The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOYAL EMF.
Tue CHURCHES YEsrgRpAy.-Yesterday was
IKE rSer dfesfy long SssaTe
noon the clouds cleared away, and a beautiful,
serene day prevailed, followed by lovely even
Ing. Every person who had any desire whatever
to attend church was occupying q pew, and all
the houses Of worship boosted OF full eongrega.
sss
the more entertaining to the audiences. Some
In attendance had vcntured out In semispring
short reports Of the exercises as they occurred
at several Of the sanctuaries;
PIRsT baptist CHURCH,
The morning services at the 18th street Baptist
church were conducted by the pastor, Rev. DR..
Gillette, who took his text from Deuteronomy,
for you because 1t is your life" At the close OF
the sermon the Lords supper was administered.
In the evening the services were particularly
yersary sermon of the church.
The pastor stated that the slxty.sixth ami.
March, and in view ofthis fact no had collected
historical records; but as II was not an easy task
to preach a historical sermon, and as Mr.. Roth
n work entitled "A History OF Baptist institu.
tions," he would merely call attention to few
facts in the history Of the church.
The church originated In 1902, and began its
woman. Their names were: Charles Peale Polk,
Charles Rodgers, Zephus Fox, Chas. +. Buchan,
and Joseph Burrows and his wife Sarah.
Soon after their Organization they purchased
meeting .house, and engaged the Rev. william
Harkinson, at that time Chaplain to Congress,
The pastor then briefly traced the history Of
the church up to the present time; In 1886 new
church edince was erected on Tenth street. Soon
bers OF the church became so numerous that the
church on the corner Of and Nineteenth streets
was sold to them at a low price for place OF
worship. It had been intimited, said the pastor,
that the colored people were not welcome In the
church, whereas they had always been nRmbers
been any distinctiea made he did not know it.
south were members Of Baptist churches was
In ISIS sunday school wa. Established, and it
was the first in The city. The sly individuals
shipped n their owu homes, but they did not de-.
sire 10 build q church for themselves alone, but
they had an eye to the future. They looked out
public, and sought the glory OF God and the good
Of society. What streams OF good had flown from
were now Ave white and twelve colored Baptist
churches which had sprung from the parent
The first Christian church was founded at Je.
rusalem, and from thence went out the light
whieh spread over the world; the next at The
s"iled ch ristisns. Il was a little singular that
some perssDs believed, or were made to believe,
that the first church was founded In Rome, and
WAS originated by Peter, whereas history fully
demonstrated the fact that Peter had never been
In Rome.
Yesterday, at II O'Clock, a. m, the Rev. W. 7.
y. GLENN preached to large and attentive au.
.disnee. He expressed great pleasure In meeting
Hs took the Iot6 verse Of ne sth chapter Of
to- MAJ ne knSw %Shen
he has religion" The reverend gentleman re-
marked that he knew e no question In theology
knoW when he is converted TO God" If he
!hoeslt that Any q hi. hearers tho!ght said
woua quit preaSs and 70
stones. on ( road. He said that it was because
he thought that thsy knew that i vas SO tha! he
Verted soul who said SO. is Y because the Word
or Scriptures tSld him 500 H. ,aoyghht not PVT
that it was so. He then referred to PaIl's writ.
si Az the temple b tie HID aSGsi." sS%PsSIss
mon, when on his knees be prayed, paying, ncome,
ana come end take possession and the'shy it be-
itent sinner who said, there, Lsra, give my self
pos;ession, when Il feels forever that it belongs
70 Christ. Again, .9uench not the spirit by
,oS 'aSs are a.9s pay
planning the different prosesses' q letter had to
70 through before reaching frisRS % regards
se.. ness ran through that friend On 6rst Sebcii1lRg
the stamp or signature which Indicated love. He
said let the spirit of God come eyer 80 near there
condition to receive 1t. Then i makes The I'm.
preston, and we cannot help feeling u. The
dren OF God, and we can feel 1t. lie made many
: eomparisons showing that this evidence was OK:
I'M Ss sST IL
isaA ln court, hearsay evidence would not do, but
we must know and feel for ourselves;
heavens r to guide us, Without il We Gre in utter
darkness. He spoke at some length Of ths cyl,
msrouA quotations to sibstantiate his remarks.
He thought that we ought 10 have good sureties
homes and business IN the present one, and re. |
marked. "Oh, how much you are In need OF
oEss 20 e. sfSsSrS TO
furtIer said that 1t was not the discrimination OF
aod t. grant pardon to the seeker that made Him |
ppoyed Ri 70 by beautiful illustrations Then he |
Stated that he knew of nothing SO kind as the |
sIeas1 Se 10 a assfa up on f
through faith an prayer. &c thought that rell-
Kion was of no use 20 ma? II u did not make MN
lively to one who had eyes an. could not see,
and lungs but could not breathe; .o.,
After giving the Metbodists a little soou advice
he requested several brothers to pass shrouBh |
the congregation and make n collection for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF the mnis- !
vices were concluded by singing doxology and
the pronouncing OF a benediction.
FOUNDRY CHURCH.
The Rev. ]. II. Vincent, OF the New York
sunday School Union, addressed the Sunday
school scholars yesterday afternoon at Foundry
NJ. L. Chunch, corner q and l+th streets. The |
services were opened with prayer by Rev. DIR, |
Butler, OF st. Panl's Lutheran church, and sing.
ing BY the children. The speakers subject was |
Moses the land Of Egypt, and IT'S surroundings,
which, accompanied by Illustrations on the |
ibiAekboard, was made 20 plain that every child |
could understand II. The little ones appeared |
uEall Dleased and quite attentive.
The reverend gentleman is evidently well