The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-08

most 10 most blessed. III you want TO be
blessed, you will be so II you will toll and
we work for Christ. II we do not work,
alas! we sleep. Sentiment alone, though
pure and refined, 10 Of no value. We must
labor. To do as Christ did is OF immense
value, and II We attain to what Paul attained
we are richer than we can be with all else In
this world. Work for and with Christ. Peo-
pie sometimes pray, increase our faith. In
constant labor we have faith. The more we
know Christ the more we shall know and
whom have believed"
2. The persuasion Of Christ's ability to
keep. knowledge is not persuasion. Many
know but do not believe; but no man can
believe without knowledge. Men cannot be-
lleye In him Of whom they have not heard.
Our great work Is to send the Gospel through
all the world. The same Lord Jesus was
with Paul in all his Journeys in his perils
by land and by sea; but Of all these he had
been delivered, and he knew he would be
kept 10 the future as he had been In the
past.
A. That which l have committed unto
him against that day. Paul had known
Christ Jesus, and was known by him. The
record proves that Paul set his apostolic
work In Identity with Christ above all things
else. As the end Of his life drew near he
became more aud more anxious In his ork.
His only anxiety was for the fruits Of his
ministry. He was never married. All his
social relations In life were dissolved. The
only interest he had In life was In his work.
He did not care for his life for one moment.
His spiritual life was assured. Let us all,
my brethren, be filled with this spirit Of
Paul, this conservation to Christ. Such q
spirit as that would revolutlonize this coun-
try and oil the whole earth with the knowl.
edge of Christ.
In the afternoon the Rev. Mr.. French
preached from Galatians, 9Th chapter and I'd
verse. "Bear ye one another's burdens, and
so fulfill the law of Christ"
In the evening the usual monthly concert
of prayer was held for the conversion Of the
world.
CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES.
At st. Patrick's church yesterday the Mass
was celebrated by Rev. J. A. Walter, the
pastor OF the church, and the sermon taken
from the gospel Of the day was delivered by
Father J. J. Keane.
The choir, under the direction Of Prof.
Carl Richter, gave parts OF Haydn's First
Mass and wcber's Mass In G, and before the
sermon Misses Berry aud Gurand and Mr.
T. A. Chase, the basso profundo, formerly of
81. Aloysius choir, sang an exquisite "Neni
Creatus."
At St. Matthew'S the sermon was deliv-
cred by Rev. c. ]. White, D. D., from Mat
thew kill, $50: the parable OF the "tarcs
among the wheat" the reverend doctor de-
ducing as a smile that the Holy Mother
Church was the sower, aud. produced good
fruits; yet the devil sowed tares, who were
schismatlcs, and blinded and misled sons Of
the Church, who brought discredit on the
whole Church; while the good fruits are the
believers and faithful children ofthe Church.
who uphold and beautify 1t by their faith
and good works.
He demonstrated by his arguments the in
flllibllity OF the Church, and the Pope, as
the head temporal, and showing the wicked
ness OF schismatics who, because they see
things In the Church that they deem wrong
or disapprove, attempt to bring discredit on
the Church by the scandal which they create.
lie argued against the infallibility OF the
text: Evil communications corrupt good
manners" for often good could come out of
evil by one of strong faith and Christian be-
lief associating with evil; that by example
and teaching, the evil could be often eradi-
Gated. II we ever act on earth with Him,
and His acts and teachings In view, we may
keep pure In heart and true to ourselves and
Him; and doing as the holy prophet OF old,
by our example and holy teaching, show
others the way and the light and growing
too, In holy graces by doing on earth His
will, ripen and so ft ourselves, that when
the reaper comes He may not cast US aside
with the tares, but find ourselves fit for care
full separation from them.
The choir, under the leadership OF Prof.
l.. Z. Cannon, finely rendered Haydn's 10th
mass, singing Detoch's "yeni Creatus" be-
fore the sermon. At the ofertory an organ
voluntary was finely played by DR.. Thomas
Caulheld, the organist.
More confidence in the poWprs nf her ynicp
and practice under competent instruction
seems all that Is necessary to make the new
soprano, Miss Anderson, second to none in
this city Of good choirs.
FOUNDRY NJ. L. CHURCH.
DR.. A. Z. Gibson preached from the text,
For the law made nothing perfect, but the
bringing In Of better hope did; by the which
we draw nigh unto God" Hebrews 9TH chap
ter 10Th verse. The theme of his discourse
was "The inaccessibillty to God under the
Mosaic dispensation, and the great accessi-
buity to God through the gospel dispensation
by the mediation OF Christ"
The preacher commenced his discourse by
abiding TO the great distance between God
and his creatures caused by sin. The care
ful student Of the Old Testament is struck
with the truth that the people through the
law looked for something better; they looked
ahead OF the law to q better hope. In the
forms and ceremonies were seen that which
was typical Of that coming accessibility
through the sacriiclal blood OF the lamb who
was slain from the foundation OF the world,
one upon whom help was laid.
Paul strikes upon a wonderful passage
showing the superiority Of the priesthood of
the order of Melchisedec over the Aaronic,
that OF Melchisedec being the type OF the
priesthood OF Christ.
Man In all ages has had the desire to fnd
out God by searching his nature, and he
finds by long search his incompetency to
satisfy himself aside from God. Then man
plead with God to uncover his glory, and re-
veal 1t to him. The longings Of man after
God may not be angelic, but are equal to 1t.
The difficult access OF the people to God is
illustrated by the fact that one man, and one
only, and that only once a year, could 20 in
beyond the veil, and then return to the peo-
pie to reveal to them the will of God.
The sprinkled blood typifed something
better than the priest entering beneath the
covering of the sanctuary; something better
than the ceremony OF approach-the expo
perlence Of the application Of the blood of
Christ in our hearts.
All mankind have longed after God; even
those who have bowed down to dumb idols
have aimed after one great truth. The con-
dltion OF man, aside from revelation, shows
that man Is not what God made him. His
physical organization and his skill moulders
away, and he lies down to die before his
work Is done. lie may for time enjoy pros
pectlve bliss, but fate saps all hls hopes.
God Is willing to meet the wants of our ma
turc. By our knowledge of God we know
that he Is good. God himself has implanted
In our nature the Language that leads US to
himself.
Tho speaker alluded TO the wonderful pic
ture Christ drew Of the prodlgal son, as H.
Illustrative Of tho great mercy OF God, con-
trasted with the nature OF man. Mercy and
justice, men say, are opposltes they could
not DO In one being If they were opposltes.
Mercy is not the base prostitution of power,
to let men loose to commit crime again and
again. God offers TO man mercy upon the
basis Of justice. In the Mosaic dlspensation
was found all that was typical of the future
goodness of God. TO the Israelites, the Mo.
sale dlspcnsaton was their salvation, and
no one else; but that was but the beginning
Of grand truth.
We need not now stand outside Of the
tabernaclej for Christ has entered, and by
his death and resurrection the veil is rent
aud We may all enter and talk with God
face to face. Christ offered himself up. lie
was His own priest and sacrifice. Now let
the sinner go 10 Christ and try him. lie
died n God rnnnnt turn awav hat