New-York tribune., 1841-05-15
TE NATIONAL FAsT.

TIE NATIONAL FAST
Ths sacred and get-halovei occasion wa oo-erved
yesterday witt, great feeling and deep -oie7lH-; 7'rsa''
n. civ. 4, l5acs. VI. suspended and ae -eTera con-
grcga:iou oi the Metropolis crowded :er respective r
e. and bent in oylv rerercrtal orshp before ne Alsis
-d ,.ysc D;s,oser OF evea;s The iafueae o -'ei an
obseryanee upo. The Nation rna-t DC -aaTy-eac.s 10
more careful thought upoa the Ways we Eave tod 'lrais
our 80. ssa iro.- ya reliance - ,o1roe O al GOOD
e;,.eag our hearts and flag them III; ave aHd e'oa'
.go,non under H experimenting Providence ae srea;
ruth -, forth by the President ia n RccoHrneada;oa :
.,., go. ar. C.,;an Peooe '--ho,d dwell ia opF
hearts and ia-,ea our cye- s-ssy upon ao-e Prrl!e-
which ar. At the foundation Christianity OF vTe' our
civil and roi,:al institutions bulde AID s'ho1 iA
.,no o; which hcv a-c hollow and rnsuo-;aa,'a h
sc;o f yesterday will do much toward ecct7- 'is, and
v . .j. ,be day closed upon whose hearts w@re
no, made better M ts aad who VII no; 60 torn
~. mo f,-, with higher aims. moro eoHfs;re ri-; in
fnir,ors1ce and tir-er les watering deterraaoa 10
q. onward in the H Of Du;y and lprgh' Eaor'
The ezerc;se 4; tic Duane street Church tshy IL
,ere.-ia- and instructive An original yaa was -uas and
n able appropriate Adde'S delivered BY the Pastor Re-.
Dr. Porr. His direct oBec; make clear tae tlih
,ist political priacrle 60, nee. bc .ae looked ne
There j. 70 be =urc in this in other thiags general
adaptation OF r1eans to end bat :ey al under the d.
po.sr Providence Of God and the Peoplc that look
- can never hope for uninterrupted prosperity We ns-t
nvc. .dopt a. our gric the nade = me En-.
Frederick who when exhored put his highest ;ist n
Precedence replied that he AWAY. found Providence r
side Of strong bar,aion- We had historical proo
enough that ,- =en,iycn; false Dr.. Pos proceeded
-. t--f
the ewes Of me People arc turned By the affective Providence
which called them together in thousands all oge the laud
He nuid high tribute the sound mind answering iueg
r,y and noble generosity OF departed President and then
mentioned as one prevalent the and almost idol
arors regard in winch hc hed by thc Nation. The
widespread and decps rooted Of People
which . led to all dishonesty in private dealing aad public
punde-wch has simulated OF tn, Union rc:uSe
The payment Us; dues and thus lend the sanction Of Law
to swadlng and crne-hc prevalent Disregard, both the
part Of individuals and OF the Government OF tee Sabbath
and other divincly appointed stu,oasree srce,ively
mentioned among the cevons OF oaenc0 Tho
whole discourse full Of eloquent Instruction and
li-iencd to With r,pr attention by crowded auditory.
Several Other excellent di,coGrses pronounced in
various Chutchos the CITY. but have only
tina, OF the Rcy De- SrElvG he commenced by taking
general aud astcry Of the principal political rcvou
ton. which hare distinguished the hs>ory mankind. direct
ng the attention bi- bearers he pani; influence Of
overrulng Providence aud tracing the finger God all
mutations OF Empires.
The speaker then proceeded acknowledge with solemn
and grateful recognition the Divine goodness the special
provdences attendant upon the OF
,ional existence. He recommended in strong
to somewhat tho habi,ual and engros-ing pety the pill
grim f-,her He -p.kc appropriate Of the noble
character the a:c President Of the fond affection with
whc he regarded by The nation, and OF the solemn
proof gwen By his sudden death Of tie instability OF human
greatness.
The excited character of the which elevated Gen
Har,ion spoken Of and the gratifying fact OF II total
exemption violence noticed evidence well Of
the true LOYALTY of the american heart OF tbs excellence OF
republican institutions But there feature OF the
contest which could be deeply deplored There
no recognition OF Gsa in that enthusiastic the
People The popular viii alone appealed to in utter
grge,fune, of Him is whose anl. the destaes Of
tons and when the OF ty thousand greeted the
elevation Of H,RReS the single that noble old
raised acknowledgement Of the presence and power
Of God.