The national Republican., 1867-12-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

CHyRcn sERyIcE-At the New Jerusalem
church, on North Capitol street, Rev Jabez
.'The Lord. Prayer" taking his text from ST,
pray; Our Father which art in Heaven, hal
% be Ss Thy rhy kingdom Thy
The Lords prayer had a spiritual meaning
dnd application. by name Of anything in spirit.
ual sense is meant quality, and has no physical
Of an arbitrary nature, Spiritual Manifestations
have originated In divine thought. Every form
There is something more remarkable in some
Il men than others-some distinguishing trait or
quality; We usually speak Of the qlslltls, OF
ton. Naturally to halow the name OF God Is 70
do acts OF reverence to tho being we believe to
bow down to Him, to feel a holy reverence for
HIS divine goodness, for His impartial love, and
name Of God. A proiane and wicRed man S csnfiSt t
a., ,Thc M hinsdon cf Our Father mean. ruth and
lhe love OF truth. No man 10 king but Christ,
alone is Ring, from him alone proceed the words
The truth should be embodied in civil codes
Those who seek to cmbody their own yindictive
msnity will be overruled in the end. Gods pur.
poses arc sure to triumph.
Religion is truth and love as practiced by good
men, Filled with this divine TRUTH we love all
n living creatures and inanimate things. To pray
that the kingdom should come Is to pray that the
goodness. There Ia not a human being who Is
not to more less extent restrained In his ac-
tions BY the divine spirit. He came TO- save, and
/ truth.
To pray that the Lords will be done on earth
good may be done to all mankind; that tie high.
S% est % measure rr Of happiness may be accomplished
should prevail. Heaven 10 that which is exalted,
Heaven Is where God is--he resides In us. Hea.
& ven Is the , infinite good, and no man could live
earth Ssrthi. 4 pTSy NAT these qualities Seeome es.
Tested in our daily life and Intercourse with
Others. There is oftentimes formed within
person purpose to do some good act but he re;
frains-he comes in contact with the external
world, and is not yet able to control the animal
man. We should pray that heaven and truth
Social Meeting meetings SSf the New Jerusalem con-
srsgs'i9nN N are a. held every evening during the
where the public are invited to attend.
!, TnE CHRISTIAN CHuncH-At the City Hall
!, new psstof OF the Christian congregation, on
T. preached to an attentive audience, taking his
4 ext from st. Matthew. chapter xxviii., verses
"Goye, therefore, and teach all nations, bap-
tizlng them In the name Of the Father, and the
Son, and OF the Holy Ghost.
Teaching them to observe all things what.
soever have commanded you and 10, l am
with you always, even unto the end OF the
!, The reverend gentleman said that he should
preach from the text and persue the same subject
I he had discOursed upon In the morning.
Of the world, were OF vast signiaeanee, and
that the world came to an end eighteen hundred
years ago The Jewish age ended at the over
ties until the end Of the Jewish age.
lie would refer to the first chapter Of the
ApEste Paul to the where he re-
examples, and they are written Tor our ndmoni-
tion. We should endeayor to live according to
and 1t was grand old creed. 1t was simple
lie who coniesses Christ shall be saved.
every religious body should have a creed. The
Nicene creed was the oldest of all creeds-made
in the year s2s. There is such thing as summing
up volume In few words. Those who confess
Jesus as Lord shall be saved. That was his
creed. He is the sovereign against whom the
FOR ALL Upon the old apostolic ground all can
stand. Direct recognition of the Son Of God is
trinc.
Many persons objected to the simplicity, Of the
s S fssp fRsGps Is simple
written by inspiration. He who rejects my word
says the Saviour, Is not OF me- He who hears
@ Ss SHu Sa% of @ ali GRTsy WRoevoT % conss ssSss
that Jesus is the Son OF God Is one Of His disci
pies.
WAsHINGToN, As VIEWED ABRoAD.-The Phil
adelphia North American thus compliments us
On the rapid growth Of our city
"The late returns OF a census Of the District oi
|. Columbia, taken In behalf of educational inter
had SsG Ths SSP
laton Of the District Ia set down at l25, 900 souls
, OF whom the eolorcd people constitute about
AT the last dcccnnlal census the aggregate
pOpula lation was Is, 900, and the colored element
time the city contained O., 900, and now II has
100000 gain OF 10000 in less than seven years
city limits, the population has grown from
1.-THE current year has been more prosperous
than any In the evidences OF wealth. Although
the price of land has increased, and notwith-
standing the increased cost OF labor and living,
buildings have been erected than In perhaps any
equal term. There is a prompt demand for these
/ buildings and any number OF moderate-priced
] houses could be made remunerative."
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Cooper & Lati.
ntcd on the west side of Eleventh street between
Eapd streets, improved BY 4 three;story press
Ferdinand Butler, for $4,000 also. part Of lot l.
in square 400, improved by two frame dwelling
houses, to Captain p Young, for y, ,so9 .. =
Square 49, fronting Is feet . inches on TRir
1 tcenth street, between q and Il, and having a
SSGS aSa Sck Rousp AySer i
5000.
The FOUNDRY NJ. T.. CHURCH FAn-The en-
tcrprlsing and knd-hcarted ladies of this church
win continue their fair at Odd Fellows, Hall
this and tomorrow evenings. The collection OF
! useful and fancy articles are OF the very best
4 Give them a call, and encourage them In the
good cause with your money.
! GRACE EPISCOPAL CHuRCH,-The young ladies
! (pretty ones) connected with this church, will
hold fair In "Potomac Hal, !" Twelfth street
Island, commencing tomorrow Tuesday night
4 and continuing during the week, for the purpose
IL of raising means to purchase a new library fol
the Sunday school connected with this neat lit
tie cdihce The fair ones rely upon their gentle
men friends, and the public generally, for sub
stantial aid In the lAudable Undertaking. ant
hope that their faith In them viii not be shaken
hut come forth boldly to the rescue Of their di
lapidated library, assuring them In advance q
similar reception, and lots Of sweet things tC
dispose to them.
NoTICE.-We are requested to announce thai
Mai Gen. II. u. Washburn, NJ. q, from Indiana
will address the Soldiers and Sailors Union thi
(NIonday) evening at their hall 4sl Ninth street
| den. Washburn Is an able and eloquent speaker
and an ardent advocate Of the soldiers interest
He will, no doubt, be cordially welcomed by th'
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