, 1864-10-22
MURDOCH AT BRYAN HALL.
The National Address-Dutv of the
CltlzenH in the Pre9eMt ejrtsis.

Bgan ns1l Was well 6lled last evening. on the
oceatlon OF the delivery BY Prof. J, E. Murdoch o
his celebrated fsttouBl Address, fer the benefit o
tue sanitary Commission. Az zlrea sy auuouuces,
inc ett1se proceeds Of tlle LECTURE we're given to
the Commission, and the evenings en.ertsin,nen,
ne!fed handsome eum The b.ll aud gallery
were both crowded, not a fpa1s seat being found
chEir. >A'
I6e lecture is one Of the naf,lest efforts Of biz
Mas'eT ns Mild ltis ioefcal eloquent ana couv.nc
eood cldzens owe to their country in trying
noGr+ rs proven by re'ere1ce TO the dictstes o{
ieennG. reason ana re',eion. From the duty Of the
when IN bis clehr deep tones, h. aun7nuced tue
conclusion o1 bis reasonirgs-"Let this war 90
On. tEl the great end tor wh'ch our soldiers ala
esna + ssp pfssd Eest % y sess ss:s ard
nam that vaet audience which made the building
ebske, euf8cienuy atttstt1e that 10 was speaEice
70 heare1t: who believed with him and were vii.
Ing TO continue even to the eLd,
The line Of bis own duty, hla resolve, WIS 10
work to ellerce the sympathy OF the peopie tor
the soldiers IN che fed 70 tncfea e the love oftse
the time when the aid and sympathy Of tha nenple
pas needed more than eser. The noble army. the
ponleas ne Wo5ad ever eaw. save that Of the Rego
luson Of Rhich It was the Legitimate desceud 4nr,
% was ! now W STRUGGLING to perpe,nate that Uotoa
which their taahers uied to eetab,l-h. The men ol
our armies, deep as was their patriotism had been
eufpatEed BY noble women, who ntet In Chicago.
and after that all over the land had hv the fua,1.
tuition Of Sanitary Fairs and other WORKS Of love
DONG mnch to alleviate the s1fer1ng Of the army,
Had The men Of our country in the a<sre7A'e
evinced as great epIrit OF s-h sacrthce 4s tbs
women, the struggle Would ere thus have been
ended. II was bis high privilege 10 aid in their
noble WORK, and be intended to contluue. Ht i'm.
plpred those present to come 10 the rcscue and by
their aid aud sympathy TO cheer on the army to
the eloEione, ,eonsummation which could not be
long deiayed..
Such, IN brief, was tie tenor Of the address, de-
Hvered IL burning worcs sud mAjestlc sentences,
ard With Euch an Impressive eloqnence OF tone
a1d gesture as would have CONC honor to the great
Demosthenes hin,se:f. No repo1t, no, even Ger
6afitn one, could do It ja-tice the mauner Of the
the audience showed how deeply his uttsrances
impressed them. We give the closing paragraph
.s1llen ny the as1ed lore you bear to your
country. BY the love Jon bear for the right NJ tue
love you owe God. swear 9 sear TO uphold this
tsl: In this hour Of struggle for exstsnce. ta.
ie battle. fearful struggle for national existence.
Swear to maintain the truth, the principles OF
right aud liberty, and to die contending Tor II, ~
your fathers did, rather thsn one 10. or little
Of our national glory tarrished By the pollu'ed
toucn Of armed rebels. % By the sttll more lohta
zone contact Of eymp7thtzinx tslttors."
Mr. Murdoch, in conclusion, recated .'Thc Oath" :"
the audience remaining seated In perfect silence
TIL its conclusion. He then asked thst the andl-
encs shuu1d contribute to the fund Q! ths Sanitary
Commission a collection WAS tsken up Ehica
amounted TO $163.s5, Of which Howe j. Rob3lus,
coum1ea1on nerchsnts, gave S.; ona IS conv1.
The Frmainoer was postal currency, ten csnrs pre-
dominating