The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-17

Religious Exercises In New York-The Relief
Fund-Accounts Of our Correspondents
Illustration OF the Epidemic, &c., sc.

Religious Exercises I'm New Y0rk-The Relief
Fund-Accounts OF our Correspondence
Illustration OF the Epidemic, &c., SC.
SERMON OF REV. DIR. HAIaHT AT TRINITY CHURCH.
collection taken up yesterday morning at Trinity
church for the aid of the sufferers in Norfolk and APP
propriate delivered by Rev. Dr. Haight The
verend gentleman took his text from the 18th chapter of
the Gospel Of st. Luke the first FIVE The
ing said he contained in these not for the
Jews only, but for us, and for all mankind Those who
suffered from the caamties Of this life not accord
ing Divine Redeemer to be considered the greatest
offenders against Gods laws The suerngs OF the pre-
sent he continued the consequences Of SIM which
entered the world with death and its long train Of aten
dant Ills Had not sinned he never would have
known suffering but because Of his trangresson he suf
ferea and will suffer so long this world shall last The
whole scriptures full Of proofs that suffering is the
consequence of sin. The voice Of the race
attests that man is in trouble because of
the violation of Gods laws; for the connection be-
tween sin and suffering is Of the most forcibe con-
yictions Of the human heart 1t is truth which men
may deny in their prosperity, but which they COM
eled to admit in their adversely While he would not
isparage human science skill which did much to ale
late physical suffering, discounenance researches
having that end in view yet when man, enlightened,
educaIed thoughtiul prudent man mas done an tnat Is
and science forever?' Are there, then, garments
bathed in blood2 has the guant spectre of famine dsap
peared have the locust and the grasshopper taken their
final Aght9 has the pesence that wakeh In darkness
taken its eavef No After all the lessons of science
after all the improvements that have been made there
stand the sword and famine, and noisome beast and
pestilence and there they will stand while the world
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shall see fit to issue his mandate. Now every breeze
ON the South borne The paintive walls Of the SICK
the faherless-'The LORD regneth-ls the people trem
be. Yet we are by no means justified, said the Rev.
erers the greatest sinners. Suffering indeed springs
from sim but We cannot trace the connection between
them; When therefore we see an individual or com
thought rise in our minds" How great must be the
sin committedl' The for the continuance and
the greatness ofthe calamity arehdden the Divine mnd
Think that those persisted by the sword the
plague Of late are greater sinners than we Oh for
repent a perish aIe Even now we are war ssd by
the suffering of brethren in Norfolk The sad history
Of their woes has touched your hearts moved sym
pathies and awakened the desire to minister to their
relief Let it also lead you to stand more in of Gods
judgments; and as proof Of our gratitude for having
been spared far let liberal offering of means
be made for their assistance for gatherest thou thy
self good reward in the day of adversely.
OUR NORFOLK CORRESPONDENCE.
NORFOLK, September 14-12 O'Clock.
The disease appears to be fuctuatng Yesterday, up
to the closing of correspondence there but few
Of fever. Since that time, however, great
many have occurred We panied to learn that
aIter n0Dly disease during
its prevalence among u.s. has himself been stricken down.
and is lying very low and but little hopes
tertaned of his recovery. We have lost nearly two
thirds of resident plainly there
is preventive by which we individuals may ward
off the approach Of the nsdious foe. am pleased to in
form you that Augustus Cook the able and efficient
assistant of late Mayor Hunter Woods is
WE'LL and doing service for his afflicted fellow citizens.
Ethan Allen, master blacksmith in the Gosport Navy
Yard is at his post after severe attack Of
fever The Rev. Mr.. Wills of the Cumberland street
Methodist Episcopal Church, is convalescent There is
talk Of monument to be raised In memory of Hun
ter Woods which is evidence that the feelings of
citizens Of cheering nature. Their wants
however, are not diminished A gentleman, this
ing whose family, (Which is quite argc) il down with
the fever, told me he had to beg meal Of victuals,
though he had two hundred dollars in his pocket
Those who dying among die mostly from the want
Of nurses the doctors almost vauless without them
If there any phanthropic among you prepared
to brave the terrible scourge that is cutting us down in
such numbers, let them come they will meet from us,
at least, grateful reception.
The following is list Of those admitted in the Howard
lnhrmary during the twenty -four hours ending to-day at
Il oclock-Joseph Piggs, = Kelby, A. D. Victor.
Those who have died in the Howard InGrmary during
Mrs. Ferguson, VIM. Anderson, john (slave
Those who have been discharged from Howard In6rm-
airy during the last twenty hours-Paul Nitcharde,
The following list of those who have died through
out the city during the hours ending today
slave Of s. Hartshorn twas dead in five minutes from the
time he was taken,) infant of Mrs. William Balance,
Young (of the firm Of Sherwood Yoans commission
merchants, X. Woodward, David Cooke, slave of Vim.
s. Mallory, Mrs. Goodrich, Mrs. William Doyle Eliza
Rev. Aristides Smith, Julius Pascal infant, (name
known Sarah Nundn, Mrs. Sylvia, child of Mrs. Lind
say James Fatherey slave Of Mr. Fletcher slave of Cap
tain John Manning slave of T. B. Dixon child of William
Glenn, Mrs. Savage, Lucien schisanno, dying.
ne weather se continues warm We had
Appearances unfavorable. NORFOLK
NORFOLK, Sept II, 1855.
Last night our city was visited by storm Of
wind and rain accompanied with thunder and lightning
The vivid flashes followed by deafcning peas alb
soluely terrific and seemed to shake the entire town
but perceptibe publication of the atmosphere has
resulted from the tempest the contrary, this
ing the air is heavy damp and oppressive and most
tremely prejudcial 10 the OF fever under treat
ment.
The number Of inerments yesterday twenty
seven, still showing slight decrease In the mortality
owing more however to lack OF material than dimnu-
ton in the intensity of the disease which connne pro-
poronably fatal and violent In fact there has
been any general abatement in its violence is
concusivey shown by the number of deaths among that
class OF citizens who comfortably situated in
respect, attcnueu WINE III thc coh
mencement of the epidemic. The poorer and lower
ders lis usual victims who, amid flth foul air and
neglect could not fail fall easy prey to the yellow
monster In the beginning, well as throughout the
progress of the fever the proportionate number Of mild
ca So has been about the same.
puring last night and this morning. up 20 nal IL
O'Clock the number Of deaths nineteen. ]
only abe obtain this result by ascertanng the list Of
orders for collins left at the undertaken s-of whom
there are but two at present In the city-and
learning the deaths at the hospital. This method
have found, gives pretty accurate result and
il really the only means OF obtaining II,
IL would be impossible to all the physicians aud learn
the mortality the practice OF each The only instances
not obtained in this way, those who buried Ia
boxes made by their friends but these very
not averaging one daily
Amnog the death. that have occurred since my last
Letter, are the following Scbisano, OF the
French Vice Consul; Mr.. X. N. C. Young Of the arm OF
Sherwood Young Fletcher Shustsr: this s the fourth
death in most Interesting familyhis father, mother
and brother have died, and sister Miss Ann F. Shus
ter cannot survive many hours daughter Of the Rev
Aris Cmft ara wrrd a