Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-16
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hhLIsious.-OnS Sunday, pleasant spring morn
Ing ai'ef the week Of rain which preceded il,
ofougn' out good attendance generally upon the
ceremonies OF the various churches
foamory ChdPet-At II O'Clock a m the pulpit
was nIea oy DR.. J. l.. Gibbons who addressed
iarge snu attentive audience from the I'd verse OF
the so chapter Of the general epistle of Jobn
Beloved now are we the sons of Cod. bnt !,
do'n NOT yetappear what we shall be but we know
that Wheh He shall appear we shall be like Him
Iol VIC snaii see Him as He isn The minister
openea m discourse by stating that where there
Is no similarity Of sentiment there can be no upitv
OF sPlrlG that where there is light there cannot n
, .ne SANE nme be darkness Apply this remark to
the cnlioren Of God and the children of this
world, and we find that there is 40 similarity of
olsposluol or sentiment but the former are perse-
cuted bythe latter. But, however the christian
may oe overlooked by the men of this world they
are ioeked after by Christ. The language of the
IeAt leads TO two thOughts-first, what is the
present character Of the christian; and second
WI Wnas are his future prospects lie then spoke of
nus nrst tepic, viz: The present character of the
christian as being the highest state of felicitv
which can be attained on earth for they fcbris
tians) are the children Of God wherever thew NAV
oe, or by whatever name they may be called
ana In order that they may be So a revolution
must take place by which man NAV be CHANGED
from his natural state This change must be a
real one, wrought in the heart and not an imaoi
nsH one ana nothing can effect 1t but the grace
OF Tod The Doctor then spoke of the relation
which the christian bears TO Christ viz: that of
son, as being digni6ed one The men Of This
world glory in their relations to kings, princes.
nooies, ana all who are powerful; but the
chflstian can claim relationship to one who com
mands the thunders, and they obey, and who
wleids the lightnings and causes them To nlav
n-moly through bis fingers. He spoke at length
the second and last one viz: The fntnre n,osDsctS
Oh tue ctiid OF God. He remarked that they are
partly hidden and partly unfolded 10 those on
earth; but this should not cause our diligence to
cnufch while here, so shall our felicity be in the
world above He then enumerated some of me
JOYS OF the heavenly world, and, in short said he
,hst sna1 oe made TO rejoice in all the blessings
'ndt tne divinity can oestow; and could we bor-
row language from Paradise itself it would fail
IN the description Of the future world
TRINITY Chrrch: In the morning the Rev. DR..
butter pastor diseoursed from the LIST and ID
verses OF the 10th chapter of the first epste of Pau
to the Corinthians To be baptized I'm its ms,
sense with water and the holy Ghost, was 10 enter
Into new state. 1t was the means of inauoura
ung new lleInew in its outward forms and in
iss inward reality. Such the case substan
ualiy with the jews. Besides this palpable and
dlstlnct meaning Of the apostle as an entrance
lnto new outward and inward state, the words
ot ot In, lne T1I hke many other sublime utterances
Oh tne w ora OF God, affected them deeply by the
aw1ully solemn suggestions conveyed by the
phrases "under the cloud ;" "in the cloud !, and
,,il IN tne sea All men, to be truly saved must
like Jesus pas under the cloud i'm the clond and
under the sea for then only could they eat of the
spiritual meat and drink the spiritual drink Of
molly and of heavenly light So, also. under
CLOUDS OF sorrow and temptation they were han
uzed into spiritual truth and spiritual peace
Nothlng was more unintelligible 10 the world
tnah when Christians spoke Of the ministry of sor.
row and OF trial I'm the soul Christians. however
traced to this their deepest and richest low. WHY
should men wonder at this result for peace is the
GIT OF God. Sorrow and temptation drove them
10 Him In an earnest and agonizinp prayer The
world could not understand this but the dear
secret was with Gods people and TO them II was
most oiessedly and eminently true They sbonid
all regard II as high privilege to be permitted 10
suffer for Christ, their Saviour
Methodist Church South. In the morning Rev
w Sassnett, ID. D., preached from the Dist
cnapter OF Isaiah, last clause of the l1th verse
w atchman, what'of the night" There was no
service In the evening. The pastor Rev Mr.
Proctor, preached in the afternoon at Island Hail
seventh Ward, from the text of Malachi Isl
chapter, 9th verse; and proceeded to the organiza
ton OF Sabbath School at that place
NiHth-Street Methodist Protestant ChnYch The
pastor, Rev. +. L.. Wilson, conducted the seryice
OF the day, and preached in the morning from
ioth Psalm, lst verse; and at mig from I'd Peter
sd chapter, llth verse.
ASSeDbIy'S (PreSbytsrianl Chnych- Rev MIR
Moore filled the pulpit in this church. the pastor
Rev A. q. Carothers, being seriously Ill I'm the
morning, the sermon was upon the text Matthew
5:lo; and at night, MatthewS:7
Wesley Chdpsl.-Rev. Mr. McCaullev preached
IN the morning from ID Peter chant 9d 18Th
verse. At night, from Luke 18th 25th verse
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