The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-27
THE NATIONAL PAST DAY.
r1s OBSERVANCE IN rus CITY.

i0eSuuy uaNug wen set apart ny the Chic
Magistrate, a. d,y -, lasting and rraycr fo
the whole country, it wa, very eonor,lly Oh
'|rved in this city. The peculiarly an mn,
state o. H. alton, whicl has moved vi, .,Ierr
appeal 10 on Almighty over, rende, I ths :
oasisn impressive to even the most thou ,bto g..
END induce lrrcr1l quictudc, ever, greater
than tial 49, 'hath. In the forenoon, the
churches were cru .'i'd. In tho ovoninz. roll
eious s.ryicos were al. conducted in several
Flacos Il worship. Al 49, chu. II ...~vices wcr,
Z" peritential character. ,.,.re Of TIE vrc,,h.
ois confined Themselves altogether 90 di-oui,i
u1ns on the power Of payer and the sin, Of IN.
people. without any sllu,ion 10 tho cans. + Of tho
prosent cvil trouhl's. Others spoke Of oar
troubles aud charg,d them on party ,prit A
low chs'rcd th"m directly on SLAVERY. ~ IN.
cause Of ouf nsti"nHl weakness. aud in it.ll our
Etcat national sin. All. hora,cr. p.,,cd r,r
Che sustensr c. q the Uuion aud IA G char .cd
with the naturalization e' tho coyrrorprn,
Numerous prdyct cling, wcru bclI Il. al,
hou's OF the day aud evening", in which che ,x-
efclSe' consisted a pry,rs for the lrniin. piou,
ana loyal address aud the singing Of approi.i
ate palms md hymns. Among be many reli.
gious excici'ts wc ro;icc rle r,l'o, ir.:-
At ihc Brick Prslyttsisn Church. Le,, DE-.
Lewis Sddr"'cd n Large nrTe cation from the
text VI Cmor ,lcs, vii chap'cr. 18th vcr-..
lie couin'i himself mti.ly To- the o., Cd, req, a.
The power e praocr mnkiug bur p,s,lnl ref.
eicnoe 10 he c"-e d QUE national troubles
which he a-crih,d to 'hc yirul,nc, q marty
spirit
A. the Churcl ~ Al Souls Rev DR.. Bellows
delivered Z, ruon FROM IA, text JnaI m
chapter liin vcEe. the Rev. spea or wa, dis.
POSED to assign the guilt Of the present re Ne lion
TO slavery. 10 spike cloquen,ly for near An
hour ami = halt, after which Rev. Dr. O,go,d
addressed th' audience, which was very large.
In the Madison Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. D. Hague preached an appropriate ser.
mon in the forenoon and in the evening A
prayer meeting was held
Ia Trinity Church, The services were made
very impressive by the employment Of musi,
suited to the occasion. An anthem, "Lord. Cr
thy tender mcrcie' sake, lay not our sins e our
ohArge, was sung. Rev. DIR. Vinton also de-
livered very impressive sermon.
Al St. Johns Church, Rev. s. II. Weston
Chaplain Of the Seventh Regiment, delivered an
eloquent and patriotic sermon, on the condition
Of the country and our duty towards il.
In the Catholic churches, the service. were
confined TO the celebration of masses. and the
Offering up Of prayers for the unity and happi
noes Cd the country. No sermons were deli.
vered.
AT the Church Of tho Puritans Rev. DIR.
Cheever delivered ono Of his forcible anil charac.
teristc sermons, from the text as no, this In,
Fast that have chosen, that We break every
yoke"
The Fsstday CHANGING 10 come on the day of
a Jewish festival (Shermene Ari.ures), could
not be as strictly observed by members of the
jewish persuasion as by Christians. Neverthc.
iess, prayers for the welfare of the Union wero
Offered up in all the synagogues.
The Army COMMITTEES of the Young Men.
Christian Association held prayer meeting in
the evening, at Calvary Baptist Church, on 23I
street, near Fifth Avenue Rev. DIR. Gillette
aud other pastors took part in the exercises.
which were rendered very interesting.
We regret TO add that some places of amuse- |
"NHs "N'N olNh ii Nlt anu evening, |
and did an unusually heavy business.
Places OF business were almost universally
closed, aud public aud military offices al the
courts were all closed with the exception OF |
tho Quartermas'ers office and volunteers 4epot,
where an hour or two Of labor in the foieuooI
was found "a lie unavoidable.
Sporting men, however, paid but little regard |
10 the sanotity Of the day, four races coming of
on the Ccn'revile, Fashion aud Union tracks.
The Rebels in Kentucky.
A gentleman OF this city, who visited NASH.
vile about two weeks sincc aud retained yc,tcr-
day, states that the whole SOIthnrn plrt of |
KENTUCKY, 80 lar as he could learn from other,
ahd ~ MS oSn observation went, is alrali,
'kinned by tue rebel troops, lie found II alm,s
impossible to get ANYTHING 10 cat and suhrrci
much from hunger while il t0HItu. -Ca IN,
TOD.
MR. HESRY DENT has been appointed Pro.
'ost Marshal Of Louisville, Ky, by Con. An
ersOn.
GovERShENT WORK AT MANAYuNK.-M
he mills in Manayunk, with the exception oi
tipka's, are now in operation, with their iuli
Complement of hands, making up army COOL,
ome Of the mills are running night aud day |
.ipka's mill, it is said, will also be put in opsr.
ton in few weeks.
PIERCE BUTLER.-Pierce Butler can DO 70
ased IL he chooses TO tske the oath of allie.
lance. An order 10 that effect has been son |
Fort lafayette, but he has not vet a saile |
mself oft. II is thought that apprahqnsiOns
ncerniDg the consequences TO plantation ia |
eorgia belonging TO his sister-in-llw, of which
J Is trustee, may have something to do with
s Tefussl.
FoR TWO or THREE DAYS past active and
movements have been manifest
every branch of the public service connected a
th the navy. Great movements ars on foO', | h
4 a. they are connected with service which a
auiFes secrecy, so that tho blow may fall the v
'ayiest where least expected, we shall make II
} further allusion 10 them 81. LoTs ReP'1'
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