Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-23


OF Lent, OF Ash w ednesday, the present wear
upon the 22d Of February, the anniversary Of
""snlnston's birthday. The following are the
:. for this season Of fasting which con.
"nues iorty days and closes with Easter Sunday
a.. All persons who have completed their twenty.
n nS. year, and who are not exempted from the
obligation Of fasting by sickness. debilitv old
age, hard labor, or for other wellknown reasons
are oohged to observe all the days Of Lent. SIM
oays excepted. as fasting days
,,k; I'm those DAYS but one full meal is allowed
"aich should be taken about noon
o. cup OF tea. coffee, or thin chocolate with a
pI' OF bread or cracker, may be taken i'm the
~! mornings and collation., food, not more than
tue ieuith part Of an ordinary meal or not exceed
ing elgnt ounces, may be eaten in the evening.
=. arm fish 10 not permitted at the collation..
D. Abstinence from fresh-meat is enioined on
al tne Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent and on
Week Oil" tue hoiy
O. The use Of fesh-meat is allowed, by dispep.
aa'iSn, at every meal on Sundays, and at one meal
with the exception Of the two SATURDAYS above
named 1""'o
a. Those exempt from fasting are allowed the
49,, "a uesh-neat at every meal on the days on
g. Fish and flesh are not allowed on anv dav of
Lent at the same meal; oysters are fish
Eggs, milk, cheese and butter can be used
~ithont distinction Of days; but abstinence from
al tnese is recommended on Good Fridays
the regulations for Lent in the Episcopal Church:
49,, l.. All the 'week days of Lent. from Ash
wednesday till Faster Sunday, are fast DAYS of
PrecePt, on one meal with the allowance of
moderate collation..
2: The precept of fasting implies also that NJ
abstinence from the use Of flesh meat But bv
dlsPensation, the use Of flesh meat is allowed IN
1nns diocese at the principal meal Mondays,
Sunday until Palm Sunday
g. The use of flesh meat is not allowed on
Thursday next after Ash Wednesday
=. me abstinence from flesh meat on Palm
sunday and on the Tuesday following Palm sun
day which has hitherto been observed in this
diocese, is dispensed with.
,. There is neither fast nor abstinence TO be OBJ
served on Sundays of Lent
g. 1t Is not allowed to use fish with feSh ,na,t M
the same meal -
T. There is no prohibition to use eggs butter or
eneese' provided the rules of quantity prescribed
ny the last be complied with.
= The church excuses from the obligation of
Iasung. (bnt not Of abstinence from flesh meat.
except In special cases Of sickness or the ke the
ttSSiao"hg Glasses OF persons LIST, the intrn I'd,
those whose duties are of an exhausting or abori-
Gus character; Sd, persons who are only attaining
thelr growth; 4th, women in pregnancy or nurs,
ing infants; 9TH, those who affected by old age
But these persons should be persuaded OIL inst
grounds that they are entitled to exemption from
the precept-so that not observing it NAV give no
offence to their own consciences, nor scandal to
their heighbor. For this purpose. If thev have
any doubt. they will do well to consult tbeir
sPlrltnal director, or other physician They
should; however, cherish the interior spirit Of
tnls molly season, the same if they were able to
comply with the exterior observance of fastinU
and mort fcation, spirit of sorrow and COM
pnnctlon for sin, spirit of prayer and recollec
ton: This is the duty of all and without this
the LIST itself would be rejected by God
SMITHSONIAN LECTUREs.-On account of the
excitement Of the day and evening Yesterday. the
I Ie El Dr Hunt on Geology" at the Smith
tandna ias' evening, was not as nnmerously at
tended as usual on such occasions but those that
we're there We're tightly entertained. The lecturer
IL young. fine looking man. spea ks eXtemnora
neouSly, and has sort Of deliberative hesitancy
IN MS speech, which is agreeable rather than
otherWse as II shows that he thinks of what he is
saying as he goes along. In this Introductory
lecture he considered the agencies which have
9een al work in former geological periods, pro-
aucihg the various rock formations, and showed
how river and ocean currents carry down the ma
teriaiS Of the clays and finer sedimentary rocks
with which become interstratfrd the limestones
and corals of organic origin. and the pynsur
rock, salt, and solomites formed bv chemical 70.
action, in which evaporation has played a promi-
neat part.
The regular succession of these deposits has
Deen rom time to time interrupted by great inya.
sons OF coarse sandstones and cong lomerates
These accumulations, which during the PaInozic
ptflcd alone were equal In this region to seven or
,lilrs IN thickness, indicate gradual sub
sidence of the ocean beds; and these great denres
SONS oil tue earth ernst, with its subsequent ee
the 9nst of sn an
with the formation Of the rocks and mountain
chains. To account for the formation Of the lat
Ter. Ellie de beaumont supposed the earths centre
t be liquid from heat, and covered with a thin
crust, which became wrinkled from contraction
4 the mass cooled.
Rogers theory Of earthquake waves undulatinp
the earh's crust was also alluded to as a splendid
poe'lcal fiction, but one which would not bear
the test Of scientific reasoning. The nathemati-
cal researches Of Hopkins, and some others.
render it probable that the earths crust is not so
thin as required by these theories but very thick
IT, indeed, az Lyell supposes. the whole mass be
not solid. We know that under heavy pressure
the fusing points of bodies are greatly raised
The lecturer then proceeded to indicate a new
theory of his own, according to which the great
accumulation OF sediments which overlie the in
ball, is. through the intervention of
heat and Of the water which they contain par
TALLY fused and rendered liquid so as to Weld to
pressure from above. giving rise to sub idence
and attendant elevation The spripklino Of the
sediments during their fusion is also TO be consid-
cred AS prominent cause of subsistence hitherto
overlooked; and we would find in these move
ments, and the COrrugations consequent upon
them, satisfactory explanation of the great dy-
manic problems in question, while in the further
development ef these causes we were to find the
trne PLANTATION of all volcanic phenomena.
The discussion of these Were reserved for fu-
tre lecture, the next of the course to take place
on Friday evening next.
pany. of Alexandria, were handsomely entertained
yesterday by their friends. the Franklin Company.
Of this city. At O'Clock p. m. they sat down to
a generous banquet In the hall Of the Franklin
provided by p. Enrich, proprietor of the Euro
pean Hotel cons listing of choice and bountfnl
supplies i'm the eating and drinking way The
greatest harmony prevailed, and. after the edge
of the appetite had been somewhat blunted by
the attack upon the good things then and there
had, the visitors Were addressed with much fe-
licity by the president of the Franklin w f.
Carey. He alluded to the occasion which had
brought the company to Washington in patriotic
terms, and paid an eloquent tribute to the men,
DRY of the father Of his country. He then spoke
Of the festivities Of the day and In allnding to the
Of the fremen from the line Of pro-
cession, was sarcastic upon the " old hens dressed
in soldier clothes who had had the management
Of the procession, and had so kindly assigned the
fire companies place in the line behind the
school boys He thought that large majority of
the fremen Of the city and adjacent towns would
make as respectable an appearance in line as some
of our soldier companies All this without in
tending any reflection upon the District militia,
which numbered some of our best men in its ranks;
but the f1remen were at least brave as the sol
diers. and were more frequently called upon TO
face danger, and always ready to respond to the
call.
Other speeches were made and songs sung and
a scene Of general hilarity ensued, which was