The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-26
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DEFEnRED LOCAL NEWS.

"IuT ALL TnlNGs DE DONE DEcESTLY AND IN
OHD4R''-ln Grace Church on sunday morning
Rrv, Alfred HOlmcad, rector of this neat httle
uIiHrr OF public worship, preached sermon iOI
the times, taking for his text the words when
head THIS paragraph, and contained ~ inc +Vth
verse OF the lith cnaptcf OF ST. Phuls FIRST Epls-
tie to the Corinthians.
The reverend gentleman commenced me expo.
sition Of the text by setting forth by the light
before us that wOrldliness, with Its insidiOus
customs was creeping into the church and giy.
ing IL worldly forms and worldly ideas, wholly
Incompatible with Its sacred usages and Observ.
ances and the true worship of God. The rubrics
Of the Church were being viol,tel every sab
aHce OF them. What is the use of having estab-
lished forms or laws rive do not properly OBJ
serve them in the spirit and true import Of me
.ulluwc'H of their Lord anu Mastcr-to sit at
prayers while they ought to be on the blended
knee" In conlcss!Ig the multitude OF their sins
and transgtessions, An :, again, to be seated
while chanting psalms and hy INNS of praise to
High Heaven while they ought to be standing IL
things be done decently and In orderl
He regretted, too, that the responses were al.
most entirely inaldiele TO hlmi was aimeun
properly cOnuuct the morning or evening sert ices
il audible responses were not made theretoi for
he really did not know when it came his time TO
resume He feared he would have to place or
set apart two benches or pews In front so he
might be aided in the public worship of God, and
the carrying out the rubrics OF the Church An this
matter. II his hearers only knew how they en-
rouragcd the heart Of their pastor In this they
would not be Aniss in the due anu proper COM
pliancc with the Church rubrics. True, some had
good and reasonable excuses for dcriating from
tho rubrics, such IS debility, illhesl III, &c, but
for those not afflicted there was no plausible ex-
cusc whatever for not doing all things deccntly
He regretted, also, the worldly-minded
which manifested Itself on the part OF the COM
municnnts; OF their disposition to abstain from
The Holy Eucharist; while at public places OF
Sisics Win indecent hastei Was this proper
was 1t ChristIan-likei Pause; think
1t was with sorrc wing heart he heard Of the
woIldIy-mindedncss and dissipation OF Chris
tIAns and rational beings In injuring both body
and soul In attending parties, balls, and recep.
lions A lady acqusi ntance HI d re IN arkcd to HI IN
that she thanked God that the season Of Lent
was near at hand, Tor she would have some
rest and relaxation from party-goin< and recep-
such a life was amazing, II not disgusting, to the
enlightened mind OF the true Christian.
1t appeared, too, from the announcements
and prominence given to them in the public
prints, If the butterflies oil. the socalled Flash
lonablesr merely attended them to have their
names parHded IN the newspapers before gaping
and that one was arrayed, and the color Of their
dresses; and I'll this extravaganza, too, when
the community and country was teeming with
hearttending accounts of beet want, suffering,
and starvation. How many hearts could have
been made glad II such reckless expenditures
had only been devoted to crying objects OF Chris
tion charity, and charity covcreth a multitude
OF sins. ltreaIly appeared AS Il we had fallen
into the days OF idoiatry, and the main idea OF
life was TO gain the approving smile OF fashion
able fawncrs and siekening natterers! Truly the
times were out OF joint.
In conclusion The reverend gentleman made an
earnest appeal TO his hearers to observe the Rp.
preaching holy season of Lent as becomes Chris
tiAn people and true followers Of their Lord and
Master.
The sermon, OF which we have given but a
synopsis, was one which put all within the rev.
eIend gentlemans hearing to thinking, and was
listened TO with breathless attention by his con-
Gregstion, and carrying to their homes and n re-
sides that 1t Is not all OF life to live, but a
p1, of Ia he Rrat A,,tx -.
man and the Christian.
Police MATTERs.-The following arrests were
made: Jas. Dade tcolored) was taken before Jus
tee Tucker, by OMcer Evans, Of the First pre-
cinct. lie was committed to jail to answer the
charge Of petit larceny.
The same officer arrested James Connell and
Barney Mclntyet for being drunk and disorderly.
Justice Tucker fined the hrst-named - and the
other 81.
Yesterday morning, about iij O'Clock, the
same officer found a man named Curry in the
canal. With the assistance of two soldiers OF
the 18th infantry he was taken out and conveyed
to the barracks of that regiment, where he was
well cared for.
On complaint of A, c. Smith, onicer Stinch
comb, of the Fourth precinct, arrested Chatlei
\. Boyd Tor committing an assault and battery
Justice MorScil sent him to jail for court
Oficers Ofutt, Hil, Jacobs and DAVIS, of the
Seventh precinct, took the following am ed be
fore Justice Walter for disoTderly Conduct: Ia
ward Iragan, Elijah Crosby, Frank Brooks
Peter Balm, Bartlett Pearson, TAN col rec,
Daniel Shugaruo and Thomas Doyle The frs
three were dismissed and the others locked vi
for twelve hours.
VIM. Adams was taken In custody by Office
Arnold, Of the Eighth precinct, for indecent ex
posuIe. lie was relieved OF " by Justice Gull,
II. l.. Beer, peddler, was taken In custody yes
terday by Officer Skelly, Of the Sixth precinct
charged with selling without license, The arg
being sustained, he was fined $50 by Justic