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over sou. pf. barttns Wa elected Q ne NOM
In ths afternoon, 81 q meeting Of the teachers
Of tho Sabbath school, Rev. W. 8. Fort was 70.
elected superiutendent; Jas II. Bushiy, assist.
ant supefintondent, and Thos. n. Roach, score.
tary. The school Ia In . nourishing condition,
attributable, In great part 70 the indefatigable
sxsrtions Of tho superintendent, and other on
oers. The tesehsrs have shown that they desire
the reputation Of the school 10 bs kept up, By
rs-sleeting the old ofhcors. gF" ..Te0r
cuunoH or rHn ASCENSION, tEptscoPAL.)
The services at the Church Of the Ascension,
II street, near Ninth, were conducted last even.
ing by the pastor. Rsv. DR.. Plnokney. The
subject Of his text was the endsavor Of Saul to
psrsecuts the Chrlstains untii the spirit Of the
Lord sppesrsd TO him, whereby he was con.
verted. He argued that In these times We
were dsgsnsrating; for. In past periods, when II
was difficult 70 maintain one thsory. now there
are four or i've. This he attributed to wrong
conception and the proper love for Christ,
and said, were II not for the belief We have In
God and the fear We have Of the gates OF hell
the degeneraoy Of the times would cause Chris.
tians 70 BE- disoonsclate. The discourse was Of
very able and edifying character, and the
reverend gentleman implored his hearers to
same grace viii triumph in the sstablishmsnt
Of the Church and the preservation OF His
chosen people.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS YRsrERDAY.-
Yesterday was lovely day, and the streets and
public parks swarmed with the fair Indies and
gallant young men, and the more sedate and ex-
psriepoed GLASS Of society. the latter enjoying
themselves fully as well as the young folks. The
number who gathered on the East Capitol
grounds In the afternoon, to listen to temper
ance speeches, under the auspices Of the Con-
grsssionaI Temperance Society, was very credit
able 10 tho occasion. Over this interesting meet
Ing Senator Wilson presided, and tho exercises
were inaugurated by the introduction TO the
audience Of Prof W. p. Drew, the temperance
war.horss Of this city. who depicted In an unmis;
taxable manner the evil results arising from the
use Of ardent spirits and who admonshed those
present to avoid is use and to discountenance Its
use BY others. He announced, In tho course Of
his remarks, that there now were In this city
q, 900 members Of the Temperance society.
General Pile, Q member Of the House from
Missouri, was presented TO the audience. He
opened his remarks By saying that he had bsen
\ forced into the substitute business He believed
he had been called on as substitute for General
Butler or some other person. He never did
IL the substitute business in nny form. In
tie course Of his remarks Gen. Pile rated the
cost OF the misery produced by the intoxicating
bowl at q higher figure than the cost Of the 70.
bellion; more money, he said, was spcnt for
whisky than was received from the source Of
internal revenue. What was spent in ono year
for this curse upon the human race would more
than pay the war debt that now hangs so heavily
upon this nation. He earnestly called on the
gentlemen present to refrain from strong drink,
and urged the ladies 10 use their influence In
that direction. The too free use OF this poison,
he said, brought yearly Thousands to premature
graves.
1 ~ L. IL
made . very good speech, In which hs pro-
nounced tho temperance cause second only 10
the Christian religion. He also dwelt forciby on
the value Of example and personal infuenoo 10
reolaimipg from iutsmpsranes Its bssotted vota'
ries.
Mr. Thsaksr, Commissioner Of Patents, held
the Temperance cause to be one Of the first mag
nitude-of tho highest Importance. His dsnni.
tiou Of Temperance was the entire disuse oi
everything not necessary, or that was delsterious
He was followed BY Senator Wilson and Gov.
Thomas Ford, who talked to some effect, We ara
satisfied.
We were sorry to sec some old sinner disturb
the Importance Of the occasion BY endeavoring
in long harangus, to show that whisky was moi
injurious.
was rousing meeting Of the cold water advo
Gates. Interesting addresses were delivered b,
Messrs. L Kidwsil, W. ]. Boyd, W. F. Crutoh
ley and others. These meetings will occur q
the hour above named, on each succeeding Sab
bath, while the weather holds favorable, as thi
one has boon, under the able auspices Of Excel
sior Division, No. 4.
At the Northern Liberties Market.house ad
dresses were delivered by Messrs. John O. Hark
ness Smith, and j. L. Kidwell. Fourteen sgnec
the pledge.
All Temperance Hall, last evening, speeche
were made BY DR.. 7. q. Clayton, Hon. sidne,
Perham, Of Maine, aud Governor Thomas Ford
Of Ohio. Mr.. Ford asserted that Congress woult
pass . prohibitory liquor law for this District
inside Of nine months. Tho people Of this Dis
trict. he said, would demand 1t, and would hav'
1t.
A temperance meeting was held, also, at tn
Circle, . short distance this side Of Georgetown
and also BY the children Of Hamline Methods
Episcopal church, at P and Ninth street.
A SUooEsrroS-WHo WILL START Ir2-