Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-25

hEbhaAOUh,
church Services Yesterday.
SUNDAY SCHOOL JUntLEE.
The Jubilee services Of the sabbath school
OF the Thirteenth Street Baptist church last
church was well iiisd with the pupils, parents,
and friends Of the children.
The exercises oommeneed with singing the
We bripg,n sftsf which REV. Dr, s, r. Hill resd
appropronrlate aoriptural selections, The
pastor ofthe church, Rev. Or, J. n. Culhbett
next mex, offered prayer, the children following
The dfst address delivered was BY Edmund
y. Brown, the hrnt secretary Of the school,
Of his eoSnestion Win The .cssol When il was
organized IN ISIS, He said he was q teacher
In the school half a century ago.
"a isio ~ ~ .yoss,s IRON l ~
planning the reasons why he could not attend,
He regretted that pastoral duties prevented
his being IL wa'hinstcn on M. occasion
school from 1870 10 lSia, and 1914 70 isiO, next
read historical payer, detailing many Of the
prominent IN ihs earlier history q The
sketch Of the teachers and superintendents.
The children then sang with much spirit,
praise Hin, praise Hin, after which Prof
1867, and from Ises to 1850, briefly addressed
the children. Tho song, There 10 work To- do
for Jesus was next rendered.
Superintendent Young then read his annual
report, announcing nrat that he should give
up the charge during the coming year The
school oontlats Of about 200 scholars, the
III, The library has now over 800 volumes,
but 10 not large enough for the wAnta Of the
school. II viii require fully 900 70 supply
Al the conclusion OF the report Thomas
samson, esq, on behalf Of the teachers and
scholars, presented Superinit ndent Young
with two beautiful nower stands, allied with
short addfssses followed By Hon. s. 5.
Fisher, Rev. MIR. Mytiok, Qenefal Brown, aud
Hon John hni, 81 NST J,s,rssy, the exercise,
the benedlction, pronounced by Rev. Dr.. Hin.
FLowERa, BiRDs, AND LITTLE CHiLDnRN
Rev. A. .. Barry preached yesterday morn
The texts were /" Behold the fowlI Of the air.
- Consider the lilies Of the nelds."-
Matt, vi, 20, Is. "And Jesus called a little
them."-MAtt, xviii,
The preacher thought we miss one-hAlf OF
LIES enjoyment aud deprive ourselves Of the
diVinest sources OF culture and true enlghten
ment by shutting ourselves up In Offices and
stores, and shops and drawing rooms, and even
churches, aud rarely ever going Into the helds
and woodlands, there TO converse with nature,
Instinct with life and beauty, thereby seeking
refre.hmsnt,reat, and wisest iustrueiion at her
hands,
Ina recent wAlE 10 the eountry he gathered
handful Of wild flowers, and what grand and
beautiful thoughts they suggested OF God
Indeed, they were q revelation Of God. So,
too, were the birds, whose carols were heard
Christ meant when he said aUonsider The
lilies OF the field" and "Behold the fowls
Of the air. There Is 10 the heart OF God a
love Of the beautiful, and he expresses that
love In all beautiful forms.
with flowers and birds he Always associated
little children. They make most attractive
trinity, and they belong together. They
equally belong TO the spring time. with ita
trustful, unselhsh heart, its bright, Joyous
eyes, its Innocent and merry gles, childhood
aus human homes with sunshine and Joy.
Flowers, birds and children How M
turally they associate themselves together In
divIneGt lessons Of Jesus OF MaHaTeihi what
IL the likenosa between themt First, they are
Innocent. Take the llllles Of the neid, or any
or In The woodlands, and what are they but the
most impressive emblems Of purliyl They ap.
peal to all that 10 good and pure IN the soul Of
man, and that 10 why dellcAoy and refinement
will always be found wherever flowers are
found, even though II be in the homes OF the
very poor. We associate them with the purity
Of The heavenly land and ehiefcst among its
place In whose emerald bowers, and along
whose guarded walks flowers blossom In
beauty and fragrance forever,
The singing birds too, are omblemb OF limo
eenee. Ttmid, harmless eroatures they are,
with all innocent waysI and II Il not TO debase
ne Spgst parable 10 aqE way That We th NY
carols, and the strains that hero all our
orchards and woodlAu da.
