National Republican., 1876-09-02
RELIGIOUS.
0pen-Air Meeting.

An open air meeting will be 'neld on the ter
race in front of the TwelF h.street IN. E.)
church, southeast, to-mor row afternoon, at S
O'Clock. Seats have been provided for the
people. Singing and instrumental music will
be chief part OF tne services. Rev. G. W.
Hobbs will preach from the plateau in front of
the church. There will also be preaching at
8 O'Clock, in tb'. church, BY Rev. DR.. Hawley.
The pastor C.iey. H. Nice) will preach at IL
O'Clock a. NJ. The meeting will be continued
during the week at night, AMI Bible readings
at 1:SO very morning. Revs. 2. B. Brown,
Z. d. Ovens, J. Wheeler, DR.. Deal, A. ]. Ben
der, G. V. Leech, and W. F. Speake, presiding
elder, will take part in the services.
THE WEEK AT THE GOSPEL TENT.
Morning meetings have been regularly held
every day the past week, and preaching in the
evening by Rev. Messrs. Shreye, Hammond,
McKenna and others. On Tuesday evening
there were five peniteBts at the altar, on
Wednesday evening four, and on Thursday
two. Several of this number were happily con-
Verted. Last night the tent was occupied with
a panorama, the exhibition being designed to
aid in defraying the expenses incident to the
erection of the tent.
On tomorrow Sunday there will be
preaching at II q. m; a mass temperance
meeting, under the auspices of the Sons of
Temperance, at p. m, and preaching again
at 8 p. m.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings, begin
ming at 7;S0 O'Clock, the ladies of the church
and congregation will hold fruit feast in the
tent. The fine, luscious fruit engaged for the
occasion, together with the floral decorations,
to say nothing of the attractiVeness of the fair
managers, should be sufficient to insure q
large attendance. Especially should this be
so in view Of the fact that the whole proceeds
are to be appropriated to greatly-needed
Oh, -%la IL.
numerically and pecuniarily weak, the uppor-
tunity is afforded those who desire to do so to
contribute to a worthy object, while they will
thereby be enabled to enjoy pleasant even
ing.
1t is likely that the tent Will lie taken down
on Wednesday; if so, services will at once be
resumed in the chapel adjacent.
ST. AUGUsTINE's (CATHoLIC) CHURCH.
The religious members of our community of
the Roman faith have every reason to be
proud of the progress made in the dissemina-
ton of their faith among the colored people
of this city. The beautiful church edidce on
Fifteenth street west, between L and NJ,
erected by the colored people, and through the
indefatigable exertions of Father Barotti, fin
ished and named after the patron, st. Angus
tine, is a standing monument of their love and
zeal for the cause they have espoused.
The services tomorrow, both in the morn
ing, will be of more than usual interest. The
fact of its being an anniversary day of special
identity with the patron saint whose name it
bears has induced Father Barrotti to give his
consent to add additional interest to the i'm
pressive ceremonies by opening to the public
for the first time the grand organ built ex-
pressly for this church by Messrs. Heilner &
Schumacher, of Baltimore. The organ is the
largest, and pronounced by experts to be the
finest, in Washington, and those who desire to
hear it can do so by attending the services to-
morrow. In addition to the music furnished
by this grand instrument, number of the
best musical talent in the city has kindly vol
unteered their services for the occasion.
REVIVAL PROSPECTS.
The Union Revival Committee are yet uude-
cided whether they will secure the services of
Rev. E. Payson Hammond, who conducted the
meetings last spring, or Messrs. Whipple and
Bliss, who have been holding similar meetings
in the North and West. A meeting will be
held in few weeks, when the matter will be
finally determined upon. There is one thing
sure, that a series of union revival meetings
will be held during the coming winter.
LAST OF THE CAMP MEETING PRATER MEET
INGs.
Last evening the last, the largest in at
tendance and the best of these meetings was
held in the Foundry ON. E.) church, corner
OF Fourteenth and q streets. Among the
ministers inside the altar were Revs. w. F.
Speake, the presiding elder; E. D. Owens,
Waugh chapel: j. K. Wheeler, Wesley chapel:
J. q. Dashiels, McKendree; B. Peyton Brown,
Foundry church; G. V. Leach, Union chapel,
and Mr.. McLaren, Uniontown.
The meeting was in charge of the presiding
elder. After the opening exercises Rev. J. r.
Wheeler stated that he never witnessed so
much freedom and ease at any meeting as had
been shown at these meetings, and he hoped
that here in this church, the central point of
Methodism in this city, they would have such
an outpouring of the Holy Spirit as had never
been witnessed before. He was followed by
Z. F. Simpson in 8 rousing camp meeting talk.
He stated that the last camp meeting was a
school to him. As he went a short time before
the camp commenced he considered that the
primary department, and before the camp
closed ne was conYerted university.
Several others gave in their experiences,
among whom were Brothers Ashley, Jack Rey
nolds, Bud Eggleston, John Vermillion, a
blind man. Old Sister Tilley's experience was
full of richness.
The experience meeting was continued for
about an hour, when the Rev. Z. d. Owen
took charge of the meeting and gave pressing
invitation 10 any who wanted to seek Christ to
come forward 10 the altar. A grand inquiry
meeting followed, and was kept up until 10
O'Clock.
The singing of the " Ninety and Nine" by
the Messrs. Henry and Frank Wilson was very
impressive, and these gentlemen deserve vote
of thanks for the earnest support and help
they have gwen these meetings.