Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-27

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RELIGIOUS sunday, the congregations at
the various churches were mostly Of our home
religious community. The city is filed with
strangers, but not apparently OF the church going
sort.
Capitol THE chaplain Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes (Rev. Mr.. Stockton) preached from
Corinthians, 13 II, 10 The Rev. speske, illustra-
ted the superiority Of saints men by the vast
difference existing between manhood and infancy;
and showed that 1t was impossible for the spirits
Of departed friends to hold intercourse with hu-
manity. Those who die In the faith Of the Lord
and are accepted into His kingdom become intin-
itey superior to the affairs Of earth; and the minds
of our philosophers and statesmen would be more
insignificant, compared with them, than would
the mind of an infant compared with the gigantic
intellects Of Newton or Milton. When we shall
enter into the mansions Of the blest our spiritual
vision viii not be dimmed as IL is on earth, but
we shall then not only comprehend the mighty
mysteries Of nature, but shall be able to under
stand the providence of God, and the mysterious
tnigms Of our spiritual existence. Compared
with eternity, all the poInp and glory and honor
OF the world is but an Insignificant atom; vet men
will heedlessly barter away their hope Of heaven
for the Palxy baubles Of earth.
Grace CaHreh.-Rev Mr.. Holmead spoke in the
passage illustrates most strikngly the goodness Of
God for bis ancient people. He led them as here
told journey Of many years to reach the promised
land but this was necessary to their instruction
The truth to nature Of the illustrations of Gods
kindness and goodness mentioned in the text
were treated. He kept them ''as the apple Of his
eye," and we know that the "apple'' or ''pupil"
of the eye Is the most tender portion Of the ex-
Quiste machinery Of the eve So, too, Of the
eagle, whose well known practise is to train her
young to use their pinions by dropping them in
under them to sustain them on her wings. So
God, when we ready to sink, bears us up
under the wings of his Providence. IL we listen
to his instructions and submit ourselves to his
WILL he will sustain US In trials and bring us
TO himself in the hour Of death.
N. p. Chureh, Ninth Str,sf-Rev. z. L. Will
son, PASTOR ottcated during the day, and preached
In the morning service from the text of Matthew
pert Of Peters sermon to those who witnessed the
healing Of the lame man at the beautiful gate of
the temple. The resemblance between Moses and
Christ was noted. Both were prophets sent by
God to his people. The Jewish dispensation was
introduced and established by Moses proving the
divinity of his mission by his wondrous works
Jesus came to introduce the new dispensation and
establish 1t. Moses was a mediator between God
and the people. Christ also the mediator of
the new covenant There is point of disparity
between Moses and Christ. The enc was the me-
diator between God and one nation. When Christ
came the ''middle wall Of partitionr was pros
trated, and he became the mediator between God
and the whole world.
: First Presbyterian Church-In the absence of
TIE pastor, Rev. DIR. G1rlsy preached from He
bfews, 3. Mankind is continually seeking after
fest. Some seek IL in worldly pleasure, some In
konor, some In riches, but all Of these come far
mort OF obtaining II. There Is but one book that
gives any reliable plan for obtaining rest, and
that book Is the Bible. There is but one class of
people who find Ii, and they are those who believe
on the Son Of God and accept of the offers Of sal
Walton. They find rest amid all the care and sin
and sfiction Of life; they find IT when they come
down into the valley Of death and finally enter
INTO that eternal rest prepared for those who faith
fully wait upon the Lord.
WsSI>y Chapsl-In the morning service, Rev.
u. +. Morgan, p E, preached from lst Timo-
thy, Gil. The discourse was upon the injurious
results arising from the habit Of political preach
MR BY clergymen, instead Of adnering to the In
5RQcton Of the Apostle to Timothy, to follow after
righteousness, Godliness, meekness' &c. In
the afternoon, a lovefeast, one Of those meetings
peculiar to the Methodist denomination. was
held. Ii was attended by members Of the Metho-
dist churches throughout the city, and was an
occasion Of much interest.
~ Methodist E. ChKreh South. Rev J. A. Proctor
reached in the morning, in continuation Of a Sc
1ex on the Lords Prayer, from the text Of Matth.
efl. Subject: "Our Daily Bread" At night an
Interesting discourse upon the subject of Hepe''
was preached from the text of Psalms, - 9.
b ST. PaRFS LKthsrdn CAreh The pastor fRev
j. e. Butler) preached In the morning from Mark
5l7 to 20; and al night from the same chapter
18th to 3ith verses.
-ASSen1bly's Church Rev. v. ID. Collins con-
dnefed the services, preaching In the morning
from the text of Genesis, 13 II, and at night from
Lrke, 1912.