Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-24
= HE GAZETTE.
MONDAY MORNING, DrcEnBEn -, 1860


NATIONAL FAST.
The proclamation of President Buchanan
for National Fast is Of course a subject o.
derision to the inidel organs of party
which is the most fanatical party on all re,
lgious and political subjects that ever exis'
ted, and which processes to be wholly actua-
ted by religious scruples and regard for the
''hgher law" of God In times CT great IN
divldual and national distress, the heart OF
man turns naturally to God as It's only hope
and refuge, and this is, with few exceptions,
universally true, no matter how some, from
false shame, may endeavor to conceal thelE
RELIGIOUS sentiments and others, from that
hypocrisy which is more characteristic Of III
fdels than believers, may deny their eXis-
tence. It is right and proper that President
Buchanan should call upon the nation, ut
this most critical and om!nous period, to give
expression to this universal natural senti-
meDt; that he, the Chief Of the Republic which
now seems on the verge of shipwreck, should
lead the people TO the footstool OF tue only
Power which can save us in our great necessl-
ty. Other Presidents, In seasons of nation
al calamity. such as the cholera, &c, have
made similar recommendations, as have all
the governments of the civilized world from
spectacle was that presented in St. Peters
burg, some years ago, during a terrible visi-
taticn Of cholera, when the Gear Nicholas III
the head of his people, kneeled in enc of the
public places, and himself led their homage
to the King OF Kings, beseeching him to
withdraw his heavy hand, aud to spare al
afflicted nation. Contrast such q spectacle,
the most majestic man Of all Europe at that
day, both in mind and body and the abso-
Lutte ruler Of sixty millions of the human
race with his hand upon his mouth, and his
mouth in the dust, acknowledg ing the great
ness Of Almighty God, and imploring His
forgiveness and mercy; and one Of these
chattcring newspaper iufdels. his lips run
ming over with senseless gibes at all outward
recognition OF that Being whom, In his in
most heart, he breads with unspeakable
dread, and, at such time as this, with Il pow
der magazine beneath him, scattering abroad
firebrands, arrows and death. These men,
it is to be presumed, are blind to those APP
pall;ng dan gers which are evident to all 9TH
er eyes, and, in any event, anticipate entire
personal exemption for themselves, or their
terror would be us extreme as theirirreverence,
IN their fancied security, is extraordinary aud
disgusting. From the sneers of such men the.
D3IflOllC aHu tH6 S''bU hCi I've hS1 ~
centives TO hope and confidence. When pa
vid, flying from Jerusalem, WAS revile&. and.
cursed by Shine said Abishai unto the
king, Why should this dead dog curse my
lord the king? let me go over, | pray thee,
and take off his head" David replied, Let
him alone 1t may be that the Lord Will lock
on mine affection, and that the Lord will re-
quite NE good for his cursing this day" And
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enemies OF religion and order in this country,
may bring down blessings, instead of curses,
upon those whom they revile. tits the spirit
Of !awlessness which they have pr0pagated;
the intlel, llcentious, soothing tone OK their
journalism; the disregard of all laws, huma2
and Divine, which have produced the 4is-
pleasure of Heaven, and which, unless ar
rested by the humiliation and peDitep2e which
saved Nneveh from its impendaag doom,
may devote a country which waH exalted to
Heaven to the lowesE depths 81. ae!l.-BoItt-
more 4mertcGH.
TIE BALTIMORE MGTHonIsr CONFERENCE.
The Baltimore Christian Advocate Nj. L.
Church, says taQt the petition and reso!r-
lions of the 4aymen's Convention declaring
for the separation Of the Baltimore Confer
ence from the Northern Conference OF the NJ.
+. Church were passed by a vote OF yeas Luz,
aays 3. 1t adds sit will be sees that the
Convention studiously abstainecs from dong
more than state TO the Confer3ace the condl-
ton Of the Church, and declare that separa-
ton is absolutely required to give peace aad
prosperity to our societies.. The Confsatl on
suggests no form IS separation, ana lntamates
no preference sYG any plan OF tatare eonstlto-
ton. The general opinion OF the tonven-
ton favored u separate organization, but
while the delegates believed themselves to be
authorized to give the preachers information
with regard to the mind and state OF the
Church, and to ask what they knew TO be
absolutely necessary for the preservation Of
our societies, they did not think shat their
province extended further
The following persons were appointed i
Committee to present the petition Of the Con
yention to the Baltimore Anna2l Conference
ut its next session, to lie held at StauntVn,
Va:-lIon. J. Sun,merfclG Ferry, Hen }.
Armis.ead Carter, Lon. Hugh Leuox Bond,
W. p. Conway, esq , D. 3. TebbS, esq, y.
T.. Woodward, esq, j. 6. Hardness, esq
Mr.. W. P Conway, OF Va, offered the
following resolution, which was carried:-
Resolved, That the members OF the Baltl-
more Annual Conference be requested TO as
sembie at Stanton, on Monday beture the
session of the Conference, that they may
have time to determine upon their action IN
reference to the proceedings of this Conyen-
zion before the opening Of Conference.
The object of this resolution is understood
70 be to avoid the difficulty OF having the
Bishop Of the Church as Presiding officer
during the determination Of Church rela-
items.
Hon Joseph w. Taylor, of Alabama,