The national Republican., 1867-12-18
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURcH.--A large meeting
Of the trustees and members Of Calvary Baptist
church va. held lest syePihg ip the lecture room ON
Il streets. II Tss pastor, Rev. 6l. Hs~Ftsi pre- @
sided. y ..-g. -
read communications from the pastors and tfus-
tees Of nearly all OF tho Protestant churches IN
church Rs I n tSeir acton and md eordisIiy inviting
them to attend their churches until some other
arrangements can be made.
he had received verbal inyitdtlons from many
More ministers to come and worship In thsit
"A Committee ef tiifee S5Raisiihe ot W. stick.
ney, r, Fenwick, Mr.. Hutohins, and Dr. Bowiett
were appointed to take action In regard TO the
feeling Invitations and expressions Of coincidence
The following resolutions were then offered
and unanimously adopted: ,,
Resolved, That the generous Invitation OF the
yestry Of DR.. SunderIand,s church, the Wesley
Chapel, &C., accompanied by expressions OF sym
S5 % us SSs grss ss sna
finished their work Of destruction, have been re
ceiyed By Us with the most sincere gratitude
Resolved, That NC appreciate this practical cx.
preston Of Christian affection and sympathy 80
kindly and prompt, offered as AZ iliastrs,ipa y q
church 10 % sympafhise % with h the aficted, as we'll
S' Tsat u saDy
sent to each Of the a6ove-named churches, and
inserted IN the papers represented here tonight
and founders OF the church, then addressed the
meeting, encouraging the members to do all In
helr ts Psws5 ~, ts Gstrs,e Their dSr grss, loss
church to the fact that the society IA rither row
than they were four years ago. ,-,-
tions, which were adopted by unanimous rising
,Rs,cired, with Gods blessing, we will proceed
Y consumed by Are, wiihsut material alteration
| therein. .., ,,,
all practical dispatch, to collect and Invest In
United States securities the amount Of the In
surance on the property recently destroyed, and
| make preparation Tor the commencement OF the
work Of reconstruction, as soon as the weather
and other circumstances Will permit.
Resclrsd, That the trustees be instructed to
estimate the amount In addition to the insur-
ance which will be necessary to restore our
church cdiace in its pristine beauty, and take
sSpss the snsssa eSn the value
the walls standing, and the property remaining
Mr. beard, the chairman OF the Board of Tru,.
tees, was then called upon TO inform the meet!
ing II any place Of worship had been selected for
the use Of the members on the next Sabbath, to
| which he replied In the Negative.
| II was finally decided upon, after some debate,
to accept the offer OF the use Of Shiloh church,
chapel, for the reason % that tiis building was Inc
most convenient to the members of the church
| The children Of the Sabbath school connected
with the church are notified to meet in the
vicinity OF the ruins OF the Calvary Baptist
| church, and they will be conducted TO Shiloh
church by the officers OF the school, who will
As there are no gas fixtures in Shiloh church
u was decided upon to worship In the First Bap-
| tist church on Sunday evenings.
Prayer meeting will be held tonight In the lcc-
ture room of the L street church.
The trustees were, on motion, appointed a
the necessary measures for the rebuilding Of the
| thurthI
:. The pastor, DR. Hewlett, and Hon. Amos
Kendall, were then, on motion, also added to the
A vote OF thanks to the reporters of the press,
thanks was given to thc aremen @ for their re ready "
response, and also to the ncighbors residing In
the vicinity Of the church for their assistance in
The following Is a list Of the congregations,
who, through their trustees and pastors, have
rendered the use of their cdifces for public
| worship Of the bereaved society: FIRST Presby-
terian church, DR.. Sunderland; Fourth Prcsby-
terian church, DR.. smith; Estreet Baptist church,
| DR.. Gray; Thirteenth street Baptist church, DR..
Gillettej st. Paul's Lutheran church, A. 5.
Pratt, laymanj Wesley chapel, Rev. Mr.. Amesi
Ninth street NJ ?; church, Rev. D. Z. Reesei
York avenue church, DR.. Gurlcy; and an Offer
from Mrs. McNail OF union League Hall, in
which TO hold services.
CoLUMIIA LODGE Social RE-UNIoN. : The
grand social reunion Of Columbia Lodge No. 10
| l. o. .. T., took place at Odd Fellows Hall
seventh street Monday night At about O'Clock
& the Ledge "a arsned ip dine form and. h. the pres:
Master VIM. II. Mclean, of the Grand lodge
assisted by Noble Grand A. J: Donaldson, OF Co
about Sy Ges wves Rs 81 oGa ID FeoSs
There were represented, handsomely, Rebckah
Degree Lodges No. /, Navy Yardi no. 2, city,
After this Interesting ceremony was gone
through with, the party repaired to the large
and the following programme was carried out In
beautiful style being i5crspSrIsa with an
'foSSSi oyeitafe%iin!RtPPSS'entsl. sssesii aRtPlSs' Sfi
Amphions.-opcning Ode, Bro. Dobson. Ad,
violin and guitar~H Poiiuto gaiiop," Mcssrs
Winner, Dyer, and Fowler. Music-selection-
"gen with iSnGs G sisss
Enchant trcss-.SIr. II. A. Kohr. Presentation to
'nS pnaShT y xoney Bi BilGIsisses Nj Reiss
| Music.-Selection-
- Amphions:.solo and chorusT7"softly o,er the
| Ripling Waters" - Misses Lemon. Poem
"The Mystic Bridge" original-Bro. Ii. A. Dob
son son, Of Washington Lodge, NoiG. Solo, duitsr-
c-Selectiono"Oit in the Stiliy Night"
Amphions. = Duet :" Bounding Boat 60
Lightly" Kucken-Messrs. d. and Il. 4. Kohr
.
| Where Is Friendship" Glover-Bro. and Mrs
Selfert. "Home, Sweet Home, !" with variations
Where all did so well, 1t would reallybe unfail
| to particularize.
| The addresses OF Past Grand Master ]. T. Civ
| en- and Grand Representative I. ID. Stuart were
excellent, eloquent, highly instructive, and will
| do much towards spreading abroad the already
good name of the order.
ARRESTS BY SERGEANT GREER.-Yesterday
| Sergeant Greer, of the Sixth precinct, arrested
| on the charge of stealing a razor, two mer
| named Charles Fisher and Frank Kingston
| They were taken before Justice Hazard, who
| dismissed the nrst-nAmed as the charge coult
not be substantiated, and the last because the
complainant declined to prosecute.
| Also arrested q butcher named Emanuel Ian
| caster for committing an assault and battery or
Mr.. John Biddle, and the last named for dis
orderly conduct. Justice Harper fined Lancaster
20, and imposed a fine of ~ on Biddle.
| The ISLAND BAPTIST CuURcH FAIR.-We are
pleased to learn that the grand fair and festival
now being held for the benefit of the Island Bap
tist Church Society, to assist them In the cree
tion OF q new edihce, Is q complete success. II
is the intention of the lady managers OF the IN Ii
to continue the entertainment until Friday, tho
30th instant.
A GOLDEN CELEBRATIoS-Thc hftlcth ami.
yersary OF the ordination Of the Very Rev N. u
Young, o, P,wlll be celebrated at st, Dominick',
church to-day, Dec. Is. The solemn high mass
on the occasion will begin at 10 o'cock, to whicl
the public are kindly invited Very Rev. q. |
White, d. D. will preach at the mass Thi,
evening Rev. Father Rooney will deliver n lee
N npan IN n nft thn nil