Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-02-28

REL1a1ous INrsLL1a ENcs.-R,v. D. u. Gilosi'
of the Lutheran Church preach ed last SUNDAY ~
Winchester, and went to B erkely Springs GU
visit to his family. He will minister here asaA
on Sunday next. Rev. Mr.. Miller OF the hu'a
eran Female Institute preached at the on.ioD
here Sunday morning most interesting .Ser"oA
from Romans 9th, 18th; "For reckon tna' 'n'
sufferings of this present time are not w"rlny ~
be compa red with the glory which shall NC ~
vealsd in u.s." In the afternoon Mr.. Miiier
preached at the W. L. Asylum.
At ST. Francis Catholic Church, Rev fa'hef
McVarie, will hold service at u O'Clock every
Wednesday and Friday evening during Lieut.
At this church the Lenten season commenceu
Wed aesday with the ceremony Of blessing 'u'
ashes wherewith the Priest signs the peop'
with the cross on their torshs IDS giving them
this wholesome aimoaition, Remember inaA
that dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt re-
turn )" Gen 2nd chap. and 9th verse, to remino
them Of their mortality and to repare them tor
the holy part of Lent. Tha ashes are m 1de OF
! the Palm, blessed on the Palm Sunday OF last
Lent.
At the Baptist Church Sund ay orning Kew
Mr.. Hart, Principal of the Baptist Female lnstl-
tute. preached on the history Of the Jews, aho
on Sunday night deliv :red an able ser mon ITO"
| Galatians, Fad chap. 18th verse.
At the Episcopal Church services was held On
Ash Wednesday at IL A. NJ, that being the nrs'
of the fasting days Of Lent, an observance ina''
| ,uted according to Church authorities ABOUT 'n'
W lr 30 in reference to tbs miraculous asts OF
Noses, Ella, and the Savior Bishop Whlt'le
will b. here 90 the 2lst of March and admins
| rer the rite of confirmation.
At the Presbyteri "a Cnnech Sunday, Rev
g. Baker delivered Ser ma ia opposition to the
popul. r N stake, til 1t the church. especially in
the larger cities is ind lfferent the humble II
life or exclusive or expensive The following
| beautiful o .ssags occurred in the address I:
"Dil Jesus X 10 out doing good So does
the church. Did Jesus take young children in
| % his arms a1d bless than ? SO does the
| .haxea-iizhting up every UNIV holesome neigh
b,rhood With j tbo.th Schools, and endeavor'
n. to .str4e. the ysa,bful deuzens of tenement
bo wsss by fitting W f9f thx!n places of Sabbath
inst, .ustion, radiant with wa texts, fountsin
MIA >wer,, Did Jesus Save the dying malefac
,or9 "a, does the church carry the glad tiding
To pri.one, and hausss of refuge and peRstsati
aries. Did Jesus ssy % the abandoned, HBe;th'
A. do I conde, m thee, So 40 more" SO d.
valiant Chri:rsn workers in o ~ osy 'isls' s~o
by two, the dance houses aud by pc. "'ssion SINS
iust one hymn to the molly crowd, an. 'Asn -
vite them to attend prayer meeting to be ~fs
in the nelghborhood the next night. Did Jesu,
visit /. Bethesda at Jerusa en-? So there are in
Vulnerable Bsthesdss in our day founded and
sisited by Christian men and women. where ev-
cry form and phase of diseased and needy hui
manity receives the kindest and most skillful At
teation. Was it trus when Jesus came that to
tbs poor the gospel was preached and is it not
.rue now? Are there not those that preach the
gospel every Sabbath in the city markets and in
the city streets, raal imitators of Him who con-
sorted with ''publcans and snners'
At this church the services prior to communi-
on, which takes place GA Sunday morning,
commenced Tuesday night when Rev. Mr.. Baker
preached, in place Of Rev. Mr.. Witherspoon,
Chaplain of the University of Va, who was ex.
aected but was detained by sickness He arrived
Wednesday and preached that night and yester
day morning. Last night was the night of pray
er for schools and colleges. Tonight Dr. Jan
kin breaches, and tomorrow N corning and
right and at the sacramenta service Sunday
morning The installation of the elders recent
ly chosen will take place tomorrow morn ing at
ii O'Clock.
Rev H. H. Kennedy preached Sunday at the
Methodist church, that closing the confer INC.
year. Sacrament will b. administered there mex;
Sunday morning, Presiding Elder Waugh
preaching morning and night.
tbs CoLoRED OpERA IN LuNArlc
AsYLuM.-Thers was rare sight at the
Lunatic Asylum. the other night, being the
opening night Of an Ethiopian minstrel com.
pany formed by the patients The exhibi
tioa room was filed BY pa'isu's of all classes
males and females, sitting on diff, rent sides
# the room, and the performance, which
was good enough to have pleased zane
audience, was greeted with widest shouts of
.ielieht The capital bu~lesque the Death
of Desdemona" was worthy Of q regul,r
minstrel troupe. and was rendered, espe
cially by Othell,. with an unctious humor.
worthy Of ir.t class comedian. All the
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