The national Republican., 1867-07-15
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

uhy was rAtnor COOL o0mpefcu WIN sevefhi Gays
Just previous, and therefore exoeedingly pleasant
TO be on the street. Consequently, At the hours
for divine services the streets were lined with
members Of the various churches and others, who
were on their way to hear expounded the divine
truths The churches and Sunday schools have
not been more fully attended during the present
summer season.
lxERcIsEs AT WAUGH CHAPEL.
The exercises st Waugh chapel yesterday wsre
Of an exceedingly interesting character. II was
the occasion Of Its re-dsdioation, the most I'm.
portant aud beneficial changes having occurred
within the past three months. The frescoing,
painting, and carpeting arc all new. Pews have
been ingrainsd, &o., and the interior Of the sdi-
hce has undergone . complete mstamorphosis.
whils the lower floor was crowded with the NOM
bsrs and friends Of the church. After singing
and prayer, and reading portion Of the scrip.
tures the sermon was delivered by the Rev. j.
Il. Brown, Of Baltimors, taking his text from tho
lst chapter Of 81. Paul TO the Corinthians, 18th
verse.
"And In this confidence was minded 10 come
unto 70, before that ys might have second
Among all the truths given to us, the one in
the toxt 10 the most Comprehensive All tho
ceremonial Of places and things have been shad-
owed out BY tie Jewisheeers, and founded louder
and louder, until that period arrived, called by
the Apostles the fullness Of time, when God sent
His Son upon earth II 10 faithful saying. and
worthy Of all acceptation, that Christ came into
the world to save sinners. He came into the
world, indicates and implies . peculiar meaning
when applied to Jesus. He not only came into
the world, but he came with design settled
purpose.
Ths Bon Of God acted with q deliberate view
Of futurity. He assumed our nature and erer.
cissd priority prior to his assuming IL. These
truth nd pronasttnna n aIsnF mind
paying attention to them. Jesus know what
kind Of world this was. II had broken Its
allegiance to the Eternal Throne, and yet bs
came. He Know what his mission would cost
him, yet still he came. He saw the agony in
store for him, and yet he came. He len
world Of glory for world Of shame and dark
moss. He LEFT . world OF purity for . vcrld Of
sin. It was new thing In heaven. He came
among us with . wonderful design. grand and
Rlorious-it was to save sinners. He taught the
will Of God; He exhibited the character Of God,
and . pattern himself Of holiness challenged BY
none. II He performed wonders, 1t was only to
show himself the Saviour. lie wished to give us
clearer tisws Of our moral condition. As His
own divine nature was incapable Of suffering He
united that to ours Nothing short Of atone
mems would save sinners--uothing but human
saorins Of blood in stonsmsnt for the sins Of the
world.
The speaker spoke Of Mount Calvary, and the
suferings Of Christ upon the sacred ground
This was the primary redemption The power
Of sin must also be broken, and this also was the
mission Of Christ. He told his hearers to come
with an humble and oontrite heart, and salvation
would be theirs, God has pledged his word and
staked his own Divinity that II shall be ours II
asked for.
The world to-day proves the truth of tho
glorious teachings Of Christ eighteen centuries
ago. The same Jesus was here to-day that wept
with Mary and Martha at the tomb Of Lazarus.
All are sinners In q certain sense-all gifted
with that carnal mind which Is enmity To Cod
and all must meet, sooner or later, before that
great white throne.
Tho reverend gentleman spoke Of his own ex.
psrisnee in bis conpsetion with Tho original or
ganilation Of Waugh Chapel, and how earnestly
he had looked for Its success, and concluded his
sermon with few eloquent remarks to the con.
gregation, advising them Of the great end and
the love and mercy Of Christ.
The pastor. Rev. George @. Markham, made .
few remarks at the conclusion Of the sermon ex.
planatory and in relation to the expense incurred
In the repairs, and spoke Of the debt yet remain.
ing, $500. He, the speaker, would give 500
toward the liquidation. Mr.. A. Green rots and
said that hs would also give 500. Other gen.
tlemsn and ladies also contributed liberal
amounts, and fair proportion Of the sum re.
quired was realized. .r.
In the Sabbath school there are some %
toH0noru anu lAu tuuOthTb, uuubT tue bupeflu-
tendenos Of Mr.. o. 8. Edgar. The school room
was reht,ed neatly and comfortably. There Is q
library Of 500 volumes, fine Mason 4 Hamliu
organ, and there Is every evidence Of prosperity
oonnscthd with the school.
The church Is also prospsring very much. and
no doubt Is accomplishing great good In the
locality In which II Is situated.
MErzERorr HALL,
The Rev. DR.. Boynton, In the morning, dis.
oourssd before the congregation Of the First Con.
gregational church, who worship In Metzerott
Hall His themo was the fear Of man being
punished for wrongs committed here and here.
after. In few days he said. some Of Us must
die, for Death Is ever on the march. A few years
longer, and others will die, and so on from day
to day and year to year. Tho tears and the
funeral will bs over for US all-the tears will be
dried, and the mourners forget US. Whore shall
we be thonf What scenery, what friends, what
employment These were reasonable questions
he said, while hurrying on to death. He re-
ferred to that law Of the soul where man expecti
and fears punishmeht for his sins md said II wal
the instinct OF nature TO fear, for even Adam hid
himself after he had sinned. So with the mar
who has committed q great crime, tremblos at th,
thought Of the terrible retrlbution Of God for hi
transgressioni and what the wicked fear shal
come upon him. DR.. B. said that such 10 th,
state Of the human heart that collateral testi
mouy 10 required to demonstrate this great truth
isolated or sepArate-everything is respondent 4
each other. Bwedsuborg claimed to have dis
covered this fact but he only told 4 prinop
every man know, which principle is that the crsa
tion Is teacher Of truth, aud the inference thA
God never teaches o falsshood, aud that maj
should fear is the warning voice Of God.
The arrangements in the material world teaohs
the same In the snn and the planets, telling th
truths In their existeuoei as also tho vsgetabl
family, for the tropics produced what would per
ish II trsnsplanted In tho frigid zones The AMI
NAL species and the featbered tribe could exis
only IN their proper latitudes, as the web-foote
bird that subsisted on the fish Of the rivers woul
perish on the mountains top He went on T.
show that It would be fAlsohood to the oreatio
to expect to find things existing or breathin
except whore especially set apart by the works {
God. The instructive foar Of animals Is founde
In truth, for II 10 only q great scarcity that wi
induce hsrb-eating animals to eat poison. Th
in1tinotiye fear Of the horse Is such as to caus
him to tremble at lion even before he sees hiu
H. then, he said, all these Manifestations ar
apparent to the understanding, we cannot bu
believe that the promises Of God are truthful
Tho application Of fear In the human bosom
founded on truth; and eternity he remarked
could be seen BY looking into ones own hear
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