Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-18
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F.sr p.r.-Ia accordance with the Recommendation

the COME ieraey as day OF fasting humiliation prayer
and Thanksgiving In this city nearly all business was
forenoon By attentive congregations and the tranquility
OF the Sabbath prevailed We had hi pad TO be able TO
present. this morning, condensed reports of several Of
the delivered the OCCASION but the interval
Of three days nce last issue has lsoned pres
sure upon ous columns which ooas;rains US to be
brief
Second Baptist C.ureh.-Rsv. ]. Lansing Burrows,
D. D. tie plstor of this church. seected his text the
9th verso of the IS ch,p,er Of Deuteronomy, VIZ:
| "When the hos. goest forth against thine enemies,
| then keep thee from every wicked thing
he commenced his discourse by abiding 10 the pre-
valeacs Of ennies between neighbour families and ma
tons as q terrible proof of the depravy of men War
is grsa, calamity aud OF all wars civil has always
bsen considered the most bloody and sllictiva ch
war now desoa,es our beloved laud |. is dfcut to re-
alize this appalling fiot--ths events OF the past SIX
months appear Ike hideous, night mare dream Alas
That il should be stern reality. Our hearts arc bow
down with grief when we duly appreciate the terrbie
truth II could drown out the rce hostility, tears
or igh hay flown. Wh,1 tho history OF this comes
10 be written by the imp philosopher OF the future
IL may be that bame will b. cast upon both sections but
the prominent fact mat clearly ato the igh that
re OF IN Slu'h have hea' the aggrioSed and asssed
p,rtt tat MI tie caus which los this inter-
ferencss aud az gre Of m NoTh upon the Sou b.
They forced upon u the question whether We would,
! = sscil1 renNin IN government which we da not
help elect which chosen By themselves FOR Us, IN
/
| test.
From the conviction that we have asked for nothing
out our own inalenabe rSht nat we hSve not sought
this coyhict bu: rather llbored to avoid that We lave
no wish to Interfere with the rights oeri OF rhsrn
Sta es or pecple We may appeal TO the God Of Hosts
and Sh an approviog science invoke his Divine H.
| terpDsitiou favor and BIZ sing in this contest
Tas text suggests the princpe Applicable to all war;
that ID flyorI those who honor Him 57 their recog l.
ton Of His supremacy and obedience 20 Us commands
| n bna h,v re Or
e7dug as heliev, for the hight. To ensure favor
able result they must absalntrom $40. To do otherwise
would provoke thu dspeasure OF tbs Lord and ALLEVIATE
His favor. Dr. B. desclntsd upon the prevalence o.
wckedhess in the army, and its demorGlzng efscts.
"Aas! that the eXhortAtion OF the text should o. so
much needed" 0.her things being equal, no sad, tho
piou man is the moss efficient soldier, but Of more i'm
portsuce is tho spr; Ct obedience TO God which
| His favor. Oh there ia God who rules and they do
most Tor their country in its pers who do most TO pro-
Dr. made the next application of the text to 'those
who remn a; home" aud submitteda sea hing oomnen
ary upon the sinfuness and ime in this cydrunkef
nesa gambling can'iousn S. fau11 selfish speculstions
&C. He concluded IN declaring thds the safety ard
welfare of the c,uuty are 10 the hands Of is Ohrisaus
aud invoking them he faithful in this day Of trial
Broad S ret Methodist Church Rev. j. A. Dun
car read as the basis Of his discourse, the following APP
ptoprise ard impressive passage from the 5't ehapr
| OF Isiah:
| y. Awake awake put strength, arm OF the
Lord awake in the ancient days in the generations
| OF old. ar. thou not il that hath cut Rahab and
| wounded the dragon!
10 Art thou no: it that hath dried the sea- the waters
Of the great dscp thai hath made the depths of the
way for the rars)med to pass over!
H. Therefore tho redeemed Of the Losd shall re-
tnrr, ard come agaiu with singing into Zion and
lasting 10Y shall be upol their head they shall obtain
slasness aud JOY and sorrow and mourning ahal flee
| away.
IL l. svsn l. an Re that comfsrtsth you; who art
thou that thou ehoy5si be afraid OF a hl, Shall
de- and o. the son OF mt that shall be made grass
| IS And forgeItest the Lord ihy Maker, that hath
stretched forth the heavens and laid tie fourda o1s Of
the eayth; En hast feared continually every day be-
cause Of the fury Of the oppresSor if he ready
TO sroy and where is TIE fury Of the oppressor'
IA The captive exile hasteuetb that he may be
oosed and that he should not be in the pit nor that bis
bread should fill.
