The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-22
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

sABBATu SUMMARY. - Another pleasant
Sabbath day greeted the church goers yester
day, aud Us consequence the various places
Of worship throughout the city were well at
tended. It being Palm Sunday, the Catholic
and Episcopal churches held special services
commemorative Of the triumphal entry OF
Christ into Jerusalem. And In all the
churches Of these denominations notices OF
the special services during the week were
read to the congregation.
A with the present (Passlon) week the
season Of Lent closes. These services viii
be OF an interesting character, especially IN
the Catholic church. Preparatory to Good
Friday all the churches will be draped In
mourning, to commemorate the crucihXion
of the Saviour. On Friday the services Will
be ola very imposing nature. On saturday
the mourning will be removed, and on sun
day they will be decorated with eyergreens,
typical Of the undying mercy and glory OF
Him "who spake as never man spake," and
of the Joyous eternity for those who obey
The Metropolitan Methodist church was
crowded at both morning and evening ser
vice. At this place OF worship Rev. John
Newman, late OF New Orleans, the newly
appointed pastor, entered upon his duty yes
tcrday morning. The preacher took for his
text the 22d and 23d verses OF the first chap
ter of Paul's first cplstle TO the corinthians,
"For the Jews require sign, and the Greeks
seek after wisdom. But we preach Christ
cruciled, unto the Jews stumbling block,
and unto the Greeks foolishness." From
these words the eminent divine preached an
earnest and forcible sermon OF great power
and cloquence. Altogether the discourse oc-
cuped one hour and twenty-five minutes In
It's delivery. Not one OF the vast congrega.
ton but seemed to regret when the preacher
had concluded. Mr.. Newman fully sustained
the high reputation which had preceded
him, and the new congregation are indeed
fortunate in having such an eminent clergy
man placed In charge.
At The Foundry NJ z. Church, Rev. Alex.
ander l.. Gibson, D. D., the newly appointed
pastor delivered his first discourse Yesterday
norm 2 10 large congregation.
RICH, Rev. p. Clark, Bishop of Rhode Is
lam pr reached yesterday morning at the
Church Of the Epiphany. In the evening he
administered the rite Of confirmation 10 a
large number of candidate, at the Chlrcn Of
the Incarnation, corner Of Twedth and y
streets.
At the First German Reformed church,
corner of Sixth aal y Il Gets, Rev. John Is.
Thompson. pastor 'fthc Old Dutch church
at rafrytOwu, y. y, vrca he'd two dscOurs
cs yesterday. At the morning service he
dI.coursrd in the Germ language, al the
Cvcamg service IN English.
At the New York avenue Presbyterian
cAgrch, Rev. :. 5. i'chcil, the new pI-E1r,
preached tnn large congregation. NJ the
morning service Mr.. Mitchell took for hi
t'yt, thc words BE " not coHfOrme 10 the
wurlk' At tho evening service he p, cached
tDu very largr congregation the lrst Of 1
series Of dtscUurscs upon the parallels Of the
New Testament.
ATthe Thirteenth street Baptist church last
evening Rev. DR.. samson delivered the eighth
Of the series Of discourses before the Young
Nous Christian Association of this city
The subject chosen last night was 9TH
spirituality, purity, and completeness of tn
sectional principles and moral precepts OF tn
Gospel system as compared with the conceT
tons Of philosophical, ethical, and imagr
ative writer's"
Besides those mentioned above several o
the newly appointed pastors of the VI. Z
churches of the city preached before thei
congregations for the first time yesterday.