New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-05
SERVICES AT THE REV. DIR. SPRINGS
CHURCH,

Service was performed al the Rev. DIR. Springs
Church, at the corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty
seventh street, yesterday morning. At an early ho1r
the church WIFE well filed. No was preached,
but short addresses made by the Eev. Dr. Spring.
VIM. j. Hoge, Associ he Pastor of the church, and
VIM. s. Plum Of AUeghaDy, while Dr. j. l.. Wilson
concluded the exercises with prayer.
The Rev. DR.. Spring commenced BY reading from
the riDIh chapter Of Nehemiah beginning at the fifth
else. He preiaced lis reading by remar<ng that IN
rehdipg that PRAYER be hut uttering the snppis
ton Of If entire congregation At the conrnsnn Of
the chapter the reverend gentleman referred thoee
present. TO the fourth Of the ninth chapter OF
Daniel, where be read for q few moments ifavi.g
concluded the reading be said: We have confidence IN
our God rs a prayer bearing God There has nesss
teeD a tine when His people bowed themselves In
sup. hcaiion at bis feet that their prayers not
answered in some way. We are now, as nation,
teset with great dangers and each individual ]. sues-
ING from the most painful sppTebeDsioDs; but have
great faith in the mercy Of God and In the power OF
lrsyer. Let sli bow down before the Lord our
God ard ith humble and contrte hearts beaeech him
TO avert from all danger, to sanciify INTO MS onr
piesent troutles, and 10 make them the means az
rendering beloved Union more indissolJble than
ever.
The Rev. DIR. Hoge followed with short address
lie said that worthy agitation, whether 1t came fnnn
tie North or the South was not the OF the dire
calamity which was threatening onr land. II is
6eeper seated than this political eervesence. Az
a ration we have been lifted up with prize, and II
will he be- the cause of our downfall. The speaker pro
ceeded TO show that we had been too prond Of oar
bread land Of our rs,id growth Of our prosperity. and
hat in our worship Of such yanities had fOrg eu
all Heavenly things. II WAS pride which Introduces
in the Kingdom of Heaven, and consigned %
endless torture Lu,ifer its original nsyator and uo-
brought in hmblenes and couri'ion to the
feet OF Savior, to acknowledge sins, can az
Iect no different fate.
TIE Rev. DR.. Plumer of Allegheny whose whitened
locke and parisrcha beard betokened ripe old age,
spoke in most affecting manner Of the sins Of the
rgon saving thst in many instances had legilateA
Gods Holy Word out of It's place, and legalized
sabbath breaking He spoke of our covetousness, our
pIie and our many other sips saying tlat they had
become 90 provoking that he feared God wrath could
not be longer stayed In concluding the speaker said:
few days since cane TO this city by steamboat and
in patsing by Staten Island looked out and The
spct on ich 50 year. ago. my father stood breast
breast with the bold Britain, and shed his bl 'od 70
gain Nations freedom. As gazed FORTH thought
OF the dangers which threaten prosperity, and
prayed to God that might not live 10 see the de0
luiin OF that Ubon, in the formation Of whi:h my
itl ers llcod spilled. have strong hope OF the
mercy Of GCd, but we have sinned deeply. We have
bssplen ed His holy name, have ipsaled Hin, and
broken every commandment which He gave to US, till
dare not say that Sodom and Gonorrah were worse
than Amei ,. Tie only way lef for US to avert the
threatened danger IL for us, Nation and as ndi-
yduas TO humble ourselves in the dust before Hin,
al d pray lat Gods will be done.
Through hout the entire seryi the audience gave the
Sneakers their undivided attention. seeming TO feel thaa
grave responsibility rested with them. The oongre
CATION after prayer by the Rev. DIR. j. L. Wilson,
were dismissed with a benedicton BY the Rev. DR..
Spring.