Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-06
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
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AMUsEMENTs. &c. TONIGHT,
NATIONAL TBEATKR.-ss Eustache Bsudin"
Is announced for represe NATION 1t the Nation
al this evening. +T1 vrTFg.H..N
ODD FxLLows' AALL-Grand festival: con.
cert and tableux in progress for ben e At Of 81.
Dominic's Church, South Washington.
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Meeting of the Presbytery Of, she Dissriee.
DR.. Sunderland breaches By Request from the a3d
CAsptsr q JSre s.,i Pastors that Destroy
The fall session OF the Presbytery of the Dis
trict New School) was held on Tuesday eye-
ming az the 18th street Presbyterian Church
(eolored.) at which all the churches of the
Presbytery Were represented Dr. Supder
land, the retiring moderator, preached the eer
mon on the occasion, taxing for his text the
first four verses of the 23d chapter of Jeremiah
WOE be unto the pastors that destroy and
scatter the sheep OF my pasture saith The Lord
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of Israel
against the pastors that feed nv people We
nave scattered my noeS and dri ven them a way.
ano nave not visited them; behold I will visit
upon you the evil OF your doing saith the Lord
AND VIII gather the remnant of nv flock out
OF all countries where I have driven Them and
Will BRING them again-to their folds. and they
Sbssi De faithful. And L Will set up Shepherds
over them which shall feed them: and they
snail fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither
shaL they be lacking, saith the Lord This
text was taken by DIR, Sunderland at tue re-
quest OF an anonymous correspondent the
writer at the time probably having the ITO u bles
OF Dr- Sunderland's congregation in mind.
The sermon was listened 10 by quite a large
assemblage. in which were both white and
oiack DR.. sunderland made very ingenious
handling OF his text, taking the ground that
Jeremiah had preached against Slavery, and
the lsrael Lies had vowed ", set theiI slaves
free. but the rulers had scattered the Hook: and
he argued that jeremiah Was faithful, and that
ne was not TO be censHred, but the rulers of the
people were those who should receive blame.
30 tne faIthful pastor WAS not responsible for
me dIsafeciions in the flock. but il was with
the rulers IL = - - = -
At the conclusion of the sermon, the Presby-
;ery was called TO order, and Organized by the
election Of Rev. I. Il. McEalls. Of the Assem-
6Iys church, as Moderator The stated clerk
kew m M cLaIn, WAS present "a q ..-r .-.., =
Inc hrst business was the preparation of a
narrative of the state of gion in the Presby-
tery. ar d reports were recei we'd from the sew
eral churches. The 9th street church, (Dr.
Smlth's,) and the First CONGREGATIONAL fDr
DuhnlDgs.) were reported as experiencing
Sreatreyivals Of religion. w hich hay res ulupd
IN the churches being greatly built up. All
the otner churches Were reported as dong
wen, additions being male at nearly every
communion.
The subject of procuring a pastor for the
Tour churches known the Granite and Har
mony churches, in Baltimore and Carroll conn
Ir. j. e Smith, Rev. DIR. Dunning. and Rev
George Il. Smyth were appointed to secure a
pastor - .. .- gel. 10. ..--.-..--- : :
The report OF the Presbytery, nine churches
showed that for the year ending in May last
Joy were added by examination: 56 by certlf-
cate; totai membership, 1900 Sunday school
membership, 1.5i3; collections, $685. -'-