The national Republican., 1869-01-11
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

churches Of the city and District all eelebtated
bnu.es Of worship were crowded, not only by
members of this denomination but also by
members OF other churches, for u was an
nouneed that the leading divines OF the de
nomination would all the pulpits. The Meth.
odist Church exercises widespread and pow.
erful Influence Throughout the world. II has
more than kept even with the extraordinary
progress OF the na'lNn, and now numbers
within Its pale over million communicate,
and missionary operations have risen rom
million Of dollars per annuUl, and this lssge
sum Is raised entirely by voluntary eonirlou- /
lions, prisspsily among the %'%Se,a gss,epas1
were particularly Interesting, strangers In
many cases occupying the pulpits.
wa. so immen.e that Tor many there was not |
even standing room, and consequently not
few were unable 10 hear the sermon OF The oc.
cAsion. , IA, ~
Rev, Alfred Goodman, who then read por.
tion OF Holy writ, after which Rev. MI; Ames,
pastor In charge, announced services for the
Various churches during the week.
Mr., Ames then ead the lOo3d hymn-"Wate
man What Of the Nlghr-which was sung 10
most impressive manner.
Rev. Alfred Goodman then preached from
the text, "I am debtor both to the Greeks,
and to the Barhsriansj both to the wise and
proceeded to show that the debt we owe to
these nations, and, In fact, to all who need our
G and ,sS SSs S Ps
work In which we should iabour to the extent
OF our ability all our lives.
There are now, he continued, ,2iO missionaries
In foreign fields, which, added to the number
Of home missionaries, made tio In all, and the
many more souid Be employed to good sdvan.
tagc had they the means at their command
with which to sustain them In their good
efforts to enlighten the heather, and even
those destitute OF the gospel In our own
land.
tributing freely to this important cause. At
the close OF HIS discourse blank cards were
circulated among the audience on which to
signify the amounts they chose to contribute,
and by this means = handsome sum was real
Mr.. Hall, aud Rev. NJ. Hinc; also occupied
the pulpit at this church.
tour reporter would here suggest the pro.
kind some one with authority on the stair.
orderly proceedings OF bad boys, who took an
especial pride In squirting tobacco juice on
the dresses OF ladies' who were compelled to
take seats on the steps below them, and who
kept up a continual noise aud wranglingl
Last exs.l1Ss S.S s lntsSrsSnE platform
tice Chase presiding. We noticed on the plat.
form with the Chief Justice, Hon. Hiram
Price, of Iowa. Bishop James, and Rev. DR.,
Senators Wilson aud Wiley, aud General
II. d. washburn, of Indiana,
Chief Justice Chase announced the ,0O0th
u
very feeling aud appropriate prayer by Rev.
CHIEF Justice Chase then delivered an Ad
which was logical, forciSie, and SisS,y spSfe
clated by the audience. lie asserted that /
w hs p. ne 10 ss
In many undertakings compromises wer'
found necessary, but in religion there was nt
unwilling world. and everything combined t
indicate that, In due course OF time, ever!
heart would know God and serve him. Ther,
sons of the Christian faith, and there ar
100000, 900 persons who are opposed TO Chris
tianity, Of the former there were but few VIII
were combating the mass OF ignorant and uu
believing, and reducing them to the faith ant
service OF God.
The speaker considered the present condi
tlon Of the world Indicative Of possessing
bringing to God all peoples and nations OF tn,
earth. Nations were fewer on the face Of tn,
were under the same government, and the
were consequently fewer languages. The Ad
yantages or facilities OF communicating will
In the last century, and to illustrate this, h,
referred to the inventlon OF steamships, rail-
roads, telegrapha, &c,
when we can leave for the West and return
from the East In 60 days. These facilities
aid and Instruction the more readily. and all
these Preparations were made by the same
Divine Providence, and they were all pledged
was the work OF God and our great captain,
Jesus Christ, that its final completion could
be fully relied on: Every heart would he con.
yertedto GcI. This work, however, could be
accomplished only by selfsacriace, by aid at
home, ~ praying Christians at home and
Abrosl, and by the will OF God.
HON. Hiram Price, of Iowa, was here intro
iueed by the Chief Justice, and stated that II
was just fve years to the very hour since he
and addressed an audience upon a similar oc
easion. MIR. Pfice made an able argumen
for the missionary cause, and, at his sugges
hymn commencing From Greenland's ley
speakers who preceded him on the able ad
dresses they had made. lie, TOO, advocate
the missionary cause In a yery touching az
tlon was carried to the platform.
Samuel Norment, esq, then proposed tina
Mrs. Tilley, an efficient member Of the church
be constituted life directress OF the mis-
sionary society by subscription, and stated
that he would be one OF fifteen TO give siO foI
mt Pu;g0'si sSa W,,! the money was GGickiIG,
director, and others were made life members.
FOUNDRY CHURCH.
This church was crowded at IL a. m. by ont
o. the most earnest audiences ever assembled
Ihe services were opened by singing the eley
enth hymn Of the Methodist collection; "FroIG
all hat dwell below the skies, Let the Creator y
dressed the Throne OF Grace In a ferven
prayer, after which he read the seVenty-secon
psalm and part OF the fourth chapter of Go
rinthians.
Bishop Ames preached an excellent sermon
taking as his text Bodily exercise prohtet
little, but Goodness Is profitable unto a
things, having the promise Of the life whic
now is and the life which 10 to come" Th
able divine cited his many hearers to the faitl
fulness Of Jesus Christ, and said that In tn
that the destination Of ali was the grave bu
faith in Jesus never perlsheth here nor beyo u
hegrave. Many, he said, had too great eS
peetations OF Heaven, and thath he was OF tn,
opinion that the Christian would experienc,
but little more haPpiness there than they d
here, which would be granted them by God IL
degrees compared to their enjoyment In thi
world
He endeavored to explain the many advan
tages the Christian faith had over that OF AM
other, and the advantage derived from leadinJ
Christian life. lie was OF the opinion tina
Gods law linked together mans duty will
his interest, and that Christ began to 6estOV
His blessings upon man at the time of re
pentanee He was far from believing tina
none were Christians but those who wor
ShurGhes IN log cabins. Christ commences
MS work 10 the heart, with all nations AnL
tri6es He spoke at length OF the duty O.
Christianity had done for soeietyI tSe GOO
results Of the family altar the effects Chris
ttaGisy has both 9th ,p.e oyer States and nations
stitution and laws Of the United states, tu'
he dii not as they were only ths echo OF III
vine teachings, and he felt thankful to Con
gress 1or putting them into execution,
There were but three organizations anon
men, VIZ family, state, and divine. Thi
occasion, ne remArked was the hftieth amt
yersary OF the Missionary orRaniI alton, apt
he referred TO the fact that an i'm N ense amour
OF money had been expended during the pas
year. There were 0OO,OO0 square mics Of mi
continent not under any state government iI
which many new settlements spring up yeAIIy
and must not be iSrgotten. He spoke in fayo
were planted throughout the entire country