The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

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w.anNAt The Ninth street Methodist Prot
estar' GhSr Sn on n.s{oe epensiea ser
mon In MISREPRESENTATION OF the late Rev
Ulysses Ward, taking his text from the 23d
Kim. Wrhe Lord IN nv shephcrd, shall no,
pa He maketh me,to lie down in green
s,ais II; n,% Rs. sake G :h tSSSSs
walk fhroug.. ar NO evil for Thou Art with
death, I will fe. -by staif thew comfort me
Thou pfepsrest oe TSn me III ,he Pr ms
encc Of mine enemies nefh over. Surely
head with oils my cup run. iiow me ali Inc
days Of my life, and will dwe.. :" ''' "''''
Of the Lord forever.n q, .,,in
That which !, s si55t,Ihngly preserves
single sentence Is found to have a world,
well As spiritual meaning, and our text is
repiete with the richest Of spiritual eonsoia-
Sion.
II ischaracteristie Of the psalm that It must
In its warmth and depth, shall speak its Ian.
guage,. we cannot appreciate the words as
given BY the psalmist The heart must give
ne Key 70 their Interpretation and appreela.
to eommemorate today interpreted the words
OF the p.si%ist with his characteristic good
II IL the province Of scripture to teach in
metaphors, and can only be Understood when
We proceed to expound viii, the mind what
docks are limited, but in the Eastern land il
ts diferent. In Palestine, on the Judean hills,
slant danger to the sheep and constant. de.
Pendence on the shepherd. Hence the relation
between the shepherd and his sheep. ban
gers are OF mutual dependence. We love those
for whom we make risks, and they love us In
return. , .,,
through which no had passed, and he loved
her because he did pity her. Between the
ton dsars1 a than TIA Gi e Between ths Ea s
tion, because Of mutual danger. Christ.holds
dividuais as his sheep. The same character
istics exist between them. "My sheep hear
my voice and I know them, and they shall
n well az promise OF future reward. The
question 10 how shall we live, and not how we
to the time and manner of our exit from this
world. but cndcayor to live In such manner
low the e sssa as' Of afs our
which ks frequently gave pttersncs. tsat /,
be in vain.
Being asked on his death.bed whether he
PLACED hi. t,u., entirely on the SayioHT he
"Preoious in the sight OF the Lord is the death.
q hi, ss Amt These were words Of eonsol"
The Lord will make our death the especial
object Of his care. The Psslmist says: Thou
my sheep hear ar my voice and they follow me,
These descriptions are only to be understood
By referring to the habit. Of , the Syr.5a
" following them. In eastern countries the
sheep are exposed to many dangers-liable to
be swept away by freshets, to fall oyer preei-
herd is continually seeking out the good pas
ture for his sheep. These dangers and y hicul-
ties LED 70 ne inven,on o. Inc sn nfiS ths
mounssin aide. and guard against g dangers;
These historical faets VIII teach w 10 see inc
Rp.hs cPppPwSins assurance: atic LORD is nv
shepherd" Green pastures rc;,ore re the soul
ness, the path Of peace, because we are only
Ssfe when we follow the shepherd. "Thy rod
and ny .iar eomior. me;n The is;. Of the ss q
Of T aos r Ssassn are
here. ~ lay down my life for the sheep
Il nsvts w wNs aF0ny w
the agony of his son.
These old walls are written ~ over with
the Pa, ie o. E%a H. npsca vav IN tbs
10Th year o. ms age. ~ Pieasea ne Lora "
ienktnea au m S Nan siWnys snesks more e' INV
, msi III iife than words Gan convey. II,
fra connected himself with the Methodist dis,
Epis 'opai CharSn SeorsetUWa ga 1ne ZSs
OF Jul Sathnaist Prntestaot SSnrrb in West
mnser During the year, issd4s BE- had The
entire ehai Snrda He Lived III, lie of t he
sinhtsnns !. Nerfect man. Being INTERCEPTED
on his death-be ~ 10 MS Trans Oh h''hu' the
answer was "blit "a, hi. ur. Ia vrouoht nm
Asa business "st t,i .It e Tba wt amintar. ~
with tho very life o.. nasi ia a,tant az nc
cause claimed good ,aaJana sdvocato a,n nv y
In him the cause had .i \ inn,na heh INV ~
Rl
the people Of this city ea,y ihaueea MN 10
stand up and condemn the Vi ~ th,. .hu,,, and
There y vacant spaee, easily be- tiiied
May we emulate his eSamp;e, he example
of q good man, so that, IKE MN, ~ may az ~
sustained by our righteous "o'AS III '"e
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