, 1861-09-27

FREE, as whether achite men shall be Slaves.
The silent workings of Christianity in the |
pzinciples Of Right, had been Gods disposing |
of mans proposing, and as this had been seen
with slavery, so now we were undergoing this !
nnrif5cation, that We might become the van- |
guard Of liberty and have following in our
Tr1in the liberated hosts Of 81 ens1aved people.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
A large congregation assembled in this
ctnrch. The Pastor, Rev. DR.. Eyerts, having
enforced the observance Of the National Fast,
last Lords Day morning, opened this meeting
for conference and prayer, by brief address
upon the spirit and aims proper in the present
observance, and which, arising from it, should
react upon the religious feeling and conscience
Of the people. As mere outward obsery-
ance, inetead Of coneiliating it may offend
Heaven BY its hypocrisy. Acersmonial trend
ing Of the garment" will not suffice; We must
trend the heart"
There should also be promoted careful
and continued study Of Divine Providence in
the progress Of the national trial, alike in de-
feat and in victory. Moreover, there should
be nore united and importunate prayer for
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important margin Of possible measures and
destinles before us.
Rev. Mr.. Van Meter, the Children's Mission
a,y Of New York, Messre. Hoard, Boone and
others took part in the meeting.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN .cuURcH,
Rev. Dr.. Peterson preached from Hosea
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so Jerusalem, return unto the LORD thy God.
for thou hast fallen By thine 1nlqaaty.'
The preacher commenced by showing from
the Old Tegts1nent that the cause for the na-
tiopa1 calamities Of the Hebrews was idolatry.
That this was our national sin. Our idols
have been, First, a mere outward view OF
Liberty. By the Intervention Of good and
Almighty Providence our fathers were enabled
10 achieve for us those civil liberties which
have 60 distinguished us among the nations
Of the earth. But instead of regarding liberty
as the gift Of God, blessing only When ft1y
regulated and used as ? means and not as an
end, we have gloEfed in our freedom as
| though We had gotten it by our OWL
strength, and US il it were the final object and
| result Of ell personal and natural ambition and
| enterprise. We have been torgetful that the
highest measure Of public liberty is found and
d
to be safely free in The political relations must
! involve voluntary subordiration to the eter-
| nal sovereignty Of the universe, because all
Ct divine,
We have a1eo made idols Of our National
GT<atness, and on Aas'o51as Nsatta|unaef tnie
fea 1 ef r. -. f5e .oa ~ tba aI,
vantage Of slavery. Another idol has been the
Love Of ib,oeT. poliucai ana 1n9lYlaaM. oiaVel5
W W. e,,r rs1.e natian.1 % t4nnb1es 'A ~' ~ " ''>
PaSsipg from evils to their remedies, these
| NE fexta s We b must as II nation 6umbiY ack
| rowledge God as our Sovereign. rye must &c
No5k mel tof 5epehaanee o1d 5ns1nae = H. H.
nam manaceuent Of thfs W war every constitutions
means Of crippling slavery. We mast prose
cute the var with manly foftltaoe ano ts1tn IL
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TILE UNION MEETING.
In the afternoon Bryan Hall wns filled by a
audience Of 1000 people, who seemed TO 1ee
the necessity Of calling upon God in this hou
Of our Nations peril, the clergymen Of Va
rious denominations occupying the platform
The meeting vas opened BY singing on
verse
x ''All hall the power Of Jesus nan'e,''
after which me frealoen1 o. 1ne po,t Assoelhlao'
j. Y. Faf#ell, Esq, read the a9tn caapter
} IsaiBh and Rev. DR.. EVeFts offered praye
, o4b.r- ,f +ba c1cronroan and 1avme,7 nrese,
: -, - 80. - ra1nsr1.s hatvat
followed IN prayer ana teaAeAs' oes"es
Nhlcu lAe "Aole coae iessae4oa "An.e0 ~ oA14
ing verse OF Two Of familiar hymn.
the close OF the meeting the PRESIDENT q
g nounced the work the Ass0claIion aEe oon
: in sustaining prayer meetings IN the yaslo
! carops about our city.
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G The services under the auspices o. I
II Y,nn.- Men'a Christian Association, at Bry
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Hail. were deepiy interesting ano "ele
II AeA01 ~ 80 1.1..t oil
sermon Was preached BY Mr. Robert Patt
y son A. nonn A nrsyer meeting was held
a ., eop' - 49, .ao,,,e ~ 4ha assoe3,t;o, o,a
e. three O'Clock, P, n, q Union Prayer Meet
y
II at Bryan Hal.
T, The exercises in the morning were opcl
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- ,.e;st;no The fr1nps were Eunp in the
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d. Puritanical style, the clergyman TeaaHE
VI lines Of each stanzs before singing. Rev.
y aA.o -. - r~.-.,ot,,. z,..,e- bozaa -,
On 44a so,o,d Psa1n IF which re present
a. tut eeeon" I s' ~ "A|N~ -
CD following abstract: -
Tho Rifle IN nre.ernfnently the Word Of GoG
tbe annnnnce1nent Of law, God governs
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