, 1861-09-27


Gown rebellion, st the expense Of peace, treas
nre and blood. Had We been less righteous
we might have been outwardly prosperons to
day. Moreover We need trials to consolidate
u.s. We rot only reed good government e. "a 1sa PIT
the poets Of patriotism become tie patriots Of
sacrifice, then We are not only proved but i'm
proved. And when peace comes, as come it
viii, it will be righteous peace, and not
peace bought at the ;s sxpense o. our manhood
That We ask according to His will" and
there is no attribute Of Deity in the Interest
Of treason and rebellion We must educate
ourselves in the spirit OF Patrick Henry, and
say "Give me liberty Or give me death" We
and in all our eeyereet undertakings for God
be the note Of Victory and triumph. With
fuch patriotism and such efforts, our prayer
shall he heard; and when victory Games Goos
claim, at is the Lords doings, and it il mar. !
vellous In our eyes"
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The choir gang as an opening piece an app-o
pirate selection from the ortorio Of Elijah'
i" Look down on us from heaven, 0 Lord re-
ssra the distress of thy people. Open the
heavens and send Us reliet-help thy servants
now o God" In the hymns Of the service the
whole congregation Joined with the choir and
organ, producing an impressiug effect.
The Pastor preached from
GEN; 18th CuAp., 2tst VERSE; And they said
one to another, We are verify guilty concerning
one brother In that we aaw the anguish of his soul
when he beeought uB, and Te would not hear him.
Therefore fs this diatEees upon ns.''
Wonderful is the power Of conscience The
brethren Of Joseph in the hour Of their dis
treas in an Egyptian prison, recall in the
words Of the text, not the offence for which
they are Immediately incarcerated, but the Be-
cret crime they had committed twenty years
before. After recalling the dataiia Of the pic
ture, the preacher proceeded to consider the
nature and cause Of onr present National ca
Iamities. We are in the midst Of civil War-
occasioned by slavery. Battles have been
fought, lives lokt, millions Of money spent,
and with dark clouds oyerhanging our future,
we are called to fast and pray
Over against the fact that the Union is
threatened with destruction, must be placed
the prior fact that our government was formed
| BY tolerating the existence OF slavery and has
| been perpetnated by continued compromises
With its growing power. Our fathers, instead
CT incorporating In one Constitution the spirit
Of The Declaration Of Independence, BY eman-
cipating all our slaves, undertook to reconcile
two clametrlcally opposite principles and
demonstrate that shouse divided against it.
| self" could stand, and We sre ROW reaplng
the fruits Of this cardinal mistake. He then
proceeded to trace the unexpected growth Of
slavery till it controlled Government, church
polity aud social opinion. Tins forgetting
the liberties OF the slave, we are punished BY
having our own liberties Threatened. Not on
ly does the whole country suffer, North and
South, but the retributve Justice Of God
the Border Slave States, and thus are being
a7enged the wrongs Of Torrey, Loyejoy, Fee,
and The pioneers Of Kansas. Bnt why, in
quired the speaker, has the North thus faE
gained so little and lost so much, Whns II con
fessedlY has the men and the money to bring
l. Il that we have gained so little after siz
!. months struggle? Military men may give q
military answer, but as Christians i!
is our duty to seek for moral
causes. In my opinion God has not allowed
!, us to succeed, because our government has
bear On The final destruction Of slavery-anG
= our nation rs euch gives no sign Of repent
L ance for it's completely with this great crime
= against God and man. No sooner does .
= Major General in declaring martial Law Pro
# rebels, freedom to their slaves, than the
It President hastens to modify it SO that it may
hurt the tspeculiar Institution" ~ little az
. possible, and thst too when this part1cnls'
T. clause OF the proclamation received the enthu
e North. Let our rulers clear the deck for &C
= ton, throw overheard their proslaver!
s piles Of rubbish, and then So
}; now freemen will work the guns. There vii
It then be no need Of drafting to secure the &C
; tive service Of the best moral element Of tn
- North. There will 10 longer be any room 70
a. doubt IS to whether thus war is for freedom
ID or s}avery. We eh2ll then command the sym
d patty and respect Of the civilized world, an
a. those who are in rebellion ageinsS our Unio'
Te they find that We are enough in earnest t
n, strike at their vital point. God grant tha
by heartily repenting OF cur siIs ne ma
have his smiles and support, and not be lei
~ to exclaim, amid the scattered fragments I
Ial our oEce glorious Republic, 1--WE are Veril
ba the anguish cf his soul, when he besought u
1e and We would net hear him therefore is tn
o1 | distress come upon us u
Sc The foregoing is, Of course, but very me
'r- gre outline Of this able discourse, which, Pc
Id haps, is best epitomized in the following re
re olutions, unanimously passed at meeting
3, the church yesterday afternoon:
i, We the members Of the 1st Congregation
~ Church, Chicago, H., assembled in response
~ the Proclamation Of the President Of the Unite
nd dition 'of our countFy, aiicted By eiv VA Won
record our solemn convictions, As Chttsflans, vi
en- respect to onr national guilt, and the duty q
er country and Its rulers at the present t1ne tne
Reso1ped. That in this war Of slavery against
d- Federal Union, we recognize 1uet reonKe Ht
God Of he tolerance Of I ny our 1a'ee1s on
IT. eiona made to 1t from that time to the prest
ed Besozped, That we especially lament tho ca
Ne plicity Of the American churches in this sin
~ pppreeeion, o. affordiDg peculiar strength to
ng esf institution and special psovoeation to diV1
oof wrath.
~ Rsso1sed, That VIC deem IN ntit1avery pol
~ nf fha ErvQrrn1nDf
ity the waf Important as sign Of repentar
, l., and necessary to secure the enthusiastic supr
Of the patriot lovers Of liberty. to enlist the 8
7t pathy Of foreign nations to Suppress the REBEL
~" Resotred, That We rejoice st the disposition
ida our military authorities to regard the sacredn
,ed OF the Sabbath In the operations Of the army.
'oo' would express the earnest hope that as fa1
ims e camps that Iie il oesaslye t. Cod. 'o - tl'4
Rtsolted, 5th, That We rejoice at the enlistu
re- Of Christian men in the army and at the reco
ame tion Of God in the camps, by meetings fer pra
. It nafions ioe. Tie government viii encourage m
pro and religious citizens to offer themselves IN
ereater numbers for the defence Of their cou]
the md OF impcrilied liberty.
God ST. PAULss ENIVERSAL1sT CHURCH.
the The sermon at st. Paurs Church First
to versa1ist) WIS by the pastor, Rev. ". q.
tEs1 tfon der; q large audience was present. The
ear iect Of the discourse Was the visit Of
and Queen OF sheba to Solomon, or the "Qu
aRle ,R9 Of the South in judgment upon Natit
lem greatness.
ness The text WAS from Kings. 10;1 g.; and I
hou- ISL
lOu- Tho rieit of the Oneen of SheJ,a IN 2nIo,