Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-04
The Churches Yesterday.

The churches throughout the city yesterday
we've well attended, although the weather was
very incIenent-
Al 81. Patriek's Church, High Mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father Keane in the
presence OF very large congregation, and an
eloquent charity sermon for the benefit Of ST
AIMS Infant Asylum, was preached by Rev
Father Doaerty Of Baltimore. The speaker,
after referring TO the mercy of cd 70 the um An
family, and exhor'ing all 70 show mercy to our
fellow creatures, spoke If the asylum and the
necessity OF supporting such an insutu tion
his touching appear In behalf OF the helpless
h,oe oLes, drew tears from the eyes OF many.
he spoke OF the happiness IN every household
Al inns festive season when the children were
supplied with every thing 10 make their hearts
glad, but how different was IL a. the asylum.
where the orphaned infants did not ask for
TOYS, but with uplifted hands asked for bread
and the nscsssaries of life The congregation
contributed literally in response 10 the appeal
OF the speaker. ST AIMS Asylum is suppJrtad
by voluntary contributions aud as the number
of inmates has Increased more money is re-
quired.
Mr.. John q. Hardness delivered an able ad-
dress al CaruSIs Saloon last evening before a
large audience, under the auspices of the
Young Men Christian Association.
Memorial Chapel. corner 18th and v streets.
was opened 10 Divine service for the first time
yesterday. Rev. II, J.. Baugher. of Ind ana.
hlled the pulpit at II a. m, and Rev. VI. ' allen
tine, ID. d., President of Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania preached in the
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branch OF ST. PauI's Lutheran Church, and It's
erection Is due principally 10 the nooll and
perSeys ing efforts of Rev. Mr.. Butler. who
mas now associated with him Rev. H. Z. Cross
man.
The interest manifested on the part of the
prisoners IN the city Jail in the religious exer-
cIses held there every Sunday at half-pasr two
O'Clock T. n, Is still increasing. The services
yesterday We're conducted by General u. q.
Howard, Vim q. FlDney. Rev. Mr.. William
SOD, and others The friends of Jbis good cause
h.zl lRaf hsax-a
future.
AT -. stephens new Catholic Church. in
the FIRST Ward, the pews Were disposed OF
yesterday, AVID nearly all were taken.
Last evening, Rev. j. q. Henning, at Wesley
Chapel Mission, preached a very pointed SER
mon 10 bis congregation, composed mostly of
young men, from he words: Run, tell the
young man
Al the Nlnth-street Methodist Protestant
Church, the pastor. Rev. DIR. Drinkhouse, dis
e0ursed on the legacy left the Christian, and
Afterwards administered the Sacrament.
At Wesley Chapel, Rev. DIR. Ames preached
an interesting discourse in the morning from
Ezekiel xxXyi.25 and 20: Then viii sprinkle
clean water upon you, and We shall be clean
from all your fithiness, and from all your idols
will i cleanse you,r &c. In the course of his
discourse he dvelt at much length on the folly
of ldolatry, and thought that all true Christians
worshipped God alone. No man or woman
could be purified except by Christianity
Al the congregational Church DIR. Boynton
preached in the morning upon ssthe close
very large audience was in attendance. The
main thought OF the sermon was that while all
created things Were continually changing and
passing away, Gods laws and his words were
eternal.
Rev. Byros Sunderland, ID. d., preached an
appropriate sermon at the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday, IN which he reviewed the
history OF the past, recurring In vivid terms TO
the difficult and often times embarrassing
scenes through which the church over which
he presided had passed, and especially TO its
struggles through the rebellion.
An anniversary meeting of the First PresOy-
terisn Church Mission School, on 3D., between
j. and VI streets. was held Yesterday afternoon,
at which large crowd was present. and the
exercises were of a most interesting character.
The singing, which was excellent, was under
the control of Mr.. J. T.. Brown, and after the
OBJECT OF the meeting was stated by Mr.. Samuel
farley, the superintendent. interesting adj
dresses Were MADE by Mr.. q. T.. Wight, of the
school; Mr.. Patch. of the First Presbyterian
Missionary School, and Rev. DIR. Sunderland
Beautiful prizes were distributed to several of
the scholars who had Influenced the largest
number of scholars 10 attend the school: after
which the exc. eises were closed with prayer.