Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-18

season, was thus forced on the iaahlonable
church going community yesterday. tits Gus.
tomary TO keep holy week by spcoulatinB on
what your neighbOr will probably wear on
Easter, aud make such purchases OF little odds
and ends A. NAV have been forgotten In the
hurry and confusion Of Lent. Not only mother
earth and the face Of nature, but human
nature too, puts on its spring garb At Easter
sSoiio. Tor the display OF fashions and oolors,
and, above ALI, HuTmounting wigs and water
falls, dimInutive apologies for spring bonnets,
the glories OF which can be Imagined, and the
prices felt.
weddinEs, balls, parties, pic.nlcs, exeur:
alons, are now the order OF the day, and
should the weather be propitious, We may to.
ALTERED In their gayest aud best, just what
what would have most delighted their hearts
10 have unfolded TO an admitlng g'Is on
And II tha Lentcn season has not In all
cases Induced repentance, II has at least
brought rest. To the fashionable II IL Amueh'
needed interval oItepose between the holiday
through the summer at the watering places.
rHE TEAsr OF THE PASSOVER A.,
The Jewish feast Of the Passover which
commenced At sunset on Friday last, was To-
SUtuied by Moses, the law.glyer, 10 common.
morAtion Of the fact that while the Destroying
Angel was passing over the land OF Egypt for
the destruction Of the first born, he spared the
children OF the Israelites A full history OF
the origin q the feast can be found In the book
Of Exodus, chapters XII, aud kill, especially In
Snsptel. .ivS ssou0 ~. usbrsw nS,ak a..
nln ing to leap over, to pass by.
since the nnAl destruction OF Solomon's TEN.
pie In Jerusalem the Passover has been cele
brAtcd BY entirely Ahstaining from leavencd
bread during the seven days succeeding the
18th OF the month Nissan. The ilrst aud seventh
days Of the feast are kept as holidays, dutlug
ed. 90 the nrst evening OF the feast IN all
countries outside Of Palestine (the Holy Land
various rites are held ia the family circle, com.
ESVptISn bondage, consisting Of the recital OF
scy,ntnsi snd IegendAry tales and eonyeTsa,
lion an Tho great miracle, which, Through nj.
vine inteTfefence was wrought for the beneft
~ ,bcIr tarr PsSima arc ehSnted and other
ccremnntes nerformed calculated TO imnress
Inc mind with Inc erect Of the great event
witch tnoL plaee in the early history OF the
ehiiIIen on Israel,
IN Saturday. the new CONGREGATION, named
ASah IsrSsI' feeently formed 10 this city, OF
,sb,oh ushrcnda IL nIesident' dedicated Al !
nIare 81 worsbin Al No as PennsylTAnIA ave.
rWc hf,et tbs nSnai formula Of Services had
bccn cnmniIed with. the rabbi, Rev s. Muend,
holm sGIrsssed The people' urging that This
bciy nIass vac oneneI only for The pFAise of
Go3 AMI moi for pnTnoss Of show, The hall h
nh 80 4. yety nieeIv arranged for the uuF
noses for which Il is Intended.
The ,,,,,i tciirions sr,yIees were conducted
,.s,n,Isy sf,erhoon Al the IaII nv the Rev
XII. Hawks, assisted BY several Christian Ia
H., mi oy,,ing 10 The ineicment ,Venther the
G,Ss5 pGt oShg 70 w uns sspspsed Win '"'
rms NETRoPoLITAN n, g, CHuRCU,
Tho ardoT ~ Easter seryieeS Yesterday was
eonsiderSbiy dampened by the exceedingly
,Sst rain, Rut me water proof Chri,tIsus
tv,na5 nut Ia GOOD force Al thp Metropoiitan
sansideTing thSt At half past ten the Hood
would haye friRhtened a Noah outside OF his
rrE The puinIt was profuaeIy deooTatel
with nowers, Contributed by the ladies OF the
cbnrcb especIaIy nv Mira DEN Grant
Rev DR.. Newman, the pastor, spoke from
tabn U.9s. ~ am the resurreetion and the
a. a IA
Iast that the inspired writers teat the truth
~ ChrIatIanIty upon the resurrection of our
Lord Jesus Christ. The dement's Of the resut.
