The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-11

| turned nner his vacation, and yesterday
preached q powerful sermon. Hls theme
was the performance Of Christian duties As a
means Of securing a Christian life. Tho
three things necessary werc attention, reso-
luton and action. wi.
First, attend 10 or think what Is Gods
will; second, resolve 10 obey Il; third, put
that resolve into action, and thus, without
waiting for any change Of heart to begin the
transformation, the sinful man becomes a
Christian; the he,rt becomes changed, and
works out Its own transformation BY the
mental operation of these three things-at-
teutiou, resolution, action.
This young pastor, by hIs earuestness and
zeal, as we'll as by his ability and knowledge,
IL winning golden opinions from his people,
and may we'll felicitate himself upon The
great amount OF good he Is doing In the
city.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
In the Fourth Presbyterian church, Ninth
street, DIR. Smith, the pastor, In the m orulnQ
service made an appeal for contributions for
the support Of aged ministers, preaching
from Corinthians viii, 5, "And this they did;
selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will Of
God"
All scripture Is given by inspiration Of
God, and there is no possibility Of mistake
In Il. Christ says, "Thc words I speak TO
you, they are spirit aud they are life. Search
the Scriptures, for In them ye think ye have
eternal life, and they arc they which testify
of me.n
Paul had founded the church In Corinth
and the church In Macedonia also. In Corinth
was great wealth; among the brethren in
Macedonia great poverty and little influence.
In Judca the grace Of God had been received.
The distress OF the brethren there was Of
long continuance; thoy were oppressed by
their brethren and by the Roman Govern
ment. Tidings Of their distress had reached
Macedonia, and Corinth also the former
was prompt, but the latter slow to help,
The cases here recorded are occurring ali
the time. Even In this family we have lib-
crafty In persons Of slender means. These
old and Vermont teachers arc depcndcnt
entirely upon the liberaiity OF the churcbes.
This Is an Offering to Cbrist. Inasmuch as
We have done Il unto one ofthe least Of these.
nv brethren. We have done n INTO mo
. Freely We have received, freely rive. These
points are suggestcd BY the text. list, they
, gave their own selves to the Lord; Cd, they
Nv Inc will al iod. lat tbey gaye their own
, selyes In The Lord. PAM in bis enislIe 10 the
. Corinthians aid he baa boned they would
do somethIng, Tho Maecdonians had done
, bevond Ma e.ncctatIons' The snlrit ~ tbe
i'ord Je.ns Cbrist in ma iifts "a mn ont ~
ourselves. and We count ali tbinps a. moth.
a ing that We NAV win Christ Tbe seeS M
gasnci grace never perishes in Tho heart
Ghen vc male a nrofcssio, ~ opr Min in
. Christ 70 o,ye onr.eives 10 Tho Lord The
!. Corintbians and Maeedonians had done the
same' Int how differentIy aid thew act.
tn ,,ob w,,hbe,d. tbe nooy !, "a com msnaed
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m are az e9.workers' meupcrs Th 'ne same oouy
q auu ,haa,.n ~ w, ,Sa .,I.. n, ne .anani
.nense ,S 70 a 1ae Shes, ~ .rS seSo ,n
" Iou VINO nave gwen you,se a n,s. 70 .n'
lis Loro' hnu secvnu W ule, your pastor, nav
p. zone rgnI. lou pray ior your pastor am
ca gNe yourscNGs e,eiy Sny Nun, auu 'Iu
nc p bn,,d, sae house y, Sa s1so w,
ne ~ ouus ~ .s tn.,a, saii ''a"a ion'
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IN ill., ,,,nas,, VIZ" n", , i ,.ss ~
OF aae Su,no 10, W aote unis ieiaa,o o,
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"u9 Ths , Tn iut W su ,,, sisoly " Sou
IN thn' ,Iis was ~ ne WI, y, ooa' u W.
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10 ta1s % oe Teo w anH mus We sna,
ne muSa soIo oh m no. ni,h 'na. Vat
Oh man E s1ai so 'nn %a n ns 70 w1nnGia mha'
Oh auu 70 ."rss ihe moe M, sou. ssai a.,
aus anr an 49, o,oa ,nlont hro,hran sSa,
- No not helm the cause Of The Lord with n
'n onr beart and strength and with nm one
,u hand. Wv
na Tn m. of,er,oon Dr Smith nre,c,ca rror
90 tho mn yerse of tho ist cbanter os Ia mes
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gu receive anytSinu If the Lord ),
l.. cosaR1o Rosa rurncu
ny Rev. M Foster' ~ lowell Mas nreacbo
y, Yesterday from Matthew pa chaptcr' aot
,st and 4Oth verses: "And the second ia IKE unit,
an The 1rst, Thou shalt love Inv neiphbor 4
~ tbyseif. On thesetWo comma ndmepts han
~ Mi the law and the propbets.U Our savior
'"' Is the Master. he codIaed and nniaed III
Inf whole mass of legislation under which ma
i. lives. In one word. HTbou sbnlt love IN
'@ neIgbbor as tbyselin From which IL Ia i'm
81 piled that we shall love ali of our fellow
~ men. They are our neivhbors in the sens
~ of This law Moi o,Iy ibosc Who hcar on
~ namcs on, blood ar bs,ong n our r,mi,v 90 =
W c,ass but ali men cyerywhers '''
y Io,e i. rnore ~ a cSn,co ,h,, uorv an,
~ Mao aChnos. God and bats Tho worid
~. Ehoos. ,hnn Inv neIohho,,s we,sars as ,hir
70 own. love yonr feIIoT.mnn. II need moi !
On ~ in.t ths same hind or daores "a that n
| pmhAl
a common nrincInIa 81 rigbt and reca n
.as In ali weII.dolng 4 Love tby neIobbor as III,
~ selfn What does this mean How mncb
w. first. love God supremely. Then, The ne,
80 proposItion is. To admit lint ali men ston
~. on an canal footing. Hence. wa are to reco,
~ nIze the fact. that All ,bouid have an com
IN chance in Inc strife OF life
~ We are 10 claim nothing that we are n,
IL willing TO give. We are 10 see 10 our neigl
an boris rieIts the same az our own. I mp,
=. nrovIde for INV family srst. and then IoT
~ ont for ali around me, Whenever / can
~ mis- without neglect 10 NV own. IL ia INV AM
~ 10 do II, God nav cali Won To law down yo,
nd life for YOUR country, to labor for the bene
~. of your fellow.man. 10 20 as n mIssIonar
% 10 a foreign land, but 10 the majority M
NV, n OBLIGATION ia perhaps to stay at home and
T.. ali Won can there 10 fulaIl The law.
,en Disinterested bepeyolence. This Ia loyIp
ces YOUR peIghbor as yourself. You will do II
ola same TO MIN as YOU would wish. Give ii
an. same that you would ask. This Ia The la
aik of equity, OF equal COMPENSATION. We a
mutual DEFENDANTS. We cannot live wit
Nat aEA tIAs Il.a. Al u.