Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-08
Relations.

At the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Chareh yesterday, Rev. S. s. Mitchell. of Har-
nsharg, who has recently been called to the
pastorate OF the church. preached both in the
morning and evening His SUBJECT in the eve
hink oeiE z the difference between the modern
senool OF christians aud Paul the Apostle.
A. the Fourth Presbyterian Churcl, on 9th
street Rev. ]. T.. Smith haviag recovered from
his late Illness delivered Q forcioie discourse
on the sublsct: How shall we escape from the
wrath 10 comet"
Al the Fifteenth Street Presby ,eriln Church,
sSev. J. SelIa Martin diseoursed in tina IN psning
10 a large cong regation. on the subject. Chris
tIan merit and Its reward
In all the Catholic churches Ses5erday the
Inlss aud n yulltiOHs presc-lbG oy tie Arch
bishop for the Observance of Lent wai IN com
neucss o. "Wednesday. lG.n in Jsant. were read
at High Mass. The usual &c vices TOOK place
IN sill except "a -. AlOysiIs Church, which
was crowded 70 Overlooking las evening, on
tnr occasion OF the COnmen,f neat of the Tri-
'lhEH N solo m CONNIE nO-atioa of the recent
heali fe1t on OF blessed Fa.he- ems SpiuCla.
- y, ave comp q Cns- who wee ull-syrei II
Japan while ~nstS "a the Ta'ssiOnI-y wo' k
o. e'aEs' !IL'Eg he natives OF thai country.
Ibs - -l'o1 " II dslveTCd by Ne-y Revere nd
Thomas Foley, ID ID, NIclr General OF the
Arch DloCs>e OF Baltimore, ~ 40 gave an inter-
e>uDg account o. the l1bOIs OF ne Jrsuits in
japan IN prop gaining the iajta. 1T the COZ
ella ion OF the sermon benrdic.i ION was pro-
BOuDcet. Rev. Father StOn6sIre officiating.
At the T. street BapusJ, last evening, Rev
d.. Gray delivered the fourth Of a series of
ir.gJISs on BIb'e characters taking for mis- su n
f"c SOL mol. Royal Preacher in the VrstiouIs
a. Na1Iiy. AID the e xt was EcCIesiastes i: I-2.
lie words 81 the preacher. son of DayIi,
u - CT jerusalem; vanity OF vanitIes saItn
the ca her, VANITY OF vaniiIes. all Is vanity 8"
At the Cburch Of the Epiphany interesting
services Were he'd yesterday afternoon aud
eleven Persons were baptized by the late pas
to-, Rev. Dr. Hall.
Al Grace Church. South Washington, Rev.
Dr. Holmead delivered an excellent sermon
IL md
madNeTted severely ON the gaIety and frIyoIty
which has been running riot IN this city TOR
the past few months.
At the Tint; snth-stTeet Btpust Church
last evening, Rev. George W. Samson PresI-
deHt of Columbia College, delivered :ns fourth
GiscOurse of a series before the Young M.n's
Coris.an Association, taking for his Subject
The language of the writings of tie New
leslansa a.; Their prrs,TyatIOn in the oris.usE
Greek, and their translation into yariou.
tons uSS.'
A: the Unitarian Church Rev. Dr.. Sha-man.
the pastor Preached a sermon before the mem
bers Ofthe Christian Union.
During yesterday .lteTsstiEg meetings were
bsld, under The auspic~s of the Young Mems
Christian Association, a. the Marine Bs-raeks
Marine Hospital. Post Hospital and the Jail:
also. az the ChIpel corner 10Th and streets
vheTe Rev. Mr.. Hall o.tcI.tsd.
In III morning az Wesley Chapel, Rev Dr.
Amss preached an interesting dr course from
/eSha-ias Il. ~, And took nv staff. even
beauty, aEd cut u asunder. tina Nigh, break
people
The northern section OF the CITY. II neighb1r-
hood Of sth and stress has. fFr Il few weeks
pass D. CT VISITED 10y an anu uai ana rsrlarHa-
Die interest oa The Suhi'C Of religion. Rev 7
G de- anIng. pas or OF Wesley t'hIpPl Mis- on
has been conducting = revival TCee-ing. A..
which he has had The as stance Of many of the
ministers Of thus ely aud Georgetown. "a d.
u r. NJ O9e PR aching eve y nj-ht aud the re-
sur, so faT. Is tn r. on mo The church OF
over nfy persons. anpng whom are raanv
heads Of fS'IIi.sS, aad, &t-h veVy few exclp-
iCns- all adult persons. The chapel, IN which
these meetings are hello. IS row entirely too
small 10 accommodate he ~. &1 " 20 nightly
throLg t1e EOu se, sd frCI,. no pOrLt IN he
cry CCeS the pisa come with g-s'-er e1rnes.-
Efss ard power, for he eXer, is- .. oea7yJ-
lencs, IN the ct g on Ct {. larger pace Of wor-
snip. than frum this point.
que large audiesc e. assembled last eVeI
Lpg To listen 10 The lecture Of VI ~. Nellie L.
ETIgh am The in piTatlonei >p-aH-G. UaJ al
Trss'd toe SO"Iety Of Progressive spiritual
SIS 81 Hsrmonial Hall