The national Republican., 1860-12-10
LOCAL NEWS.
RELIGIOUS.


chapter and fifth verse: Gone Lord, one faith,
one baptism" He alluded feelingly 10 the
present agitated condition Of the Union, and
urged his hearers to look to God for help. We
should adopt the language of Isaiah, "The Lord
is our shield" He will save US.
Must it be said that the Government of the
United States, which has risen to such glori
Gus position, must tumble to ruin before our
National Capitol is fnished2
Man cannot rightly govern himself Under
God, have we not judge, lawgver, and king
The Supreme Court is our judge, Congress our
lawgiver, and the President our King.
Alter describing several empires OF ancient
and modern times, he asked, what are these,
compared with the Kingdom Of our Lord
Jesus Christi Worldly territories may have
their boundaries, but the Spiritual empire needs
no surveyor or mason to mark its boundaries.
The cedars of the East and oaks Of the West
the palms of the South and frs Of the North,
all give forth their incense at His shrine, and
there is no secession in that kingdom.
First Presbyterian Chwch.-An overflow.
ing congregation was present at the rededica-
ton Of this church yesterday. The services
were peculiarly interesting. In the morning,
Rev. Gardiner Spring delivered very impress
sive discourse, taking for his text Leviticus,
18th chapter, Both verse: "Ye shall reverence
my sanctuary" He remarked, that we should
reverence the sanctuary: lst, because It is the
place where God is, and where the Holy Spirit
comes to our rescue; I'd, for its moral power
Sd, for its active benevolence 4th, for it's con.
servative principles; and 9Th, for its social and
fraternal character. Thespeaker took up these
various points, and discussed them in the full
est and most complete manner.
The audience having arisen, he then de.
clared this church dedicated to the service Of
Almighty God.
After which, the pastor, Rev. Byron Sunder.
land read statement giving q concise view
of the rise and progress Of the church which,
for the want Of space, we are compelled 10
omit.
Rev. William McLain, formerly pastor of
the church, also assisted in the services of the
morning.
The choir sang, in beautiful style, several
fine anthems, which added much to the inter
est Of the exercises.
The Rev. DR.. Jenkins, of Philadelphia, occu
pied the pulpit in the evening, and preached
from the words of John, Sd chapter, 10th and 18th
verses: " God so loved the world" &c.
He said the critics had endeavored TO detach
these words from the foregoing verses, in which
reference is made to the story Of the brazen
serpent, but he could not assent to it, as they
obviously fell from the same lips. Our own
version, as we'll as the original Greek, indicates
the same author.
Shall we seek to explain it? Impossible.
We take it as it is; expecting further light in
higher state.
Trinity Chrrh In the morning, Mr..
Schenck, Of Baltimore, preached from Zecha.
riah, 9th chapter, 18th verse: Turn ye to the
stronghold, ,ye prisoners of hope" These words
were addressed to the captive Jews, who,
k1ar lol IS al.
prisoners as long as they remained in Babylon.
But we apply it in larger sense. At the fall,
man became the prisoner Of sin, but, at the
same time, the hope of deliverance was given
him. Christ is the stronghold promised from
the very first, unto whom all may flee and be
saved, But the promise is unto such as turn
This evolves many questions. From what, to
whom, must we turn? Is the portal of this
stronghold open2 When will it be closed
Ponder these questions we'll nay, ponder not
waste not a moment, but turn, turn to the
stronghold, ye prisoners Of hope.
Ryland Chapel.-In the morning, the pre-
siding Elder, L. F. Morgan, delivered an elo
quent and instructive discourse from Genesis
42d chapter, 2lst verse And they said one
to another, we are verify guilty concerning oul
brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul
when he besought us, and we would not hear
therefore is this distress come upon u.s." The
Rev. speaker commenced with the expression
of the thought, that the history of Joseph, the
beloved. son Of Jacob, was throughout the mos
intensely interesting and beautiful of all the
many narratives found in sacred Scripture
and, though familiar to all, it still retains al
its original beauty and attraction. He ther
treated at length on the crime perpetrated, tht
calamity that followed, and the compunctior
experienced and felt by the cruel and mali
cious brothers of Joseph. Proceeding in pictur
ing the terrible condition, mentally, Of the maj
who perpetrates crime deliberately. and steel
his heart against the reception of truths ex
pressed in the Bible, though, for the time, con
science may succomb and fail to speak out il
its power, sooner or later surely and fearfully
it will exert its sway aud might, and to the sui
ferer it biteth like serpent and stingeth lik'
an adder.
Ninth Street Methodist Protestant Church.
The pastor, Rev. P. L. Wilson, preached from
Lamentations, Sd chapter, and Oath verse
"The Lord is my portion saith my soul there
fore will hope in him." After describing tn
condition of Jeremiah, when he uttered tn
words of the text, he proceeded to show tn
difference between the wordling's portion an
the Christians portion, and closed by urgin,
his hearers to choose the better part
Washington Asylum-Rev R. R. Gurley
preached at P. M. at this institution, basin
his remarks on the third chapter, l4th and l5t
verses, of the gospel of John: And as Nose
lifted up the serpent in the Wilderness" &t
The remarks were very appropriate, and wer
listened to by the large number present witt
great attention, some shedding tears freely
After the services, religious papers were dil
tributed to all in the building, by the Asylur
Committee, Young Mems Christian Associs
ton, and were thankfully received. We ar
informed by Mr.. Queen, the gentlemanly an
humane Intendant, that there are about on
hundred and twenty-five persons in the tw
departments under his charge.