The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-10
LOCAL DEPARTM EMIT.
Church Services Yesterday,

OF preventing many OF our church.g, en from
attending Divine service. The churches were,
however, attended better yesterday than they
were on tho Sabbath Immediately preceding.
The Sunday schools were reasonably we'll filed,
the little folks being apparently determined To
be present with their teachers. Below we give
iynopses Of services at several Of the sanctua-
ries yesterday and last evening.
FOUNDRY CHURCH s. s. ASSivERsARY
Tho annual anniversary Of the Foundry NJ. Z.
Sabbath School took place yesterday at 3 p. m.
In the upper room Of the church, and was ut.
tended with appropriate exerc SEES. A number
Of adults were present, and all seemed to enjoy
the proceedings, which were very interesting.
The exercises commenced with singing the
15lst hymn-tho Sabbath sopg-"Strains of
music often greet me"-given out by tho pastor
Of the church, Rev. B. P Brown.
An eloquent prayer was then offered up by
Rev. d. N. Brown; after which the hymn
climbing up lions Hill was sung by tho
children.
Rev. P. Brown then INDUCED In few TO-
marks; in which he said he regretted that 1t
was an Indictment day for the exercises, but It
was all for the best. The infinite one controlled
the weather. He regretted II, however, on ac-
count Of the strangers present. who might judge
Of the number regularly attending school by
those who were present. There would be here
after day set apart for annual exercises, and q
report DO presented which could be made Of IN
exceedingly interesting character. He con-
cluded by introducing Brother James N. Lester,
of Baltimore, who would address them.
Mr.. Lester said he was greatly pleased with
the beautiful church he was in, and also with the
singing Of the children. He did not know who
could not like children, unless II was some crusty
old bachelor; and yet no did not know who did
not like them. And tho speaker related m an
eodote connected with little girl who was in the
car rs he was coming on from Baltimore. The
speaker related also aneodote Of q man who
made m ascension In n balloon aud alighted in
a farmers garden, and after partaking of tho
farmers hospitality, invited tho family all into
tho basket to take q ride up to the heavens, and
by means Of n rope let the balloon 60 up to the
heighth Of the trees and bring them down again;
but finally gust Of wind broke the rope when q
little boy and girl were In the balloon and away
II went afar into the heavens lie pictured the
wall Of anguish from the mother and the agony
Of the father as the balloon passed from sight.
He drew o comparison with the anecdote, Of the
wall Of anguish from good people over lost souls.
Little children generally desire to be good, but
often are led away. Though in Adam We lost
Sabbath schools were constantly increasing. He
was glad Of IL. He wanted them all to come
rogularly-not occasionally. The speaker told
oil many occurrences happening during different
periods Of his own life, and which he made up.
plicablo to remarks he addressed to them.
around Of there being over two thousand In
Baltimore, dealing out sin and death. Ho told
tho litto girls before him how they could be-
come missionaries in the temperance cause.
Tho speaker concluded his remarks by advising
them all to do good, md hoped to meet thOm in
better land.
A temperance hymn was thon sung by the
scholars.
Rev. Mr.. Markham, pastor of Waugh Chapel,
next addressed the little ones, and prefaced his
remarks by relating an nnecdoto, connected with
himself, happening some few weeks since. He
said he had been richly paid coming down here
to-day listening to the remarks Of the brother
who had preceded him. lie said he had been 10
Philadelphia sometime since, and visited the
Bedford street mission, and spoke Of what he
had seen thereof the destitution, poverty, and
miserably degraded people locating in the filthy
while there, that IL he ever got back, ho would
labor more faithfully among the children Of the
Sabbath schools than he had. He told the teach
ors that better and more enduring monument
could not be had than the saving Of some drunk.
ards child from ruin. He told the teachers to
70 out among the abandoned places and bring in
the little ones they might find, no matter how
ragged they might be- and lot them look in the
eyes OF those little ones and they would find an
angel there. Let them redeem those little ones,
bring them out of degradation, save them from
ruin; and they, the teachers, would want no
He spoke Of the wide field of labor open for
missionaries throughout this city, and what good
could and might be accomplished by few faith.
full servants in the cause Of the Lord, He finished
his remarks in an eloquent appeal to teachers
and scholars to DO earnest in tho Sabbath school
cause and god would bless them all,
Mr.. Stewart, superintendent Of Sabbath
school in Philadelphia, was next introduced, and
said that he was not prepared to speak, as he was
called on Unexpectedly, but he loved little chill
nj dali all n hanr THAR singing,
He said q computation had been made OF how
many little children were in Heaven, and the
number was co. 900, 900, 00O lie told them just
to think Of H. of oil those little children in
Heaven singing Hozannas to the most High lie
mentioned Scriptural "Reminiscences, and spoke
to the teachers Of the responsibility resting upon
them Of their training tho little lambs under
them; though they might not see the fruits oil
their labor to day, yet let them continue on 10
their good work, and bye-and bye they would sec
beautiful temples reared to tho Lord. They might
not DO strewing flowers to-day, yet they wore
planting seeds Of truth in their little hearts They
would sec the fruits Of their labor, II not to-day
at some future onei II not on earth, they would
SEQ 1t when they walked in the golden'paVe
stroets of the New Jerusalem with their Lord
God He told them all to love one another love
their parents, sisters and brothers. but to love
Jesus above all. It was sweet delightful name
and He loved them and they should love Him,
Ipterspersed with numerous stories OF children
the speaker Kept the lltuo onos IN oulnest htteu'
ton during his remarks, and took his seat, finish
ing the addresses.
Tho pastor Rev. Payton Brown, then returned
thanks on behalf OF the to the gentle
men who had addressed them, and offered the
following resolution:
Rssokvsd, That as church, that ns indivd
uals, we will labor with increased earnestness ID
the cause Of our Sabbath schools the coming
year.
All Joined heartily in giving unanimous ap
prevail to the resolution.
The pastor also stated that he would give Q
handsome present Of books to the teacher OIL
scholar who would bring the greatest number o.
scholars to tho school within the next year ant
until their next anniversary, juno, 1868.
The hymn, Battling for the Lord concluded
tho exercises Benediction was pronounced. ant
all dismissed. Though there was no annual re
port presented, yet, nevertheless, the school i
In aourishing condition. Mr.. B. II. Steinmetz
tho Superintendent reports as belonging to tn
school some 400 scholars and 90 teachers. The
have also a mission school of over 100 scholars
and u library of !, 900 volumes, All present a
the exc cises were much pleased and, no doubt
left tho interior Of the beautifully decorated ed
lice to encounter the hokle weather without
Tegretting the termination Of their annual haPp
reunion,
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. j. G. Smith, pastor of the Fourth PresbS
terrain church, Ninth street, conducted tn
morning services yesterday, taking for hi
ext the 18th chapter Hebrews, verses 10 an