The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-25

CoNaREoATioNALM MEETING OF ST. PAuL's
LUTHERAN CHuRcH.-An annual meeting OF
this congregation, Of which Rev DIR. ]. q.
Butler 10 pastor, was held at the church, cor
ner of Eleventh and II streets, on Thursday
evening, q large audience being present. The
Star contains the following account OF the
proceedings; "After devotional exercises had
been conducted by DR.. Butler and Rev. Mr..
Finkel, Of the First ward church, the meeting
Pratt as president, and Mr. J. L. EnSule e. sec.
rotary: Dr. Butler read q paper from the
Church Council, referring the commu nication
made 70 the church BY the pastor on the 18th
this communication was that he tDr. b. had
been waited upon BY committee OF three per-
sons claiming to represent large proportion,
was desirable that he should change the char.
acter OF his ministrations or tender his resig.
nation. Ut IL generally understood, although
grounds OF complaint were that se was too
Catholic and not Lutheran enough In his
views, and that his preaching had a political
Nj. Butler said that he could not make any
retraetions, but II any respectable minority OF
the church desired him to close his connection
with the church, he would do SO, not wishing
to be In the way OF any one. Rev. ]. j. Suman
said that no action was necessary to be taken
In view Of the unanimity Of the congreg alton
on the subject, Mr.. J. A. Rheem offered reso-
condemning the action Of the committee ESQ
caued,) referred to, and requesting the council
Of the church to enforce the discipline against
was taken on the adoption Of the resolutions,
Gen. Jas. A. Ekin asked and obtained leave to
read a paper signed by nfty.one persons not
dorsing the course Of the pastor. The paper
was signed among others by Speaker Colfax,
Assistant Postmaster General Mcclellan and
himself. MI. J. q. Weaver said that he would
dorsing the PASTORS cause, and all present
should vote that It might be seen where they
stood. Mr.. Rheem's resolutions were adopted
by a rising vote; two or three persons only re-
naming in theii seats.
Rev. Mr.. Finkcl here offered fervent prayer,
and DR.. Butler addressed the meeting, saying
that he did not regard this as trlhing matter;
II having been stated that this committee rep.
resented . large number of members Of the
church. He felt thankful that so much unanim-
ity had prevailed,a and rendered his acknowl-
edgements for this endorsement He bore
malice towards none, and would in the future
as In the past work for the advancement Of
harmony would prevail and that the church
the past
The resignation of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Rohrer as a
member of the church counsel and finance
committee Of the Harmonial church was ac
cepted. Messrs. A. 5. Pratt and A. Noon were
reelected elders, and Captain 5. E. Thomson
DIessrs. Geo Ryneal and H. Keuhling, consti-
tute the church council. The meeting sd.
Journed.
1.-THE ANCIENT SERMONS. when Nathan
preached unto David, the kings heart was
bowed down, and he trembled before the Lord
on account Of his sin. When Jonah preached
came alarmed, and clothed themselves In sack
cloth, from the greatest even unto the least of
them. On the day OF Pentecost, under ser
mon preached by Peter, three thousand men
were pricked In the heart, and cried out, Men
and brethren, what shall we dor When Paul
stood before the guilty Felix, and reasoned of
ITIN asN ARR and tttAar at 20
come, Felix became alarmed; and when the
same unfinching preacher OF righteousness
was summoned into the presence OF ABrippa
that the king cried out to Paul, "Almost thou
pcrsuadest me to be Christian"
The power OF the preachey and the effects Of
his sermons have diminished amazingly since
the good old times aforementioned have
passed away. Now, when Nathan, or some
other divine, breaches, the big gun and numer-
Gus sons OF guns are endeayoring to display,
with the greatest possible effect, the best their
wardrobes afford, that they may captivatc all
the fair damsels in the congregation, the hard
coats OF brass they wear On their faces and
stifiy starched shirts being sure preventives
against the appearance Of any tremulous emo
| ATOMS that might otherwise be caused BY the
ministers best efforts at home.thrust to their
out of fashion; therefore there is no demand
for 1t, and consequently none is manufac-
tured. Men do not cry out now, What shall
day, Is, what shall we do TO insure a dead.
| head Invitation to the next complimentary
banquet to be given in honor OF Mrs. Toodles
aunt Minties great great grandfather, fol
having been the first white man who killed a
"muskrat" on the banks of "Ynller-breeches'
creek, in the state of "Pencilwany."
Men do not get "prickcd in the hearth now
| The pain has shifted lower down to the to,
corns, and Is caused by tight patent leather
boots. Folks wore sandals In olden times ant
were not troubled with corns. Some folk
want to have us understand that the "prick ing
of the heart" few days since, when Petei
| preached, was caused by the tight lacing the
| 5000 men did, 1t being their habit to veal
| girdles. In fact they had an eye to shape
| Now we don't believe anything OF the kind Of
| those old fogies. The idea Is preposterous; iti
a put.up job, to use the language OF detectives
and won't take. almost thou persuadest me
to he a Christian said King Agrippa to Paul
| In this late day and generation we are sorry
to say II is really difficult task to have ont
acknowledge SO much unless he is "going for
| n fat legacy through one of de lcon's daughters
Almost might you as well attempt to persuad,
| a hrst-class hotel to walk around the corne
and spend the evening with n plain one-story
| frame Westinghouse. Reasoning about right
eousness, temperance and judi ment, is thrown
out OF the question now, and peanuts ant
| French candles are thrown at the pretty girl
| in church who may be sitting In a pew on the
other side OF the auditorium and the police
are called in to preserve order. Quite change
| this from times of old.
| The TUIRD COLONEL baptist CUURCU Dir