the sermon, the ordinance of baptism bv
sPrinkling was administered in the presence Of
the congregation, young lady being the reel ient
ASSsDibty'S (PTssbyisTiaR) ChBrch-The pastor,
Rev: d Caroibers, appeared in his pulpit for
the b st time in the last i've months and nrfac he'd
an appropriate sermon from Revelations I'D
CbaPtT, 9TH verse: There shall be no nirht
mere n large congregation welcomed the re-
in OF thsir pastor, but we are sorry to state that
MI. C.s health appears very feeble At night
Prof shute preached; text, frst clause of the mn
veTst, LIST chapter Of Johnl.
WesEsy ChaPsI.-The pastor, the Rev. Mr.
McCauley, occupied the lpt in the morning
aud the Rev r. l.. Dashiel at night. The latter
took for his text the remark of the Saviour "My
burden Is light He showed the oppressiveness
of sin, and the lightness of the duties which
christianity imposes, with the promise of the rest
which is prepared for ''tbe people Of God
81. 1LoysiESy--At II O'Clock a IN. the cungre-
cation present listened attentively IN a discourse
from the Gospel Of the day by Rev Father Early,
President of Georgetown College. The choir
sang with much taste the grand in q, by
Maria Carl Won Weber. At the ofertory Mrs.
cecilia Young sang delightfully."- the Alma Virgo,
by Hummel.
HsfhodiSf Protestant ChKrch, NtHth street The
pastor, Rev r L.. Wilson, conducted the service
Of the day, preaching in the morning from LIST
Peter, LIST chapter, last clause Of the 18th verse
After the service, the communion was admins
tered TO the members Of the church At mig Int,
the sermon was based upon the text of Luke, 18th
chapter, 3lst verse.
BASE IA game Of base ball was PLAYED
Saturday last, on the Mall, between the Potomac
Club, Of the First Ward, and the National Club,
OF Capitol Hill, in which the latter club was
worsted 35 TO Is In seven innings The Potomac
club has challenged club i'm baltimore In nlav