Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-23

RELIGIoUs.-G es!erdaY the churches throuobou,
the city were attended by large congregation,
the weather being pleasant
TI'HHy Church In the morning the Rev n,
Nlnton OF New York, discoursed from the 1itb
ana 10Th verses OF the third chapter of the Eni,tla
tn the EPhesiaBs. Such PRAYER "a that en-
Timed In the text could ONLY have besn snoLan
by minister who had his people in his heart
He speaks ii Ike one enraptured III is love bs So
which paSSeth all knowledge: its dominion. ayys
boundIess; ITS breadth, length deptb HIGHT so
tanscenudnt as 10 quiet and bpcgar our e.psri
enc IL can only be understood by sort of Di-
VINE sense, not M tai to the soul, but impaired
20 know ard enjoy it, is a privilege and nroof
OF converted heart. While il is the hest ~
noI.es, al,alnments 1t is likewise among the ear
Les' ana the song Of free grace as it is the
'hanssglVlng of the Dardoned sinner Blessed
are the lips that have learned to sing that song
WITHOUT break or discord. The PRAYER that
was suited to the rly church is not less nod All
Tor TIE l9ta century. He then proceeded IN con
der t6e two particular points Of the text. viz
il,st; The object Of Christian knowledge here de-
r0'to: ana then the value of the knowledge itself
The object of Christian KNOWLEDGE no re,n,,Ied
Is the love of Christ iowa rds the Christian II IL
nro'd' long deep, and high, to a degree that sur
inLss 80 an otEer love For example, broad the
rove el our dying S1vor; because he died for all
men The Jew and GENTLE Turk and intdeI
hereto, bond and free, rich and poor, were all
i the sign, and il is sprinked with the blood of
the Son: After dwelling at some length on the
universal extent of Christ's love- which he de-
,dlso 70 De me object of the believers knowl-
u3e, ne SAID that the Apostles PRAYER is that be-
teVers may know this love- for this kno,yled oe
- siiVdtlon He then spoke of the nature and
:, di,y ot lais knowledge: and urged his hearers
" pray .hdt they might be filled with Divine
fnIness-to despse this knowledge was 10 trample
under foot the Redeemer's blood
On ' NJ evsnins also, the pulpit was occupied by
Rev Dr. Nlnton, who selected as his text part of
we l'th verse or the second chapper of st Mark
t"'oH befhet Church Yesterday morning the
niSLop OF TINS conference having been appointed
10 preach At III o'clock the church at that hon,
was crowded to overfowinc After a yreII snnn
chant Ivy the choir, Rev A w Wayman arose
ana announced TO the congregation that tbroupb
~ ~ nea n OF the bishop he had been appointed
70 occnPy MS place. and announced as his text the
"a verse OF the 9th chapter of the Acts of the
tPosH's- lie then commenced his discourse by
stitlhg tnat mere are three grand qualifications
osoiutey necessary to constitute Il faithful Chris
uin mlnlstry-lst honesty of report; ID wisdom:
81, being full Of the holy ghost He enlarged
tpon tneSe points In manner to interest and in
suuct MS large congregation.
Methodist Prots 1aat Church Noryyo,J pav
W l. DUNN, p1stor, preached i'm the morning
very able and effective discourse from Jobn ,t6
tnaPter, 18th verse III any man will do his will
ne soaIl know OF the doctrine whether II be of
BOD or whether speak of Inyself,, At niobt
from the 18th chapter Of John Sth verse. HeIejn
IS my Father glorihed that We bear much fruit; so
snail We De my disciples, exhorting the members
10 De useful, and to try save souls and bnid mi
GJds church EARTH
Washington ISyEum.-Rev j. G Butler of tbs
Engilsh Lutheran Church, preached from John,
sd chapter, llth verse; And as Moses lifted mn
the serpent i'll the wilderness even so shall the Son
az Man be lifted upn lie compared the bit. of
'hF n1ry serpent to sin, with its etf:cts. and the
remedy provided by God in the person of Christ
rs usual, the committee Of the Young MEMS
CHRISTIAN Association was present, and gave to
each one OF the congregation religion paper
hytdHd thnPeI-The pastor, Rev Mr. Combs
dscoursed from the 3D. verse of the LIST chapter OF
tac epistle general of John In regard 70 the fellow
sui existing between God and Christians and the
unhappy condition of those who not ADM tied
into the fellowship Of Christ In the evening he
preached from the 18th and 18th verses 9th chan
ier OF the Book of Job, showing the folly of ded-
Galihg ~lhis life to the pursuit of wealth, fame
me honors of this world or its pleasures
MsthodiSf Church South-Tbe servicss ,yor.
