Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-09

RELIsIous Yesterday the congregations of the
Washington churches were generally large the
weather greatly favoring the attendance at reii.
gIous worship during the entire day. The Sab
bath was very generally respected, and we hear of
but one or two cases OF improper conduct, and
those were cases in which boys Of a thoughtless
age were implicated. There are comparatively
few strangers in Washington, and the congrega-
tions Yesterday Were almost entirely composed OF
the resident population.
Foundry CaapeI-At eleven o'clock A. m Dr
Edwards edited a large audience with discourse
founded on the word Of God as recorded in Rev.
Citations, IA 6. 7, s." And saw another angel
hY in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting
gospel to preach, &c. He remarked in the out
set that. the angel flying in the midst of heaven
Is prophetic symbol announcing to the prophet
and through him to the church, that the time will
come when the gospel message shall be born
everywhere throughout the uni verse with success;
and that the notes which pealed from the lips of
the angel who Immediately succeeded, crying
Babylon 10 fallen,n signified the fulhlment of
what the first angel had predicted He said the
lesson taught by the text is this viz That 1t is by
means Of the ministry Of truth that Christianity
wins Its triumphs He proceeded to argue this
from the following considerations FIRST this
was the only means instituted by Christ for the
conquest OF his enemies, as he ignored all the
forces to which men would have directed him,
and commanded his discip plies to go into all the
world and preach the gospel. And this brief
command embraces all that God ever required his
ministers to do for the spread of the gospel, from
the tune when Constantine painted the cross on
the Roman standard down to the present struggle
In behalf Of religious liberty in Italy. Secondly,
preaching the gospel is the only means in harmo-
ny with, and allowed by, the spirit of Christian
ity for everything else, artnce, force &c, is a
violation Of its fundamental law of personal re-
sPonsi6ility- The speaker having enlarged upon
this point, passed to his thtrd argument, viz That
from the nature Of the conquest to be made the
preaching Of tue gospel Is the only instrument
which can successfully be employed for the pur-
pose. In the latter part of the discourse DR. T.
tod he th01 fOr
Christianity with those employed by Islamism
and other false systems of religion; the former ap.
peaing to love- TO truth, and to reason, principles
harmonizing with the noblest traits of the mind
and heart, while the latter resorted to artifce
force, terror, or coercion, well as the love Of
power and pleasure, and other sensuOus princi pes
degrading, alike to truth, to conscience, and to
mans noblest faculties. Lastly, he said that this
method appealing to truth, conscience, and to
reason is of itself guarantee Of the future
success OF Christianity. She has had her dark
seasons-dangers have threatened her from every
quarter clouds have settled densely over her for
season. the nOblest moral heroes whose lives have
ever gilded the annals of the world, have persisted
on the scatfOld and at the stake in her defence
until at last she has merged from the midnight
blackness with an efulgence SURPRISING thai of
tue MONDAY sun. The speaker closed by a brief
allusion to the advantages which we have received
from Christianity.
Methodist Protestant Church, Ninth Street =
The services of the day We're conducted by the
pastor, Rev. p. l.. Wilson, who preached an e.
fectve discourse in the morning from the text Of
Luke los For the children of this world are
in their generation wiser than the children of
light J" AT night very interesting sermon upon
the Christians trust, % from I'd Timothy, .l2-
a. For | know whom I have believed, and am
persuaded that He is able to keep that which /
have committed unto Him against that day"
III E Church SoNth.-In the morning the ser
vice was conducted by the Rev. C. X. Marshall
ID ID, Of Mississippi, who preached an eloquent
discourse from the text in Mathew % 2S-ss1ake
therefore, the talent from him. and give il unto
him which hath ten talents" At ght the Rev
c. Granbery, late pastor preached from Prov
cribs i.23-"Keep thy heart with all diligence
for out Of it are the issues Of life"
ASSenbIy's ChHrch.-Rev A G. Carothers
pastor, preached In the morning from John, 6 90 -
:. IL the Son therefore shall make you free, We
was held at O'Clock. At night, Rev. A. ID.
Moore preached from John, ii 80 Lord he
whom thou lowest is sick
East Washington NJ. z. ChNreh-Rev w T.
rumm, pastor, preached from Proverbs IL. 81
There Is that scattereth and vet increaseth and
there is that witbholdeth more than is meet but
IL tendeth TO poverty.n At night from Ephesians
9. 10" Finally, my brethren, be strong in the
Lcrd, and in TIE power Of his might"
4sylKm Rev. II. C Westwood pastor of
Union Chapel, preached from the text, - Let US
hear the conclusion of the whole matter, fear God
and keep his commandments, for this is the
the committee Of Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton.
WHERE THE COLD COMES FRoM.-The Smith
sonian Institution by of its extended system
of meteorological observations, has been enabled
TO make some very curious invest cations respect
ing the three memorable cold DAYS of January,
1859 Ii found that the cold Of the three DAYS
above mentioned swept progressively over the
country like wave, coming down from the A re-
Tic regions, and first entering the territory Of the
United States at the extreme Northwest, among
the Rocky Mountains. IL was experienced al
Utah some three DAYS before 1t reached the banks
of the northern Mississippi, and was heralded by
telegraph at Minnesota some two days before II
reached Washington. At Buffalo, it was some
hours in advance Of Boston, aud was felt last on
the Atlantic Ocean, where il appears to have van
ished. This cold wave also swept South in most
remarkable manner, and progressively appeared
in Florida and other southern States, and Mexico;
and the last pulsations, as ii died away In this
direction were experienced in Central America
and among the West India Islands Taken ali
in all. ii was one Of the most kable meteoro-
log lcal phenomena ever noticed, and the facts
collected seem to prove that the originating i'm
pulse came from the extreme northweste IN Dor
tons Of the American continent
The FUNERAL of Mr. Rein Beck took place
Yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended
The Odd Fellows, accompanied BY Withers'
band, were represented by the Grand Encamp-
ment, Columbian EncamPment No l. and Cen
trail Lodge No. l. From the late residence of the
deceased the corpse was conveyed to Wesley
Chapel, were the religious services were con-
Quoted by the Rev Messrs. Edwards and Macau-
u
cortege then proceeded to the Congressional Gem
etery, where, after the last sad rites of the Odd
Fellows, conducted by Chaplain r. w Middle
ton, the body was deposited in the family vault.
The deceased was an Old and highly respected
citizen of Washington, and his services as an in
structor Of the young have directed the feet OF
many in the path that led to honor and wealth
His scholars will retain him in grateful remen.
brance.
The PoroMAc wArKR.-For the benefit Of tn.
many Of our thousands Of readers In the city wht
never any Of the papers Of limited circulation
In which the municip pal powers that be see At, II
their patriotic wisdom, TO do the Corporation ad
vertising, we publish the following advertisement
gratis:
WATER REGISTRARS OFFIcE,)
July 6, 1850.
All water rents are now due and payable at thi
once. IL not paid during this month the Law
requires that the water be cut off
RANDOLPH COYLE, Water Registrar
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL during tn
month Of June obtained an income from tolls O
sl2 500. During the week commencing the Is
Of July the returns from tolls for ascending artl
49, RE- g. a.l a..