Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-19
SOME SUNDAY SERVICES
President Patton Of Princeton at the New
York Avenue Church
Impressive Services and Conhrma ton
mt st. Peter's-Rev. DIR. EastOn's
Sermon on Young Men.

The pulpit of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church was occupied at both
services yesterday by Rev. DR.. Francis l..
Patton. president of Princeton University.
He was confronted by immense congrega-
tions on both occasions, for DIR. Patton is
known as one of the most SC hclarly preach
ers in the country, and there is great de-
sire to hear him every time he comes to
Washington. At the morning service yes
terday he took for his text, St. John xiv;
1: Let not your heart be troubled; ye
believe In God; believe also in me-"
His disc curse was an able dissertation on
mans belief in God, based on evolution,
revelation, Inference and intuition. When
he came to a discussion of the reasons
why believers in God should also be be-
levers in Jesus Christ, DIR. Patton said
there were many evidences of the historical
truth of the Rible. Yet many people who
believed in Christ as a parsonage rejected
the idea of His divinity. There were others
who believed In Christ for the sole reason
that His teachings and His principles ac-
corded with their own ideas of morality.
The speaker held that true Christianity
must embrace a belief in God, and in Jesus
Christ His Son. The ten command
ments in the Book of Exodus and the
teachings Of the Savior must be obeyed
The Bible, he said is far more complete
thing than We think. Above all, let us
accept the OOctr1Ee tnat tiOQ Is, and when
we believe in God, We may believe. we
will believe, We must believe in Jesus
Christ. =
Confirmation at st. Peters.
At Saint Peters Church on Capitol Hill
at the morning service yesterday high
mass was celebrated by Cardinal Gibbons,
the occasion being the anniversary of the
festival dedication of the basilicas of St.
Peter and st. Paul. Rev. Michael p. Sui
Ivan was celebrant and Father Mackin
of St. Paups deacon. The subdeacon was
Father TomplHins, student at Georget own
College. As the cardinal sat upon the
throne he was attended by two deacons
OF honor, Father Hughes of Anacostia and
Father w. j. Larlxin, the great missionary
traveller and former chaplain in the United
States army. The pastor of st. Peters,
Father OBrien, was in the sanctuary. The
music embraced some of Mozart's best Sc
lections, and was beautifully rendered by
the choir, consisting of Director Byrd, Miss
Hattie Ricci and Miss Baptista, sopranos:
another Miss Baptista, alto; Mr.. Randolph.
tenor; Mr.. DevereauX, basso, and Miss
Mamie kearen, organist.
The sermon was also by Cardinal Glib
bons and was on the subject of the three
temples, the temple of nature and the
universe, the material temple in church
buildings, and thirdly. the temple of the
soul.
At o'clock confirmation services were
held at st. Peters ny Cardinal Gibbons
who pronounced his blessing upon 81 chill
dren. who were confirmed as members of
the church. In short address the rardi-
nal pointed out to the children the paths
they should follow as Chris tians, and gave
them good advice for their lives and COLI
duct in the future.
The Eastern Presby tcrian Church.
DIR. Easton. pastor of the Eastern Pres
byterian Church, delivered All able adj
dress yesterday morning on the subject
of the reciprocal relations of young men
and the church. The theme oil the dis
course was: THE glory of youns men is
their strength" and three lines Of thought
were presented-the relations of young
men to the church, what the Y. NJ. c. A.
has done for the church, and the claims
Of the church upon the association and the
young men. The speaker greeted the Y.
M. G. A. as a consecrated ally of the
church, that assists In holding the young
men in line with Christianity, and some
thing, he SAID, is necessary when the
alarming fact Is realized that but ) per
cent of the young men of America are
church members, and 15 per cent do not
attend church at all.