Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-02

d''ehofncs al the churches and other places for
public worship, Of young and old
>. Foundry Chapel.-ln the morning, Rev w. B.
Edwards, d. d pastor, discoursed on {" Christ's
sacrifcial death and mediatorial life,n from He
brews, 10th chapter, 10Th and 18th verses The
speaker considered this the central truth Of the
CHRISTIAN religion, from which radiated az beams
from the sun all Its other great and distinguishing
giories Dissenting from that class who would
ascribe to the death Of Christ nothing more than
an exhibition Of human virtue, the sacrament
or the other, who would convert the sign into the
thing sgnifed-the shadow into the substance
destroying the commemorative character of the
Srdinance,placing upon many affairs what the
the preacher proceeded TO enforce the
Of the subject: that the death of Christ was more
than simple historical fact-an event in the d.
vine economy both by Gods appointment and
necessary for the fufilment of His mercifnj mr.
poses to mankind. How could the sacriarial
system under the old law be explained in "a
nonal way worthy Of God, its author. unless as
Paul explained it-only as foresbadowinu a sal
hce Of nobler name and richer blood II wonld
ne lmpntng malignancy to God to saw that he n
pointed an immaculate being to suffer when there
were no Platofy ends to subserve. Were this the
case ire innocent would have no security, and the
ofighl oelngsabove ght tremble for their safety
but when the question concerns the ransom Of
l n souls, there is something noble dis
IN this scheme totally unlike that impulsyeness
IN men which leads to the most fatal indiscre-
uons-a bepevolence displayed not alone i'm the
forgiveness OF sin, but in the cost at which God
exercised ~ IL Is easy to pardon when compas-
sion Is kindled by the tear Of pentence: but the
love OF the sovereign takes a sublmer Il rm when
rom MS own resources, by the sacrifice of what
Is dearest TO him, he meets the demands Of his
just government Such an expedient msonities
the righteousness much as il manifests the
dlyinlty OF the office. and claims our reverence
mean merely the sealing of His doctrine viii u;.
blood fer myriads have done the same The his
tory Of the Church is red with the blood of mar
H s martyrs, too,who by their voices and acts
nIieo tnelr dying moments with shouts louder
than assembled from the Garden or the Cross Tbn
distinction is, they found death an enemy who
Christ had vanquished. How can it be trne that
Gnrist was Out once offered, it, some contend.
lie Is ohered daily In the sacrifice of the mass
ny wnat verbal or logical adroitness can our teYt
De exhausted Of its true meaning. and made to
yleio 10 one which as greatly shocks our feelings
ds " insults our Intelligence
The mediatorial life Of Christ at the ricbt hand
OF God conveys the ideas of great eyaltation
mhSh'y influence, and full participation in the
goVernpent OF God. His influence derived from
LIS cxaltatlon and sacerdota character forever d.
sroys the priestly office Of the old law for no
was priest forever after the order of MeIcbesi
oeck, having no predecessor or successor-and the
accomplished all the purposes for Which - va.
intended; 50 that when Jesus died and rose apain
ana entered above, God said it was enouUb 81
can now ne Just and yet the justifier of him that
ment, and the world is now under His reion
he is issuing his proclamation to all nations
MS voice OF mercy is penetrating the world
us col'ineht mas heard and borne it to the ISL
anu ana !he Island echoes it back The yosneI
has already approached the strongest entrcnrb-
mentS OF barbarianism with the Are of hattie i'm
ie eye; the very Cttadels of superstition crumble
e ieath It's tread; the systems of aptiority ,ro
wearing out while our christianity. stronT IN tho
might OF Its own divinity lives and lives forever
Inc children of God are now coming nm IN Tho
WORK; shaking hands with one another in our
"orlus conventions and our union nrayer meet
lhgs, and the forms and shibboletbs of eyclnsive
ness are breaking down beneath the march of =
spiritual christianity. | see momentous events
pol'e.Hulns In these things see the approach of
the time ''when the watchmen shall See eve In
eve, when one shall not say to another know We
the Lord, but when all shall know Him from the
least unto the greatest Wv
AT night, DIR. f. drew an Instructive Iesson
from the Parable of the Ten Virgins" Mathew
18th chapter.
