, 1862-11-29

whose brow the purple light Of creation's mora
ing flashed has gone np, n its changeless purity.
it's being coming Eanctided from its golden throne
Ies. the family gathering Of ouz children under
:of It lives, and viii live With us forever-
The preacher then spoke Of this recollection as
coming to rhose who bad left their honea. to Join
bless 16sm al in their selGsscriacias s:ruggis~,
God b!ees them as they stand gR.sd ose: the in
ea To5a4 RsPgss o. # ae aee s asies ed
as they swarm 10 vengeance End to victory m the
thick ef the fight Ii ie!a deep aud mighty. ele-
has gone forth defy and crush the forcss Of tre
zen ard TO establish American glory: IN sure and
etetIA basis.
The speaker next treated ofthe legitimate prov
jnce Of The pn}pit, defining it to be solely aud al
waEs the inculcatoN Of Ghri tian precept and clos
eolwnh sn enumeration o'Eonr causes f3r gratitude
St. Johns C1urch-Eplseopal
e. y; Bishop D. D'-what the Lord
There was 8 fine con gregation assembled At
St. Johns Church at the hour for opening the
service. The prayers and service appointed
Tor Thanksgiving day were read, and IS there
had been no special prayer set forth by the
Bishop Of this Diocese, that written bg Bishop
McIllvaine Of Ohio was read The Rev. Dr.
Bishop, Rector, preached from Psalm 126: vs..
The Lord has done great things for Us, where
Of we sre glad,
He aaid: We assemble this day in our accustoua-
cd place Of public worship In obedience to the
ted prayers and praises to the sovereign dispenser
Of Ill our blessings. During the past wear. We
have bssn spared the 1a7ases Of pestllential dis
have to thank the giver of every good ard perfect
gift for the blessings Of education ct civil and re-
heious Liberty, aud Of denesti: peace. and
civil eoEaics. It's worst horrors and ea1an1-
1ties nave been kept nom onr Owl borders.
THIS conflict aEakens the anxions eolicitude ofey
all the day. aid 1t hauatf our dreaus doring the
troubled night. Bat We have reason to be thank
full 1lst our general government has done nothing
TO offend one Of the States in rebellion against its
authority, individuals in the loyal States
have spoken harshly. rsshly. and unfsaternally of
| lion against the Federal Government Ne have
felt aEd believed, and therefore have we spoken
sgainst The great domestic Institution If the
South We, rs individual In the North, have
simply exercised right secured and universal in
this !apo-the right Of free discussion We have
simply uecd the means fairly and lawfully open to
the pulpit to rerolntiun1ze the public sentiment
Of this land and bring bsck the people to the ac-
h9oWlesgsa position @ Of the fathers and founders
mint % las done nothlng, absolutely nothing to Of
fspd %. Or in5u1e one Of The s1atss IN rsbell5on
has stood by the covenant Of our fathers.
II has trampsed upon no right-1nfiinsed
1pon no re,a ioa-wtthheld no immunity
tts1y i1,eiest Of tho5e il rebellion. Before The
| inauguration OF the present Administration the
rlus Of secession vas perfected and corsum-
| MATED Mhlle Utterly end forever grouudleaa is
this great crime If aesailng The most liberal and
the nttt benllcent government on the face Of thu
ea1th-a government On the charity of which soue
OF the ae-ailants bad lived and prospered. Before
high Heaven, before the 1rhuaal of impartial his.
| tory, before witnessing world. the government
hs sa Gepe se The Srd and
thug 10 be thanktnl for in this day Of peril to al
that We hold sacred.
nor IS This all II cannot be said that The GOV
eminent was qn;cg]y ready 10 take offence, TRer,
was the most kind forhearance, under the mos
persistect aud manlfe1d provocatinns. The Fed
Of civil war Wss lnaugula!ed in the Southern har
boz whele cur little patriot hand Of seventy bsay
men, s1o1d at bay. when attacked By thousauds 9
Aaal1oas foes. Prior to this, Federal forts, arae
rass, custom houses and treasures. Wer
eeizsd @ BY Violence. government officials wer
dsyn trom theiE ots rva co4leas1aey srs
| But unit the stainless bunting Of Sumpter va
lowered no spear or shield was to be seen il til
Nor.h f%r vas there Ses seh
kir.e AID cabiuets lock On amazed. Here then
another ground Of thankfuineas to-day, whic
ration, write down in history that governing,
wae so silently enduring under manifold and MIN
fest wrongs, as only at last to take Up in sci
| The speaker then passed to the consideration
I another ground Of thaukfulness. which was, tn.
