Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-08

w EATilha PROBABILITIES. MtlICh G 1S3H
For the Middle Statos rising, followed by fslliro
OAR" meter, lower temperature, northeast g.
HoftnwcTt "!ndP, pa!ty cloudy we4thor, with
"cCasi3sal rains.
EsTEEDAY.-YostcrdaY was rainy, dis
agreeable day, and umbrellas, and water proof
oyer coats Wero IN demand. As a coDssnuence
MI inc churches mad sim CONGREGATIONS. and
inc streets were deserted. Communion services
we're ned IN Christ. St. laul's, Grace. and
many OF the other churches. In tho Union
PRESBYTERIAN Church ono now member vas r..
cciVcd, aud ID the II Presbyterian Church two
re" members were added TO the list of mem
ECrship. % '''eA'
10 81. Marys Church Rev. Father Glack
inyer preached IN tho morning on tho devotion
OF the Blessed Virgin" Luke, lst chan. 2G to
81 verses, and at Eight closed tho mission which
hns bocn held IN that church for the past wcck
"ith s!rmon on Heaven" Both services
Werc atteoded by largo numbers, notwitnstend-
log the lIcIemepcY OF the weather, and the Scr
MONS especially tho one 10 tho morning, wcro
spoken OF 10 terms Of tho highest praise
heV. y. NJ. Cornelius, OF Baltimore, preached
Nlis5j8sinIi, in tho NJ. Il Church South, apd
!'cv. W. &. II. Lu.bkcrt, in the German
Lutheran at night.
lev. hr. Graham, preached his last sermons
IN the NJ. t. Church, yesterday. before leaving
ior conference. His sui ect vas, "R n,ctions
on three years Ppstcrarc"
lev. Mr.. Pcnick, Ct tho Baptisi Church.
di rot preach his sermon at nichs a. an
nounced, on Intact E,pti.m and lntant selva.
ton, but pos ponad it uotl ncxs Sunday
night, IN consequence, OF tho incemoDcy of the
weather, which prevented macy of the m.n-
h'iS i:oIu bei"G present lie stated that these
a'rnoos were iot INTENDED to excite contro-
vosy, but to irs!nct tho people ucder Ei5 care
~ tho doctrines Ct the cI,trc!l.
Elder H. Y. White, formerly cucr1;Il.
'hettain 10 this Confederate army, bat now an
eli Scho0! baptist preacher, deli vercd an OK.
o'!Ient FL mhn Yesterday morning in tho Pliuli.
l'h i'apilit Church from tho text: "A,isa, o
Lord, uhto Thy ret; thou, and the ak of tby
strength. Col. White is ono of tho most
prosperous ormcrs Of I.)udoun county, where
he settled u.s. after Tho var, and is 81 good q
preacher ns he was fighter.
Several c1'Grcd people were bapliZ,d in the
f't)mac, oil Battery Rodgers, yesterday m)rn.
in%. Among lhcE Wos an TX convict who had
''cn converted Ia tho Nlrgiiii pemtcntiary.
OPENING OF THE New CHuRCII.-Tha p,v
ff6d Methodist CSurch. located on Loo street,
!,"l"cnn " tie and Wrkcs, Was opened for The
HfhI I'M" !cf phbi Worship yesterday mora
ny, Shtn H' rIGun vas preached by Rev,
joseph ifaV,ra, 81 PHILADELPHIA. Ia the
",t,fnO0n - "a past lhice meeting icr
ira rrNmo:i0u OF ilUii9CEs WAS held, and a. night
Nv. Mr.. raTcTs Preached again. All the scr.
"c2a we're at nttd b9 largo number of pco-
pc, h:V. NJ. Doan. uad several others 'ro!a
Washington ~ 20 pres III a1d made spu: ches |
- = - go HH'y trce Methodist Church IN Vir,
*"l7. l. Il 3 nnGt brick siuoturc, cap.bIc Of
sat"g atou; 80 person.; tho Interior il con. |
'oftaGy furnished, but there ia a conspicuous
aGreucG oi ao3t!iog hike show. Tho EnIdilr
vas erected ~ Capt. Samuel iipesil and Mr.. !
'rHc!'iir, a9a Is c.i'aIh!y i mcnumGnt to tic
i""rHt2 q pc nose end caInesiuCSS in tho pccu-
IiI, Il not CX;iIlDc View, they Iak0 Of raiyIoD.
he creed Ot Tho Free Methods; Society ~ !
"HGlaci ~ - these words "Whcrcloro come
out from anJl!, them. (thr woIlil and Dc W. |
separate, saljh to Lord. end touch not tho M |
cctO thng. lhr mefnbrra sr3 rcuurcd e.
malata!n sll.n'lci'y Of dress. end gold chain.
~ was CXircSacd tp one OF tho speakers last |
uilht, - hated na bad ss # IT waa a rat,l,. |
make. The use Of tobacco 10 any form il d, |
uounccd ~ s'rous terms, and those who sell il,
ara consd re-! rs ag4nls ot the devil. Holiness |
II lcart IL tho foundation dcctrno OF tho |
Brotherhood, ana !hcv hold it to be their dniy |
10 proclaim agaIrSt all forms Of fin, no matter |
vino the Word cuts, and tGcy dc not hesitate 10
az that Il cuts n5 ma0y protesting christians IS |
Il docs tho outright uDrodIy While tho Free
Methodist organization Is Il nav society in this |
;1Tt Of tn" country, |: ~ said 10 flourish ia the
r'-A and vest 1t vas started about twenty fcr
TrnTH fEA, and Is made up mainly OF seeding
mclh>c!s OF the Methodist Church, who claim
mat tia Old original clu?ch ia5 departed frnm !
the dtctrincs Of its founder, AMI that they (thc |
tfec M";aOdlst) laIcnd t. return to tho religion /
Of The Apostles, which WaJ OF C tho glory CT the |
mother church. Tho sermons of Rev. Mr.. |
ifaV1rs wrru good, mild and temperate; static.
incnt OF what he believed tho Word OF God |
'hUght IN regard TO hoIlDcsS OF heart, AID tho |
HIcechcs last Egut. alter The regular sermon,
hy tho lay members, wcro all characterized Ivy |
GOOD leelng t0waid ell men. and desire lcr |
the salvation Ct souls Tho man,-name net !
:yon because he manifested such desire 10
nave It appcar,-- speech consisted OF |
dehuncaton OF newspaper rGp0rtcr,-statiog |
nat II he. The speaker, was not SO coed man !
he would call him to account.-and a prcoIa |
nation OF his Own holiness. it is but lust 10 cay
Is not FREQ Methodist, and is rot regarded ps
sucn by that denominations that while no hiss |
appeared with them in public places he he's not |
Contributed one cant toward tho erection OF the |
new church Tho Free Methodist ought not to |
10 held responsible for the uttcrauoes OF such !
men. lev. Mr.. DoIan will preach in tho |
church to night, end Rev. Mr.. Travcrs to NOR |
row night.
HE OUTRAGE IN TIE County. i his moro |
INK between seven and eight clock, e O. l1rcd |
constable from the couniy brought to Tho Jail !
IA 'hS city Icpro boy named tobt. Twynan,
rllaEG4 with the attempted outrage on bliss |
,r,scpEnc COnkliDg, who lives near Arlington. |
N ~, Cobkng, young girl about tltccu years
.l' Is the daughter CT Mr.. Jolcph r. Conkn
nOE' arcnIcman who has recently moved TO
,9' county, said to DO tho cousin OF Senator |
,olN'oE. The boy charged with The assault |
ABOUT fourteen years Of asc. light COM