The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-25

that Christ has commanded, and in that
bright world will come happiness forever
and forever.
In the afternoon the Rev. Alexander D.
Moore preached from Matthew Ill, II Gle
shall baPtize you with the Holy Ghost aud
ST. PAUL's LUTHERAN CHURCH AND MISSIONS.
Yesterday was day Of unusual interest to
the people Of this church. Rev. Mr.. Parson,
| who has been called as associate pastor with
DR.. Butler, entered upon his duties and occu-
pied the pulpit OF ST. Paul's church very ac-
ceptably. The congregation was large, and
an earnest gospel sermon from Hebrew xii,
II: Gle found no place Of repentance,
though he sought 1t carefully with tears" in
troduced the LAHORE Of Mr.. Parson.
The neat mission chapel Of this eongrega-
tlon on Capitol Hill was opened yesterday
morning for the first time under very en-
couraging auspices. The Rev. DR.. Butler
preached the Introductory sermon from
Psalms Xxx, 8: "Iu the name of our God we
will set up our banners" In considering
the banner as an emblem of union, warfare
and victory, the preacher presented the
broad evangelical position OF the Lutheran
Church, making prominent the doctrines OF
the cross, the conquering symbol Of the BAN
ner as opposed to all authoritarian, ritual
ism and ratlonalism; making war not upon
other divisions OF the Lords army, no mat
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Christ-thc flesh, the world and the devil.
This warfare gives victory.
The friends o this mission are greatly en-
couraged. Hereafter Rev. Mr.. Parson Is to
have especial charge Of 1t, preaching regu-
larry on Sabbath mornings, and filling the
pulpit Of 81. Paul's church Sabbath nights.
The several missions of this church are pros
pering, pastor and people feeling greatly
encouraged. DR.. b. treats with merited in
difference The assaults Of certain newspaper
scribblers, who are enraged by his manly
aud honest course In sustaining the Govern
ment during the rebellion, aud by his broad
catholic and scriptural position, as opposed
to the exc luslye sectarianism of High Church
Lutheranism. He represents the general
synod-progresslye and true historic Evan
gelical Lutheran church. He occupies the
pulpit OF the Memorial chapel regularly Sab
bath nights, and has announced for next
Sabbath morning, In St. Paul's church, a
discourse appropriate to the anniversary OF
the great reformation of the sixteenth GEN.
tury.
THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.
meeting of this sect was held In the
New Congregational church, corner OF Tenth
and G streets, yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock. Quite large number were present.
The principal speaker was Miss Clifford,
who delivered an earnest and instructive ex-
hortatlon.
ST. AL0YsICS SUNDAY SCHOOL.
This Sunday school was very largely at
tended. After the usual exercises had ended,
Father Rocofort made the following re-
marks:
In the report of the Baltimore Conference
! Sunday School, read this strange asser-
tlon:
"Thc Jcsuits in this country are lsboriug to
exclude oUG Bible from the public sehoolan
"OW Biblel" Mark those words; It Is a
ia 4
been taught that the Bible was the Word OF
God and belonged TO Him. How did the
sacred deposit Of the revelation pass unto
other handsi The translation published by
the order Of King James Is what those preach
ers called THEIR BIBLE. The only claims
they have to the Sacred Books is the interpo-
lation and mutilation introduced by the I'm
prudent reformers and authorized by a royal
power, compelling Its prosecuted subjects to
use exclusively the text that the royal majesty
chose to approve.
Such book ought necessarily be rejected,
and the pretension of imposing II on the
youths of q free country, against the right
OF freedom OF conscience, Is monstrous
pretension on the part of that portion
: of the population that endeavors to I'M
pose to others their religious opinions. 1t
is rejected by the Israelites, who have I'M
ques:ionably the right Of sending their chill
dren 10 the public schools, and Of having
persons Of their persuasion admitted as
teachers If they have the requisite quai6ca.
tions. II is rejected by the modern erudition
and excgesis. Compare what you call your
Bible with the ancient manuscript lately re-
produced by the triumph of the science COM
pared with the Russian and Vatican edition
lately published, and you will find that your
Bible has been compiled with Ignorance or
prejudice.
This pretension is rejected by the public
press Of the whole nation that call so clam
orously for the separation of the Church and
State. What board of school commits
sioners, appointed by the city council, shall
have the power to decide on the purity OF
the sacred text and the audaclty OF imposing
the book they have selected as the genuine
, and holy word Of God
1t is rejected by the common sense OF pub
lie spirit of this country that scorns TO be die
I tated to by an assumed authority, that grleves
- to see the sacred and proiane mixed together.
5 Who would not laugh to see jew or inildel
I teacher Obliged to read and venerate, on the
. desk in the school-room, what they derlde
! elsewhcrei
! Your Bible ia rejected by the admission Of
ministers of different persuasions OF the great
city OF Boston, Massachusetts, when they
offered public reception to poor unfor-
tunate member of the Catholic Church, who,
in a moment of vcXation, published a vacil-
lating or indetcrTlnate protest against those
, who had raised him out Of the obscurity In
which he was living to place him in one Of
the most conspicuous positions. This man
quotes the scriptures In his letter, SO much
applauded by the Protestant community,
: and by a strange coincidence he selects the
: Catholic epistle of st. James, which Is not
: to be found In what is called our Bible.
1t Is useless to add, that to say "Jesuits,
4 Jesuitical," &C., Is a cheap way to raise q
4 sensation. The Catholics who are aimed at
: under that name, have nothing to do with
T the teaching of religion In the schools estab-
lished by the secular authority. They stand
d on the broad platform OF liberty In this coun-
= try as esewhere-they believe that no gov
r ernment, In this country or any other, re-
celye from God the mission of showing to
the people the way Of salvation, and still less
, the right to enforce the religious conviction
of some into the minds of others, In the
: school or out of the school.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Elder j. z. Taylor preached Il discourse
last evening in the Christian chapel on NJ
street, between Ninth and Tenth, TO large
and intelligent audience, on the reasons
, why his people call themselves the Church
, of Christ-rather than branch of it-as is
claimed by other churches. He objected TO
. the term branches because II involves the
Idea OF an imperfect church for fifteen ecu
turtles until those branches were organized.
? Again, because the position is unscriptural;
= the Bible knows nothing of church branches.
Again, If all are branches there must be
trunk or body. Where shall we find the
: bodyi Is the Roman Catholic Church the
! bodyl
We claim to be the Church OF Christ, there
fore, not because we embrace all who are
Christian on earth In our organization, nor
because we possess more piety than others,
nor because we can trace chain of con-
tlnuity back to the days Of the apostles, nor
i succession Of bishops from the apostles
down. On what ground then do we base
our claimi We answer, on the ground that
We have reproduced the divine model of the
Church in Its doctrine, its discipline and Its
practice.