, 1863-08-08
Services at tho Church of tho Holy
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Services at tho Church Of tho Holy
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The Church Of the Holy Communion wa,
well fllled. After appropriate services, the
Rector, Rev. E. W Hager, commenced his
address by saying: ~: .,fz,
BRETHREN: To-day We arc not without
We should pray thai our joy be not turned to
mourning. = -.,.
After sia.ipg the occasion of the meeting
to-day, viz: the call Of the Chief Magistrate
Of tie nation to ascribe praise and, thanks
giving to God for the recent victories Of our
armies over onr conntry's unnatural enc clics,
lie said:: We ought to rejoice In these victo-
ries, because they lead to peace; and that onr
1ejoiciDgs should 20 on to the time When the
harsh note Of preparation for fnturs c ,Enbats
DO not mfngle with our songs; when . calm,
holy calm shall be breathed over our laud
while the North and the South, nov 80 hos:
tile, shall without wrath lift up their hands
together and bless the Lord.
:. After speaking Of the evils md snfferings
caused by the war now %%:sssssag in our.land,
evils ..c. ..1ii ca1lse cries Of anguish to run
far into the future, aud OF sorrow .a1i y
tune cahlot assusge; asked, wnap ,"'At', :"
u ha the heart OF o man, does not bound at
the prospect Of an end being put to this
awful sCene-at tho slightest prospect Of
peace2 The injurious effects prodnced by
wat upon the human character Was referred
to a hArdlAood Of soul will he gathered BY
au, whether immediately engaged in, It or
not: Who docs not feel that his heart i.
harder to-day, md more Indifferent, than
when the first rebel cannon doomed against
The walls of Fort Snnter9
We should also welcome tils prospect of
Eeaee, because We believe it will b effected
By the crushing out of q wicked rebellion, aud
the triumph ef a righteous cause. That glo-
1lous constitution once confirmed, and &C.
lnowledgcd by the voice OF nations, and the
wfEdom of our fathers shall then be ackuow-
lodged, loved, aud ylndicated BY an uucheck7
Cd web ot patriot hearts-by au unbroke3
s,.te1hood ~ @ OF States, and Que fag wave: eyer
majestic drarery cast but one eshadow over the
sacred soil Of the Old Dominion, over the land
of Boone and Clay-reckribbej New England
the giant West-the plaius of Ueah--the
gold elope of the Pacif1c-the Sayannahs aud
bayous Of the sunny South-oyer the councils
Of the free, the tomb Of Washington, and
Fort Sumter.
We do not look for. nor hope for peace
that Is only another term for the stiffness, the
! quiet Of desolatlon and death Nor do We
Enpe for peace without the spirit Of peace.
Ms R5ay tor Ell peaes p mneES 92 ssssss 9saTs
:, here Justice has triumph hea!wleked ambi-
ton has been punished, andtWhere a;boRd of
1ege lts,,. knits every heat, daa tongue
. :; s.The union Of hearts, the union Of states,
And tho Flag Of our Union forever"
. We should pray for, and be thankful for !
peace that will be effected III such way Us to
demonstrate to- the world, the ability
ct this Government for selt-pzeseryation, and
that will show that no ruthless hand can ever
he laid upon her warm and beating hart With
our country ia coming ont Of this terrible
struggle with increased Strength, and Is des
tined hereafter to take q more elevated and
important statfoA II controlling the dessinles
of the earth. God Is supporting her, aad
will continue to support her with pillars of
beauty and strength that will suffer no decay,
disturber, be 1t domestic or alien, and tho
ioyfuf shout of her sons ring mp amonr the
stars Of heaven; when time ehal become
hoary with years; our country, having the
greatest elements Of strength, and develop
mepts. md the will and muscle to use them,
Il bound, among the nations, to wear the yic.
tors palm, and to shine resp1endaut with tht
victof's Immortality. Ny faith Is strong
here, and not at all shaken by the conyulsiye
throes OF upheayings Of the present, or tho
booming Of The cannon Of treason. I an
not mad-1 am not visionary, As the result
of all this, some wondrous design is sooa to
be achieved. God would never have done 50
much for us II he had intended now to aban-
don us. The foul breath Of treason shall
soon be stopped; this serpent shall soon
tall the dust beneath the on.rollins chariot
wheels Of our country's defenders, aud the
mouster's blood, and the torn ftagments OF
his sinuous body shall soon be scltterad In the
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