IS Blu. I am the Lord thy God tia. divided the sea-
whose waves roared: The Lord Of Hos.s is his name
| l6 And have put my words in thy mouth, and
have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand that
m " psrt TIE het""ns aud 10y TIE foHnl a.on ofths
| earth aud saw unto Zioa thou art my peCp'e
D. Duncan said that the language OF the prophet pre-
ssnted God 10 u Ia two asDec--ss a Delye!er aud
Comforter. Il reminded US that the 'a:m Of the Lord"
possesses latent eEsrted strength which could be e1
ercsed in behalf OF an oppressed people as l. lad been
iiu the ancient days" The striking instances OF Divine
in,erpoiijn meLticned in the f;uratiye terms Of the
text enlarged upon us f)rdlng an encouragement
10 peopo TO rely upon The arm OF the Lord" Why
should we fear "a that shall dieo and forget the
Lor1 "that hath stretched forth the 'kveusf' The p
poteness of the as clause Of the ~ verse 10 the pres
sent time was fCi.ci ousy presented The beautifully
chosen word, Of the prophet did not eoncede "reug h"
10 the oppressor, bu. only that exhibition Of "iury"
W ich caused hm ito tppearas ifho were Tdy to de-
stroy" The history OF tho past few montrsin our own
olu: try illustrated. III, Significance of the LANGUAGE
| employed BY the inspired ~ritsr-" Where is he
fury OF the oppressor?' DE-. D. dvelt cloQueny
upon the comforting assurance Of the tex. Ii"
! couns He'd the frier d. Of tho captive Cyile" 10
be patient and corfie in Him WHO mas declnr.
ed 81 am am the Lord thy G9j" The promise that
the redeemed Of the lord shall re.utn 10 Zion was not
resr4 ed 10 te Israeles, but applied to all who haze
snuglt ard obtained salvation. D. d. closed lis dis
course with interesting account az interview which
| be recently had with dYng soldier.
| ST. ,!d..es (4piSeopaD Ca.Te4 AT 81. James the
services wore tohdus cd by Nr D4shel the Assistant
and De- Peiersn, the Rector the latter basing an ap.
propriao and Impressive discourse The words of the
SIviou-, as reported by st Matthew IS 81
"H3WOeis this kind goeth no: out, tu By prayer and
fasting !"
After r5msrkrg u9on the CEREAL religious duty Of re,
tor.ng 10 these Christian exercises as &C CT ooediencS
10 Coz and means Of grc,, he fseiinglJ ana TO city
Ndmonshed his hearers % tho necessity o looking TO tn
Great SoGros OF all oiesoes hrp In this hour Of the
countTys need aud pcg. Although the war IN which wo
we're engaged was, he believed just and holy one auo
although favor Of the Almighty had bees sgnaly
shown IN The past yet we ccGld olly hCpe ior succ 81
by contiC ug TO use alrtte agencies physical ardSp
tual, which would secure for His continued iavoy.
Tus ard other lsssous from the tex ha Impressed upon
his large aud attentive copgrsgation vith the earn's
meas OF name; and sloarness of though. that char
! ao.erzs him rs q spsaker.
Al Olhsr CsarckssChe congregations Of the lst and
I'd Presbyterian Caurce uUiied ia hs religious
OF the day a, Rev De- Hoge's ChEtca fhs sermon Saa
preached by Rev 7. v NO0sc. D. D.
Rev. na Wilmer occupied the pulpit at s.. Paul's (Eps
oopal Church. We unabls to present any abstract
ofether of these Tbs former viii be published
We learn, IN plmpet form. TIE ministers wac dictated
Friday we're all doubtless fully inspired by ,he occasion
We have made special Inquiries among he beaSeej Of
every denomination, 10 the character aud merits OF
the dsrourses preached ii tee vaious eharchCs aud the
unvYa T-5panse has been Ia regard 20 each 10 effect
that twas, perhaps the most impressive eloquent and
appropriate ever listened to by the respondent Such
was The general testimony and rj ,ce TO chronse
fact iusrs,va Of the earnesnes, ze2l'aud s1ty Of
our rali ols leaders Nay their lorlaonS lead many
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