The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-16


oial entertainment was given by the members Of
81. Paul's Lutheran church, corner Of Eleventh
and n streets, to the synodicsf brethren from
Maryland, who have been attending the sessions
at the church the past Ave or sig days. The 90.
easion was one which called forth mutual OF.
prsssions Of good viii and friendship, and many
regrsts were expressed ut parting.
The entertainment consisted Of singing ad.
dresses, relating Of anecdotes, and sommingiing
together-the elders 10 speak Of BY gone days Of
happy years long since past; the younger ones
TO chat chssrilyj and though words might be
few, yet bright eyes would look unuttersbls
things, and love lay baking neat, many a de-
mure countenance.
The entertainment was certainly very pleas.
ant one, the opening commencing 9TH the dustt,
"Do You Remainder" By Mr.. y II. Fincksl
aud Miss L. Z. Finoksl Miss Finckei also
favored the company with some chdoe selections
on the piano. Miss Pitcher vooali,ed, also, but
unfortunately We could not, from our position,
hear the words distinctly. !
Miss Egan, daughter Of Gen. Igan, who uas
present with his family, played : few solos on
the plano, receiving much applauS.
Rev. DR.. Butler said hs WELCOMED all to.night,
but regretted that there wero ID men Of the
synodcal delegation present. Tie members Of
the church had appointed this nift for social
entertainment. There was one gntlemau pres.
emit tonight, Q member of the Presbyterian
Church, who would say word or tyo, he thought
II would be pleasant to have crd from hiu.
It was no matter what denomination any one be.
longed to, he trusted all would met In Heaven.
Tho speaker introduced to the company Rev.
DR.. Tustin, ofthe Presbyterian denomination.
The venerable clergyman rose nd said have
been asked TO get up to make peech, but the
least you see or hear Of me link the better
for myself. have been asked tonake speech,
and IL reminds me Of man whowas once OK.
hibiting poppet show, the figure Of men, 10,
being made to move by maohinsH. They were
placed In front Of q curtain while the Snowman
stood behind, playing the bss ips'. trust
my Scotch friends will excuse ne whom I say
that the noise from bag pipes y most hideous.
There was . wsg In the compap before whom
the Snowman was exhibiting, who sung out
"Play louder" The showmta hoard tho cry
and blew most vigorously on his instrument.
The vag again sang out "Plg louder" The
poor Snowman placed all the wind he could to
the pipe, his cheeks distended 18th his blowing.
The wsg sang out again "Pls louder" when
the Snowman put his head In 'front.' Of the cur.
tain and said, Its all very we'll to cry out
louder, hut where Is the wind come from"
That 10 my fx. II is we'll enugh to call upon
me to make . speech, but uhse 1t Is to come
from, 1 do not know. ought say something,
however, and, by way Of convincing, will r.
late another anecdote, but I trst II will not ir.
terfere with the arrangements Of DR.. Butler.
The circumstance happened Ger 10 Virginia,
between colored folks A paiwere to DO mar
ried, and one Of their own cole performed the
ceremony. He told the pair tolssp each others
this woman7" 1T do" 30 you love her
father 2" lido" "Do you vo her mother1"
"I do" "Do you lovohe ster?" lido"
Do you love her brother 2" ~ do Turn.
ing to the woman, the preache said, "Do you
love this man ?' IT do" DO you love his
father2" lido" "Do youove his mother?'
~ do" "Do you love his ster?" "I do"
"Do you love her brotber'' Il do" "Hold
fast, then, both Of you, andaooOrding to the
commandments pronounce yu man aud wife;
and we will sing the hymn, luuged 10 a gul
of dark despair" Z
These anecdotes CT the rssrend gentleman
were received with roars Of laghtor by tho Ru-
dience. Mr.. Tustin went on % say that he re-
| ciprocatsd what his earnest b,ther had said in
regard to dsnomi nations, assertions, &C. In the
visit Of tho Lutheran Synod thother day to Gen.
Grant, Dr. Morris was very paieular to toll the
General that they were all hthersns, but tho
| speaker thought that they slislsd him. He was
| present at the time, and he msaged to get close
to Gen. Grant, and actually toet by his side and
put his hand on his shoulders He was almost as.
l
whis sred to the General tht he was u repre-.
sentative Of John Calvin, nd that 1t was said
that under the pulpit of job Calvin was where
the American eagle was fra hached. He was
| told that he always would b. Welcome visitor
at Gen. Grants; but all b, wnted was to let
| tho General know that there was somebody
else present besides a Lutheran.
thought did pretty we'll t,hold my own
But agree with Brother Butler, tat the different
l,n ...aa, IL. h. AZ Nh.,
are all on the outside with Chit in the centre.
Like Montgomery, he could exlaim, "Distinct
as the pillows, but one as the 70"
The speaker said that he W. writing book.
and endeavoring to leave something behind him
to be remembered when be walk'ne. He trusted
all would meet there-Cslvinst, Lutheran, and
all others-meet In Heaven ani>e happy.
He had attended the synod With the most sin.
core affection for the members omposing IT. hal
never enjoyed any In his own domination more
than this. Their kindness andonsideration to
him could mover DO forgotten They were all
about to separate. and II they sbuld never meet
again, he hoped that they waid meet In the
better world above, where thre would DO no
change, and all would dwell move.
The gentleman's remarks wre received with
shouts Of laughter, intermintsd at times with
emotions Of sadness. AT ttnr conclusion, re-
treatments were served to az present. Other
songs were sung and other brif addresses made,
the party separating at lac hour, rcSretting
the close.
The ladies of the church lad tastefully dec
GRATED the lecture room, whert tho entertainment
was given, and their utmot endsayors were
used to please their stranger pests It's need
less to say that their friendly abors were sppre'
ciated by the members Of thesynod, and the 10
dies Of st. Paul's Lutheran CHURCH Of washing |
ton will ever be gratefully 1membered by tho
clerical gentlemen and membfs OF the Lutheran
synod Of Maryland.
A Coon INSTITUTION COLUMBIAN College has
a department for evening instruction.
A time has come again for The young men Of
Washington to take up their ltudies which were
Interrupted by the war. Yong men In the Gov.
srnment Departments, especially, ought to avail
themselves Of the opportunities now offered to
hem. A chance like the pnsent does not come
'very day Here is a night school, where the
languages are taught by rgularly.settled pro-
essors, and whore mathematics are taught by
hose skilled in that specially.
A word to the wise is sufficient. 1t takes 4
wise man (somebody has said to find out his own |
ignorance. Certainly there are very few now In |
he city Of Washington who would not be bene'
tied by thorough academiod course OF study. |
Even those who have gone through with such
curse would fndl their time well spent 10 brush |
Up again on some parts ofit-Latin or Greek or
lgebra, for instance.
DR.. Samson, the president d the college, Is
Wiling and anxious mot for bis own sake, for |
10 makes nothing out of the arrangement peeu.