The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-27
OUR NATIONAL FAST.
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Yea in the way Of thy judgments, 0 Lord, have we
waited for Thee the desire Of our soul is TO my nae
and 70 The remembrance OF thee. ~ - -, ,,.,,. voo
With my soul have desired Thee in the nighti yea,
with my spirit within will seek Thee early: for when
Thy judgments in the earth the inhabitants Of the
world will learn righteousness
The preacher commenced by saying that the discourse
was intended TO continuation of the one delivered at
their meeting Sin is inherent In men as well as in
Angels and IL the Of man which brings Gods judg
ment on the earth. Nations also commit SIM and they
are Judged for their sins though in different way to the
individual man. The sin committed by man is very often
judged until after death; but with national sins the
Great spose OF the Universe IDEAS at once The sins
OF nation cry aloud to God for judgment, and through
the Affections and trials with which He in His wisdom
1T to visit that land the inhabitants thereof learn
the righteousness OF God. This land OF ours Is now
afflicted with of the sores calanities and trials with
which nation be visited, and the preacher thought
that through tho udmcnt of God on our land the people
will learn of his righteousness.
DIR. Thompxon's Church, Sixth Avenue.
AZ the Broadway Tabernacle, of Sixth avenue
and Thirty street, which is under the pastorshp
Of the Rev. Dr. j. p Thompson, the National Fast was
soemnized In the srctes manner by appropriate ser
vices. prayer meeting took place in the afternoon, and
at hapast O'Clock in the evening DR.. Thompson
delivered stirring discourse 1.-THE National Peril and
It's Deveance,n before crowded and fashionable con-
gregaton
would bs the proclamation Of President Lincoln, by
which they had been called together. They had been
simm ned to fasting and prayer at time when this
great country was mperllcd--not by bankruptcy; not
ny rupture with foreign Powers; not by the
dreer of Washington being ,captured-bat by a
rcbcl' which attacked the principles upon
which popular liberty was toundei This
r,b fun the speaker said, was TO the South terrible
despusm overriding the freeaom Of the people in whole
ana detail aud # 1t could not be crushed the hopes Of
p'poiaf liberty all over ths world would be stricken
Gown. The speaker then proceeded to compare all the
Euci lhcs with that erected by Revolutionary
g. tdhcrs sscrtns that in the American constitution
alone 70 be found all the elements If popular liberty
Notwithstanding this the rebels of the South sought 10
destroy this glorious fabric Of freedom, and with it
Christian civilization Bot the deiiverance from the
tonal peril was az hand, and would in due time by
the hand Of the Almighty To the defeat Of the
b n slavery should lie utterly oradcated, for while
avcy existed every interest of the country would be
impsr ed slavery abomination in the sight of
God aud unless he who at the present moment is invest
eiwh the necessary power would do his duty fearless
w IA The matter OF slavery all efforts would be vain
Tho snclker concluded with crvent prayer for the hap
pines ~ the country and the reunion Of the divided
ard distracted ad The congregation frequently showed
their appreciation Of Or. g remarks by loud applause.