Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-25

I tkah sunday II was just the day to invite the
| convalescent and aged, who have been home i'm
breeze, and his opportunity was not lost by man
| who were able 10 profit by 10 At an early hour
1 the sidewalks Were lined with the young and
old. passing TO and from the various churches
| The congregations at most Of the churches were
unusually arge, and the services peculiarly Inter-
| estng. A large number Of ministers of various
denominations are visiting the city at the present
time ana participated In the services on Sunday:
| 81. PaaPs LxtAsyua CAHrch Rev ]. G. Butler
preached his eleventh anniversary sermon in the
morning. After stating that his object was not to
preach Statistical discourse, though to the praise
OF HIS grace God had raised up a well nigh
erusned church to vigorous, healthy life, there
having been added during the eleven years Of his
ministry about go members, the present COM
muniou being about $50, with a ourishing Sun
nounced as bis theme aThe bond Of perfectness ),
| as taught In Colossians, 3:l4. He spoke of the
Centrifugal and centriPetal forces In nature az
having their cosrespondeneies In the intellectual
and moral world-both wisely appointed by Him
who Is the author Of matter and Of mind The
signs Of our times, he said, appeared TO indicate
prrponderance ofthe centrifugal force-the crumb-
the East and throughout Europe; the state of the
political parties In our own land; the weakening
of parental authority; the recklessness with which
the marriage tie is sundered; the multitudes Of
schools and divisions In the church, high and
low, old and new, North and South, symbolic
and ant-symbolic, often presenting unholy an
tagonisms, In all Of which he recognized the hand
Of God and the marked beginning of the end,
tfod having provided love as the bond Of perfect
ness among all believers This bond implies the
existence Of that which needs binding. Here be
frustrated diversity In unity as the law Of the
universal seen In the different planets of our
system in the land and water. trees fruit flowers,
minerals, fishes fowls and animals, noticing es-
Pecialiy, man, the representative Of single race,
and yet among the millions Of our globe, present
Ing an endless and wonderful variety, physical,
Intellectual and social Uniformity, he said, was
not necessary TO unity, which can be secured not
By an increase Of knowledge, nor fixed ritual,
but by putting on charity-the essence of the
Divine nature, the motive power Of redemption,
the fruit Of the Spirit-as the bond Of perfectness
He illustrated the power Of this bond by applying
toqthe family, to the pastoral relation, to the
brotherhood, to our relation to world lying in
wickedness, redeemed by the blood of Jesus
Thu bond had preserved our unity for eleven
yesa year, unity Of the great denomination Of
which we Were an humble part, which required
unity only In essentials, granting liberty In nom
essentials, and enforcing in all charity presenting
platform biblical In doctrine, republican In
government simple In forms Of worship, and SO
catholic that all who love the Divine Jesus can
stand upon it.. - :
The pastor announced series Of services during
THIS week, preaching every evening by. Rev. Mr..
Ia, Asssmbly's Chmch.-This church is now
statedly supplied by Rev. 6. w. Samson, ID. d.
President Of Columbian College. Text-Col IaoO
And, having made peace through the blood Of
his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto
himself by him, say, whether they be things
In earth or things In heaven" The angels are re-
conciled to God by the death Of Christ. Sinai i'm.
pressed men with visible presence Of God, and so
the miracles Of Jesus. But nothing subduing-it
was awe. IL angels appreciate doctrines, how
much more men. 1st-The beings introduced
Angels They existed before men. Christ was
are ranks among them. They are finite Some
sinned 2d-Wh Is itthey need! To be recon-
oiled. Have full view of G dds attributes How
Justice and mercy harmonious in salvation This
Is he key No angel has fallen since the death
OF Christ. 3d-What 10 there In Christ's death
that holds their attention! Christ led an angels
life ON eafth-he kept the law and yet suffered
Giles angels. Not his life, but his death This
Is the chorus Of the new song. Appication-How
glorious the anticpations Of the future presented
by Paul. Now this scene Is witnessed. We are
come To Mount Zion and to an innumerable COM
Pany OF angels. The Judgment will present it,
What lesson TO the ungodly. At night, Rev.
John e. smith, ID. ID preached from the text
Psalms 72:17, "His name shall endure for ever;
His name shall be continued as long as the sun
and moon shall be blessed in him.
| Fourth Pyesbyfsrian ChHreh-ln the morning
the Rev DR. Smith, pastor, discoursed from a
riah' But II shall come to pass that at the even
ing time 1t shall be light" After referring TO the
various applications Of the term day." the rev.
erend gentleman remarked that the term as used
OF time. Night indicated the trials, sufferings
and disresses consequent to this life, and the day
the opposite-instead of these prosperity and joy
The evening was full Of blessedness and truth
He who created the morning also created the
evening, and He who appointed the sun to rise
aud tEavel up to his meridian point appointed also
understood these things. He indeed was taught
Of God who learned these lessons Of every day
duty and Of every day life from the history Of the
East.H The reverend gentleman earnestly exborted
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for the evening. which was to be % full Of bies-
sedness and joy to him who properly improved
the opportunities presented in this the seed time
of life.
Methodist Protestant Cureh, Ninth n-Rev
J. I. Ward, Of Alexandra, preached In the morn
Ing, from the text Of Romans, z, "a wv retched
man that am, who shall deliver me from the
body Of this DEATH" The discourse was very
impressive, and was heard by very intelligent
congregation, composed of many from other
churches al well as the regular congregation with
whom this excellent minister has Always been
Wilson, preached from Revelations. 20, IL il:
And saw great white throne, and him that
sat on It, from whose face the earth and the heaven
fed away; and there was found no place for them
And saw the dead, small and great stand before
God; and the books were opened; and another
book was opened, which is the book Of life; and
the dead we're judged out of those things which
were written in the books according to their
work. Al those church hes great interest is ap-
parently taken in the protracted meetings. which
VIII be continued through this week
Msfhodist ChRreh Sonth.-In the morning, the
pastor (Rev. J. A. Proctor) preached from the text
OF Luke, 10, ID: "But his citizens hated him. and
sent message after him, saying, We will not
have this man to reign over us.;' At night from
Luke, II, 81 -: wv hen strong man armed keep
eth his palace, his goods are in peace; but when
stronger than he cometh upon him and overcome
him, he taketh from him all his armof wherein he
trusted, and divideth bis spoils." The congre-
CATION was very large and the service interesting
Seyerdl penifentS were at the altar
Wssley ChGpsI-The morning service was con-
Quoted by the Rev Mr.. Coombs, who discoursed
upon he text Of John 6, A. that believeth
on me hath everlasting life " At night, Rev.
Mr. Lennon delivered an able discourse on the
subject of the atonemsnt.
The MAeIsTERIAL QUESTION The appearance
Of several articles upon the question OF the rights
Of police magistrates in certain cases. which ap-
pears to have grown out Of recent decision of
the magistrate Of the Seventh District, does not
commit US to either side. II there 10 any contro-
versy 1t 10 between the police magistrates The
mag strate Of the Seventh District desires us TO
STATE his position OF course he ought TO be heard
He says that other magistrate ID responsible for
his ofhcial acts nor ID he the model for their
guide ace, and when he is called in question for
bis ac5 BY proper authority, he viii show his