, 1862-02-24
H'EE33RIkG cN-x BIHT aDAY.
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EsW ii was Ctlt1rate4 In chicago.

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tess were great number Of them closed;
people put on their best clothes, got shaved,
spi ueed up, and went TO church to hear Wash-
Farewell Address read from the ST.
ercd desk and listen to thesoul inepi1ing notes
OF 1he Star spangied Banner sung by choir
and accompanied upon the organ Al persons
VINO could. boast Bit Of bunting, OF some
thing resembling the American hag, hoisted
the emblem upon their housetops, feRee-posts
and over their windows. Those who had no
fage hung out eng1ayings Of the Father oil
His Country, and ali endcaEored by their ae-
tions to do homage to the memory Of that
great and good man.
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The short notice given our citizens that II
was the intention to celebrate the Twenty. |
second at I'LL, and that notice appearing only |
in the daily papers, had It's effect upon the |
number of people attending the various !
churches where appropriate ceremonies had |
been announced. The number Of ladies and |
gentlemen who went to church on Saturday |
was respectable, however, and they 1nnde up
by attention and devotion what thew lacked
in numerical etrengh.
Affinity Church, the commemorative cere-
monics we're of an Interesting character. and
were ,,art,c;natcd in bv large congregation.
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service With the omission Of the 1itany. The
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first morning lesson 18th chapter OF 1salan}
was striking1y appropriate to the occasion.
Ryy Dr. Pratt read in a clear and distinct
-,o,,,, a. xvash;r,cr+,.,,e Farazra11 add,asa The
exercises were closed by singing, sour coun-
trv- its Of thee. ;, by the whole CONGREGATION,
xices s Were r onened With an inyocation and
'nee "e1e oPeneu "A'a ~ Asoe<.s''. ~"
feaoins OF tne scriptures W ne'- T. heuai1cA7
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/ also assembled. The following Was the order
of ofarorc;aee.
1st. yo1untszs by the choir,
4; Beading Of the Scriptures by the pastor, Rev,
ai. Singinp by the eho1r-"My Country. ,tfs of
thee"
ernacle baptist Church , .,,
| Cyrus Bently, Eeq. WY &~1~ -
| eth- singing y the c1oir.
Hanaoipn nGkaey, Mess.eIs ~ cay2 ana Ana5ew @ M
Jesae B. Thomas, ESQ. - o'1' 1 =
sth. AStar spangled Bannes' By the cho1f sud
9t6. Be1ediction, by Rev. Robert Boyd Of Eaina
place Baptist Church
LIE audience assembled at the First Con
gfegauona1 Chnrch' corner OF Green and
washington streets, was not as large as could
nave been desired, Jet the building Was re-
specially Tiled Ihe exercises opened With
prayer, short Introductory By Rev. Dr. Fat
ten, followed BY the reading Of the 1e4th
Psalm, which was very appropriate to the oc
caslon. This was followed by that good OLD
tune, "Ame1ica," which was remarkably
well rendered by the choir: The words,
sGoa bless our native land.
Il Firm may she ever stand.
When the %i1d lien temnests 1pd aga Ear
Ruler Of winds and wave
po TsoM L. no. our i1;oa9 comfy II eaSe'
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"e1e u soienn nlpolt anu iHe1 y, WIN neaf1'
responsss ilom c'ety nea1ef. Inc resaains Q
maon,nstons safe"en ao"fess came next
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. 'n '@t VIC PiA5e1 su0 enon nn'e III
nat1ouai ushn Jug ne cdo1ue u WHICH Ii
r entfe aaolence joined VIII a zest
RI ane pupil d. et16 cnolch "as occupied o1
tne oceas'on " nes' II: raI'oh, tne pastor
: hs'' oonn IL. hefsls u l1e ooosn heaorme'
cnu1en, ano he7. Dr- Ha7en' OF Inc ihcolog
( 'ea1 eei1lnafs.
) .ns pioceeonss d. tne 1"fo fresosIer'a
r uu ~ 'oAA enu1ene9 "eio u aooat LII
sa1ne enaa ae'ei 10 'nose p!esaosls nenlaoaee
~ l,.~eo commencing ~ - az ~ e,e'en =. - n
rnu enug "t one A. .ae &''s7noancea a' I'LL
rn'' 41e.nool'' enuicn Was gooo, I'LL
UT eaefclses "ole tn4n usually ateres'
I 1ng' oeng conouetea oy heV. y. q. IlffanJ
anu tne cetgy OF the MeLnoolkt Eplscops
l Cnu1en o' Inc clEy- lne aooress was also rea
to" good audience, accompanied BY remark
9 anu appropriate muslc at the Fist fresbytt
8 ran Church.
/, TIE MILITARY AND CITIZENS GENERALLY,
The nporar oenera,1v rama fn+o tho s+roo,
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