Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-13
LOCAL N Ew -.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY. The
u.,.bsr was delightful and large congregations
.,,,, present at most of the churches ln the
,i>r,:,t OF the rector, Rev. Geo. \. Smith
'r.,.leI in Christ Church in the morning.
fii.r, WAS no service there or at St. PaufS in
!, evening. Rev Mr.. Dinwiide took charge
- thc u Presbyterian Church, aud at nigh,
,,rf,,r,u&d the rite OF infant baptism. Rev.
ur penick assumed the pastoral charge OF the
aggregation OF the Baptist Church, AMI iu the
.t,ernoon administered the L'rds Supper.
There was no service at his church al night.
IT,, ru.pit> OF the o.her churches We're filled
tx n. resident Clergy. Early in the morning
auuuber OF culpred PEOPLE were hap,Scd In
IN. Potomac, at the usual place, off B .ttery
Enlgcr< The following is report Of the
wor. done curing the day by the \ oung Men :
Chri m Association
The King aud W est Streets Sunday School,
a,,ra short session, was indefinitely suspended
10. waut Of support.
Tie Aims House services were conducted
ly suoj corps of VOL kars. a full cougrcga-
ton was present, and the usual happy results
were apparent.
The Jail Mission was worked by an unusual
force, aud the exercises We're Very lnterestlng
tie inmates giving good atteut.ou to the re-
marks mad.
The Colportcur On he sharves vas at work
a usual.
The Open Air Meeting ut the corner OF
Cameron auu Fayette streets was attended by
the usual force and congregation for that polGt.
The Four o'clock Prayer Meeting in the
N,;hoii, Episcopal Church had small a,tcn-
,i,,rs. iul the exercises were Of exceeding litter
-. an! full oil life " Cribs mectiug will be held
n.y Sunday in the FIRST Presbyterian Church.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. We Learn
tina; the FIRST Church OF Alexandria, Va, aud
,ic colorv from. the Second Church are wor-
,t.;pplur tcg4ther, with the Rev. DIR. Bullock
= fn,.ir ulliiStcr The Fins Church Is Ii con.
,.r,j with cur Assembly, and the colony AID
D.. l;l!l.,ck are ia c>un>c,!uu with the South
rru As, n5ly We rejoice that brethren 10
cnncctinu with Gus Assembly III the old Com
NOW. IA. are Illustrating by such course
wna. The las Assembly would have advised
rh,u to d.. II their advice had been asked or
,cr!,d. And what adds to our ri llclug Is that
,ll> church in taking such Il step has done 1t
IN connection with Il munster ol the ouu'hcin
t.urrh. whose Testimony from 1861 u tnc pre-
SEA, ha~ been for What he Conceived 10 be Tor
the true interests of the Southern Church. We
could nope that the cOuustl auu p'icy vi
>aci; ncn as pr. Bullock in the matter OF &c
c.c>ia>,lcal r,uuior; mcn who upon the bordcr
p~riiied Ill for their cause, could prevail In
III. south, rather than the policy OF those
who see in the people OF the North, their
it 9 aud sentiments, naught but blculshes, aud
uuwnthy of their tratcrnzatlou. Churches,
Ike nd vidual>, have faults. 10 be t.uiles-
i, not hnmau We ask to be delivered FROM
a., h,t hn nt tho
lub!can vino said God be mcrc!iul to US
sinners We do not doubt bn' that there ar
many IN the Southern Church, WHO, like DR.
BuI k, arc willing to believe ina; something
u.o.i i, +, come nut 81 us The conr>e OF this
,nlopy ana OF the As>cnbly's Church at Alex
,a,irl1. IN the initial steps OF Il consolidation, Is
w!n, VIZ wish to sec Of the whole Presbyterian
Church ol the South aud N"rth.-- PrcS'y'r'""
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