The New York herald., 1870-04-11
SERVICES IN WASHINGTON AND
us SUBURBS.
Fafn' s'mpdny in She NufinnG. Capitni-- fu,-
prc*sive services in the Episcopal ana
ta:heir Churches.


ta:hofir CIsurchas.
WAsHtNGroS. Aprl, 10. 1870.
The mosf generaiiy observed ccrcuontal here 10.
day has been tnat IN honor OF the entry Of our
SaNionr info ierueleIn FIVE days before His cruel
Gxion. Al the Catholic and Episcopal churches
marked the observance Of Palm SundaY by the Gus.
tomary impressive services, aud the deyoat meni-
bers OF Catholic congregations might be seen
after high mass traycrsing the streets homeward
loaded with punches or the blessed palm in
comuiemoratl0n Of the style in which The people or
Jerusalem Went out to meet the son OF God to usher
INN Into their c,iy Win due honors. The Episcopal
and Catholic churches AT whlcn the services were
particularly interesting Were OF the Episcopal, ST.
Pauls. St. Andrews Christ, -. Johns Trinity
Epiphany, Ascension. Incarnation, Grace and ROCK
Creek; OF the Cathoc, st. patrca's, 81. Alloy eius
81. Stephens, Immaculate Conception, 81 PETERS,
st. Mathews 81. Mary's and st. DomincK's Al the
Firs. congregational church
rug VICTORY or fAlra
was the subjec of an eloquent serln0n by Or j. -
RapSn, pastor Inc te X, was from John ". 4--s.And
this Is the vlcioy that oveSo6oslR the world even
our faith" The Doctor represented man as a born
kiug, VINO iDdr himself wearing iiuess crown
ana weidlng p3r.en sceptte. lie was made lite
lower tnan tue angels aud crowned With glory ana
honor. fhs Is his patent OF royalty; but tt Is a
patent imperative. He walks unrecognized IN his
own realms. Nan has indeed Reclaimed nucn OF
The pny steal world ana gained many victories over
material things, aud these victories symbols OF
higher ones. There is aa inward Realm over Which
God would have hin stretch his scepre. II is
CHtttsiJAStZED HUMANITY
that tiunphs over material things. AMI flese out
ward riluuph- arc Dt types aud prophecies
OF The nNaid. Freedom Of Thought. OF
person. or government liDergte the outward
man. TIE truth a. 1t Is IN Jesus ibetates the
ward Few Iucn have gained tiis victory. fa
iUanty done more 10 bring the powers OF pnysi-
cal nature into sn0ieCtion 70 ttSell tna, man has
done 20 hrilg the power o thl. word lnto subjec
llYet - even the greatest - have been con-
quered by this word. Here and there
a great man has risen wno has lad tie trumphs
Of mis- genius al tic foot Of the cross. who has
wrought ike Newton, Milton, Chaluers and Crom-
Nel but she muiitnde haye lived and died without
scii-mastery. Tatn hparts 90 rnen principle that
sa-talns and makes them c0nQuerors /, requires
tbe help OF Oinnipotence Itself TO enable men TO
overcome the almost irresistible cuitcnt OF the
wofl1. In Illustrating tie princoc oi perseverance
the reverend d0c;or icelingy spoke oi
GENERAL. THOMAS
as fohows:-}hts Wds the policy OF that great sol
der Win whose deeds and tue celebration the, de-
serve the whole country reycrberate. iu-day, at
whose sudden death nation II Ia tears tue tnan
WHO, when tue pupils and the lroegss oil the coun.
ry were nippaDils iingiDg mp iheu commissions
ana proving recreaiit TO their recorded oaih3 or
siean. inc ioItilIcatons ana munitions
whIcf the county had prepared against
an eyn day, ihougn NirginIan was
true TO the earlier traditions OF his native State,
"ialtniu among the faithes-" found. Wien he MAS
] fclreaan2 sa NasayAis. ~l.h Tue atmy 0g io0d Al