The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-14

| and NJ moderate price, W tho oonvocation were
able. II is directly east Of the Capitol, and but
| one square removed from the East Capito
grounds. Ono lot, large enough for church
80 by 1870 feet, can be bought for $1,000. Two
lots, large enough for church and parsonsge
with 10 feet front Of 1870 In depth, and 30 fee,
more front Of 100 In dopth-could DO bought fol
| IS, O00--but the land canno. be 1oased, and The
conyocation cannot buy.
There Is plan, however, by which tho sitS
could DO secured for this work Of the church
Let some ohurchmnn or churchmeu possessed oil
the means, buy the lot or lots. With the con
stantly increasing value Of property In that
vicinity, II would be q safe investment under
any circumstances. Then let the land be leased ia
conyocation for tho purposes Of the mission, say
for Ave years at q yearly rent sufficient to pay q
fair interest on the purchase money, and with
the privilege Of purchase at tho expira ion Of
the lease by paying the original cost Here Is
an opportunity to make your money accomplish
good without diminution or worldly loss. Are
there not some Of you ready to embrace III
Such are the plans and needs Of convocation
for tho Inauguration Of It's winters work. We
have laid them honestly before you. II Is for
you to come forward and do the rest. We ask
your aims for what7 For ourselves' For our
benefit or the glory Of mem Not o; but for Christ
the Master--for the kingdom Of God. viii you not
tho love Of Christ constraiuing you-render
UNTO you tue lnlDgt tnNt uOu even Dy
constraint Of law you render unto Cm,ar the
things that gro Cusar's? To your ler iers It
belongs to devise liberal things for the cause Of
Christi yours II is to respond and then jointly
ours to bend our strong arms to the accomplish.
ment Of the blessed work. May the Divine
Head OF the Church abundsptly bless and pros
per the planning, the bestowipg and all the OK.
ecution, to the increase Of His DRY, the build.
ing up Of His church, and the salvation Of our
.tV II fall NlaN. la.N
Rev. Mr.. Lewis then made few remarks, in
which he urged n liberal response TO the object
In view, and was followed by Rev. Dr.. Hall, who
said all that was askei at present was $4,000 to
erect a chapel on Capitol Hill He did not want
to get money by going 10 the clerk as he leaves
his office and demand II, nor 60 auong the mo .
chants on the avenue and remind them that their
incomes justified their giving; but he wanted I
to give spontaneously from the heart, not rs q
loan, but as a duty to God.
Bishop Whittinghnm said no had been here
long time, and thanked God he was still permit
tod to be with this congregation, and hoped all
would como forward and give TO the erection Of
houses Of God. II was twenty. seven years since
be was elected bishop, and during that time he
had seen much progress in tho Church. Al Bal.
timore then there were but four churches, but
now there were twenty, which he believed to DO
built on proper principles. He conclu led by
showing the importance of greater number Of
churches horo to aeoompo date tho large and
growing congregation.
A collection was then taken up, and, after
singing and prayer, tho congregation was dis
missed.
FOUR-ASD.AHALF ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
There was fair attendance IN the Four.and.a.
half street Presbyterian church at the morning
service yesterday, General Grant with his family
being among those present The choir was not
very tuil, here being but trio to vocAlize, one
lady and two gentlemen, but the singing was
most excellent.
DR.. Sunderland selected his text from ColOs.
SLAMS II: 8. Beware lest any man spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit, after the
tradition Of men, after the rudimon.s Of men
and not after Christ"
Here was the solemn admonition preaching
through all time to every human soul. Hero in
this text was something to corrupt men and send
them to destruction. No refreshing mind could
see but that srmo way would be 10 conflict with
It, lie who studies events must realize that an
omnipotent hand is la all tho changes Of the
world. lie must realize that every thing Is In the
control Of tho Supreme Bsing. He must know
that Christ stands at the head Of this dominion,
stands at the head Of the affairs Of men. We
ministers pitch tho whole weight Of our minis.
tration 10 this claim. We rest everything upon
ths--that His spirit should glorify and animate
every human heart.
We have no doubt, no trembling, no vasoilat.
ing, rs long as We adhere to the cause Of God.
1t shall DO the ain Of our lifo and our constant
endeavori and IT We go down we go with lost
cause, but knowing that all things arc not i'm.
possible with Him. Do you, without any restric-
ton whatever, surrender yourself to Him? Do
you, In good faith, determine to make His coun.
sells regulate your actions In all time to come
II you have resolved upon that, welcome! We do
not ask you at this point Of your previous good
conduct, or what your antecedents have been.
God has provided n statute Of Limitation for all
this. What If you hayo been n sinful man or
robel Of tho deepest dye. The hour now il, and
God calls upon every man to respond, Whose.
ever repents shall be slved. This cover your
case. We may have been wanting Ia dates
which, IL known, would receive for US the sc1rn
and condemnation Of public opinion. But this
can make no difference, II now In our utmost
need We adhere to Christ. Though demons may
howl among US and perdition be let loose to over.
whelm man, let him but cling to Him whose
touch alone Is life, and be shall DO saved.
Let us consider the ways in which man Is kept
In alienation from Christ. Beware lest any
man spoil you" Man without Christ Is es.
sentially spoiled. Man shall DO convinced Of
sin, because thoy believe in Ne. They that
do not believe ore condemned already. BE.
waro that you be spoiled not through philoso-
ply" Philosophy libsralizes tho mind dis.
perses superstition, &c., and how can II spoil
the mind Of mani We must remember that there
is a false philosophy and which the gospel has
reference to. 1t Is tho philosophy of inhdellty
which seeks to overthrow the gospel. 1t Is the
philosophy Of free-thiukers, fanaticism and the
theory Of inadels This is the philosophy which
Is oorrupting the fountains of life. We cannot
DO blind to the fact that Atheism Is around US
these have been spoiled by philosophy but they
not only spoil themselves through philosophy
but they spoil themselves through vain deceit.
Tho speaker argued on the danger Of this last
eloquonty portrayiug the snares and ultimate
destruction into which 1t would lead. Elab-
orately dwelling upon tho remainder Of tho text,
the reverend gentlemen concluded his most In.
sermon.
ST. rAUL's LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Tho monthly SAbbath-sehoOl concert of the
ST. Paurs Lutheran church, corner of Eleventh
and II streets, was resumed last evening.
The hall Of tho church was crowded with the
teachers, scholars, and friends, The pulpit was
occupied by the Revs DR.. Butler and DR.. Masee,
Rev. Mr. Officer, Rev. Mr.. Fustan, and Dr.
Kemp.
The exercises commenced by singing "From
Greenlauds Icy Mountains" followed by a
responsive scdptural lesson, entitled "Whaa
Jesus said"-tho pastor reading, Tho hymn
Z" Stand up for Jesus, prayer, and lesson from
Isaiah, followed, excessively tho duet and
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