co iducted by Rev. Z. l. Wilson, of the Method list
Irotes ant Churc b, who preached in the morniIo
rom hx9dus; Sd chapter, part of I'd verse: ''And
be looked and beheld the bush burned with fire.
AND the bush was not consumed ,, Atniybt from
iS corinthians, 1th chapter, 3lst verse: "And they
that use this world as not abusing if for the
fashion of this world passeth away.''
81 DonIiHick'S Chnrch.-High mass at n O'Clock
was celebrated by Rev. Father Bokel, assisted bv
Key Fathers Young and McGrath. The latter
addressed the congregation from the oospel of THE
day. The choir under the leadership of prof
ksPuta, sung Farmers beautiful mass in fat.
ana :. Be gracious unto me, oh Lord,r by Ro-
SIM, from the prayer of Moses in Egypt
81 Patriok'S (Catholic) Church.-Father Bowie
addressed the congregation earnestly in behalf of
the orphans of st. Vincent's Asylum in connec-
Ton with the fair now held at the Assembly
Rooms lie afterwards preached from the GOSPEL
IS found in the 10Th chapter Of St John beoin
ming with the words; II am the good she phefd -
AsSsm5fy'S (PreSbytsTian) Church-The morn
Ing services were conducted by the Rev MI.
Meador, who preached from Galatians, 5th chap
ter, first part of the 22d verse. At night Rev MIR
Gibbons preached-text, Luke, 5th chapter latter
part of the 3Ist verse
WsS!sy Chapel Rev. Mr.. McCaulIy, pastor.
rnn no sp.l-.-
For all This they sinned still" The discourse
occupied the morning and evening hours
RIyER.-The spring coal trade opens well. A
number of coal vessels arrived at the coal wharves
last night, laden with supplies for our Washing
ton dealers The steamer Columbia arrived at
hliey'S wharf at daylight this morning WITH
merchandise for Griffith & Shields J. McGran
X Miller, j. r. T.. Carlin, VIM NJ Ellis 4 Bro )
Ming Barchell p White, Barbour & Semmes,
Ciag.tt 4 May, Maj. Ramsay, Y Dung & Kephardt
X Buckley, u. j. Neale, w. b. Dyer, J. S Har-
vey x Co, X. b. Clark, Il. w. Miller Hugh
Murray, j: w. Morsell, b F. Morsell, Middleton
con, Murray & Semmes. No news of impor lance
from the fisheries.
FIRK.-This morning, the frame dwelling and
store, corner of Fourteenth and ID Streets was dis
covered to be burning. The fire is supposed to
have been communicated from a window of the
store In which a lamp had been lirh ted at about
O'Clock to facilitate arrangements for market
this morning, by the occupant, MIR. A. ID. Thours,
flames made rapid progress and without doubt
the entire building would have been DESTROYED
but for the activity Of the Franklin Fire Com
pany, the members Of which exerted themselves
and succeeded In preventing the destruction of
the house and the spread Of the flames We are
Informed that the property was insured.
THE MENDELssoHN QUINrErrE CLUB.-This
accomplished company of instrumentalists, who
have been delig hting crowded audiences through b.
out the North during the past winter, will enter
tain our music loving Washngtonans Tues
day and Wednesday, the 2ith and 18th instant
with some of their superior performances Of the
quintettes Of the classic authors. They stand in
the front rank Of the profession, and will make
their mark amongst Us. They are accompanied
by Mrs III Long, the popular and accomplished
Boston vocalist. who possesses rare vocal talents.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The Criminal Court me-
this morning at 10 O'Clock. after I. vacation Of
four weeks, Chief Justice Dunlap of the Circus
Court on the bench. The attendance was pretty
numerous, and business resumed promptly
on the part Of all concerned. A number Of small
cases, involving light punisnments, were taker
up and disposed Of