Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-30

THE COMING OF THE LoRD-R,v. Iii.
pioRidGe, PASTOR OF tho Second Presbyterian
Churca, last night, preached sermon Oh ice
coming Of the Lord" H. e,nphatIca!'y de-
MED thst he had ever held ttas the adv.nt
would ocons 10 1881, as soG', had reported, or
that he hal ever giv4p c.sterce 10 tbs 1I4Tj
Of ecy Q! the 70 3Ga7a "S.o2nd I'D S>n;sts, Eus
he cou,eo3e;i hat l.r Scriptures. ia suoiry
pIsee., u.rraoted him 10 asserting that the
n; Ter tho establishment Of Cbrists kioedom
co ear,h was nish at hand, aud that though 90
MAJ knew the day or the hour of Hi, coming,
wheo least expected, I!o would make His ap-
pearazc7; il IL! S6s be to day OF tomorrow. or
10 the distant future. but whenever it wis al
should bo ready. Mr.. D. cited ms.y pas.
ssg-s !rcm the Bible 10 sustain his position.
ADD ssid that one of the signs OF the near ap-
proach IF tha coming Of The Lord, WAS The
awakcriog Of the churches to this suh) c:,
which, for 50 long, hsa been allowed to lie dor.
msnt. lie Gii not believe that oae huodred
thousand or fifty thousand years were yet to
tlapsc be!ore Christ would come agsla 10 gather
his people cut from the world. but as TO any
fixed time he could not say. While Mr. DIS
Sermon WIS got as d:fai:e as some expected,
it was q well c,1sideret and able discourse, aad
was listened 70 aish great i9..C55t b. lax.
congregation. ..-
Observation-Disclosures The a''d
weather yesterday the churches w>rt al trl:r-
ably gel! attended, and IL so1aa OF .h2n' ,'e5 ere
were large CONGREGATIONS At 81. Eau!
church Rev. w. S. Jooea preached ;c the
morning. Rev. Di. Walker preached at Grace
church 10 tho norniog, aad conducted the ser
vi,es 10 the absence of the reo:or. RsV. ".
Sprieg. Iu tho II. L. church south Rev. y.
8. Gardoer preached at night. Rev. Father
Heating, Of St. Mary's church. ofioiated at
Fairfax station. The other ruplts were hliad
by The regular clergy.
SuHooL CELEBRATIONS The Christmas
celebration Ct the Methodist Protestant Sunday
School will DO held III the 7. Nj. 4. a, rooms
to night. 1t will be- private. 40 ons being ad.
ntted. but tho children and their p2rontl
To morrow night the Baptist Sunday School
will have lis celebration ct the Church ca WASH
Cgtoo street.
"a Thursday hight The y elon Presbyterian
SchooI will have its celebration.
Police IrEMs.-Thc following cases have
been tried since Saturday
Fred Jefrirs, for abusing lis vile. Vas made
to give security to keep the peace, ~,
James Pierson, for assauitlog Fanlse G!D
500, both c;loIct, WIS dismissed ca raSmeat
Of costs.
Thomas Hart, aa irm.tc Of tho aims house,
for being drunk ard begging OF the street. was
arrested and sent to tho Gork house.
BUILDING AsIocIATIoNs.-A meeting tor
i lc purpose OF organizing the German 20
A operative Building Association, NO. ), Is 10 %
A held tonight, lis understood that between
81 20 and 500 shares have already been suo.
IS sIitcd for, and the new association starts OUT
with most excellent prospects III
81 The Mt, Vernon Building Association Viii
81 nset and ceot officers on Thursday night
s. WATCH MEETING The congregations OF
g The NJ L. Church, NJ. E. Church Soa'n ana !,
81 NJ p Church, have resolved to hoio q gepeta'
6 watch meeting in the NJ. Il. Cnurcn oouLh ~
q morrow night, commencing as ~ o c.''A p GU
a eudug a few minutes sitter miunlsht' A'I'
81 H. Il. Pes!ce will preach the sefn'' VI 'n'
cccssioD.
8 ELECTION OF OFFICERS Beacon L'eb l
Literary and Pleasure Association or luis ots
have elected the following officers Ifes''ef q
SoomoD B!oDdheim; Wee PfesldenS' -. in'
/ Waermsp Secretary,E. Goldsmith IL ifeaI Sna
i H. Ruben; Executive ConGittse' ID o0A''
helm aDd S. Wolf
Physicians arc not given to rscommMe tHau
s'ptclaIties to their patients, bat win NIL,
Roman Loimont they have made an ex'ep''0o'
Prize sos.
El Patatprocess. Scotch Bingham O'"0re'eo''
narranted not to fade, at Dealhan'S.
sl ,.AQUEEa HEAD-PANTRYMAN:-Tbe Jess -
d iloy famous New York steamboat u;su ~
have for head pantrymao bent aDa c'sppihT;,
aa'key. whose face was as full Ct gunner d. ,s u
ioru vas of kinks aud knobs. bis nanS S,o ";e
Robert Smith, and bis maady was o IaS;a.
teeumatisn. He tried Giles L'nimens aue ani
I'd Ammonia for a week Of Tho present Wlntot ae