Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-08

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Rh 5IS Yesterday there appeared y be a
very fau attendance Of our church. going citizens
At the various houses Of worship and the servicss
were peculiarly interesting At nj ht thesky WINS
oeclouded, and about the time the. evening
services were ended copious showers Of rail- be:
gan, and continued throug bout the night, %
-..- sGraes Chsrch, { EYiseopaI.|-Rev Mr. Holmead
pseached IN the morning from the c4sh Psaim, LIST
verse How smiablc are thy tabernacies, D Lord
OF the worship or Almighty God was dwsit npon
How little Of esrthly feelings ought 10, minple
with our thoaghts atworship. The church Of
Christ ought 10 be INTO us an the very gate of
heaven, Human passions should have no place
Were Temper, malice, wrath, uncharitablene ks
should hide thsif diminished heads. What are
20 we here, and what eur errand, weeos1e as poor
snPplians--as the beggar comes TO our doors for
food snd covering, but Infinitely more needy than
ne. How soon the hungry, in-olad wandersr will
poral things, but to lay hands on things eter.
nah We come for a home eternal When we
consider how very needy we must appear IN the
eye Of God and his angels how humble should be
-. Attention WA called to the appellation given
10 the tabesascles Of the Lord amisble''i
but n how a. 'PneiSr. SSsgna
j.. the character OF Gods people was tsansfesred
90 70 God's house. Ii Ia because they are amisble
themsetves their hearts have been subd ned by
Gods love. What a monstrous ananoly is that
Spectacle In the house Of God OF hearts hlfed with
sWfstori, II there was spot on Gods earth where
people should kneel together In thu golden chains
s Of love and charity in spirit Of meek nsss 4en>
ueness and kindness, Il is In the house ofsGoH III
in TIE church OF God, brotherhood does NOT bold
ias.in tooaang, then ne ehursa " ast ths,Spe OF
win toose who worship In heaven befcte The
{. =, The shOrtness OF our probation was alluds ed
.s to; how soon We shall appear at smother altar,
''s tn another worship, before the Great High
Priest, where prayer 10 turned into praises. Now
= we are entering upon the first OF the exercsrs
= selves fof eternity How anxious we should be
TO cultivate the atmosphere that suits Gods house
-gentieness, kindness, readiness to bear and
The preacher proceeded In solemn and affec-
nonate language in the same connection at some
length. The music Of a fine choir added to the
imPreS.veness Of the services.
". p. 4Ckxreh. Ninth street Rev p Iight
Wilson, pastor, preached In the morning from the
text of John 20, the latter clause: "Behold the
lamb Of God, which tsksth away the sin Of the
10 with great attention. The introduction was an
eloquent description of John, the Baptist AZ the
harbinger Of the Messiah; the preaching Of John;
me opinion Of the Jew: respecting John; Johns
moRV concerning Christ; the title Of the lamb of
GOD. and the concentration of ali other Jewish
sscrihcesi this The nations Of the earth approach
their God by no other means than sacrifices and
the origin Of all appear to be from the example
afforded by Revelations. Fhe discourse ended
with an application of the subject and an earnest
appeal TO the congregation to profit by 10. After
the sermon, the Ordinance Of baptism was ad
minisIered by the pastor, assisted by Rev u
Ward, to six adults, according to the form of the
church. After this ceremony, a number Of those
who professed conversion during the meeting still
IN progress, and several by certificate were re-
ceived into the church. The sacrament of the
Lords supper was also administered TO those
present; Al night the pastor discoursed from the
text OF Isaiah Is: "Coine now, and let us reason
together with tue Lord; though your lives be an
SCARLET they shall be a. white as snow; though
they De red like crimson they shall be as wool ,,
The services at the altar Were resumed and num-
Der OF Penitens presented themselves an Increase
OF seekers, Two professsd conversion 1t was a
Beautiful feature OF the evening that a strong
company OF the members Of MeKendree Chapel
took very lively part in the service with their
Brethren, rendering very great assistance. -
Foundry CAaps!.-In the morning, DR.. Ed
wards, pastor, preached eloquent and i'm
pressive sermon from the words-s!Then Philip
opened his mouth and began at the same Scrip
tnre, and preached unto him Jesus ''-Acts 6, IS
The speaker began by saying that the dfty-third
chapter OF Isaiah, which the eunuch was reading
was descriptive Of Christ. The prophecy related
to Christ. How was the prophecy fulfilled in
Christi AS a teacher! AS good man who D.
