The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-14
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CnURoH SERvIcEs There
peared TO be more than tho usual solempity /,
nnectiou with the church services yesteriov
, day Ierhaps had an effect upop vorsbippers
he appearance Of tho heavens at times was
= gloomy nature, bleak and chill. Tho wind
v In atfol gusts, and the sound Of falling
es, indicating tho approach of winter. no
ht contributed In q great measure to give
to melancholy feelings, and perhaps more
ress with solemnity the hearts of those at.
ding the churches The attendance was mod.
in all.
WASHINGTON coyyoc Arios.
90 Washington couyocation assembled last
ning at Rev DR.. Halls Epiphany church. on
street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
fr the purpose of devi.ing means to increase
the M mber Of Rpiscopaleau churches In this
ocese.
The AtLsndanoe was very large, every seat in
y spaoiou. sdi6ce was Allied, and ereat interest
manifested In the proceedings
rV.
lhittiugham. Rev Dr. Hall. Rev Mr., Buck
sy. DR.. OIds. Row ], v. Lewis. Rev, Dr.
ncknoy, Rev, DR., Holmead, Rev, Mr.. Addison.
Ia Row Mr. Harris.
After the reading of the scriptures, and re.
upatinR Of the Lords Irayer by Rev DR.. Pin,k.
Snsy,
Dr. O.ds said 1t IL nearly two wears since nj
Q nrst public service of this oonyo,ation. our
hnior brother, the beloved and yeneratod
caoher selected for the occasion. called your
lsntion to the spiritual destitution of the
bderal city, our slotbfuIne,s ns A Church In
years lust mast, our failure TO deyelope
oportionate growth and strength with tho in.
ease In the population of tho eity-since he
ught 10 awaken YOU to n sense of the respon,i.
pity resting upon us In this regard; to incul.
to the oneness of purpose and concert Of &C.
Jn with which. in the bonds of Church unity
Id fellowship in the work of extension
oull bo undertaken; and to lay before YOU the
an agreed up,n nv YOUR spiritual Guides Ms tbe
Il stem hat should bo made. We then called
sis coo with which TO orsct on the norm
10, in the west end. and In the east end three
:, structures in which to gather, by mis-.
= seryices three new oongtepntions' You
Llrusted 10 our care las tbsn one.tbird
called for. and vel, thropyb the j,1nst,,,
and tho aid extended by conyoeation
t,urch ON the north side Ia nearly com,
and that in the west end IL undo1btedly
1 4 and will soon DO begun. In both cases
=, of tho erection of temporary structure,
f,l NV conyocntion was danayted from
~ wisely, II is moi for us tosay. The results
secured leave us FREQ to undertake now
Gaining mission in the east end. A brief
mt of the mead therefor cannot be ont of
Christ church parish embraces ALI that
# tho oity living east Of the Capitol. or
than ono third its Territorial .xtont
, cbrncb and Tripitv covsr fuIiv ono half
ySsyenth street bsing The dividing Iine,
n more than FORTY wears these paToohial
IA have rsmainea yitbont cb.n,s Ns.riy
Years ago The nearest church Westward Of
r;,t ohnroh ,vos hriIt ,.nI,ead .f,.r.ords
,nrsfept Trinity church More than forty
400 tho parisb churcb wa, ENLARGED to IL
,nt siz. For anon, fnrty ysars then ibere
neon no Increased cbursS Scsommodation In
T. eastern half of tho oity. exeept the difference
,een the size Of ala and nav Trinity, Tho
n churches nro n mia and half anart with a
a.
an and extsndinc nearly n mills still further
Hbe eostward and from Trinity an additional
le bssids tbn width before o,timated. To tho
Irtbworj Daring tbis FORTY wears Of stsvna.
an ar Mt least of ,toppaye what has been the
srsa.o or nonp,ation In tbe oitv east Of Sey.n,b
rt2 Wouid IL be in exeess of trutb 10 call
oveurold3 Reduce Il then, Call IL four.
WHARF are the three additional cburebe, AZ
a ma Christ obureb, where the other tbree
itiopal AS large as old Trinity that sbould
n, been built in that half of the eity? Where
Ibcs, sin new eburebes? Wbere are the siY
nn,isbs.9 Wbsrs ara tho 400 communi.
for eyorv 90 of tho wear 1870? Wbers
400 sonls beinp Infatuated in thu gosuel
church for saeb 100 tbsnS Vat in nro.
an as We have fsIen abort of tbis fourfoId
so In inst snob nronortIon has the cbnrch
.round and sudsrsd diminntion tbrouoh
,tb in5ifsysne. of bsr children This Iast
wa mpst regnin at I,ast al apv nossibla
In eysrv nes,ihIs eiTort Two churches
Observation-Disclosures and baneGl of Gva snnaro
- and a nonnIat;on ~ ar Lat All 00o
Jho a,.o;or, rrov,dsncs NJ God nil ,bis
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