The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-06

The lamentation and confession, load us to-
III. The Entredtu' "Leave us not"
Il implies o true repentance. We must
remove every accursed thing from the camp.
Then may we expect the constant and not
tho occasional presence OF God. Let MS
lament our personal deadncss 10 Christ. Let
MS confess our fault. oh 1t Is a dreadful
state when the head Of the church no longer
walks In the midst Of the golden candle
sticks, where Chrislless church moves on
In Its lifeless ceremonial all unconscious Of
her absent head. But surely this Is not our
state. We know, at least, our danger. We |
see the receding person Of our Lord, and
Join the cry, sleavo us not" Leave us not, |
lest the grey hairs Of spiritual decline be |
here and there upon us, and we know II not. |
Let us grid ourselves anew, let us strike
upon our shields and invite the connict--let
US say
"I ask no heaven TIL all be Thinei
No glory.ercwn while work Of mine
Remsineth here, Till earth shall shinc
Amidst the stars,
He: sin. wiped out, het esp.ives free,
Her voice music unto Thee
| For crown new work give Thou to mel"
The services werc concluded with the ad.
ministration Of the Lords Supper. II Is
contemplated soon to hold series OF re-
ligious meetings In this church, and the
morning sermon was intended to Initiate q
series Of practical efforts for m increasing
religious interest In this congregation.
NEW YORK AVENUE PRrsBrTERIAs CHURCH.
The attendants at this church yesterday
morning were fortunate In hearing DIS
course from the Rev. Mr.. Simpson, which
for elegance oflanguage aud beauty Of die.
ton, for historical research aud vigor and
terseness Of style, we have seldom heard cx-
cclled. ..-..
His description Of the Christian Church in
Corinth In the days Of the Apostles, and his
| rta s,fN ha Ituht If tho Nhur xutt
the wise, the great and the noble who were Of
the world, was singularly happy and full Of
pathos and of great power, and the whole
sermon an Intellectual and spiritual treat
which will not soon be forgotten by those
who heard It.
THIRTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. II. Cuthbcrt, Of Georgia, COM
menccd his pastoral connection at the Thlr-
tecnth Street Baptist Church yesterday, and
was greeted by a large congregation both
morning and evening. Al the evening SER
vice the auditory was quite numerous, and
Mr.. Cuthbert preached an eloquent discourse,
taking his taxi from Numbers, 2lst chapter,
, 9th verse Sand Moees made a serpent Of
brass and put 1t upon pole and II came to
pass, that II q serpent had bitten any man
when he beheld the serpent Of brass he lived"
This text was considered In the light Of
D atype Of the saviour's cruciaxion, that where
! Israelites were physically healed by looking
upon the brazen serpent, so the great camp
' OF the human family BY looking to the
I sin and imperfection. Mr.. Cuthbert Is a
!, preacher Of force and has an easy manner Of
a delivery; he seldom has recourse to his notes,
. and his general manner Is pleasing to bis
b auditors.
a METROPOLITAN N. X. CHURCH.
0 At the Metropolitan church yesterday
4 morning, Rev. B. Peyton Brown preached
to very full congregation In the absence Of
0 the pastor, Rev. DR.. Newman. The sermon
was appropriate to the communion, which
{ took place Immediately after the morning
d service.
Q WESLEY CHAPEL.
d Rev. J. N. B. Morgan, presiding elder Of
" IL a.. M, and In the afternoon love feast
ID was held, which was largely attended b,
members Of the various Methodist churche,
s. Of the city.