sas,InS ~ hrist yvere rcferreI 10 Chriatis
1880 Sa.,a sonnisT 10 Inbic.te 10 ~
49, -. nv. rs.nt,sstinn If the hodv nj
W. ia1ss, sS - ~ SnriI nS.naoaoo1y, ~
~ " ''' W ''''
TSc ,..urrection of Ilhrist In thu unan.wer,
.hie .ssunent ri his diyinity, IA IL the tri,
SS1S IN a'.ursnce Of the imnoTt,iIty Of he
ue,hI IA me rIsSge ~ n1T Eesntrsetionls
tTinitv ~ tIutkS elnstefinT around This ETea;
central ICY h1 mOIiS 1tn nv ~ S5 h.s
.JssI -, ,be Ss.b mi that bSving rto
sisiIad III. avn res,,TIestion tb,t va 1ers.
ssrw 10 eon6Tm no evidence ar Ria dIyinity
M ~ SesnTrection VTaa also inc nieiys nj
our resurrection. Chrlstianity knocks az the
man eNme death. by man came also the rest,E
IsotISn, AZ In Adam ali died, 90 In OhrIsi
shall ali be made alive. DR.. Newman dweit
on this doctrine as applicable TO US, answered
the nbIsctions made 10 ~ and drew rom N
treat iasplTAtions 10 Christian Joy and piery,
TOUETU PRKsHYTERiAN CHuRCH.
In the moTpiuE the pastor, Rev. John @.
smith. u. D., preached from John, xi 70 and
2j "Iesus said unto her, l am the resurfeo,
lion and the life, he that belieyeth in me
though he were dead, yet shall he live; Ant
whosoeyeF liyeth and belieyeth 10 me sh al
never die. Belieyeat thou thiAr In thu
afternoon DR.. Smith preached again frou
| Matthew, xvii: 10; "And 1 brought him Il
| thy disciples, aud they could not cure him.
| 49,, ,,ruVp o,rouSop,s tFcrrpR
| E,,,asn ninniss bsfoTe The banT Announce
| ~, IL aanns,csnent ~ F.thsr 0ii1onnoS,
ios,,,fc Tnnn y PsnaI InfaIlibIiity and tSs r.,
| ssaissI Ennnciim i.st night every as.t /,
Wstroii h.n ,Ss. aIicb AZ vel a. tbs si.Is
| ~ nss.ssc',yays and for afteeb mInute. ne
a. ~ ,ppmn,snerd {he confusion created nv ~
| hrnJteds VINO cams and went. moi heinz ali
~ obtsi5 eve1 stNnding room. was sueh AZ 4
n,svcnt tbe sneaEer LeInv heard nv those II
~ 80 Nm toon " '"'''
Esther Ilitionnor aid God did not no,v maxi
Lnn,sn btS ,VtlI a. he bId when he thnnIepeL i
s.an' STAT mi he bas nISsed a IIying watd /,
~ ,gari1 thrnush xbom he snnLa 10 IL,
,so,b nj. VOID WSs his ebureh Us ba,
" at .sIsctrd few men. whom he III
s,,nsted hinssiI and hent 10 rreaeh his WORD
| fnte gsye them the Holy SniTIt that tbe
miSbt be uneTrIng teachers. God alone eoul
/ sixs a. sbiiitv 10 man. lie had aid 10 them
sn,1.ab ,SsI ne gstes ~ bs4 .bnntd nnt ~
p3insy,,i ,heT VI "s'' "o' p''
| n. stgnsd 10 nToye tba tbIa no,Ver and thI
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