House of RepresFntdtirsS-Tbe Cbanl,in pov
MI Stoc kton, discoursed from the words of Scrin.
ture as found in the first Epistle of John let
0naP,er, o'n ana 9TH verses, IF we say we have
no SIN, we deceive ourselves and the truth il NOT
IN us If we confess our sins he is faithful and
us' 10 forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all
9hrig hteousness" Said the preacher. shall we
deny or confess. DENY or confess our Sau;om,
ueny our sins and deceive ourselves or Anfess
orr SIN and obtain forgiveness Christ saws ..Tbe
Hgni OF the body is the eye, and if thine eve be
IN nf lirht 1~,,x
II thine eye be evil thy whole bod i, fulI of d,JI
ness" Ii makes no difference to the LIGHT: II the
eye be seased, it will still shine on in its nuritv
w I'd. uinerence VIII 1t make with right whether
man DE oecelved or not? Let him close his soul
against 1t. Religion is as beautiful as ever
III we say we have no sin. then We shall have mo
salvation, then is the Bible lie If the Rible is
Whv I il was a ms wG knSw who made this world
Almighty Devil made it, and made disease ' to
prey upon man, and created all evils and misfor.
tunes which vex and torment mankind for the
gratlhcation of his own wicked passions and
pleasures. IL We have no sim how shall we er-
plain the cravings Of conscience. and the CON
demnatlon and expiation of crime, In vain we
G GoTia nave recourse to science and reason
ueoloSy opens its pages to u.s. but conflicting
scenes ana ideas present themselves continually
and we are lost. But We have sin and s,lvatio1
and the Bible is true. The Apostles SAYS, we
"aCn lot souls as they that watch for the morn
ing AS the sailor, the traveller and tho bnntn,
Watcn lor the morning, (sad the speaker do I
watch Tor souls; and as the sun never deceive.
fr@ h VINO watch for the morning. but breaks
rom MS rosy chamber at the appointed time 50
do know that shall never be deceived. but the
sun OF rig hteOusness shall rise and shine Where
are you from! W hen are You going home, What
heart e'' "" he"
Fourth Presbsteridn Church In the mor,ino
the pni PIT was occupied by the Rev Mr. Iird
ley, who has been for the last twenty II We years
missionary In Africa. After reading few verses
proceeded
10 present striking narrative of what he had
seen and heard in that country. giving a vivid
idea OF the moral and physical condition of the
heathen there. He had often had persons saw To
MIN while on his travels through the country
that they did not know the heather could distin,
gulsh between light and wrong; and therefore
.aey mad always been in tie habit of feelino
(wnetner IL was matter of faith or not thew
could not say;) that the heather would all be
saved, simply because they were Ignorant of the
revelation revealed to Christian men. In rrnlv.
Inc reverend gentleman said that however far il
mig MT from him to say anything by which he
night lmPeach the infinite love- mercy. and COM
passion OF God yet he felt it to be duty to testify
as ne was sure every foreign missionary would,
concerning the heathen,) that they were know,
ngly, wilfully, and perseveringly a very sinful
people The fact was that men, wherever found
knew much that was right. much that was wrong
IL was only necessary to live among these peopIe
snort while to discover that the heather was
continually doing the thing which he knew to he
wrong, Just as well we do They were liar.
tnleves, murderers, and deceivers; were wanting
In In virtue OF every kind; and yet when acting in
VIE way, they were as fully conscious of the
wrong they We're committing as were the peonIe
In this enlightened country Such acts wfrs
among themselves considered as crimes. and a
severe penalty was attached to each crime Ne
to exhibit I'm forcibIe manner The
miserable and degraded condition Of these peo.
PIE In the afternoon, the Rev Mr. smith Of
bridgeport