National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-25
WHAT THE PREACHERS SAY.
DIsCoURsEs IN THE CHURCHES YES
TERDAY.

The New Pastor at Foundry Churci-Presi-
dent Hayes Listens to n Sermon the De-
ceitfuiness Of sin-Rev. Mr.. Postleth,'aite
on Religious Thought Services In the other
Churches.
FOUNDRY N. Y. CHURCH.
The storm which pissed over the city yesterday
morning Jnstat hour hsn the people were Assem-
bling for church prevented many from being pres.
ent " hear the opening sermon Of Rev. John Ian
nlan. d. D.. newly appointed pastor OF this church
Notwithstanding this, however the house was conf
forably full. Dr. Larahan selected as his text
Heb. Ill.,. l3-"But eshort one another daily, while
ii is called to-day, lest any Of you be hardened
through the lccetfIlness Of sn."
He remarked that II we were travelling by twi-
light through All UNKNOWN country where we were
turrOundcd by evils on every hand we would be
alert 10 discover our danger or " our bodies were
sick we would at once call physician to provide
the remedy necessary TO our restoration. So II tho
soul l. In danger We must nj once examine into the
sources Of that danger either IN ourselves other
and cAhort eaei other daily of the danger to which
exposed.
The human heart may be gradually hardened
through the deccitfuiues OF SIM II l. not generally
affected 10 It's overthrow by any sudden temptation
but Hy gradual progress sin Is 81 dccctfil a. TO
girllc the heart before Il Is aware Of its condition.
The theme of his discourse was The Dcccitfil
ness of Sin IN It's Temptations and Progress He
likencd Il unto
STRUGGLE BETWEEN VIRTUE AND VICE
While conscience stands Is u guardian angel Al the
door OF the soul with sword of fire, the tempter
with some show Of reason approaches to destroy
our resolves by the dcCvtfllncis OF sin Instance.
Of temptation stand ont in the history of every
mans life and he is often regarded as sharp in
practice i by deception he can outreach his fellow
IN the af'frs Of life.
In our riiErimaS1 here the tcinpter is by the side
Of us all. rpon every hand the serpent is in the
grass; the Wild beast is ia the jungle. The van
who walks upon the ice should not look upon the
stan and the sky nboys him, but closely upon the
steps and exhort each other daily. Sin is dccetful.
Nothing exerts 50 powerful All Influence upon our
lives a. habit In the conquest of e.tcrs or protes.
spnal study the gain Is imprrCcpthc. II Is an up
hill work But in the Progress uf vice tho tendency
Is DOWNWARD, and the momentum gathers strength
at every turn. II is not the STUDENT climbing by
slow degrees the hill Of FcCnc0 but 1t IL the rcck.
tide.
Men never lenrn great sin all At once Judas
was man Of honor Al one time, but he carried the
bag. And the bag containing the gold l. mUrp
dangerous than a,n-Pnwdcr or gun.c0tton. Peter
was brave man, but he was an lmpulslve man. II
you can show him man, he said, who Is not i'm.
puSivU he would not trust him. Control his i'm
pulse by the grHcc of God and the man Of impulse
l. the trlcst man. The most striking instance Of
the deCCittulnCSS Of sin l. IN the man whom God
appointed TO preside over his people. Here the
Doctor read the record Of David and l,rinh These
Developments of evil In mans III, are 10 b.
found ali arhud rs. Aud you cannot call back
their Influence. Won may go down Into the very
lowest walks Of -Drir,y md YOU will find ChRraC.
rerS all covered with pollution and sin whose
mind aud m"ru,s were ut one period Of their lives
pure and si'OtloSs.
