, 1863-08-31

sxRNcks on TUE aAsnAvu.
1he auendsnes yesterday was uaasually large,
e"ty seas IN tho enclosu:e being dI1od, and many
Standing outside. The Surrounding wood, veee
nued with vehicles, many Of them belonrfnr In
farmers who had como for miles to cn,ov the =. r.
least u hearipg 20 much Of eloqu.nt practical
doctltnc from tic ernluent d1yiues Borfuv rIn.nv
Eddy and Fowler-all in ono day.
Tho public services: wesp opcntd at h,1f.n..t
ntrc O'Clock, by sermon from Rcr, E. NJ. nattny
tNa'dinc Elder, who took as his tcxt, Colossl.ns.
"a >chapter. part OF the lat verse: seeh thoxs
things which. aro above" He 4f,et deAnnd tho.
tn1ngs Which ore above; and secondly, why tb.v
should be tought. Hu contended that withont
seeking. Heaven Hoald never b attatned-th,t
nothing really desirable or valuabls eomcs wllhont
being sought. It is tho Christ In us hsrs that ta
Ms fot The Ch.iat In Heaven.
At haifpsat ten o'clock Rcr. o. Il. Tiffany
pfesehedone Of his very best sermons, taking 4,
bis theme ."Tho Foes, tho Forces, and tbc F,,.I
Victory Of Christianity" funded upou co.tnthi-
ant, 10th chap, 4th and 9Th ver.ea.
During tho fnsesnisslon At noon, prayer meet
1a8s ~e1e held In saveral tents; the ChI,drsus'
sunday school meeting WIS unusually Iute,astino
and wei attended. A prayer meeting esnee{,,1v IN
behn1 Of soldiers, MAS held In the Evanston t.n+,
where vera collected large number OF uarents
brothers and astcrs Of those IN tha a.nv from thnt
ne'gnoothood. The mseting vas opened bv ainq.
ng the "bsttec Cry Of Freedom" and the PRAYER.
wsfo earnest end a. loyal ~ language oould dex-
Atthtse O'Clock ner. T. II. Elay delivered an
e1eeucnf sezmon. taking "a his theme The G.esr
Apostacy," founded upou Exe]sle1 9th. chan ia
The sermon In The cronins-at halepast ssv,n-
was preached BY Rev. c. Il. Fowler, OF Jenersan
Street II. 3. Church.
Those who were In attendance yesterday. Will
walt some time before they hear four a. good ser.
mona aeain, and mono who heard tho undenf.b,a
Arguments, the earnest appea1s, and concIusivo
proofs presented Jeste1day. can say they have lot
beard their duties plainly aud faithfully set betoea
them. 4. -,- -'
CONCLUDING SERVICES TO-DAY
AT halfpass nine o'e1ocle,:a sermon xlu bo
preached By Rev. Mr. Beegs; At halcpass ten
sermon By Rev. r. L: Collier; and ut 5 D. M, scr.
mon by L. Hawkins. Tho services will conclude
Tho Bxtttah Address Of Sympathy. :
The Reverend Dr.. Mnssic, Of London, who
Is well knoFn to all Of onr readers Is one of
the most distinguished Evangelical Divines
In the Brltieh Empire, ia the bearer to tha
clergy and people Of this country Of an id
dress Of sympathy with the North In the ter
1ible struggle now going on between liberty
and slavery, signed by four thousand English
dissenting clergymen. A meeting was held
In Bryan Hall, Last evening, to receive the Doc
tor and listen to the reading Of the address,
The hall was nearly filled, but would undoubt.
ed1y have been crowded to over1owtng, had
the uotiec Of the meeting aud Its. objects oh,
talned more extensive circulation. The
Doctor prefaced the reading with statement
Of the condition Of public opinion In Eng
lind In reference to the war In this country
and gave many facts to show that the people Of
England arc to very large extent In Thorough
sympathy with the loyal people OF the United
States In their efforts to maintain the Govern
Inent and cruEh the rebellion. The address.
s'gned, as We said before, by four thousand
English clergymen, Is unequIyocal In It's sen-
tfmeDts and doctrines The reading Of the
address, as well as the preliminary dtscourse
Of Dr.: Massic, WAS listened 10 with the mott
profound interest. and resolutions, cordially
responsive to the friendly spirit Of the ad.
dress. were unanimously adopted at Its close.
Captured Horses Mt Cottage Grove.
-A@AtAtA AA@A 0' v. AVJk AAa9 IusL 5G.uTdEQ
to this city with one hundred and fifty horses
and mules, captured during tho rcceat mill
tary operations In the vicinity Of Vicksburg.
Many Of these animnls are blooded mares,
eoun0, and In good condition, and well worthy
the attention Of farmers and breeders, We
noticed some half dozen ponies, ono Of them
an elegant animal, we'll broke, and just the
creature for boys or girls saddle horse.
There arc several heavy horses suitable for
teams, drays, and cart horses Taken alto.
gethcr, they arc super1or lot, selected with
great care, and worth looking after By buyers.
This weak they will be offered tor sale at the
Cottagc Grove Yards, near Camp Douglas,
at prices which Will ensure thelr ready sale.
The present heavy demand for cavalry horses
creates hiatus in the equine element Of the
country which these captured animals will
very readily I'LL.