National Republican., 1878-03-04
THE CHURCHES.
Sermons and Services Yesterday.

| DR.. PATTON AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
Inc president the Rev. ". W. Patton, D.. D.,
preached yesterday TO an attentive congregation
Hstook for the basis Of his discourse John Ill., %:
ne mat hath his testimony hath set his seal that
God Is true"
In concluding his eloquent discourse, he said :
faith, when exercised will be manifold; we shall
SO act as to show Others that we trust In Gods truth
T0Ss s ihIrCush Ir lfe saying by his every act God
dreaded, His word a safe guide His salvation To Le
| trusted His heaven q reality"
MOUNT VERNON PLACE NJ Il. CHURCH SOUTH
key. Bishop u. y; McTyeirc d. D., LID, one Of
ae dne oisFhops o, the Church South aud presi.
I Ient OF the Vanderbilt University, at Nashville
lGhn.. preached at this church yesterday morning,
asking Tor his text Hebrews xi.. 4-"By faith Abel
offered unto God more excellent sacrifice than
Cain In the audience were Prcsidcnt and Mrs. Mrs
nayeS; secretary Eyarts aud daughter, Secretary
rni riI Mrs. sherman, Postmaster-General and Mrs.
Georgia, Hereford OF West Virginia, and ab,Yi
twenty members Of the House Of Representative.
aSt ASt ~ tGe ,ss The Bishop the
Hayes, with the Postmaster and Mrs. Key, remain.
Sa ~, nntii amer The communion. AZ night Rev DR..
South, preached in the same pulpit Tho Boltimora
Spo,mierenee Of the ". Il. Church South convcnes in
RI.hnI RI.htnore re- on "Wednesday the 9Th instant and
aeu Ill the Interests " the missions of the church
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, n. f.
A, WIZARDS Hall has been leased by this church for
,neLr ai. sunday and week day services Yesterday
nelnG communion sunday, there was no sermon.
INC rector giving n few appropriate remarks. In
me evening the text was Nehemiah A., mart OF
second verse: What do these feeble Jews?' Afler
mtqltlnB thS subject teNtually he referred to the
wishes Of the friends that plain statement s6onid
p9e given Of the differences between tho Protestant
wps %' o%n in reformed Episcopal Churches This
preaching to rccriminatiom the fullest concession
r 'G ne fghi OF opinion, and as equal right to diff
present pnycrbOOk of the Protestant EpIsconal
Shnrgh, and uut their own private INTERPRETATION
,o uPm H. T2nII be TO violate the morality of Ian.
early days IN the Church Of England, and nm ex.
P%Iahallnn % OF how the germs of ritualism 20, into
'he English rIayer'poOk.
GEORGETOWN cHURcHEs
At the Gay street Baptist Church Rev. a. "
Bealc continued his series Of Lectures on tho AIMS
iollc spistes The first letter 10 the Corinthians
Tns sS subject p regular order. This letter was
its vicinity, and shows that while the apostle was
absorbed IN cares aud trials in Asia, his earnest
Islands OF the .Eyenn Sea to the church bc h"S
panied In COrinth. Paul's clrcumstances were
sScche! hs hc toilcd hard by the shrine and TEN.
Pc 4l Dana, and also the circumstances Of the
Christians under the shadnw OF The statue Of
We Cornthinn Venus, aud these were dwcit on AS
n hi,y w., e Ereal topics Of This letter. and rs show
errors OF The carry churches tn place upon record
lne,e eeri!nl principle Of truth, nccdu TO guide
"i comfort The Followers Of Christ in ui the nves
NJ tEc umhalio tr ei iCuUrrh In the morning
The Rey. T. Adams r,ynclCd unon Tho snhis"f |
ing Prndignl SON He handled his subject with |
giSA hDliliy. ~ nigh; he took fur his subject |
N,nh without faith could not hay We been saved |
Az uiI Methodist PrUtC.iHut Church on Congrcgs |
SIt' tL, ,ne Pastor the Rev r. Murray, preached
les tell you the truth II is cXnedcnt r,r v"n
tLGt s away; for If go not away the cumioftrr
WIN NOT come liitn you but IL depart wifi send
MIN unto yau." Atnl h he pr achCd an eioatent
sermon rom the text, Matthew Xiii, ii : and |
bvIOlu therG came l"pc, aud worshpetl Him
sH!lnG LORD, II Thou wilt Thou cailsl make me |
CATHOLIC CHURCHES,
The Catholic churches appeared yesterday morn. |
ing without the splnbFe drnpcry With which they
hnu been decorated SINCE the death of PJpc PHI
n, and In addition to tie regular seryiccs n "Tc
Deum was sung In each church in honor OF the |
election of Pope Leo MIL ~