Evening star., 1869-09-13

r. NJ. on to-day. - w.
ANALosTAN IsLASD.-rournament ON
Thursday next 0H
Masonic Picnic at the new Schuetzeu Parx
cn W6dns day.
RnIIeIoCs.-Yestsrday a quarterly me,ti,,
was held at McKendree Chapel vaen r.,
= b. Morgan, Presiding elder, ofici.,<.
preaching from the 9oth Psalm, lat verse 70 !.
ilwded congregation. This evening ths
9usitsiy love feast will take place.
r a namnn u. L Church the pastor, Rev L.
-. Mldman, delivered a discourse from toe
iasi clause Of the 18Th verse of the 18Th apter
OF the ID Kings "What conftdeuce is rms
wherein tncu trusteth7' and spoke az some
knein On the mystery and power OF faith In
tne afternoon love feast was held which was
ing. -
At the Ninth street Methods, pro,s.,.n,
Church the pastor, Rev. Dr. Drinkhouse d..
hvered the discourse which he had com msocsd
seseraI WeeEs previous and failed TO deliver
IN consequence Of being overcome bv the heat.
his subject being absent Thomas from The
prayer meet ting" Al d the text, John xx. a.th
durlng which he spoke Of the duty of ch ris stians
of grace. at night his subj ct Vas s.fjof sna
cold the words of the text being ..Wos he tha,n
rnat are al ease in Ziop-''
kev- DE- Marshall oficiated yesterday morn
Methodisi Church. Rev. ID c. romlinsonI of
rev loIk, preached before the Uuiversaiist
1Tey, afd IN the Council Chamber, CITY
aaLL, Kew. r w. Hollard addressed the Free
Christian Church.
Rev. DIR. Cuthbert, the new pastor q. The
rrst f Sl5in sueeD BE ptist Church, discoursed
from NE words ''For now we live il We stand
1ast IN The Lord, (Ist Thess. III ~
AT 81 Stephens Church, IN the First Ward,
falner MeNalIey, the pastor, celebrated High
Mass, and the sermon wa. deli 20 led bv Rev.
Father Strong. s. J., of Georeetu vyn CoIleos.
nom the text: '.The seed is the word sf }od' >,
I,om tne parable in the sower. The excellent
ssOtl OF tnls church, under the leadership of
rIoiessor Otto Frank, orgaaist sang Mozsrt's
rnst Msss, win the sCredo,' from the Ninth
mass OF Mozart The beautiful trio, the lave
s,eni,a Wss enecuvsly rendered by Miss
Cooiioge and Messrs- Seligon and Arth The
nne music In The services al this courch attrar-.
tai moers who are not OF the Cathol
Ialin. tespers at ~. Stephens hereafter ia
fore. - r. H. as neretC-
The congregation of the Central Conpreea-
uohai Cnurch met for the first service yester
Mems Christian Association, aIthouyn tha rs.ne
Iar opening in The main hall will NOT take place
nnuI next Sabbath morning. The seats will
n,e Iree 70 all the society IA aving deter
mined 70 try the experiment Of free seats ana
Soiuntary support of the gospel. The sermon
oy me pastor, DE- Boynton, was from the text:
nj ~ ss INTO All ,ne world and preach the gos-
AZ me Con gregational Church (IOth and q
sueets) Rev J. II. Beck with Off ciat.d. a IarSs
being present
ANNIVERSARY SBRMoN.-Yesrerdav morn.
ng, Rev. DIR. John q. Smith delivered hrs mir
Ie.n anniversary sermon IN the Fourth Pres
Dyteflan Church. 10 a crowded coneretation.
,s ms ~ Os,ng 60 and viii very gladly spend
INC oe spent Tor you; though the more aoun-
xIi:I5. -1
In the course OF the sermon he stated that his |!
All was dated the 10Th Of September $50 ana
IN the 9th ofthe same month he was instaIIad
~ me presoyterv Of the District of Columbia |
~ IA ne snail frame building directly Opposite |
Ine present church edifce- The housa al wor
snip, oy contract, was one story hieh. faf,san /
leet 70 the caves, and forty by ffty feat in st,
mensions- In that house he entered pon his
The A;h OF June, 1-lI. the day OF dadicstion -
ne present edince, the dimensions of when
" hen oulit We're sixty-one by eighty feet In
'sso - tos Iont was tuilt. with the tower. and |
he entire lot. 0i
The Little white church opposite, excsp, the
!, uB ana pews, was sold for Sl.700, in notes
. eSf" eacn, al one, two, three, four and five !
'ear.- This lot. on which the present hoose of
Worship Is built. eighty feet front by ooe bun
lred ,i ieet deep was purchased At twenty-five
OTIS were purchased and pad for bv suhser,ne
Ions From the records OF the church ss,si5n
ne ngur show that In these thirty years the
um .n, OF sommunicants added were I,I92, of
eatns and dismIssIons were 58}; the total num-
er now IN communion Is 600. or this punb her
nree were IN the organization OF the church.
po tWenty seven remain oftne additions made
2 the ministry Of Revs. J. N. Danforth and /
aason Noble, his predecessors. Daring the
nr y years he has baptized 677 InIants and I3O L
duIts. total, sol. The marriages durlng that
lme at which he officiated have been e07
he also alluded 10 the fact that during his /
,astorate two wars had taken place-one with |
aexlco, and the other the late war com.
aeneine IN i-ot-and In April, 1861, a numb
p young men az the church having enlisted |
or on tne defence OF the capital, ne delivered a l
" course from the text, 81 am ready 70 he I
nered. AT considerable length be spoSe M
Us outles a chaplain from May 3Ist 1ss2. 70 |
uiy .otn, I-hS, and also the manner in winch l
= ead performed his pastoral duties. having
pr tne last twenty-five years made 4, A poinf
ylsit each family OF the congregstiop ssr.e
mes year. satoe
Nsw liant Class Ro~ v