The national Republican., 1868-12-14

srnxor TO You've Mus.-Rev. Mr.. Butler,
Of st' Psups Lutheran church, preached last
night espscislIy sS y9SSns msn upon So,lr So,SS.gs
sent out by Moses, tNo,. lt:e-Iol returned
| from the soodly land, and made the heart OF
Rsp,I mel, X ss5 terrible q the
| Of another spirit, and said "i the Lord delight
IL US, then Nc will bring US Into this land.
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suited honor, he admonished cowardly, not
courageous, but ungodly and wicked. The
courageous man IL one who hrst rules his own
Life is ever a connlet with self and the
world And the devil, and demands courage.
young men and nsed ones-conquered BY ap-
petite, indoience, fashion, ambition, eovetous.
meas, even BY iife,s legitimate responsbili ilities:
drsn du,n, m,sssooi % ali are sold for social sisss,
for worldly pleasure, for display and fashion,
siiver III 0 and their birthrisht to heaven for the
things that are seen and perish.
We have not yet come 70 : PssooPes,, .sli.eon:
courage 70 live-to live right, 10 meet our
responsibilities to ourselves, to the great
brotherhood and to God.
courage. He did not ignore the walled cities
OF the giants, but he trusted God. The con.
sciousness that the Lord delights in our ways
lust, or gold, or the word, or the devil. This
is the secret Of ali true success in life Men call
the acquisition Of wealth and place and power
which men selI truth, honor nor .nd Hs sesrsn-sU. @
courage to resist temptation, to govern self,
give even TO his own proiessed people The
qusils after which they lust, but with them
may send the fiery serpent and the plague OF
at rest, and tho fearful iooiins:for Of juds.
ment. ..-.
earthly pursuit. 4 :; we M s,s safe only when
when God 10 against US. This truth is illus
t,.ted in the history q nations =. vel Z, insi
own country will be no exception, u We fail
to do Justly and love mercy and walk humbly
with dod, Our hope is In the Christian .enti.
ment Of the nation; our growing convictions
for the bible and sabbath and tie sanctuary
1S the e. q g. 5Sh od : .%s
Divine inspeetion, should stand 81 the thresh.
ahs S0So sos.Ta al II
Caleb, forty-are year, later, sppe.rs IL a
the giants Conquered, The land subjussted, and
he honored Of God, as the man who wholly fol.
lowed the Lord.
suggestive discourse. The vigor OF this con
gres alton evidenced the presence Of many
young men In 1t.
wAsHIsoros TRNrERAsoE SOCIETY. -
good audience Of ladies and gentlemen assem
bled at the Temperance Hall on street, last
Harris delivered an address, taking as his sub
VA t.ilSwsa .1S ~ Ssv g; " Y: ps9nl.c1 Dennis Il r.,
society to hold public meeting on New Year
$ night, and 1t is proposed to observe the eustor
this year again, and to that end q committe
Messrs. 7. ]. clayton. q. A. Middiebrsok, an
y, W. Ebeling were elected delegates to repre-
sent the society In the proposed temperate
4 FIsE INrnovEnEsrs.-work are no,
Aoy.Ias esuSSs and Thrd tree, es..
. north OF N street north, to Boundary street
Z and the better Appearance Of these two street
e pense pens Incurred. The Improvement % 81 that hsv "
a already been made throughout the city durinI
q the season just closed puts a new and prettie
another @ @ year @ "S2Sib y such labor viii make Wash
a ington city ofno mean condition.
= ovERcoATs.-Thc largest assortment eve
i fancy Beavers and Coatings, plain Meltoni
c | Cassimeres and Coatings, brown, blue an
fancy Chinchillas and OF other materials, 10
e q. Henning's, No. '5il Seventh street. On
!, price only.
d Box CoATs or Pea Jackets at % an
/, upwards; Hunting Suitsi a new lot Robes d
Il Chambrej smoking and Cardigan Jacketsi te
new patterns Of Psntsloons' fashioGably Gu,
: Elysian Blue Beaver overeoats, just receive
i At sass Co.'S, Sl7 Seventh street.
e SToLRs-Last evening about $50 O'CLOCK
e Mr. Frank Keiser, OF the Montgomery hous,
deorgetown. left his buggy standing near III