/, PEAy.-The high prices of wood and Goa
d; prevailing here during the fall and winte
r. seasons for several years past have called at
Q, tention to peat as an article Of fuel, and Il
es said that Joint stock company will shortl,
be formed In Washington for the purpose o
C. introducing 1t In this market. At the pres
u, ent time there Is proposition before the Cit
n Councils, from Mr.. Louis Baker, an old citi
y zen Of much experience In such matters, +
&c use peat as a deodorizer Of night-soil, an
g. practical tests In that direction pronounce "a
ID vorably to It's Introduction. Peat Is q decom
n. posed mass Of fbrous roots, leaves, &c., an
" Ia found In various parts OF the world, alonl
Dc river sides and such localities. That whcl
he has been discovered by Mr. Baker 10 said +
Is. be Of q very Gne quality, with little or n
Oh earth intermixed, and consequently almos
n wholly vegetable matter. Samples hav
IA been placed In possession Of several gentl,
,et mon h"-" within the past week, who hay
experimental with It as q substitute for co,
Ter or wood, and the result is said to be mo-
ch satisfactory.
no. LIQUoR CAsEs.-About four weeks az
aS Mr.. Barry and Mr.. Clark were eued befo
- Esquire Clark by the Levy Court to rccov
her any dollars from each for an alleged viol
Tn. ton Of a bylaw Of said court prohibitI
ili. the sale Of spirituous liquors in the coun
Icd without o license. After several postpon
the ments the cases were tried, and resulted
eTy q defeat of the Levy Court. A short tin
nes before Mr.. Meyer, Mr.. Schneider, and NJ
no. Lewis were sued by the city before Justl
lso Schmidt for selling Isger, beer wI'h y
lon Schneider was fined, and Mr.. Lewis cal
i've continued. On the same day Mr.. Herbe
ea. was sued by the city before Esquire Wall {,
nv selling intoxicating drinks without llcens
o. and was discharged.
,ld YOUNG CATHOLIC FRIENDS SOCIETY.
nv The annual meeting OF the Young Cathol
b. Friends Society was held at Carroll Ha
when quite number were present. The
to firing president, John Carroll Brent, es,
he read the annual report, which shows aor
uld ishing condition Of the society. The electi
ess- Of officers resulted as follows; presideI
and J. Edmond Mallet; vice-president, Jam
) Of LLaekeyi corresponding secretary, q; g.
gin simms; recording secretary, N. D. Conn
, so ly; treasurer, Geo. Savage; bookkeep
,eet Joseph Carter steward, J. +. King. D,
and ing the evening Father B. +. Wiget enter
Ient the hall and was enthusiastically received
the
go New ENGINE HoUsE.-The workmen q
and engaged, in the Seventh ward, In putting
all a new building for the corporation to
used as an engine house for the propos
TO-" new company to be formed. The buildi
,sed Is located on the south side of Virginia q,
mo- nue., between Four-and.a-h and SlS
streets, near the public school-house. 7
side walls are going up very fast, aud
ant building will be under cover before ma
s. days.
OH CEsTRE MARKET. - This old eye-so
The which Is standing disgrace to our city,
len are glad to notice now presents some sh
Ian Of responsibility, the Clerk, Sidney McF
we land, having had the exterior Of the bul
ings thoroughly coated with whitewash, q
iona the interior somewhat purified through
"a ~ same means. As far as lies In the power
ssd the clerk, the market has been rendered
nth, comfortable as possible to dealers and ?
,yed ehaSer''
snee AN ARTICLE appeared in this paper
" Thursday last In relation TO an alleged
~ fusal Of q clerk to pay a board bill.
Wy have since learned that there are two 81
s sa, to the story, and that In the Departm
ny. III" where he Is employed, and where the rul
~. 10 discharge clerks for non-payment Of J
'1 Hs., board bills, the case has been thoroug
oa' examined, and Mr.. Reed not only
~ onorated, but subsequently promoted.
. we TBMPERAsCE.-Ap public temperance Int
-, ing was held under the auspices of How
VA: division No. 7, Sons Of Temperance, In
non- park east Of the Capitol building, yesterd
~ " at $3.50 p. m, Rev. q. W. Dennison pre-
W Vi ing. Addresses were delivered by Mes
an. Ed. Coombs, Allen Coffin, John Dono
ouf and DR.. Jos. Walsh. All the speeches wer
49,, an earnest, eloquent character, and "
AM wall raceiyed nv the audienpe assembled