Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-13
CONFIRMATION SERVICES AND OTHER Rg11-

CONFIRMATION SERVICES AND OTHER REL1-
G.0Us ITEMS.-A large crowd attended Christ
Uau:Ch. KeV II. Suer. rector, Saturday right
las: to witness the confirmation services. Rt.
Rev. + Nj. Whi:tle. D. D., altar preaching an
Interesting sermon from tie text. "Aud thou
shalt cal! His neue Jtsas," confirmed class
# eigat parsoas.
lss;crd7 afternoon 3 siop Whtll, preached
70 s20:her large congregation In st. Psui's
Church. Raw. g. Ii NJrlop, DID,, rector, from
.be tfyt. Though record of myself. yet my
Tecori is iruc." end confirmed class Of ten. At
Iis5t tlo Bishop preached again to full congrl
gailcn ia G;tc, Church, Rev. Il. L. Sh.rp, rec
tor. bis text tei0g. Fer BY grace are 20 saved
!h70uh iaith aGd tia. hos ct yourselves, it is
the gift Of God; ros Of works, lest aov man
saoali boss'," end Confirmed class Ct eigt-
ie'n.
Ye5.cTis3 lajgnias a: II o'c,tck tho Bishop
p-aeraad g. tho Theological Seminary, near
tish: Of the candidates b3ns students a. tho
,ish School Tai. noTni0g Bishop WhistIs
i.ft ~ Leesb1rg. aid will sdnoisttr The lie
CT csLf.aati0a in tho church q! that place to-
njlhi.
Tna wc2thtr yesterday vas fac and al the
churches opa0 tad god Congregations. 10
Ch.is. Ciu:oh Rev. Arthur Gray preached in
me moroinE, CID Rev J. S. Mayo st night.
Hy7 Mr. Whj;tlesey, CT Washington, preached
10 the Fg5. PRESBYTERIAN Church 10 the mort
tx a0d in The SecoDd piesbVterian Caurch
Rev. Mr.. Hollis. CT Froa! Royal, preached
mcroirg Cpd tight. Raw. L. f. Hutsoo, of
Rcauoad, ii.ltd the pu'cit Of tho Baptist
CAuroh morning and tiglt. 10 the NJ. h.
Church R.v. l.. Il. Pe1roo. former pastor OF
the church, but COZ Of Baltimore. preached
10 tho mororg, nod Rev. John d. Hsdey,
tofncry Of F.;I River, Mas7, but DOW Of this
Try. PREACHED at night. Rev. B. L. Benson.
f!4o formerly Of this city. preached 10 The Meth
cd st Protestant Church. Ihere were 90 ser
vjc:s ia the NJ. Il. Church. South. The scr
VICES io the Other cluroIes we're cosdGc.ed by
tho regular pastors
TIE GoGpsl Temperance ueetiog il The nalI
o? The Re'rOu CLUB yesterday afternoon vas
I'rgg alto1d:d State Senator W. w. Berry.
g. v. !. g., CT .ho order OF Good TempIars 10
Ilrei5ie, Rev. L. II, Poarca. tha founder of
tho Reform Cllb. ead Rev. B. L. Barsoo d.
LvarCd Interesting ad5r;s3cs.
B5hcp Simpssa, most o'cq1 rroucntr,
arrived in this city tc-isy tiou Manassas,
where 40 Cog been presiding cv4r III, Eirgioia
Hoa'OreDc,. s2G wl g.c.ct il the NJ. Il.
ChuIch tc-oight.
NV WI. DICHiui u! INC = S"J1G fiGs d.
tcrian Church OF this ci y. rreacAed at Warrec
zoo yes erday.
Rev. z. Damon, Of New York, will preach
III the Frao Methods. Church tonight 81 u
o'clock.
CONE TO GRIEF AT LAST. --"Di." Fjs!er,
Who conducted IN lhis city, for short time in
tao most iilbsral STYLE 6 paoer called "rha
i.ibo'ei," has been ca1cd By brother editor in
Tennessee, where he IS running q 60. called sgri-
cUl:ursl papeT-"Ghe London Farmer" This
s the w.y st. Louis paper speaks of the 81 sir:
They have HUMOROUS eide to journalism
down IN Tennessee IS veil IS in the bonyans
West MIR. F0s:cr, OF the London Fs mar, p!sy.
lGi r. Grad recansIy 10 John Little!on, of tho
EILgsLoa Cyclone. as "b!acksuard, thief and
murderer" Tie breczJ editor OF the Cyc'one
s2tp. down to London and played a.ouI d the
ears of Lis esteemed contemporary like gentle
southern z-phyG"
kdj:o: Li!!ls.on thu. refers 10 tho mstser in
III oWl paper: "We csred him because he
Gcitrre3 10 bo caaet-csned lin with : cane
lA.! Will c.ne hiE again if 10 needs Gaming
csnod him ~ anc caRed him down-caned him
over half the town-can cd him aoundly-sRifsly
Gs1od him camel him IS ell CANNES mead can
ing-2s2cd Fos:or."