The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-26
THE NEW YORK SUN.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. %. lsCl.
To-day.

rum OhI principal CltlNS anu al AT OF w
country, we lean that the National Day o
FASTING, Humiliation Ana Prayr, viii be oh
served universally and vii peculiar solemnity
We rcccrd our heartfelt 'bsnkfulnsss TO Con
for 20 disposirv the he IT'S Of our magistrates
and people. 50 much m .i'us fui: We have
already frcm the sOre chAsi sement ~h'en ga
LIGHTED upon oui COUNTY. May M snbd hs
r,r.r Of the Divine spirit he yet more deeply
a., bv all. diving the exercises Of the day,
.,d NAV they c;urn frum prayer to duty, bow
Cd down under the fear Of Con.
Let none Of Va dare to mock the King OF
Kings with hollow, C mplimcntary acknowl'
edeement today. The Observance has no mean
inc unless Il mesns conscious guilt, active re-
u.nt.pcc. vhole-hearted submission, and faith
In the Divine mercy through Jesus Christ.
We, how many will bow their heads in the
churches today, as matter Of decaum and
eoartcsv--S decent respect" 10 religious
custom
N.v., did q nation stand more bitterly In need
.fr,pcp,apee and stcnement. Our manners arc
MOI. asa whole, savage like the Fccjees, nor Is
our irrplisiou bloody superstition like that Of
India. But Il II were possible to compute our
inxratitude and impiety toward Con, by meas
urinR tho value Of the liberty, the plenty, the
pcaos, the enlightenment and the GosrEi, We
have enjoyed thAnklessly and irutlessly, then
We verify believe the estimate would dwarf the
dsrk account Of Cons justice agains; all Hea'
thendom. to an Insignificant item by compri-
sca.
Asa nation, in our aggregate political action
and Official deAlings it might have been truly
aid q us, Cop is not in all their thoughts'-
''the fool hath said in his heart, there ia no
Ged." Nor Is this practical atheism confined to
men who are not pious. With exceptions, sin
erre Christians Themselves have too generally
acted in their political capacity a. If there were
no Con to exact responsibility for political
power. They have neglected to usc the pro.
eious and singular trust Of an American citizen,
or they have given ii up to party, TO private or
public gain TO unworthy solicitation or ntimi-
da,iou, TO had men. in short, on one plea or
another and not To Con.
Another form Of national guilt in which Am
orleans generally share, is pride and sclf-conf.
dence. Nothing can be more trly atheistical
than this sentiment, if We examine it. what
hast thou that thou ddst not receiver" Beg
gars all, for our first endowment, and beRgari
still, in the ut, rmost dependence upon Con
we have been wont in our prosperity to swell
with fAncied majesty and independence, an
every one Of u 70 take a share in that thinkles
self-gloridcatiou which has characterized ou
public arniversaiics is not this great Baby
lon which have buildcd &ri' We recon
mend the reading Of the ith chapter of III
Book NJ Daniel. Those who are not iamili.
with it viii he surprised 10 dhcoycr such match
less reading in the neglected old Bible. Ga
country che dream be to them that hat
thee aud the Interpretation thereof, TO thin
enemies.
The tree that thou sawes', which grew an
was strong, whose height reached unto heaven
and the i.ht thereof TO all the earth who.
leaves wore fair, aud the fruit thereof much, All
in il was ineat for all II is thou, y kin,
that art grown and become strong for ii
greatness h grown, and rcachcth unto heave
and thy dominion 10 the end Of tho earth.
And nhcrhs thou awest watcher and
holy one coming down from heaven, and IA
ing, Htw the tree down and destroy it '
leave the stump Of the roofs thereof IN I
earth, even with a band of iron and brass,
the tender grass Of the field and let il bo "
with tho dew Of heaven, and let his portion
with the beasts OF the field till seven times pt
over him -
This is the Interpretation, and this is the
cree Of the Most High THAT they shall dri
thee from among men, and thy dwelling sh
be with the beasts " the field and they sh
make thee TO eat grass rs oxen, and they sh
wet thee with the dew Of heaven, and sew
times shall pass over thee, till thou know ii
tho Most High rueth In the kingdom Of me
and giveth.it 10 whOmsoevcr He will.
And whereas they commanded to leave
stump Of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall
sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have know
that the heavens do rule.
Wherefore Let my counsel be acceptal
unto thee, and break oil thy sins by righteo,
meas, and thy iniquities by showing mercy
the poor; if 1t may be a lcngthening Of Il
tranquility"