The national Republican., 1867-05-13

day was the most lovely Gay OF the present sea-
SON, and ali who felt inclined to 20 TO church did
| 40. AZ far as the weather tended 10 that end
Early In the morning the little girls and boys,
/ and the young ladies and gentlemen were seen
vending their ways to the Sabbath school rooms
with unusually bright oountenanoss and happy
hearts, prospecting onetths glorious DAY that
should follow, should the weather prove fair
when they would parade the streets In neat and
clean attire, and with all the brilliant and holy
| paraphernalia Of the Sabbath school cause. This
| day will we hope, be one Of long and delightful
rsmsmbranoe to our little boys and girls who may
be 90 favored as 10 be out In the line Of Christs
little flock. Between 10 and II o'clock o. m. /,
ladies and gentlemen passed along the streets In
great numbers to the various churches, and all
our worthy ministers could boast large audiences.
| The evening services were equally well attended
and II the spirt Of rsligionpervaded the churches
according TO numbers present, We can but belieyo
that the ministers were highly gratihsd at the
results Of their efforts In this direction,
II should be . sou.ee Of Qualification TO the
| Wsshington public TO know that there are
now in tho course Of erection number Of FIRST.
1 class houses Of worship, which will add 10 the
| comfort Of our rssidents, and, We trust, be the
| means Of didusing more generally the teachings
Of Holy Writ. q Yesterday forenoon quite .
large assembly graoed Trinity uspiscopni)
Church TO hear The ntroductory sermon q The
newly installed rector, the Rev. Mr.. Addison
late Of Wheeling, w. " The reverend gentle
man took for his text the nrst verse Of The third
chapter Of the Second Epistle Of St, Paul to tho
ThessaioniAns. I" Finally, brethrsn, pray for us,
that tho word Of the Lord may have free course
and bs gioriAed, even S II Is with you"
We are not vain enough TO attempt to give ,
condensed synopsis Of the sermoni and the still
valnsr endehvor 10 convey 10 the minds Of our
readers o Just conception OF Q happy effort Of
rare eloqucnoe and logic, so nicely and beauti-
fully interviewer that 10 emnsoulate ono sentence
Ila In taa Aalra raal
aud mar the grand logical structure Of the whole
Mr.. Addison Ia very impressive speaker, has
| q clear voice, and can make himself heard IN any
part Of tho church without any unusual effort
He makes no oratorioal gestieulations, but In Ito
stead uses convincing logic and apt SMILES to
chain the attention. Of his hearers and present
the light and truth Of revealed religion In an
unostontatious, persuasive tono and manner. He
made decided impression on his large audi
tory, aud was listened 10 with marked attention.
As we came out Of the saered edifoe We heard
bis sermon highly commended as "Ju't the thing
we wanted ~ . To u
At Hamline church, yesterday morning, Rev.
". W. Hoover delivered q discourse abounding in
good advice and deep thought. The service was
tho more interesting because Of the rites Of bap-
tism being administered TO two gentlemen, con
vorts Of the faith In the afternoon the Sabbath
school scholars were made the happy recipients
Of q beautiful Sabbath school banner and . flag
Of which We will say more hereafter.
In the Church Of Ascension (Rev. DR.. Plnck
ney's) yesterday evening, the Right Rev. John
Johns, D. D., Bishop Of the Diocese Of Virginia,
administered the impressive rite Of confirmation,
or "laying on Of hands, /" whereby all receiving
} such rite are admitted into full communion in
The Episcopal Church. The Right Rev. Fathel
preached a hne sermon from the twenty. ninth
verse Of the eighth chapter Of St. Paul's epistl,
to tho Romans, and at the conclusion OF which
he confirmed sixty three candidates, two.third
a or more Of whom were ladies.
