The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-10

bul Uo uplt OF theae repairs has exceeded
lars, and will IN the aggregate amount 10
nearly t5,QQ, We hsk the old friends OF the
shapsl-ehildren Of AZ hoaqted mother-io
witness the eEtinguishment OF the last dollar
O. DEBT upon this old and time honoted church
La every heart sud every purse say amen.
but the best Of all 10, brethren, God IL atfll
with US. The arb Of his presence has moi
been removed. Sinnefs are awakened, soul,
sqnyetted, and believers sanotihed. The ID
God. people rejoice Ia his ptessncs SS nS
During the y,.t wshays received by letter
Amen. s''''
After remarks from several members. IN,
congregation was dismissed.
Az the evening service Il p. nj Rev. Or
Slieer delivered very earnest ard Impressive
DISCOURSE his text being being taken from
dreamed and bshsid : isdder set IN on M ~ ~
earth, and the top ofit reached TO heaven, and
bshe,d the angels OF God ascending and de-
The contributions taken up At this church
yesterday amounted TO over u, 800. This sum
VIII almost cover the balance due and unpaid
Tor the cost OF repairing the chapel.
The entire roof tho edihoe has boon newly
laid, the interior tcoAfpetsd throughout, tho
pews teupholstered, and all the woodwork
neatly vAfnished. The pulpit has been hand,
' "a PA and ssr.s s so,oT s''osi
completed, the chapel IL now one Of the mos
eomiottable and pleasant places OF Worship
rHEFfRsr WOMAN,
Rev. J, p. Newman, Of the Metropolitan
ehnreh, comuienoed LAST eveninE a series OF
ssgIsS s sSs.ts scI% oss " ySSsg wo@Sn
ing discourse, and Dr. Newman, IN orgh suffer.
s pS .SR ana ,''s s., sSIs STSsSS most
ADD the text In densslS II, and q, "And
Adam said this 70 now bone OF my bone and
nesh Of my feshi she shall be called woman,
the speaker said that The Bible was 1 tRs ony
authentic and Tellable history Of the origin Of
our race extant. There was nothing irrAtlonal
earth The Creator had a choice Of modes,
and chose that one best adapted to tho rsIa-
uon man was to sustain the chain OF exist.
The creation OF Adam was no more ira
tional than II God hadsAid 100 forth, . and no
had appeared. The speaker then proceeded
tsntion ffst 10 EyeiS biography, and second
to the lessons Of her llfo. The nrst fact that
struck one 10 studying her biography is this,
that she IL uoh's ideal OF = perfect woman. II
10 al old saying and q true one, that creation
10 tho embodiment OF the thoughts Of God. /
take IN ny hand nower-that 10 Gods
thought OF nower, and u once existed 10 the
lts beauty. Just a. 10 tho mini Of the soulp.
tor, there must be the conception ofthe statues,
60 all creation existed originally only 10 the
way, 10 also true IN regard to the ntst woman
she cane forth az the expression OF Gods
ldesl OF perfeet woman. A supernatural
q bone 10 taken from his side, and out OF this
woman 10 formed. Aud the reason assigned
for this creation In this specified form was
to show the internal relation that should eN.
ist between man and woman in tha hottest
of all estatea, the estate OF marriage. Awak-
ened from his trance, the lovely Eve stood BY
his slds, and then In Eden the arat marriage
II We 90 back to the reason aa.isne for the
marriage Institution, we nnd II to be stated IN
man should be alone" II 10 an old tradition,
that 10 the beginning Adam was 4 perfect hui
mainly, possessing all those attributes which
dignity and courage Of the ouej tho grace.
gehtleness and beauty Of ne o her But when
that Mysterious bone was ken from his aldo
he retained only the steiner attributosj in
marriage the two are again combined. lie
Who II unnatfied 10 only half a man. The
divine wisdom IL displayed IN this Institution
which reproduees = perfect humanity In tho
union Of these attributes OF mind The grand
Idea Of the marriage state 10 eompAnionshIp,
aud wherever the marriage state falls below
this ideA, That marriage state IL q failure.
