The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
The CHURCHES YEsTERpAY.-There was
large turnout OF church folks yesterday, and
the churches were well filled with attentive
found sketches OF several sermons heard BY US:
CHURCH or THE EPIPHANY.
Last night In the church Of EpiphsMny ,i ner.
ham, OF Maryland, administered the impress
sive rite of confirmation. After very apbto;
tsEinr for his text the words, "fear not HIM
who can kill the body, but rather fear Him
who can kill both body snd sour.and an IN
armstion, the Right Rev. Father confirmed
thirty-six persons, nineteen gentlemen and
seventeen ladies'. -
In the morning in ST. Johns church, Rev.
Dr. Lewis, the Bishop confirmed thirty-seven
persons-total during the day "a souls added
NINTH STREET N. r. CHURCH.
The services at this church, In the morning
ET SrinEsoS.e. pastor IN Charge, ehfi,tened
three children, after which he preached SeS
eloquent sermon, taking the 18th verse Of the
In mine heart, that might not sin against
Thee They were closed by the singing Of
doIoiogy and the prOnOuncing of eehedie.
REV DIR. mays coSGREoATIoS.
AT Odd-Fellows' Hall, Navy Yard, Rev. Dr.
Son On The following subject; :. Modern Spir.
.tuSIism, and its place in the Revelation as
sign II the latter days" ,,
IN th,, course OF his remarks, Mr.. Bray said
he would read from the 2tth chapter oil ST.
Matthew, commencing with the 24th verse
and he ended with the close OF the chapter
He then read fr,m Psul's epistle to Timothy,
and. in commenting thereon, said: However
painful il was to the Christian mind to see the
doctrines put forth b some, vi. az yeSs t eUE
ing nigh. Everything plearei 70 De rus h'hs
on TO the end, and the crisis, Whatever w. =,
to be, is fast appr9ssshiHs A iisse who preach
specified time for the end oil th.s 1911 - a.
was the duty of ministers 10 urge upon men ~
ppfosesing when ali will tie called by
The sound of the trumpet, and THIS Is az
that can be done: The time would come WEI ,her
men would turn iahdel to the bible whenthey
would give heed to the voice OF the devil anu
1t was a sign OF the spproaeh Of me iast u ~
1ut splrituslism was eontendca i1t W ~ " ~
i,st DAYS somc shall turn inadel to the bible,
give heed to sedueing spirits ana the hSPoe''''
Nav when a man dies his spirit, his very
thoughts perish, and the dead cannot, mere.
fore, converse with those yet in the esfth: ~
was announced two thousand years since mat
thsy should moi be believed, for they were but
the subjects of the lies OF hypocrisy put iofth
~ their own corruption. Paul calls these
seducipg spirits, and their consciencies hhaII
be scared with hot IRON ana many sh Ehs ~
are, said the speaker, over thfee milnohs o'
these spi.itualists in the united states alone
and they are increasing. w no., 81. es,o, u,
any one they had recisimeu honi '"' '''N' W
With One fell swoop these spirituslists re
fhsv need not atone for their sins, and they
nv their infatuation OF the devil, hand oN.i
heaven and earth to his satanic mSesty IN.
.ninister referred to the existence OF spiritual
ists in the time Of old. In the Egyptian country
when they were as Vulnerable as the birds
the sir-whsn legion (l."o} was sS ea:s our 10 o
Seripture., slumbeIeth not. The last day.
nave come, for the Scriptures are called al
sboninaton ana she IL tse bisIe that Il shat
be. At the same time, when these spiritual
ists are tipping and making the table talk ne!
shSs r .nd yr eGs heir herr own fool hardness
Sgw JERUSALEM CHURCH. , -
Attn O'Clock, a, m, In this church, NE hen
ai sSs, roy SUBJECT: Srh THE bow set in cIouI
after the Hood" After reading AID explain
log several chapters 81 hoy fs yfa T rHe hi
text; II do set my bow In the cloud, and
shall be for token Of covenant b tween M
verse lie .sjd wben dil God, the Creator
set his bow Ia the cl0udi -Four thoushn
years ago, at the close OF universal eataeiysh
LAS on youP dinner table, the evIors OF tn
sainbow appear on the cloth where the re
fraeted rays are arrested an mSee, ,s Aa
risIng from waterfall, or scattered from III
dsshlng foam OF a ship, or the ieatheTy Jet OF
fountain or falling rn AN , siSs is foIne
By the refraction and reflection OF rays
Tight from drops OF water or particles oiNapo
INV the several eolors are separated when
~, OF light is passed through a prism, an
wS.t colors are, is not yet perfectly KNOW
though much progress has been maue ~ we
tnt.,sa,I z inquiries, aud principles oil nAtur
nv. been evolved which are as beautiful
Inc mental 9. ght In their forms and reiahot
As the rainbow TO the ms, lfai eye -,
n h. said ligLtis wave or pulsatloh, OF
80 suh,ie atmos pheTc or etheti that II Is nc
substance, but The form and motion OF
suhstanee. we are IHught In the Writings {
,hia chnnter that IL doe not, when mentione
in the word, represent or give Any spiriin
substance, but The form @, substance.
iight il used in the Holy WStd tobay ruin
,s1.dom' and this Is not substance OF itsel
but is tNe form or expression or mahies'N'o
of goodness or love. ,ht,. h,,,
II is said that as sound 10 not thlhs out
.waye or moving form of tie common atmo
phere, so light Is but puIsanon OF N.Y. ,s
form Of thinner medium OF e,h Ton' ~ ~ The 4
sight, like hearing, Is the sensation OF wy !
frInging or percussion OF thls wave o. .'"'
upop web OF nerve exactly adapted 10
vutthef, IL is said truly, that As all SCUM
-. lot music, SO all light Is not color Mu'
al ., ues are produced by regularly meAsut'
car h.., 'oHs or vibrations OF the a'mospher
iiieBuTn, ds, but not musical tones. SOFT
ssid, colors are regularly measated anu &C., 60
M i,i opalsatio produce light but not eolSI
H mh ,pShcdral prism does not separate dint
me VIM VIM M Tetards, reg Glates, and measur
CIV 'S1D1,uIsions OF the sun uPSa the subj
etse1, and by permitting ditfeIs,, Se.S 9Ss,
o. ~ nnite hrlngs out the different colors
~i In sound, low tones result from iniLe9Ge
The rSioa. s
noubling the humber OF Vibrations ca
1ies up the tones complete Octave iGs at
the seven natural tones ana ntoHsSs Sc Hsmt
fSy recent experlmeat,) there 10 an a'sei