Q Tho church was densely crowded, many stard
i ing up and some hundreds were turrsl away
8 being unable to gain admittAnce.
s Yesterday evening Elder ID. p. Henderson, o
0 the Christian church, delivered q very able dis
8 course to q crowded audience 10 the suprem
8 court, City HALL In faot It was the bost Of hi
u noble efforts that we have yet heard but throue
want Of space, wo can but refer the reader to th
s numerous passages Of Bible on which he treated
Il and II they are carefully perussd, with the cor
y messing links, the reader will learn more soil
d and valuable Bible Information than can be oh
u tanned from the hearing Of any one sermon
o Give them careful and impartial reflection an
follows: Isaiah, lIii, q Acts ri, 2Gj 1st Peter !,
s 10; Rev. II, 49, Rev. ill., 81 james II, u Eph III
b l5i Acts iv, IL; lst Peter ", IA; Deut. XII,
10 and II.
In the evening the Elder baptized In the Pott
6 mao a now convert, and on Wednesday sysnin
y mitted into the Church last evening.
of
10 Real ESTATE TRASsrESs.L We are b
y debtsd TO Messrs. Rilbourn Latta for the 70
70 lowing list Of real estate transfers made durir
~ ~ the last week:
Is Subdivision O, square s7s, $3.50; subdivi,ie
Ssqaare SIS $3.50 lot 10 Squs5nss snso zsO' ~ y
r divisions IL and l3, square 1888, 5000 east ha
ne lot 2 and part lot %, square 454 10 feet
q inches on Sixth street, S1l, ,3oOj part lot 30,
Of square "a, "a feet 4 inches on M street, $50
OF subdivision lot 10, square 24s, and part lot
2. square 46l, % feet on Psnnsylysnia avenu
hs $27, ,5O0 east part lot 8, square 66s, 20 feet
as north street, q, ,2OOi subdivisions rs and
Nc square 333, $780, part subdivision 23, squa
90 822, 81, l75; subdivision l, square 2l3 ~, 10
rs part lot H. square $40, $780, part lot 2, squa
tn 6l5, l2i feet on X street, $4,000 part lot
80 square i,O6l, 81 feet on Fourteenth street ca
Ily $lI0; part lot is, square 7l2, 20 feet on Dc
ir. ware avenue, $780, part lots 10 and ii. squi
mt 1854, 90 feet on Seventeenth, subdivision lot
to. square S93, $780, subdivision lot Is, square 3
to 5000; subdivision lot 81, Pleasant Plains, So
elf part lots 10 and II, square 209 20 feetOn ALI
"a. s4ooi pSrt lot 10, square o2o. 81 feet
tn feet, a. 093, ,86i part lot 8, square 72t north
OF feet, $780, part lot II, square 4oS, ssaS.
to north half lot 10. square 4ss, $l,6oOi In
RS; county, 4 acres, 5000.
TEMPERANCE MEETrNGs.-Yesterday
70, tsrnoou temperance meetings were held at
eh Northern Liberties and the Western mark
q ke houses, and also In Georgetown. Able adj
Ism Gates Of tho cause appeared before the pub
m aud pointed out the numerous dangers by Will
ID, those were beset who allowed themselves TO
ato allured into the use Of ardent spirits At mig
IT a very enthusiastic meeting was hold at Ts
al perance Hall, where also appeared able a
my earnest speakers.
On; Tho temperance cause Is still gaining ma
prl new members, some Of them old and inhuent
ny citizens, who doubtless will add new vigor a
leh vim to the spirit Of the cause.
leH A CHARGE.-A man by the name
On .n MoSwoeny, who Is the proprietor Of groe
I aud liquor store on Seventeenth street, betw
ei Iesi d and Z, made complaint at the First W
~" station that a soldier belonging to tho 4
~ United States infantry had committed an assa
~ ~ upon him and endeayored to shoot him wit
'uis revolver. The soldier was arrested and h'
Dau " ing will be had this morning, when II Is !
ns' that different phase Of the case will app
and that MeSweeny and bis wife had preyiol
w committed an assault upon the soldier.
inn ,ao. hearing will develop the facts.
vii AN ABANDONED lEFANT-B Between
min and eleven o'clock last night, q oolored wol
residing on street north, between Eleventh
Twelfth streets, observed a man lay sometl
~. on her doorstep. Soon thereafter che heard
VT ory Of an infant, and on making an invest
1ns tion, found that 1t was contained In the pa
kArR tnEaR nj