The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-17

. emily system Of religion that cssins furnish an
ss4qaAte h.sis for self governing institutions. DIS
sastoal ties the sbanoonnent Of cooperative bens
vosncs Ut home and abroad. Tho noble example Of
american Ch st'aD enterWise aud the rising IN
1oehee Of our Christian civilization, must wane
and react, as the life currents Of chIity dry
~, and The night Of our bref and brilliant day ga
theirs gloom And shoul prevalent apprebensions rIeu
Into fact, that armed strife should essay ADJUST
nent OF ANTIQUITIES msciubie TO reason, pats iotsn nd
region and thus pave the way for popular nddelty,
sabbath breaking loentiousncss-all the terrible
eomitants of CELL war-how justly would the guilty
authors and abeters OF this misery be VISITED with the
naiedictons OF Chrstenom anc how bitter must bs the
Of those who neglected any part Of their
Saty ID arrestng or avertog the dire catastrophe.
we cannot doubt that spirit Of candor and forbear
nee such as our religion prompts md the OF
ees oeinad, would render the speedy adjustment OF
ecuities possible, consistently with every constitution
right Unswervng eay the constitution justly IN
terpreted, and prompt return ls spirit and require
nens, wherever there may have been divergence from
legislators.
firm and we think intelligent conviction that
ealy Very consderabe fraction u The people Of the
Aerth VIII hesitate in the discharge Of heir constitutional
sDgations and that whatever enacsments are found "
Dc IL olict herewith viii DO annued And II Is our
belief that an instructed and corrected pubic
sentiment viii regard for truth AID
0r the rights feelings Of men, IN the part alike OF the
press and the pulpit III the popular discussion OF political
ana moral questions Thus viii the immeiiate
causes VI sienated f cling be suppressed and the healing
touch time, the seasonable Of patriotic
the pc inspiring nus Of religion the spirit of fer
vent payer and the avorng providence and grace OF
tie uiuhe Go Will cement the bonds that unite the
North and the South the East and the West in thrice
blessed American brotherhood.
70 tins end, dear brethren and for the sake of those
spiritual gifts mperatively needed by American
Zion, let US INCREASINGLY impore the outpOuring OF the
holy spirit on the rulers and people Of these United
States.
Pastor Of Brick Presby terian hurch.
w. PHILIPS,
Pastor Of FIRST Presbyterian church.
GEO. PUTS,
University place rresby terrain church.
J. MoEROy,
JOHN NJ KREBS.
Rutgers street Presbyterian church, N. Y.
GtAS. p. MciLvAlN.
Hshop OF the Protestant Episcopal church, Ohio
FRANCIS l., HAWKS,
Roster Of Calvary Protes.n Episcopal church, N. Y
THOMAS HOUSE cAYLOR,
Rector Of Grace Protestant Episcopal church, N. Y
WILLIAM l. MORGAN,
Rector Of st. Thomas p. f. church, N. Y.
JOHN COTTON SMITH,
Rector OF Church Of the Ascension, NY
Il. DYER,
Methods. Episcopal church, Ny.
Methods, Episcopal church, NY.
JOSEPH HOLDICH,
ABEL STEVENS,
Methodist Episcopal church, N. Y.
EDWARD LArHROP,
Pastor Of Baptist Tabernacle, N. Y.
A. ID. GILLETTE,
Pastor Of Calvary Baptist church, N. Y
THOMAS DE WITT,
SenSer Pastor Collegiate Reformed Dutch church, n Y
GEO. W. BErHUEE,
Pastor Twenty FIRST Reformed Dutch church. NY.
ISAAC FERRIS,
Chancellor OF New York University
THOMAS H. SKINNER,
Union theological Seminary, N. Y.
JOEL. PARKER,
Fourth Avenue Pres byterian church, N. Y.
N. MURRAY,
Faster Of First Presbyt eran Church. Elizabeth, j.
DAVID Magic,
Pastor Of Second Presbyt Church. Elizabeth, N. j.
CHARLES HODGE,
theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J.
ALEXANDER T. McGIIL,
Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. j.
JOHN MAC1EAN,
President Nassau Hall College, Princeton, N. j.