The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-06
SERVICES AT UNION SQUARE.

Religious services we're held yesterday aierDocn IN the
tent erected onion square for the headquarters TIE
Anderson Zorayes Several rows seis Ia fron. 81 he
speaxers stand for the moet part oocup 81 ~ IA
dl.s but seats Dot provided foe all the psJpie
present, yet standing afforded for seyesI I'm
dreds that quite large congreg alton assembled within
the enclosure OF the In his opening prayer he
Rev Mr. Goes invoked the blessing Of God upon the ccan
try and those who had gone to defend the honor Of ia
flag and ALEC remembered those left behind who we're
sndeared them by ties OF consequently and love- be
fore announcing the sacred hymn the Rev. C @ Leigh
made few remarks, in which be said people might
think it impossible for war and religion to 90 togesher,
for the hero the Christian 10 be embodied in the
same person but il was always found that that army
mace The formidable foe. When the proclamation
If the President Of the United states ssuei cang
for eoloers il found in the deds about lexington
speedy and cordial response from msns Christ ~arts
they assembled in Fanue Hall that night, and On Wed
nes5ay they were lighting in Baltimore.
the Rev. Charles Gnss, Secretary ~ the New York
Evangecal Alliance stated in the commencement thai
il had been announced tina. several reg ments o. sol
ders would be present q. these services and he
planned the Of their absence, by saygg thk'
heir commandments bad informed hum that toeir
uniforms were not ready, ana they hsa
little delcacy about marching q the srouad with
out their uniforms If they had come he said, there
would not have been room for the congregation that
before him The reverend ger tleman chose, a. hs text
worcs "God is in the midst OF her she shall MT D.
moved God shall help her. and that right early ana
the theme OF his discourse DUTY OF tho Christian
patriot recognise God in the present emergency OF the
country. He sad Mt this moment standing mid
way between the past-that is known and the present
that yet unknoSn. The great conflict which has been
wagpg long in this country between light and dark
between slavery and oppression was at the presen,
The great heart Of the nston is convuleed
from its centre to it's circumference he bad not come
bidding he had not TO stir no the nation
aay than 1t was stirred up 1T present, but he
appeared before them, he said, as one commissioned
by the King Of kings, whose pavilion s beg nd the
stars 70 direct their attention to HIM, rs the only
source Of comfort and protection. We had always
talked about the glory Of this great nation, but
in doing had forgotten God. But He bad
BUNDLED us aud were now committing greater SIN
by taking about strength. Instead OF spe king OF
strength it tho duty Of every Christian patriot
recognise God the Of all power. And
Jackson hal said. "The Uno must AMI shall be pre-
y but he preferred the sentiment Goi aud our
native land" for the latter recognized God while the
former old not. Napoleon once said, he believed thit
Provider Always the side OF the companies hav
ing the heaviest artillery He thought history beed
Napoleon and would rather credit the MOTIF Of Groin
"rTnst in God and keep your powder dry"
The speaker then traced the history OF Christianity
showing that IL power upon the EARTH aud IN Goa
ciusion made patriotic aluson TO Fort sumter
ing that when the Stars and Stripes fell az sumter, hun
Of thousands Of flags all the North snd
when the fell at Baltimore, myriads of freemen
spraDg 10 arms.