National Republican., 1878-12-30
THE CHURCHES.
Some Of tho sermon. Preached Yesterday.

some OF tho sermons FrcnC1eu hesteruay.
At st. Johns Church, Georgetown the services
yesterday Erpt up the Christmas tone. The deco.
rations werc the same and the Christmas music
was oil repeated. A large congregation was pres.
ent In the morning, when the rector oficiated ana
preached sermon from Gul. iv., G, He stated and
proved by Illustrations that the religion OF people
or of an individual was governed 10y the concep.
ton that they had respecting the nature aud attri'
hutcs Of God, and that this made itself felt. not
only In theory, hut als) IN their everyday hIe'
The second point was one that was to a considera.
bic extent Involved IN the inst, viz the relation.
ship that man ft lac held toward God. Let him
have these two things correct aud he has gone
great way toward holding anl being possessed
with the tni;h.
Now. It IL only In the New Testament that VIC can
discover Just what relationship God holds to us, aud
there we find Il Is no less q one than that Of Father,
and that we arc sons We sec, also, that tho blesi
cluCss Of this relation results from the incarnation
and birth Of Jesus Christ. God sent forth llis Son,
made Of n wbman that we might receive the AiOp.
tion Of sons" II Is IN and from this Christmas sea
son that We find how near We are 10 God and how
close lie T. to US
The sermon in the afternoon service was from 81.
Luke II, l. The excellence OF tho choral music
with the beauty uf the decorations, have combined
To make this Christmas most enjoyable aud note:
worthy one In this church The Snnday.scho0l
Christmas festival will be held on Tuesday after.
noon vi three o'clock.
MANIISE ". T. CHURCH.
Al lTamlmc ". T.. church Yesterday morning
Rev, W !. McKcnncy preached upon Christian
| work, choosing for his text Ecrl tx. 10. "Whntso.
ever thy hand fndcth 10 do. do II with all thy
might; for thcF0 is no work, nor device, nor
knowledge in tho grave, whittier uon goest" lie
held that all would suffer either IN this world or In
the world TO come for the nOn.periormancc OF the
| duties that rest upon us, for which God always
/ gives strength and time TO perform. God so ad'
juSts his work, he said, as 10 give all an oppIr'
tumity Is not therefore, because there is moth
| lug Ia do that people are idly waiting lnt they
want 10 do some great thing. They are not willing
| 10 hn what the hand fluids 10 do.
lie said gentleman called on him not long ago
to get him ~ u.c Ills influence in helping him 70
| secure o appointment, sayiuE lie would lie Will
| ing 10 work for 50 month. The preacher said hc
had worked for Sl2 4 month, and would again, i
| Necessary. We must not think We can all he 'reSt
dents ur Cabinet officers, OF even Government Cin.
: puyCcs. so in religious matters. We are not oil
cal cd to he preachers class leaders or stewards
| but all have o work as,gncd them. Christs work
vas s'coniary to no other. AgHin. he argued that
| We should DO what there i tn 10 now, rs with lhi'
| life our probation ends. lie gave no credcnce 10
| the R0msh idea of purgatOry. As death finds VI
80 will the JU.lmcnt. Watch night was an
nOuurcd as to commence at nine O'Clock on Tuc.'
| day CICuiug.