The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-02
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

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TIE WASHINGTON CIrY BIBLE SocrErY.-Rev
S.. eaeeted ere,t rosd IN spresdipr he HOW
sy n p.. s% 5
closed up his work on the 10th OF January or the
present year. A part Of 1906 was devoted TO
%i..on;sy work under he sH.Pice' Of the
month"; have been spent in the agency Of the
worthy Of careful perussi: Families and places
total Io,oSs. Families destitute Of Biblc-white
Families supplied-white 800, eolored ALAS. Sol
diers, sailors, and quartermssters' men supplied,
Families refusing the Bible-white Lilo, colored
loj total iI3s. Children not a,ttending Saba th
school, aeas' Shiidren promising attendance IN
Adultfnnable to read-white 2,oT2, colorcd so7s;
total, l0,l6O. Adults (mostly heads OF families)
%sns. sna sG 81 Bi6is faiussG su
distfibassd, s,so!. Pages Of tracts Distributed,
iy, 81, O1sl9; cash from sales, tSiOli; Collections
tion., iSoo.ec. Miles travelled n the work, aest.
Bible addresses delivered since April last, -.
About 5000 persons have been applied to for
funds In aid Of the Bible Society, Of whom TAI
"a ah i've % ny
the national metropolis has been beset on the
one hand with many oS.t.eles. and ~. disclosed
otry, intemperance, inadelity, iicentiousness,
sabbath breaking, and sins In various forms, on
the other hand u has discovered and improved
never surpassed In the whole range Of Christian
and missionary labor.
Ing re abodss Of poyertyDhuts, shsnties' gar.
refs, and ceiisrs-scenes Of SUFFERING and want
have presented themselves well calculated to
A. eoiored have been among the sufferers. This
ttuis q the Scriptures; While in other instance.
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MISSIONARY MxErrso. The monthly mis-
;on.,y meeting and sSPse5t tSot place The
The exercises were Opened by Rev. T. @. Smith.
,Ss P, whG said he fssSSsS y.
the meeting on this occaaion was to uray Ia
forth To- feaeh the pesnei in distsnt is,.s.'
After sincins ana NAVE renorts were hazard
from The mission; s.,erG and Gen;
which places the accounts received were Of q
nstterihg character.
xsnised New EeSlspd Foe es n' aIs.oPsrY So.
ciety in Boston, the object Of which was TO raise
funds and educate young unmarried ladie, TO
and that the society already was given much
promise Of usefulness.
Rev 5: R. Rss. W.: then Int in,rG q. who
he Visited NebrssEa, and found there had been
the Iast accounts. He smoke al ienrth reeardIng
the habits OF the Indian, their superstition, and
their desire to be friendly to the whites.
Dsvennort' Few ye.rs ago Al VA. eanested and
asserted that upon theft release they wouiu
murder Ali the whites they encou ntered and COM
mil other outrsses;b but such was nSt the fact,
for thew went among the whites. and asked
work, and after obtaining II, worshipped with
considerablc suiferlnr among them. owing to
failure OF crops and scarcity or labor and tRose
who were embracing a knowledge Of reiisfo as
love for he white msn snd III God. '"' h''A''''
After a lew remarks from Mr.. King on the i'm.
benedisticn wss pronouneed, And the meetips
adjourned,
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SKRvIoEs At Sr. PArRIcK,a CYuRoH-Tbe
Rev. Father Kane oaicinted at .St. Patrict,s
church ys'.sId,sSy moInIns The church vas 4,
oeonsions The pnstor stated that On account Of
his arduous duties his physicsl frame was almost
lenethv sermon. nv ''''1 i'' p''"''
ia SAID that in whatever position we might be
placed we should always seeE to serye Goa This
WAS obiigatory upon ia An ali positions OF life
and undes ali ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We must moi only
serve him ouraeiyes' hui impress this INN
dutv unon ofhera prncrastination shonid not
~ {nappiged in sndsr snv circnWstsnces Our
innuenee over Others m,iat tnEe thr abape Of
consenialitv and pstiennc' '"A' '"e '""p' VI
Tia newt sdveTtcd 10 The influenza. vbicb faith.
olics might over Others in tbeir bnsiness
nnrsuits as he ads of famiIies A. LAT tbem 10.
soIyc that they will not oniv Cling 10 Their fsitb
but perform the work prescribed 7or them. They
should sow the good seed, especially among the
younS. NOT in spirit of puritsnicm propaeand.
lam 6ntIn aTist nnohtrn.ivs man,ar
Tbs nsstor tannnnnceJ that he had cnie.vored
to en9hge The SERVICES OF Rev. Father RYAN The
srent noel Of lie south. To Lecture on HI PAT.
ssicI's 8sy for the beoest 'of the chnrch hut bss
ny .,ccsy.S.d IN n,n,ts na nd uus hSa
HTha SmIIa w., a,d Tnars ~ Eri5 xIsn tSst on
aans.dae sS anu ths Rev F,tbsr Sb.nni on nf
Montsomsrv comntS f,Sbo was nrobabIv tx RAT
subject, "What the Church does and what it