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


Church Services Yesterday, =,
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Rev; Ino, -, Van Meter preached nom the
text, Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he
shall save hti people from their tiai.n-Mkth. /,
81. The moment when these words were
spoken I, memorable one in the record Of
the world. NiFht broodod over Iudea, ntly
smbiemaiio OF the moral darkness thAthunf
like pail over tho minds and hearts OF meh,
The Carpenter Of Nazareth was sleeping, Poor
iraotsd Of lais. 0ps Of those eAlsml,lss that
cause the heart TO bend like bulruah before
the huIrleane seemed 70 be sweeping he
soul His holiest confidence he thought bad
been abused, his purest hopes crushed. Afee.
tending in hls IaosTsts9 heart, Yet AZ last
care, y had come upon him. lie rested fron his
sorrow, unlass indeed II haunted the dreams 81
the night But God would not leave this
from the arehInG heayenn, and whispered 70
hlml the stars Of the inoafnation announced
TO him the present coming Of the hope Of his
thai name that should tighten the world,a
darkness a. u llHhtened hls--hsal ita anGuish
M healed hls--Tomoyo ita burdens As u re-
moved his. The world awoke In the morning,
and knew not that Anythlng unusual he'd
ranaplred. But the name OF Jesus was In u
as the auu bAthod the hilltop Of uallles with
u. glory---a name that should III thu
Both the name and the reason Of tho wan
Ing were given. True, this name was historic
Jesus and Joshua are the SANE. Joshua htm-
self IL called Jesus IN the New Testamsnt.
But hero We behold tho anomaly that he who
preceded was named after him who followed.
JoshuA was 80 named because he should de-
liver Israel from his enemies, 40 Jeaua, his
treat autotyPs, should deliver his people from
their sins. The one should ftee the chosen
portion nom their earthly foes and lead them
lnio full possession Of OanaAp, tho other Ms
bsllsvinE.psopis from their sins--their spifit-
aal foesEsnd guide them 70 the heAvenly rest.
save Prom sin, THE term IL not used IN 1ensc
OF asfuAi tfSnsgrss'lou, but = principle Of
q. 70 az wtoss wSsa" We nav 40 IiShtrs
sInfVl bias OF the Will which leads 10 sinfui
acts, not Something which exists apart nom
o1Isolvss, sxsrting power over Us, but e in
inwrapped with OUT thouShts And HsliaT.,
something out Of adjustment in the mech nisn
our ioS ,aSs as 70 me nso SnSe
perfect, errAtiS and ruinous results = 3
The speaker dwelt upon the following
polais! I'D
our aervituds to It.4W .TI .HfEs. .Ig.E |H IH#
This power Is sometimes moi felt cousoiOus-
Ets.ts 9 ~ fsIi ness .sas,s1v wSss %I IN
aroused and penltent heArttie TO serve God.
Each one has = bosetting ala, Perhaps
each has tried To overoome IL, resolved gaihat
II, yet as the opportunity came round fell int
IL sgGin The speaker here quoted Romans
VII 90 the law o. sin In our members. We
nave All tclt enough OF this v APPROVING the
right yet pursuinH the vrongn 20 perceive
that some power beads our will. wehAVe all
felt no doubt the propensity TO do a thing
beeAu,e It Il forbidden. This shows that wo
right because II Ia right. 81.
This power brings Us into constant desert Of
yet oonselous Of an ability to do otherwise.
This 10 one OF the problems OF our uNiure.
We know the right, approve ", can do 10,
and yet do wrong, Now Christ la q Saviour,
II 10 true, from this punlshment, or else he
could not be a real Saviour. Our past offences
helng unforglven, we would be exposed to
Gods wrath. 80 ~ 81. H.# 1T.
But " We are left with AlnfuI natures, there
Il little, after all, done Tor us. afr. n 1901.
From this alnful nature Jesus 10 our sA-
Vlout. The great problen Of enAuolp alton In
our oountry waa TO nt the emAneipated for
their new condition Of life and for the enjoy
meat Of their privileges. Many Appreh sded
disaster to ourselves and to the country from
H. The great problem ofsmIgrAtlon 10 before
Us to-day; How those from other shores shall
be brought Into harmony with our lnstitu-
thluga for our felloR-ereAtuTeS, but we cannot
work IN them,
But Jesus has not only wrought for us, he
works Ia US, surrounds us with liberty ard
makes us free wlthlni bTeAka on the ahnekle
OF hell And deAth, and nolpatea the soul. I
| address eternity .bOund souls. The heart
4 Of Qanh ma has folt lhR ehaln nl khla -