Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsFMENTs. &c. TONIGHT.


ADJUSTMENTS. &c. TONIGHT.
NATIONAL THEATKR- First night OF Lady
IiOn, who VIII appear as Polly Eccles," IN
ROoertSOn's new comedy OF ssCaste"
WALLS OPERA HoUsE-The popularity of
tJ ncer the Csc Light seems to increase.
This evening /: enters upon the third week of
It's representation.
deligted our citizens last week, Will give After
noon and evening exhibitions to-day az the
corner OF 9Th and T. streets, Navy Yard.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-The Fair of Rebekah
Degree Association will continue this week,
and many attractions will be adced 70 those Of
last week.
METzERoTT HALL-Splendid exhibition of
Tableaux this evening, Tor the benefit Of the
Church Of Inearnation (EpiscopaIl
FORREST HALL, PROFESSIONALISM. es of
Tom Thumb and wife. Commodore Mutt
and Miss Minnie warren.
Anniversary SERMoN.-Yesterday morn
ing, Rev j. :. Henning, pastor of Wesley
chapel Mission, Ninth and ; streets, preached
his anniversary sermon, il being Just one year
since be commenced his duties with this little
charge. The congregation has greatly pros.
IN few years ask that they NAV be made A
station. A Sunday school was organi zed in
that section the latter part Of 1863, which
Eumoer OF young men conducted as the Wesley
Chapel Mission, and In January, 1851 IL was
moved 70 the chapel, "a plain frame structure
which is At present oecupied). On the first Of
following young men: Mark X. Woodward,
Seth A Terry, Richard Riggles, B. N Thorn.
bury and Samuel McClosky, and services
were conducted by Rev. John Riggies, a local
minister attached to Wesley Chapel, until No
vember last as their pastor. The Sunday
senoot was sui continued, but for a time
seemed 10 lag: but within the past year IL has
greatly prospered, and grown even more
rapidly than the church, Mr. Henning in the
It now is with 4, as be found IT oSer Se az
since, when they were but a dozen men,
women and children in the congregation
of religion which had taken place durins
the year through the instrumentality of which
the membership had been increased to over SO
OF mostly grown persons. He spoke in high
terms Of the young men who have conducted
the Sunday school, which now numbers 100
scholars. with II teachers, superinteaded by
Mr- III Woodward, which Will compare in
point ofintellgence, &c, with any others The
prosperity OF the church could be best Judged
by the spiritually OF its members, ana not by
it, numbers, and taking that view the success
OF the mission was indeed wonderful. In con-
clusior, he spoke as 10 his course. stating that
would have to make himself popular with the
people by hDe sermons, full of imagination,
DC, but he did not know how to preach In that
Style He could not give his bearers the gospel
in sugar coated doses, bnt only in the piinast
manner. He believed any man VINO intro
dueed subject in the pulpit not germsne 10
the gospel was out of his place He did not
want party man TO fill bis pulpit. ana poll
tics was too contemplate q subject TO miro
duee In pulpit from which the gospel only
should be preached He spoke of the MANY
pleasant seasons he bad had with the peopi
OF this charge, ard urged that ali should make
the resolution 'God being my helper l mean
TO live q better life
Last evening q regular old-'imed loyefeast
was held, which was well attended.
TIE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF the
"GTsHo National Agricultural Exhibition and
Horse Fair has not amounted to much. bur
there Is one feature Of II deserving more nonce
"a Ind
ton of Attorney stock by q. III. S1inn. Esq
OF Haddonheld, N. J. MIR. ShinU, who is the
largest breeder OF pure Alderneys in the United
States, has on exhibition fifteen head of Alder
Ieys, cows, heifers and bulls; and also a pair
CT pure bred cashmere goats. He is largely
engaged in the coal trade in PhIladelphia but
has for many years given much attention 10
breeding the finer grades OF stock a. his farm
In New Jersey, with the public spirited view
OF improving the stock of the country. his
experience has satisfied him that the Alder.
ney stock IL greatly superior 10 any other for
butter and milk, and he has gradually turned
bis attention 70 raising that breed, procuring the
best specimens wherever they were 70 be
found, until he has now some one hundred
head OF Attorneys. The fame OF his Alder
ton OF this fair be was requested by Major
Gleason, of the Government Agricultural
some of his cattle, and the thanks of ali inter.
ested in ine stock are dee to him for so
promptly responding 70 the Invitation at so
much inconvenience and expense 70 himself
We believe DR. Nichols is now IN possession OF
An Attorney cow sold him by Mr.. Shinn, that
gives % quarts Of milk per day, and yields Is
Mr.. Shinn has sold TO Col. Hutchinson Alex
ander, OF Kentucky, the celebrated stock i'm
porter and raiser, eight cows and four calves
For several years past Mr.. ShInn's sales OF
AIderney stock has averaged 5000 per year
and be says that he has yet TO receive the FIRST
complaint from any purchaser The Alderpey
stock Mr.. Shinn has on exhibition will remain
at the Fair grounds, or az the Insane Asylum
d ~ n
when 1t will be shipped To Philadelphia Tits
10 be hoped that some of our aRriculturalists or
datTymen in this vicinity will secure some OF
this stock, and thus aid in improving the breed
of stock hereabouts.
ST. JOINS GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Yesterday morn ing, at III o'clock, a meeting OF
the congregation of ST Johns German Luz
thsran Church was held fer the purpose OF
church, an account Of which was published
III The STAR OF Saturday. A preamble and
resolutions We're adopted declaring that as
two families in connection with Rev. Mr.
Ebinshause had sought TO pervert the chnrcn
property from the use OF the Evangelical Lu
theran Church to the German Refs med
Church, they therefore endorse the action OF
the trustees and vestry IN taking possession OF
the property against the unwarranted usurpa-
ton OF the said EDinghause; and pledge
themselves to sustain the trustees to the ut
mcst in this faithful discharge Of their duty by
protecting the church property OF this congre-
CATION; that the title TO the church property
ton having paid for IL. They also disavowsd
all hostility 10 the German Reformed Church,
and would reloice in the organization Of q
church OF that denomination in this city, where
there 10 room for all the friends OF truth and
religion The congregation also rene wed their
allegiance 10 the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
of The State of Maryland and expressed
thsnks for the appointment OF a committee by
sald synod for the purpose OF protecting the
interests OF the ST. Johns German Lutheran
CONGREGATION. and further pray them 20 SEND
as speedily as possible godly ana faithful
pastor. The resolutions also contained a
statement Of the facts as published in the STAR
on Saturday.
TIE RIVER FRONT, Nov. llih, Is67-Hcr.
rey'S Wh1If.-Arriyed-Schoon s. j. Bright
Capt shaw, from Philadelphia, with coal, for
Harvey, Clark * Oliver.
F0gler'S Whdrf.-Arrived-Schoo Rooer,
Nauklin, Capt. Lander, from Havre-de.
Grace, with coal, for Washington and George
town Ice Company