The Evening critic., 1885-01-12

Ino ICNs DdNhkOt VI DOolOuy
preached morning and evening at All
Souls Unitarian Church to large and dis
tinguished audiences.
Rev. DIR. Power, at the Garfield Memo
rial Church, preached another of his series
of sermons on "The Miracles of Christ"
At st. Johns, Georgetown, tue Rev. DIR.
Lindsey continued hfs series of lectures on
the "In1uence of Christianity"
At the Congregational Church the Rev.
DR.. Halves, Of Connec ticut, who is con-
sidered as tho next rector of the church,
conducted the services and preached morn.
ing and evening.
Bishops Lyman and Nicely, who came to
the city to attend the services of consecra.
tion of Bishop Paret, remained over Sunday
and preached yesterday, the former ut AS
cension and the latter at Epiphany Church.
Bishop Nicely, in the course Of his morn
ing sermon, eulogized his former classmate,
Bishop Paret, in the highest terms, and
said that the Diocese Of Maryland was
especially fortunate in securing such
bishop. He said that it was doubly graft
flying to him because no would have the
pleasure of again comforting with his old
friend and. secondly. because such a man
had been gained for the episcopacy.
Rev. j. O'Sulllvan, pastor Of St. Peters
Catholic Church, yesterday read a state
ment for the past year of tho church's
finances. The receipts were $7,743.58 aud
the expenses S7,231 80, leaving S5i226 to
be applied to the debt. Tho amount of
debt on the church is $12,0S140.
The financial report of the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception for the past year
shows the receipts to have been 1929. The
disbursements, Including 81, 400 paid on the
dabt lpa 81 balance nf k2G Ar
"The Intelligence and Science of Christ"
formed the subject of an interesting sermon
delivered yesterday morning by Rev. DR..
Chapelle, at st. Matthews Church. Taking
for his text Luke H., AZ, ct seq, the eloquent
divine discussed the aspect of Christianity
as a religion with special reference to the
tendency OF our age toward scientific de-
velopment.
The programme Of the Moody evangelstic
meetings, at the Congregationalist Church,
has been announced, as follows Friday-10
to II q. M, "How to Reach Non. Church.
Goers y IL to IL a. m, "How to Promote
| Spiritual Life in the Churches" opened by
| Bishop ]. q. Andrews; 12 to p. m, noon
| prayer.meeting p. M, address 730 p.
| M, mass-meeting.
Saturday-10 to IL a. M, "The Use of
| the Bible in Christian Work." opened by ] :.
! NJ. Gregory, LII. d.; IL to IL a. M, "How
| to Promote Revivals," opened by Rev. W.
| A. Bartlett, ID. D.; 10 to / p. m, noon
| pray or meeting; 3 to A p. M, address 7:30
| y. M, for men only.
Sunday-9 a. m, p. m. and 7:30 D. m.
Monday--10 to IL a. M, Buried Talent"
| Rev. A. W. Pitzer, ID. d.; IL to I2 a. IN,
Question Drawer" 10 to p. M, noon
| prsyer-meeting; T:30 D. IN, for men only
Speakers opening topics are limited TO
| fifteen minutes; five-minute addresses will
follow, and Mr.. Moody will close the dis
| cussion, speaking on each topic and con-
| Quoting ALL
1t is evident that the church will be
| crowded to OVERLOOKING throughout the
series of meetings.
A large congregation greeted the Rev.
DR.. Nourse at tho Tabernacle yesterday
| morning. Among the notices which he
| read was his official acceptance of the pas
torate Of the Tabernacle and his desire to
begin his labors at once. After reading til o
Scripture lesson, from Isaiah lxi., he de-
| livered an eloquent and very practical dis
course from Luke ", 4, 5 and 6. The sub
| .ject was the miraculous draught of fishes
following the Masters command to
Launch out into the deep" The practi-
| cal lessons were that, like the fishermen of
| Galilee, the Church and the ministers were
to catch men this was their first work.
They, the disciples, had failed up to this
| time; not because they had fished at night,
for that was the best time; not because
they fshed in the wrong place, they
were professionals and knew the right
place; not because they used the wrong
net, for with the same net they soon filled
the ship, but because they fished where
there was no fish to catch; they were too
near the shore. Don't fish in empty
water; don't try to catch men whore there
are no men to catch. Now, as in the depths
of the Galilean Lake, there were multi
tudes of fish. In like manner the great
masses of men are in the depths of ignor-
ance, want and sin. To such the Savior
came. "The whole need not q physician,
but those who are sick" Consider that 10
the poor and outcast, the lowly, the COM
mon people, He preached. This is or
should be our life work. Let down the
net for draught." Fire low" was an or
der often repeated during the late war.
Neither the church nor the minister should
throw the net into the air after birds of gay
and brilliant plumage, but cast 1t down fol
the fish; do not go down yourself for you
can do no good. Let the net down, however
as low as the fish are. The true art of fish
ing is to draw fish to the fishers.
This is then tho true mission OF the
church, no matter how hopeless the task
may seem. We have only to let down the
net at his word
Rev. Robert Nourse is O man of striking
personal appearance, O fluent and rapid
speaker, and has good delivery. His face
determination and energy in its square
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