Pesred on earth in the days Of Augustus Cnsar
Mo- the chapter had a higher meaning This
chapter was descriptive of sufferer, and suf-
ierer unto death. Christ told his disciples that
he came to die for sinners. He did not die merely
as martyr If he died merely as a mart-r WIN
is redemption connected with his deathl WHY
10 salvation through his blood, Then he did not
die as a martyr; bis death has a deeper meauin9:
he died for our sins. The death OF Christ wa.
exPaiOry-he was the lamb slain from the foun-
uanon OF me world he died for the sins of the
world. Let Us look at the character of the suf
ferer. Ii 10 said ''He was holy, without sin ),
SATIN approached him. but could find no point of
weakness-no sin We read of persons in the
sacred word whose characters are held up for our
, Imitation. Yet great and good as they were we
, see spots and oemishes In them, we find spots
:. In The sun. Not so with Christ. View him from
+. auv point, he is perfect, without sin God would
,fnever allow such perfection Of innocence to 81 fer
~ =. himself; then he must have suffered for man
,sdxektng this view Of the death Of Christ, with
,t1yeee feelings should we take the sacrament We
s~Sv4d not have you come with feelings of SUPER
sruen-out come remem bering that Il commem-
eeates great and important event.
sc. 'WssIey CAaPsl.-The morning service was con-
quoted by Rev. > ;. Roszell, who preached from
- the text OF LIST Corinthians, 10: 6Circumcjsion
Is nothing, and uncircumcision IL nothing but the
keeping Of the commandments Of God.n At
night, Rev Mr.. w heller preached from the LIST
epistle Of John, AIS: ''There is no fear in love
but perfect love cutteth out fear because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect In
IsEasd GsrDlas Mi,sion Gureh-Yest.rd,v a,
ternoon the congregation assembled at this church
were addressed by the Rev Dr. Butler pastor Of
Trinity Church, who dwelt particularly on the
beauties OF the Lords house, and the adaptation
OF its blessings to the wants Of Gods children
The Episcopal service performed in full
the church being furnished with a small organ,
which on this occasion was used for the first time
In the mission building.
". z. CAHyeh SoEth,-Rev. Mr. Proctor the
pastor, preached In The morning. Subject, the
necessity and importance Of spiritual washing;
text, John 10 .. Six persons connected themselves
with the church, making about twenty We ,ipce
the commencement Of the revival there; after
q which the sacrament Of the Lords supper was
vadministered. At night the pastor preached.
Assembiy's (Prss6yfsrtas) ChryeA-Rey. DIR
samson conducted the morning services, preach
Ing from the te1t Of Hebrew 1872. Rev. Mr.
4 Schultz preached at night; text, James $50
SWEARING OFF FROM DRINk.-The daily Cont
= OF the Mayor, comp:ehending a. IL does within
its range a variety Of business, shows perhaps
Hsnore OF the phases Of life they exist In this
.elty, than any other tribunal One of the most
frequent private applications Is ''to be sworn of
a eriBking." The poor inebriate, worn out with
>foDstzBt intoxcation, all life dark before him
<9nd with hundred broken resolutions In his ga III
- frighten him from all ordinary promises Of re-
r.3Im, bethinks himself Of the sanction of a Judi
90 OATH and resorts TO IL in the forlorn hope that
q gmay stay his ALTERING purpose, and stand be-
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