, 1862-09-05
TIE CHRISTIAN WAR MEETING.
Stirring Speeches ard Resolutions.

4 meeting Of Christians Of all denom;ns-
TAX: action relative to the present war and |
memorialize the President.
On motion, Judge Otis was called to pre-
side over the assembly.
On assuming bis duties, the Chairman ad-
dressed the audience for some minutes. in
language at once eloquent and impressive,
setting forth the object Of the meetiug and
expressing his earnest sympathy with the
movement. The remarks made BY the Chair
man wire recsiyed with hearty applause.
At the close of the address, Prof. Bugbee,
Of the Indiapa street II. E. Church, being
called upon, offered brief but earnest aud
appropriate prayer.
Rev. ". ". Patton then came forward and
prcct edsd to read lengthy memorial, pre-
pared In 81 Informal manner By several gen
1l.men, and Of which the blowing is copy:
Memorial ef rt,e public Meeting of the
Christian meu of Clieu.o,
TO His Exctl1eucy, Abraham Lincoln, President of
| tie United States:
| Your memoria1itte Of all Christian denoulina-
tons in the city of Chicago, assembled in solemn
meeting to consider the mural aspects of the war
| low waEug, would utter their deepest convlc;,
to1R to the present relation Of our country aud
| its 1utrr 10 7ht government and providence OF
ana d
al sn right Judgement uf this appalipg crisis
To thls NE are cncoutsEed oy the frequency
ot the conu1Ty aud OF ,ts chief magistrate upon
| the oir1Ie faror. We can Lever forget the ear
1cstness pi1h which sou enfEea "a The people Of
this State. TO assume the presidential Office.
With that reques1 We have EacrediY com"
aHg the s r to n1na aso mas 1eee
10 the truth In your lnuaqgural address,
in Your messages 70 Conste.., and IN your replies
delegations ard az T9m TarroIs I rS ~
fiional Fat one year ttuce when you called upon
the 1a11on to humble itself under divine jud9'
proclamation of THANKSGIVING to God, four m aaths
se1tion and inyasion avested. These were ,om
ciol 1ec:gtitlpas Of the fact upou which we base
this Memorial, viz: That aB nations are respons!
! Bile to lhe King Of Sings and as national calamt
ties are Indicate rs OF DlV,ne an;Ht, 70 .ae ple
! | Ulited States Government and the Gonfz deratf
1en.le. but a solemn controversy between th'
: * c.al1n. lhen, that lie war is divine judg
Ha ut upon cur country for It's nan11o Y sinS aut
especially for the crime Of depressing Gods poor
breas ana progress 81 the rebellion. taken in CON
4 nj ctisn with the plaia th1estenings Of 900
rosd against nations Enut5 o. oppression, leas
q stricken brelhren If joseph. when they fo1n
: themselves prisoners In the very land to whic
/ t. txclaim: I'VE are verify guilty.. concerning on
brother. in that re ssw tne ahgo1s1 ol ms sua
whtp he beeought us and We would not hear
| there fore IL this distress come upon u.s.. An
50 mpst the American nation, In this Its judgmen
I | h,or. Acknowledge that the cyy Of the alave III
hstdtt By man, has bean beard b5 a9d, and al
swe1ed hy this terrible visitation. For, thous
We a1e accustomed 10 speak Of slayery a. c:e'
3 tu.e OF State law, the Federal Union has b
come arsaetable for it before Tod flrst, !
social aid Ecclesia astical eanetiou and
ity have bctn given TO the prac'ic and the y
1ious profits Of oppfessn naEG E 1,snfod ugfo n,i1
Saver % has eS,attd il he District Of coiumh
ss sa AZ IL in rs slsts 'etss;'ss ses''9
been openly 1ot,aied Of the land and d. On IL Il
~ high seae. The army and navy have gwen sec
rl1y TO the g, stem under the provision Of the c,
stilution for the suppression Of 1nsurrect1o
H. The vLole power Of thz federal government b
<; frn boiuale. Under this system Of nas,oa
n PFC ecedu1e, slavery has vsety extended 1ts ter
h,ls ha nj xistl II &c o. o Ibs nauf
ca to 4ut:'0J at the present time; or . Inafo mo
ce than The entire population In whose name Wss
en sued The Declaration Ut ltdependence. "lsh
On asst1tion Of The 1nalienable right Of ''a1l N
rs to liberty"
be and n;.w the slave olgarchy has organized t
I'd most unratn1ai pesfd.ops and formidable reo
es es lished an independent government on the ayo1
eA basis Of slavery. admitting that the Fedora! Uni
q All hut four Of the slave States have seceoeo III
Is. | the Cuion, and those four filed E1th tfa,to
I'd hare been kept in anbjection only oy oTe[Wne!
ri Ing military force. Can we d4.ubs taat thls
=. tiSine 1e,rlSu,,on for national efn, IN which
M crime has justly SHAPED onr PUNISH I'LL
)ut p.octe uinr uton this belief which recent eve
go. bate made it alucst atheism to deny, gonf met
ray 1ialis1r avpw 1htfr solemn CONVICTION that ta
me cau be no deltve1ance from a1s1ne 1uas@su.e
nJa s:srer1ctaseS in us iund. We cannot exp.ce \
80 10 save nation thai c1luge to its sin In1* Is
:HJ fta,fui an hour to insult God, or TO dec.lVe
Na.1ona nc ,ns as - II En-
lin, the battle field, aud expiring misessoay u
red M,spltale The var becomes daily moro De-
and mtLed ard destructive; while We epeaEI
up .rtonae reason our acknowledged supel1or1t1
ch rcton,ces bas thus far ayatled LIT OF nothing
uu- ! 5he conflict AZ Christians. we dare not con
and the t1n,h, that thsse Judgments mean Wnas rna
ned tno's ttern command - LET NJ PEOPLE 60 !
: ffTbe orl Of na1t41 ii 1eptnta has oetn y
sn.sted Is the aoo1is lion If slavery 10 the Dtst
np Sf Colombia, and irs proh1nltton u me I'
iser II The hn1der States of red byt congress at
we'll suggestion Of the President. But taese meas
anco fan to meet the c11sis. They do nos END t9e
1roEersy hetwee n us and the Almighty. d1d
aid astn- -ee F,us y flltons IT slaves. and not 4
:. j. those IT tie Dietr1ct Of Solumbi.. One b
- nan Ia az dt at to hfua IA another. We urge
5 | therefore NJ the read OF this Christian na
5 frun considerations Of mota! pflpc'ple. ane
tritkoat delay decree Of NATIONAL EAAN'
sfaD: However void Of authority in this respect
might Lave been in 1tne OF peace. soa are
L. awa5e. a. ssats e11aN, that the e1t4senclta O
tue sre The only limits of its powers. o ptclAAs
race rar 10 prtr the vesy Life OF the nAtt n.
and lhrse ea1ge1cIes are NOT to be restricted 70