There IL another impressive thought that Ia
tbs creNtion Of the FIRST pair there was hut ono
woman created for the htst man. What a
rtndi1Ntiou Of the sublime doctriAe Of mono
EamYi what \ terrible and whitening rebuke
OF the datanable and dNmninE system or
pOlyVNmy
Of Eve irst, won ta'a danger. Curiosity
has been Aserlhed to woman As 4 reculIAtItTt
but the desire for novelty 10 common to man.
klni, there are Just as many curious men as
curious women. Her danger IL not here, but
rather in being too confidlug, intfustinE when
there Is not a nTm basis to trust. He would
not have either man or woman over Suspicious,
but there isA certain caution that woman
should cultivate. She ought to remember that
this world Ia one stupendouG lie. She ought
to remember that there are decelvcrs In the
word, VINO bear the honOfed, but to them dlH-
honored, name Of man; and as a pastor, II he
would throw out one practical teaching TO
woman, Il wound be not TO be oyer.eOpfltling.
what page ofhtstory 10 DOT the name Q I wo man
wflttent GA what great event In the annals
OF the past 10 not wOman's image Impressed
doni 10 II true that he assembled to the very
clouds and received the decalogue from the
hand OF the great Law-Hlveri 10 It true that
he was the Inspired penman Of our history OF
the worlds ereationl then, linked with the
pane OF Moses, Is the name Of Joeebed, his
mother, the name OF Miriam, his sister, and
the name Of Pharaoh's daughter.
IL II true that this first woman, great and
beautiful as she was, brought sin into the
world Then indiIsolubly linked with the
name OF Jesus Christ 10 the name OF Mary,
sounded, so shall be AHsoeiated with lila name
the beautiful name of Mary, OuI spiritual Eve.
But We must remember, too, that with all the
great aud terrible events Of history which fe.
suited 10 the destruction OF cities and OF ma
tionH and retarded civilization, the name OF
woman t. also associated. Think Of Jeze5al
Medioi II We were proud OF Jocebed and
MiFtam, surely We should bluah at tho men
uon o. the bloody name Of Catherine de Mrdiei
and the SemArlmis OF the North. The great
fact that he would impress on .them Is this;
that the influence Of woman, though silent as
ths aew drops that Lall from the hand Of nlghI,
worlds revolve, aud by which all thin tend
to = common centre.
The guardian OF childhood, the teacher Of
youth, the eompApion OF ripper YEAR,, what in-
husnee Is ihis pos sessed By wo neni 10 Ioothe
~ your Eentleness, to console by your sympA.
NY, 70 cheer by your gAyety, 70 instruetby
your intelligence, 10 allure to Christ by your
plous example. d woman, there IL q respon.
elbillty awaiting you At Gods bar that TO.
night should enlist your fullest affection for
conservation to the ChristisS life that an 10.
nqsuee 90 uilent yet 30 potent shall be on tho
side q the Church, In favor Of an advanced
and an advancing humanity and TO the glory
uFIyERsALtsT SERVICES.
Rev. ". X. NJe, Of Springfield, Malsaehu-
sets, preached yesterday morning for the
HAIL. Eo2 G MSttSs~ < IGHY hlst a %f' iSsi
am come to Aend peace % earthi AN not
come to send pc but = SWord.n
The words Of the text, he said, might at hFet
stArtls uss All our early impteBSions OF Christ
aud Uhristianity were In apparent conflict
With this singular utteranee from his hpe.
What wonder, then, that, educated under such
Influences, aud with such Impressions and
hopes, We are ,renulsed when we read these
seemlpgly warllke words coming from Christi
Apd 'EsGe, q the gsi9h,iOSln DaSe5 stamp
WTenehed from their proper connection, and
declare that Christ came iuto the world, BY
p, own ts,tinony, 20 make war, 70 disturb
the WoTda appear, they are the words of tTath