The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
the REV. E. n. CHAPLIN.
Fourth UnIversalist Church, broadway.

Fourth Universalist Church, Broadway.
church meeting took place last evening in this
church In consequence Of which regular fast day SER
vice had TO be dispensed with As notice to this effect
had been given out the previous Sunday the school
at first the only place intended for the congre
gaton and well heated for the purpose but long
before the commencement Of the meeting the room was
found to be too small and the assembled persons were
transferred TO the church above where the thermome-
ter about freezing point The sudden change of
atmosphere had very quick effect upon the congrega-
ton and coughing, sneezing &c, plainly 10 be
heard. u wasraher unusual sight to putting
great coats and shaws and ladies' wrapping their
oapcs around them inside the walls OF church. but such
tho there; did they remove them again
during the services.
The Rev. r. H. Chaplin, taking his place at the reot of
the pulpit gave out TO be sung the 236th hymn
All hail the power Of Jesus name,
after which he read portion of Daniel chapter tx (hc
prayer Of DancD aud portion of Luke chapter xix hc
parable OF the ten talents and Christ weeping Jeru
salcm) following the reading by prayer for forgiveness
for national sins-that the nation had offended in
acting contrary to Divine law and against the religion
the Saviour He Therefore prayed for pardon for them
people, 10 deliver them from the effects Of their guilt
On that appointed and suggestive day he prayed for Di
vine for mercy graccfor grace that
the country might be guided by national constitution
and that that which had been the guide for the fathers OF
old might also be guide 20 the children, upon whom
rested the responsibility, that the conclusion
might be wisdom and peace lie prayed for blessings
ket upon the President and council and that they might
Nek to do Gods will, and not the favor OF men, 50
VI good might result TO the whole people. lie then
| pied for the members Of Congress, that they
mi8 speak that which was true and right, and
ana Restoring peace, that the future glory Of this
nation tould far surpass the past; that North South
East ahawest should look to God and seek 20 d. Iii
wi'i' heVncluded BY praying that God would prescrv
'ne ahd nntegrity and prosperity to themselves and
.ho" chhufA and TO restore past blessings which may
have been ouch forgotten in tho cutlery Of distress.
dc then, afi stating that he had but just returned
from the country selected the text from Luke, chapter
xix, verse 41s-\
And when He w como near, He bcheh the city,
The example Of Chrisvus be taken in the spirit and
not in the letter lie waot pattern for our outward
e Tor several reasons, Waive live In the nineteenth
century lie in the first liz In America He In rudoa.
~ Was not husband and fsNer therefore could not
and rrtena o ~ Them We know What lie a
VIZ one out the In spirit N aha nasaage mat
,, ~ ~ ptuNes himself 10 be a Natrot The mic.
pe"u.Nnl and striking ChrisN yyeeping over
~ n Aha " what time thisY while The peo.
spreading palms and thor earnc,,s - -, 'ney mv ~
was Ascending the Mount o. Olives in ali WIZ ~
conquer 0-Whte THIS waa the Tho y,o, ~ ~ ga,
Of Jerusalem burst before HIM and no Stoned anS ~
lie ihen telt w. man Many traveller when dcsrrn
ms Nat beouu mountain 81 The present day has been