And little children are innOeeui, like the
birds and flowers. ChTlai meant this when he
said, "Of such IL the Kingdom OF Heaven. /"
We have theories which say that the little
child I, not puIei that he 10 tainted with sin
belore birth, aud that he comes into tho world
utterly deprayed. But surely no one can be-
lieVe this. Christ could not have beiieyed IL
He could not have meant to say that in order
TO become Chriatiana to fulhl the conditions
Of discipleahln we must become totally de
PRAYED. On the contrary, he meant TO say
that We must be pure - We would enter the
| Kingdom Of Heaven, because little children
| are pure. God pity the man who, 10 his blind
ness Of soul, or 10 the heathenism Of his creed
can look into the open, smiling face OF child
| hood, mirroring the heart that has no sinful
thought. and knows no guilty sorrows, aud
fsiisa --,s,v, sad t'"ss" s"iy the hsrf lInei
Flowers, birds and little children, then, ar,
also alike, 10 having no anxious cares, whet
worldly anxiety and concern, and OF trust 10 4
| wAtehful Providence, he says: Behold the
fowls Of the Airi consider the llllies OF the
aeldn Aud when lie would emblemlze tn.
| paths never lets go the hand OF the dear Lord
and never questions that there IL = lovinl
guardianship In the dark days As In the bright
Ard says, "Ofsueh IL the kingdom OF heaven
| Again, flowers, birds and little children are
alike In this: that there are no rlValrles, nc
TO which shall be the greatest. The modest
| violet 10 content to grace some humble spot
the trailing arbutus to open its delicate petAli
/ and shed lite richest perfume upon the sands Of
the pine woods, and neither Il ambitious to
| exchange places with the more pretentious
cardinal flower or the queenly rose. The
ps,,s oN Az WIN r US aa oIomn Goa, ana ~
10 Just aa c0ntented and sings as bllthly az
though y had the gAudicr cost and grAndet
hues Of the oriole, which IL. eontent with its
RIanR a a Int and lhaRa Il N ~
one side or pride on the other. The same hu
mility and unselhahness>, characterize little
children. The worldly anh arbitrary dlstino.
sSosE them. Wiener INV live Ia iIt,I,
brown house or big whitd house makes nc
difference. They play togstkF as equals;
In sHarasfsr, and lie Is to Be sSssPfaiiy I snt
thankfully accepted. IL dark dkSB GOMEZ Il
sorrows and disAppointments conn, they. arr
TO be accepted thAnkfully also. dodha loy.
nsedful discipline OF life. Rightly regarded
the dark days, In which we are aorely tried. IL
PS. ssT" s ssss s ma sys @ W.
woFthieT yieSs Of life, and 70 sweeter expe-
Tlsnees Of divine love, and 10 thus helping u
they will help US 70 become like flowers and
birds, and, most OF all, like little children.
HoURTH FREsBYTKRIAN oHURoH.
The pastor, Rev. John u. Smith, ID. ID.
preached In the morning from the xix chap
John, 9Th verse; Plate saith unto them tax,
him.
In the afternoon the communion wA admin
iatsred to many members. -Four persons wer'
added to the church,
INV YORK AvENUE PRRsBYTHRIAH CHURCH
| The pastor, Rev. =, 8. Mitchell, announced
/ that he had been directed BY the pTeabytery Il
| preach q sermon on "Predeatination.n HI
said he did not know the motive which
prompted this order, but It had been made, and
| he obeyed II with AlAcrity. He quoted the con
fefsion Of faith and the larger cAteehism, thu
tenet Of the Church upon that subject, and in
| qulred II II were not better to preach more Of
| love, charity, godllneas and = erueihed Saviour
| than OF the doctrines OF predeatinAtion.
He then reviewed and advocated the entir
and perfect truth Of the doctrine of humAl
accountability As being taught In the holJ
| scriptures, and that any idea OF pFedestinG,
| tion, as interfering with or AbtoEAtinE human
| accountability, was founded 10 error. Thu
freedom OF the will OF man to do good or eVl
| was aelfevldant TO every one by reason OF hli
| own consciousness, and his future account
| ability therefor was patent from the slightest
examination Of an hundred passages OF scrip
| ture.
PTedeStinAtion was "a attribute bslonginl
70 ODD Alone, and He had so arranged II a
that 1t should never affect His rightto judEt
every man for the deeds done IN the body