National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-11

the events Of the world, esa tAers b any doubt
Of the truth Of the orseleg from which the very
life and mission Of the Christian Church are
can evidence be more compIetsf what has Scep.
tiGsm 70 suKgest what has inhdelity % advance
closures made In the written Revelation Of the
Word Of Godf What science can dispfoVe It.
what philosopher can retute IT. Nay, there Il
stands buttressed on that Word. mot oas title OF
which can ever fail though the heavens and the
me Doctof then tcok M another thsms. al
minds Of many earnest-thinknE men whether
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res Of human destiny have been propounded.
Man say to one another 10, hersi and ,loStherel
tenn With . vicar or God at the head Who shsll
have supreme temporal and spiritual dominion
on eaFth. The great conflict with this idea isnoW
iision Of PrOtsstSntism Is fsiiurs, that i Is q
religion OF gloom and despair; that II isimportant
amid ne elements Of human nature 81 tn 49, Ss y
the earth Some afarm that nothing 70 settled or
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triumphs Of physical knowledge, In the science Of
material and secular things. g...
opinions, sentiments and beiiefs which tSEe every
fantastic form In the human mind, unssttlIng or
ooscuring all the foundations Of the ancient faith
IL no doubt the nrst religion-the oldest religion
Of the historic period. ll0ag side Of this have
sprung MP IN the eVolutions Of mankind the vast
systems Of pagan philosophy ard idolatry; Of
Mosemism; Of neoloEy, and Of that lstsss, Spirit
uslisn. Which, IN cur eay, has eryG.alissd under
And what is the meaning Of ali thIIf It's, as
view 1t, q tentative effort on the part Of man
kind TO md out the true secret Of our existence;
ssEtainty only In the doctTinss and kinEdom Of
Jesus. It IL an effort 70 discover the secret Of
human destiny, while rejecting the only clue that
Christianity. EveryWhere the hiss goes out
against the pretensions Of the gospel Was there
any prediction sforetime Of such conflict to
The Bible is full Oft. We can trace it in every
page. The Church Of God must meet the crisis,
and every man must gird himself 70 the battle;
light and the spirit Of God We have the great
facilities Of the World-locomotlon, rapid eomnu-
ma shs Of 2a5
the very substance Of the world, the silver and
the gold and the cattle on 9 thousand hills. To
ErSgation testiies to-day IL confidence in the
sublime missisn Of the Christian faith.
st. AIOysius.
Yesterday at the IL o'clock Mass st. Aloysius
was filled with Worshipers. I or the first time
very many Of the attendants there saw the new
pictures hung upon the walls Of the church rep
ressnting the fourteen stations OF the cross.
These pictures are uniform in size, and were
srdi, and were especially blessed BY the Pope for
this church. The nrst one Is . representation Of
PLATE washing his hands and refusing to have
50 they follow on in illustration Of the principal
events in the life Of Christ until the last, which
represents him as laid in the holy sspulchre.
and adornment Of the church.
1t was Rev. Father Jameson's day to occupy
the pulpit, but q sudden indispositiOn prevented
hfrna and he annRFT Gfadh nv Paw
Father Mcguire. After Mass he made Q very few
remarks, Ia king for his subject the Epiphany and
He alluded to the sacrifices the wise men made,
leaving their homes, under the guidance Of in
spiration, to seek for the object Of their worship
He drew an effective sketch Of Herod, Of the re-
suit Of his cruel order, and Of his dupllcty, and
from this fact powerfully argued that It has not
been and is not now In the power Of kings or en-
STns ASSr rSmpbsS over asrod tS Ss 1H ao
he has and always will triumph. Any effort made
to-day to impede the onward course and triumphs
same fate experienced by Herod wheH the object
Of his wrath was only babe. As dominion and
power and empire were in his hand In that day,
so are they now and ever will be.
Second Sermon In the Y. NJ. @. A. Course.
1t was announced some time since that there
would be q series Of sermons at Lincoln hall BY
some Of the most prominent ministers in the city.
These were commenced last Sunday, and will be
continued till further notice. 1t affords the pub
lie opportunity to see and hear the very highest
order Of talent in the ministerial line. There
was very large audience assembled At $3.50
yesterday afternoon, who were highly pie 1ed
with the eloquent discourse Of Rev. ]. Z. Rankin.
The cold weather and defective furnace red
their comfort to some extent, but this will be
remedied before next Sunday. The text was:
John, iY:l3, IA, and his topic was "The satisfying
promise Of the Lord Jesus Christ" He Illus
6sps ay ~
bly, showed that real happiness was the result Of
following the right as laid down By God.
happy vein, and was listened to with much Stten-
ton. The singing, in the Congregational style"
and the largeness Of the audience tended greatly
to make Il very pleasant afternoon service.
The next sermon viii be preached BY the Rev.
DR.. Sunderland at the same hour next Sunday.
He is rather mechanical IN his delivery, but has
grammatical and logical speaker in Warrington.
FINANCES DISCUSSED.
The Young Mems Christian Association held
special meeting 1t the reading room Of the Asso-
citation last evening to consider the finances, and
to discuss o bountiful repast.
The Association is behind and In dobt.t2, 500 for
the current year, the rent Of the room being un-
paid. About q, 200 were pledged to be raised
sociation; President Gallaudette, Of the Deaf
Mute College; L L. Crounse, D. /. Presbrey, ].
B. Archer and others were present.
The Unitarian Church.
In the Unitarian church, corner Sixth and
Louisiana avenue, Rev. Mr.. Hinekley preached
discourse from this text: Romans xiVa, and
Cor, iy:2o: "Who art thou that Judgeth another
mans servanf To his own master he standeth
or falleth." THE kingdom Of God IL not In work
but in power" This sermon was suggested by
the recent meeting Of the "NstionAl Society for
securing OnIlsuzn A,neuunenb ~ Ine SonsLsu S
uon; h s' mL hhck i EooH SeSg lsS ~
pfopOsed amendment. Es characterized the eff
4om o. tnouRnt anu Hcuon N keitsioI eh
GbIistian Character OF peopIe by the legal use
Of certain Christian phfsseolOgy. He reviewed
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