the patriot millions Of the North see aad reali7
> the tremendous issnes at etaEe, and are Statistic
Of the justice Of their cauEe. The issuc at Btsl
is nothing less than the very existence Of our
D tion aB nation. If the doctrine Of Sontkel
EeEa non II IT. neaaars ans t RAE nay ieate Say :.
ton and never nave been We have bnen HI si1di1
eentu1y ha W We W aoad naon I'll Whs e
y have been only an assemblage Of peopl
q his doctrineis no more nor lees than nation
|. suicide. This every man must see and feel, 81
dS,r11 Il mi
S eSnEu11es, , 1hsn M re are no aatlon. Ihls
r.r ca ~ onr hif hI Mn.,9E ~ o+r
ntnne s a,ma vas resnon - n
4iti h anri, 3, a1 III ia ~ H. ln5soW'
l. ir ts M ican,r b Sonntar tm aed ad hme
1endezvour. ia al Ell % tai tic tic Union a VS. 70
1e 1a,ona ssq s' 81
heVn t ara nrse Gna w coGt;n1 SS;taa atnfts ID I,
1hat sgr eaaSe t = 1usf and that ws ean stand
~ WV u'* " oA''ASs *1'u aeaF
d s. s. oaf PEE s'us s.oosos ~ sz:-.,z..
Which e NAV SHOW our srafituds ~ ~ Tie ths,. N
3. Of gloom. F<rsl: We mist stand by1ke Goye,
n not, We nauat remember that. unless We propo
" naHs tnat @ our present. Sh
~ 49,. ~ h;a ra5sa nf, eiS Tft a ~ ea5s ~
o. w. and d1 sne ne eSs
Ia vasion of lie Union, The Constitution and ;
lave, think no man can qaeetion- he ong
ID pe3pe; VIE es a' ana opey, WIN words Of cue
q, a. r.. ass1,a ~ i.zna tse+ =; ,,,,a, 'oH
- nst bnry +ha S1n, srectrea a. ~
or sion in a grave so deep AID so IloDd cen1cn,
OF tkat they will never rise again and ehake th
ny EarfoWless bones and CORY locks IN the facc
= our I.sa, Ios1ssanS' o+ g. s,,o
on traa IA hv W" bc,rsur ,sar;ent1v out e.
~, ar, boneful;y The hnraens tf thia sttrnneIja
~ burdens are already great and nay BE- much cre
r, er; but unless am utterly mistaken in mr. app
d n canEe IL "of1n AL Tue sacrance,oot
Ed oieou anu eas:,se. a,s ~ <,,,-
1g WV o. ~, ~, 9n E1saae eo
1e .S3t 1an s s - s. a. ~ s[ 1es;Ip npon " =,
81 oea,ts '4 f u nv, td;srs M @ ava xIaI 1..t ant
h. h. even those in rebe}lion. ueS that cod Wo
re favor llltir 1efariops schcmes and pros
Of their traitorous enterprises, but t1at
n would give them 1epent9nce and be:
,nEa & snor MA saona G9ntnu
,.r be spetdiiT cut short, and that peace NAV be
On nc ~ I o1
and proatl as tie occan and lastlpy as tiuae
id The foregoing abstract of The e,ooueut, &
'us natriot;c eiinrt of Reve Dr. Bisfnn. dnrs
ny anp1oaca 70 even !alI 1sl 1aea oI tae psoonet
ny ltseH. we Ieere1tthat tne pressure upon
ID columns will not allow us to giTe 1t N
d's Al fhe Conclusion Of the disconrse the
let tire ccngrepation ioined in sineing stAmeric
DIS and weEe d|sm;sseS with The 6;essinp'
First Congregational Chureh--Vv.
r Pa1ton-.Thc Un1Icd States Tax, 4
II 49, ars+;es,na. - - - se a<.e-r tr;and ~ D..
The "a ~ ~ 1..aHU o.eatIa ~
er- IT nslAntlo9s 70 see Lns analencs assemDles
me thi house to hear their pastors thanksgiv
- - Wss church Of the faith and order Of the
1sa prjms.
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