THE DECEITrCLS@Ss OF siN
lei them almost hnpcrrprhly into their lost con.
hiunnS At this point tue Doctor rricrrvd with
| much pathns To the frauds committed by men Ia
l,igh positions, led o,ray hy the dcco!ulncss Of
sn and who had br ugh; TO their homes sorrows
untold 70 tho world without.
lie sall ii We could bring to light the hidden
plans Of dtrsneSs framed in the ciy today We
would be struck with force ii the der,itflH',s Of
| rFpl u ilir liz
| frauds committed by municipal ruthUrtic' III New
York :ew years az" a. r., az OF the dc'c!ttul
| ness OF SIN aud held Il ur to the yOunG a. warn
| Ing To rcsist the temptation 10 evil IcnIurGimg
that the mills OF HE gods grind SLOW. but In th"eni
grind exceeding fine. fathers warning and 4
mother prayer may he blasted ~ single mo-
| ncnt These TEMPTATION, cpme IN the young rs
Angels OF nght unt They get their victims ~ their
| cons theh thry thr"w on their covering anu ap
pear as angels Of darkness.
The sermon was listened To- with great Interest
| by the audience, many Ot whom never heard him
before, and the impression he made WAS good
President Hayes, Senator salisbury. of Della
| ware; the Japane,e Minister Hon william tlain
| Of Massachusetts, and other distinguished public
| men were present.
wILLARDs HALL.
Rev. ". " Posiiethwiitc, Of Baltimore, preached
| at Willard Hall Yesterday. His subject in The
morning was the Three Schools Of Religious
thought" text i. Cor. In, which he defined To- b,
the supcsilip'ls, the rational,ric. and the evan
GecLl. lie first crcCt into the carly Christian
v.
wHs seen to day IN the high church ideas on III,
subject Of HpustuiCa! succession, hHptiSnal rcgen
Grafton. and the Office of the priest IN nbNDutiui
and the SarlhnIeHt The second TauUnAliSm had
not only invaded Germany uuh the British sCien
list. but had led many of the most prominent u
! the pulpit he inspiration "f the Scriptures
lie called on all who diSnppruved of these teach
! mgs To come ont of church which was too veal
10 put down either superstition or rituHliSm. II
conclusion he spoke Of the power Of the preaching
Of Christ cruCtiiCd and It, wonderful, effect in III,
tran. formation OF the sinner.
| In the evening lie preached a searching prdctiCG
| discourse frnm the question of PlGtc. What shall
then do w III jesus: Matt XVII, "a Referring
10 rRIc'- dilemma, he said we might well sympa
rlile with him, rs We were all called 1p0u ~ Dc
cid" the same question. and merely % neglect /
To decide ngainst Chris; and To fail Of salvation
lie cu>rd with an earnest appeal TO all 10 deCi
for Christ at once.
FIFTH Baptist CHURCH.
Al this church yesterday The Rev c. {
MchdOr IN the morning preached from the text
Mary the mother Of jesus and Ills brethreu."
lie handled his subject with marked ability, an,
| IN conclusion the speaker referred TO the body q
people assembled in Jerusalem.
| This, 1t appeared, wHS the irst organized body u
Christian believers for the worship Of God and tn
tralIsilCtlOn Of Christian business. Upon This bod
of Christians descended the Holy Ghost on the da
of Pcntucu,t according to the Divine proInkc II
this source might be traced the religious lgll
which IL now disseminating itself throughout H.
Inhabited world. The future Of Christianity ma
reasonably be inferred by considering its progrcs
during the last decade.
MOUNT ZION VI. y. CHURCH.
Rev. Z. y. Owen, the new pastor Of this church
corner Of aud Fourteenth streets, preached to
I large congregation Yesterday u memorial sCTmU
| upon the death Of the late Edward owen aud Rev
John VI GrCCn, who. from the Org1nizul ion Of tn
church. have been It's constant attendants. VI
! owen has line field around him ri Mount Zioi
and, rs he Is 4 hard worker good results are al
tiCipsted this year.
. ST. DOMINIC's.
Father RevIle, the able aud eloquent Dominica
father, delivered lecture yesterday. at four O'COCl
in st. bOminics Church, on Fundamental Primo
plies Of Religion" The lecture wai exceedingly II
icrcstng, and was listened 10 by Il very large aud
. enCe.
Catholic Notes.
Al he news of the selection of Father Kcane
D 81. Patrick Chur H. furthe BishOpric Of RichmOn
there Ii general feeling Of regret not only anon
the people oil his parish, but in all the Cathol
: parishes Of the District The feeling is uniycn
y Of congrtulntiom with the people Of Richmond Q