Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-23
LOCAL n E w -.

ru1i,IulrS SERVICES \ ES'rEEnAY. --Scrvicrs
were held in all the churches in the city yester-
day. Rev. Mr. Page, preached. in Christ
Church in the morning, Rev. Mr.. Whittlcsey,
N IN, LIST Presbyterian, Rev. DIR. Little, In the
N 4, Church South In the morning, and Rev
,Ir Rowe delivered an address in the Baptist
l,hnr,h at night With these exceptions the
rulr,s we're occupied by the resident clergy
The following is a report OF the work done
Juriu, the day by the Yuug Nous Christian
as>mltalon The St. Asaph street Sunday
S,.hool had its usual full Attendance of scholars
,pl a full corps OF teachers. The address of
the Superintendent last Sunday to the former
npou department, had It's desired result,
ind the school had 4 most excellent and salts
t,,tory session, and it was dismissed alter an
address 10y Mr.. Scheke els. The King and West
streets Sunday School opened with Il large ac-
,.ss;nn tn the number OF scholars, but the corps
nr,eachcrs was small. The exercises of this
school and apparent results give much cncout-
.,,u,cu, to the committee; it, however, wants
nm increased staff of Instructors. The Aims
House meeting was again largely attended and
rim, utmost interest taken in the exercises; Il
iii committee were on hand and their hearts
,rnlv encouraged. The services at the Jail
ware carried on by small committee. They re-
MORT the usual interest and results heretofore
mentioned.
TN, Colportage work and open air meeting
at IN, canal basin WAS a full success, large
i,rc, of the brethren were present and a full
md an attentive congregation also. The re-
suits of this activity continue to give true en-
.cour.pcment to the workers.
The open air meeting at the Orange depot
had !. large congregation and tu!l committee
at work The exercises We're carried on with
Il, Il, al,
iugs. This meeting will be held next Sunday
at the corner OF Fayette and Cameron streets
The Sunday afternoon prayer meeting In
the Methodist Episcopal Church South had
but ii limited congregation, but there was no
abatement In the usual interest in the services.
The speakers We'd with each other III appeal
and warning to the unconVcrtcd present. lhls
PRAYER meeting will be held next Sunday III
the Methodist Protestant Church.
The Washington Republican every Monday
contains au account of the services IN some one
of the churches in this city. That of this morn
ing is as follows:
at St. Paul's protestant Episcopal) church,
Rev. Dr. Norton, the rector, preached from
the text, Mark iv:26-27-2S: And he said, so
* rh,. kingdom of God, us If 4 man should cast
seed into the ground; and should sleep, and
rise night and day, and the seed should spring
and grow up, he k,uwcth not how. Fur the
ear iriupctl, forth fruit of herself; first the
blade, then the ear, alter that the tu!l corn III
the ear From this text he preached Il dis
cunr,r, without notes, OF great viSor, breadth
and power He used the slm'itudc OF the text
!, Illustrative OF the planting a.Id the growth
OF Divine grace in the soul. At first dropped
Nv the great sewer that wcut forth to SOW, 1t
awakened a new lie in the soul OF the believer;
III fell nll good ground, it not troddcn by the
way, chukcl 10y hrlers aud thnrns, 1t grew Sonlr-
times quickly, sometimes slowly, but Il men
were faithful it grew in them aud produced
many fold Paul would plant aud Apoos wa
ter, and in good sc;.son God would give the III
crease.
Rev. DR.. Norton is one Of the leading minis
tcrs Of the Episcopal Church in the South, and
his congregation one of the largest in the city.
The choir is Il quartcttc, and is composed OF
Miss Williams, orgauist; Capt. Wurts, leader,
aud Samuel L. Gregory, esd, Mrs. Nate NlIl
iburu and Mrs Samuel Grigg. Capt Wurts
aud Mr. Gregory are vocalistso t fine local. rcpu
t.tion; Mrs Mllburn, the sweetest singer IN
.this section Of the country, with voice winch,
If Thoroughly cultivated, would be little excel
led by The queens of song, and Mrs. Grigg has
long stood in the front rank Of Alexandria Vo-
cailsts.
At ST. Mary's Church the attendance at II
% clock was mucl, SMALLER than usual, owing TO
the warm wcrther. The attendance ut clock
Mass was large, aud It Will continue |" inrI ,H
during the summer. Father Cicatcrrl SAID Mass
at Il clock Before delivering his sermon he
announced that. collection would DC taken up
,lcxt Sunday by order of the Bishop. for the
benefit of Pope Plus n, aud delivered Il iecl
ing address, hoping that the congregation would
subscribe literally. The Rev Father is said
to be an eloquent speaker In his native lam
r,lare, Italian. The Catholics of this city have
much to he thankful for now, as they are sup
piled with two priests who study the Interest
of their congregation and arc striving hard to
increase church membership. Father y Name
has taken step in the right direction, viz:
When young men assemble III lont oil the
church during service, he steps out and invites
cifcctual way Of putting an end to the bad rrac
licc of lounging about church doors.
a EIsHINu PARTY.-A party of gentlemen
visited Cameron Run for the purpose "I fishing
with seine. They made five haulS, with the
following result:
Haul No. IA dimunativc snapper aud one
cat-tish ashore for "grog.
Haul No. Ono mulct, and tin oyster
can; ashore for ''gigger.
Haul No. "a cat fish 10 inches long from
tip to tip The same old oyster can and two
yellow perch; ashore for a Hutchinson.
Haul No. 1.-Two "snclts," "blood-a-
noun and large size bull minnoe; ashore
i"ra "ulp'
Haul No. "a snapper weighing 30 lbs,
which was bridlcd by A when Charley
mounted its back ,and George Il took
the reuS aud drove it across the field to the
wagon, while John p delivered a farewell
address to the fnney tribe on the banks of the
tagging Run. After this the party left for
town, and have made up their minds not to
try seine hauling agau on Saturday afternoon.
UNLAWFUL SIlooTING--An act of the Leg
S'alurc, provides that II any person shall shoot,
hunt or range, on the lands om-
Pretended within the survey of any proprietor
Nl lands In the counties Of Fairfax Stafford and