The national Republican., 1867-11-04
LOCAL DEPARTM ENT.


CHuncH SERVICES YESTERDAY. The fore.
noon Of yesterday was bright and pleasant
lalmost like May-dsy--and the various churches
were we'll filled. The afternoon and evening
was somewhat rainy, and tho services Of the
evening were not SO largely patronized. Below
wo give synopses Of several sermons listened
to by US, as follows:
ST. PAuL's LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The services of tho Jubilee year were fully
inaugurated last night In this church, with
reformation discourse by the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Butler. In tho rear Of the pulpit Is an ever.
green arch with the dates 1917 and 1867 on
either side, and Reformation Jubilee IN ever.
green couspicuOusly displayed. Upon the altar
pyramid Of beautiful flowers. Tho audience
was large. The hymns and prayers and scrip.
ture readings were all made to bear upon the
great truths clustering around the great event
commcmorated. Tho Ash, known as Luther's
Psalm, was road, and the preacher, not selecting
tex;, said, one Of the peculiarities Of the
Lutheran Church 10 its commemora Of tke
great historic facts Of Christianity as tho birth,
crueiaxion, resurrection and ascension Of our
divine Lord; with Whit Sunday, celebrating tho
vitalizing Of the infant Church by the outpour.
ing of the Holy Ghost.
Ancient Israel had its jubilee year by COM
msnd of God. It was the 6rtieth year, marked
BY the restoration Of all the land which had
been Glieuated to the families to whom originally
allotted, ard the liberation of all Hebrew bond.
men.
The year was insugurated on the day ofatone.
mont BY the blowing Of trumpots throughout the
land and the proclamation Of universal liberty.
, We have entered upon the seventh iftioth
year since tho Inauguration Of the great Reform
alton, under God, by Martin Luthur and his 90.
ndjutors. We make this a jubilee year because
4 year Of release; and no matter how long de-
layei its entire ful6llmsnt, the mailing OF tho
theses upon the church door at wittsnberg, hOr-
aids the deliverancs Of the whole race from the
bonds Of oppression. In common with our race,
we in this wondrous land, where are gathered
the dispersed Of all nations, from the hardy and
noble Swodo all down through Denmark and
Germany to tho sunny Italian, the earnest Scot
and mercurial Eaglishman, with the oppressed of
Ireland, We call to our aid the pencil Of tho ar.
tist, poetry and song in perpetrating tho great
historic facts OF our several nationalties
In almost oyery home, surely in every heart,
Is some foni msmory OF tho Fatherlaud We
gather Inspiration as wo look upon tho grand
old pictures Of tho embArking Of the May yhower
-or its landing at Plymouth Rock-the Grst
battle Of tho Revolution, at Loxiugton--or tho
surrender of Cornwellis at Y Yorktown-the figning
of the Declaration of Independence, or the pros.
lamitiOu Of ffrselOm-!iberating with one stroke
Of tho pen four million bondmen.
This jubilee commemorates an event greater
than all these Indeed these arc but the streams
flowing from the rock fountain then smitten.
and religious world Is interested in 1t. As our
Divine King in sight Of the cross declared, now
is tho Prince Of this world cast out whilst the
conflict was still to be carried on through cen
turiss. so as we gaze upon this young doctor and
read his Theses, We may say now Is sounded the
death kuen of oppression and bondage, and the
worlds jubilee Is heralded. Here the speaker
dwelt at length upJn tho gross darkness that
shrouded the Christian world to the days Of Lu.
ther. There had been, indeed, noble confessors
OF the truth, such rs Jerome and Hussj but their
light had been ertiuguishod. We are to study
history in the light Of Gods word. 1t is pre-.
suuptuous and inhdel to imagine that God ere.
ates q world and has nothing to do with its gov
ernment We may see only men. and often sci.
fish, proud, corrupt mon, but they are Gods
hand. Pharaoh saw only Moses, and Herod only
the infant Jesus, and Pope Leo only the iu.
significant Dominican friar, and multitudes in
our bloody history only the martyr Presidents
but God sitteth upon tho food, king forever.
This revolution in the sixteenth century was
not political ono and yet tho governments Of
Christendom arc all affected by 1t. There was
involved and developed tho simple scriptural
principle, prove all things; hold fast that which
Is gool " Tho right Of private judgment was
asserted there-that We are no longer to take II
for granted that the opinions, laws, oonstitu.
tions, or even religious crecds Of men are neces.
sarily right because they are venerable. Gods
word is the only infallibe test and rulo Of faith
and practice. "Convince mo from the Scrip
lures, said the great Reformer, land l will
recant." The genius Of liberty was born there.
There is IN intimate relation between the refor-
nation Of the sixteenth century and the rebsl.
lion Of the nineteenth. Horod feared the new
born king, and the rulers Of tho earth need fear
this divine kingdom only as constitutions and
laws are in conflict with the eternal principles Of
truth and right The speaker dwelt at length
upon the evangelical character of the reforma.
aon, transforming the Gospel from a dead Ian
guage to that OF the common people. The great
Scripture doctrine of justification by faith was
inwrouSht by the Holy Ghost in tbs experience of
Martin Luther.
In our brief space we can give but an imper.
feet sketch Of the reformation discourse of Mr..
D. In conclusion, he suggested the proper OBJ.
servanee Of the jubilee Jear to involve the
preaching Of the pure word Of God, laboring not
for the glory Of Luther, but for the healing and
unity and life Of the Church, for tho conversion
Of sinners, the great end Of all Gospel preaching.
It is to be made year Of thank offering to God
for the blessings Of the reformation.
At the conclusion Of the discourse the follow
ing resolutions, presented by A. S. Pratt, osq,, |
seconded by A. Noerr, esq, were read and sub.
mitted to the congregation by Gen. Ekin, and
adopted:
Rssolred, That we cordially respond to tho Rofos-
nation oiscourse Of our pastor In anguratipg the
JubIles year; and RpPreeiating the blessings 4 an
'Opol Blb'e freo pulpit aud free government. we
Onfr caoe fully upon the Observance Of tho Jubilee
year
Rs'0lvsd, That, God bleEFing US, We will devote
ourselves moro earnestly 10 the establishment and
diGu,ion Of tho great truth and ine,timable bless
tngs seeu' cd 10 US under God, through Luther aud
his e0sdJ tutors
Rssolrtd, That wa will make this year Of thank |
offering 10 God, and as representatives, Of the great
Reforma lon church In this Capital OF our nation
and We address ourselves with renewed vigpr to tho
pro ,coution Of our memorial enterprise.
ResOirsd That with faith ia God, whose work wo |
believe this 10, we throw ourselves uprn all the |
froa Of these glorious reformation prlnC plos, and
especially upon those OF our own household Of faith
thf foug hOut the land for a hearty remembrance Of
this great work In their Jubilee services prayers
IND offerings, that during this year we may com
plste this work 30 auspleiOu,y begun, and plant In
The Capital Of the nation Jubilee memorial Of the
blessed principles secured in the reformation Of tho
Fix eenth cshtury.
STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
The first Of q series Of biblical historical dis
courses to young people was commenced last
evening at tho Il street Baptist church, by the
pastor, Rev. Dr. Gray. There was a large at
tendance, and the remarks Of the reverend gen-
tloman resolved earnest attention Tho toxt SO.
leoted was from Genesis |: &c and 81, "And God
said, let US make man In our own image" &c.
1t was little remarkable that three thousand
years ago potterS worked upon clay in the fields