New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-16
The Congregational Reunion.

Notwithstanding the threats Of the weather last
evening large congregation Of des and gentlemen assem-
bled In the Brooklyn Academy Of Mu,o to suoy season Of
soca intercourse, under tho susPices Of the Congregational
Union.
The exercises we're opened with prayer By bs Rev. DE-
BAcOs Of New-Hsyen, Conn.
The Rev Dr. BupDSaroS of Brooklyn. delivered Tie in-
roduc,ory address. in which he claimed that tho Church OF
Christ fully awake Of its duty In this time OF
conflict These truly dark days without which The na-
tion would have lnown o what tuu tle American
people and the American heart were made. .
The Rev Dr. sTRARSs Prrsld d7ut Of Aherst C3es- M's
ssch0'et being arr onnced 20 The Pesdsn OF We eye2
then took the chair lie said h I'll, was "eeh ol Anl
yersAresa week % Causes There wa the cause o. tue
poor the hCtSAyery cause tAe h9Is Aiohsly eH.'e,
the fornjsn M'sonary caosc. the Bbe cause the Fet
csnss and tho Temperance cagse II that eau te csied
for III ws's scau.s It W. enc without nnch sHeei
But that meeting not cause The tons4aonH Union
cause bu, be did not understand th, tee Cougiess
,,l feuulon Aoauss rnls" II shon'a result Lsiphy
n. Spew shA. he Home Missionary cs-- '' aoe "ss
sometimes 90 rerre.erted a. its snuiysnsiy ~" ~ ,.
.pesche.in gloomy stories Of heafrending e.
really fhs su11ryo missiou.res were frShisne9 We 3s n
les from pfos.cUtns hsf studies with view 10 uae W
p.h,t been AZ To-. 70 know wba, the object of thei'
meetu. was wis. their csuse, unless thfy
tou Of Cor rgrogaanls conEce'ted were csusfe -no %
seye. Ths President however, had inform ed hni,
"clAFe Of the social affections and good time gene aFs
with that inornsleu be oomprehenasd he cause without
80 the character OF their meeting IN order ussGg
macy happy ob-ervAiiou. and ehons 40 'na amount ei
for made speeches. by ssrs thsi va, hi
frsyeI :. his .hsl never cssse m the ssyeholt
ksbsiof IL put down. We had berr ilrced rtp his
'ffe lev HEssr W1Eb Bgscnss on being cl'sd, said,
a. o. prcyicu' re1ucus they lad eHdesy0rs 20 chin
he ,evsrs 4 sober pastor q preside over them snd to sep
the people good oir they had led every occa'ioa
e1cep perhaps. wh.D the p,sot II Pynloath Church was
tried lLaaghter But This 'm" IN order g set nan d
order and G 1nservave whs they he'd gone into ne
very heat Masachusetis aud brought We
lf A e .t va th. 20 The time when he te .peskerl ~''
Drought up IN days IL wts sn a~I1 tninE 70 -
Minister spesk among the psops a. he "oud sie1A ID L
H. Toe Old times, when minister, got up to peek n meet
ing Il a~f time sod an s"iu H'eel1- nc os"
rr.hic picture Of the oltme perscn and -Ipe''sd As
gratitude that in modern diya p'sto were Dc ouns more
lac t.e Nrstr, @ho, when o. ears y - He sho"n as
d. D. repens ;he common Peop ror bis august pfe.encr
Men and children drawn 20 him ieSsiby i1e better
conception OF the Chfstiun nin'ster VS. IN ,.e 'tsA
p.n-s man among sud ii ras an alspeoas cifcl.n-
s,suee ths IN cor GA: ,he nil,y & YER % u i.b ~
he tot that their condnct nu't os ia oof-9 vi Vo
Lessons OF which they would teach su c9lmthd Il
lad been sld hs Christ smiled bat lie wou kc 90
how people found tia, ophow they came TO the CEN
cluson that ho was always weeping
Chr.st ga smile. and the world haf iazhed ever sine
Among good e of This presen conflict ihi het
great people bid goi tL,r ou,h' opened and they
which cou'd te gs 81 o. the South Why they were nls
the Norh. churchs. were bens erected c3nstsntiy
CD lad bsed Us wiki prosperity. even In the m tst Il ou
OR people were b,in, educated a, never rc!ore NJ
Moore CT he Rebellion Record hrd informed hin that be
i2Oo to 10 100 printed letter. om soldier IN tie ueii
armed band must settle lhis gne,tion which sd
ron 40 o our seroraou 20 We could NOT afford
20 ua joutu tlis wax could postpone IT, we might
pfooagit We should give our children our lives Tor our
country. tat the may III the Nation 10 saved and
S'gs.ry Is cul--d "
qns Rev. JosYrB T. NUEYFA of the Dutch Refof iaed
Cfn-ch I'D ne dd lot tLlk thore ceud be sny Resn
without ,atron II Kept the hfst inoe oi tie Jaw
Ming God they would be released from obedenoe 70
ne second tAt Of loving man In reference u me ate
ton-ws Jackson ha said that he bad been bon aud mar
udsr the tahonn ooc.- of believing thai the pow
rtt ordained o. God bGt lie obeyed the power -i
s Ia I,. .rste c.UsL Il dut g. obey the power
al .ir sto, He had been informed chat stonswal Jack
-lil u be could have been convinced that II ~s.
Ms .uty the United states Goyo nmeit he would
usvr turl.t alouuj = twuklng aud fought for A.
There w..r o. men he never krd 20 hear tsk
ab nj ratIi,m-lo.e who believed Ia tho OF our
Government motives OF sel'.i'ret, nnd taose Who DO
came % RIO i. on Gil o - popular enthusiasm
The ta.ti fpr'her Sdd esscd the hey Dr. CrLicK
of Nisconsr tio Rev. K. NJ. HATusLp Ntihudisti the
Rev Mr.. Hssiss Presbyterian, OF the Christian Conhis-
sion sud others Ia happy sud sound natotio speeches
The large audience, ster enjoying the good tne gsn-t
ally" set Ia tts piocsGnmo, let the Academy VAN
some hostancy.