Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-23
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glad that the Presidents letter hsd 60. =, Wa was
arc no nation or administration can ever h.
fower OF God. The Christian Oonmissson -
.ouosung the people In the true priperpl. ~
nrassn, loyalty, and The great need Of the
OF ne Goyernment In the prosecution as an.
N. IN tnis hour OF peril the paramouutlnnd
o'sf~ helminG duty OF all 10 to drive 70 h.s lair
South. tApplause1 There are tines xhSa %
silence is crime, and IN this hour no tr,. =,
a uo. an oe silent Neutrality now IA trsasoo.
lAppiause.l BE cared not in what form opuo-
sIth IA comes whe ther in armed rebellion or In
Manghant crincism upon the Govern rneat
Tha e bnsi rh,srs u rs SUI treason: tApplau.eJ
ihe Snns uhn Oom mission tells 10 the conn
uy mat loyalty Is a sacred thing (,oon.
| promise now 10 word OF shame ana a..
the en.rr ne you'd only compromise when
snota tasored to DESTROY. IApplause.i : An
! s OSnuons OF honor requires this war % t,e
waves over n' Ss fann,sn mo o,nsr nag but the one
nave no sympathy with us; but opprre.e,i ma
uohs oid us onward, for our cause is the eanss
ward sor I. appiassel God, too, says on
| sns aiu, tIr II Is ms cause. The speaker fully
| approved OF the objects OF the Christian Con-,
mission, and said that with Christianity ana
patriotism united, all will be we'll The iIn,nn
must De preserved. God has wllled A. Ana !,
| cannon De otherwise. TApplauseI
| -, Al me conclusion OF Gov. Pollocks addre.s
| Soldier OF the Cross 7" after which The g.,,ant
! Genpral Howard, of Maine, was introdnrsa
biit 1en. Pau1ck had been announced 10 ,p~aS-
but ne could not be in attendance GenersI II
SAID II reloiced his heart as A renresenfs,,a u
me army, TO listen to the seutiment. % an.
hsc senas ,r letter, and OF the gentIemaa who
nao preceded him. He approved the ob,ee,s
! OF the Commiss ion, and hoped 10 make thsra
ptacucai 10y adding some In uence in the 49,
@ 10 III. II snrpoTt He had ever held the sen,i
n,eht that soldier should be a Christian IAN
rlanseJ SO should our rulers and legi,Iat,I.
III tongress were full of the spirit of S,hr,.t ~
ero 10, @ pate Jot from their patriotism and
7 v. a " nc "a lxsra.
Inc Itheral then referred TO the fact that
"ihle the nj tdlcal, ua rtsrrn ter . ana o.,
NISSAN Deparim' nis OF the Government d,d
al IN tntlr power, there were still many thinr.
Hanu which This commission would summit
All the Government has done deserves cs,1
' out more Is wanting. for the simple
Itasoh mat we are immortal beings HE
SPEAKER then referred TO the good work which
couio be done In the army, and argued thai th..
sciolers were ready 10 recei We religions instruc
non, and were eager TO receive religion. r-.s
ing. The chaplaincy had proved almost a total
iaIure, and he Gen. H therefore hailed the
thllstan Commission with delight He nry.a
liie lmrortrnce If Christianity, and believed
that all men who worked for Christ will 1xorS
LOT Els C untry, and he urged the friends OF the
Christian Commission TO go on and the army
plausel ANf
Bible S.ciety, followed, and made a .tatenent
IN relation TO the cooperation of the E(iaI,
Society ocny Ti,h M the Christian Commission. Over
i,uC0Oo0 Bibles had been stributed among tho
Sc idiers, and on Tuesday last $1,000 Were sest
of. ~
Rev. DIR. Duryea, OF New York, was then
Introduced. He said that one of the bIassings
q his war was the development of a Christian
sHIrIt. The country has now a spiritu aIitv and
suength II had never heretofore attained. God
low called The Christian into the arena of ti,..
.Shnlct The Chris tan life lie of sterner stuff
ILan that which only sings psalms and says
sA.stnf Fred ShT.siiibS n tHe idsnrs letter
Tie . 81 Ills s tSsS SHe rsarrn St rhs
- nrT work which the Commission intended
90. he soldier interposed his body between
Us ahd the soimeier OF secess sion, and n
us fr',1fare a duty 10 serve him. God has given
eTEn mt az an aofnrnrssfaoe''s.ssr.-Sc-s
Conscience was Supporting that Governments;
and III that Christian conscience there is rising
a Low spirit. which WIZ yet be heard. Politi-
csLs MAY blame, and carp, and ridieule, bat
tE,rsands Of voices are raised daily at the
HiaT, and there is strong voice pleading with
Coo ior hose set over us. There is an under
rlCnt now At werk He (the spel ker) could
f"el its workings in Wall street, in New York.
This current was a rising Christian sentiment
Al purpose, and faith in the righteousness.
OF cur cause-a faith in God; and (said Mr.. ID,
turning 10 FIR. Chase, let me tell you, sir, a
reIIest NATIVE and part of that Government
and administration, that lf the day ever comes
when you Tor " HON pray: you for whon
We sympathiZe and whom we think we UNDER
stand: II any party forsakes you, or tries TO
override you, there is the great heart OF the
Christian church 10 pray for you and the great
arm of the Christian faith 20 support you; and
that arm which has been lIfted in prayer will
buckle and lift the sword until II has cut
swarth before you and placed you, the rlghtfal
administration, over a thoroughly renoN ated
Union. Tremendous applause.l
Mr. Stew AIT then exPresse the thanks OF the
commission 10 the Pres dent Tor has letter, and
asked that the audience approve by a rising
vote; which was agreed 70 unanimously. Mr.
:. further remarked that one of the most eth
cient organizations OF the commission was The
Young Mems Christian Association Of Wash
ineton.
Mr.. Patterson. the treasurer of the commis-
sion, then, in q few remarks, thanked Mr..
Chase for the countenance he had given the
meeting by presiding over II.
Admiral Foote, u. s. N, being in the hail.
wasyociferously called for. He approved the
object of the commission, and The sentiments OF
the Presidents letter, and said he would try
and have the letter read from the deck OF very
man -of-waT, and hoped il would be read al the
head Of every regiment and company In the
service.
Admiral Foote was much applauded through
cut his entire remarks; and after the conclusion
| OF his address the benedction was pronounced
| by Rev. p. u. Gurley; and the meeting rpen ad-
| jeurned.
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