The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-28

. danger q CONSUMPTION. treTe would be 3 gTAnd
rush for Substitutes, aud tAs daily .versgs Of
snlissmsnis would r,.ch iso or 700 /. a.y, a. "a
mus, do th. quot. Ia n. s,d Voluntarily.
The revision Of the .orollmep, IA going On
steadily, but . provrcSscs The ratio of reduction
sesms to diminish, when ,hs o,rr.,,,on had bosn
made ln the ars, lhree or four vsris th. Com
mltsse estim.ssd that the reduction would bs sro,
one hundred and torty thousand 10 .i1b,v thor.
and-n.aiiy ops, half Nov. hov.va, ,ba Indie.
ions are hs, We raco Of r.d,,euon vii, nos h.
more thsn ono fourth of tho old anronsn,. n, x
difcui, to socoun, for This diffsrcnes unls.a c.s,
which came TO the tnovleie-c of our rcpor,er n,,-
nishcs the solution. T,e Committee. o.B,.,
called al house on the West side Of town, en-
rolled ono OF the male inmates Of suitable age and
inquired u "er wero not other adult males In tho
"niiy' ho vi" answered that an old man, nearly
r'enty years Of sse, was member OF tho family,
on' q oourso bis name had not bccn given.
rh' o'hcer, on learning the hciA stated thst
90 would enroll him any how, which
no accordingly did, giving his ago
:" |o''v'"'t rHHdiess OF whsa ned teen told
ni"' Ano ohrouinon " Tho old ssnticman was .
uAuer OF no po'sonh consequence to himself or
'iis mnnly' but n such things ere done In ono in
"snoe' Why NOD In many And Mo quota Of
hs city depsnds upon ,hn correctness Of The re-
ports nah by hose ofheerN what may bo srpccted
hcrn such work WHISTLER sush cssas are froqusn,
or not We have no< Tho means Of Determining. but
would not hs strange II, Out o tho large number
Of mon In the service of the Volunteer Committee,
| noro should DO some who are mo. doing their work
honestly, The Committee arc dnsirous and
srrg every onort To male tho onrolluieni thorough
| aud truthful. aud ~heneyer cssos Of romissnsss on
mo part of agents arc detected, hey should 10
prompdy reputed. Every citizen b Interested in
this subject for II the enrolment is excessive The
quota b~'ed 'hsrcupon, viii NECESSARILY be cores
Pondingiy excessive.
| IsNocrSrs DAY.-ThIs festival which /.
| also styled IIoly Lnnooru,.. l~v and Cb,ld.-r,..
D.y or Chi,dermsx h.s b-sn obss,vsd fro,, =. ,.ry
early period In the history of the Christian
Church. II heommemorAtss ths barbsrous massacre
by KING herod of I'll tho children who wec In
bethlehem n 'two years old and under" The
history Of this event will bs scund recorded In tho
goSpsi by ~. hassbcw-ehsp. T. 1e-1sv. A tho
Rcsormahon' this anniversary wss reta,asd in tho
bnghsh riiuaL and consequently, divine service
VIII Do hs'd IN sfths Protestant Episcopal churches
nds% and h'sh Mass ~,u DO oslcbrst"d IN the Ca
'hotie Churches In the later u In double q tn
orcond clssA and the vestrnents worn arc pairpls
| In torn.x ,,,,.. 49,. 49,. .,,,.,,, -. .,,
e'un's "' "n'uosy
dsy' and no ons would BEGIN any work, Or
entsr upon any undertaking on tins day To NAL,
any propa..l d, tb., <,,sr.,,,ss,. n,o,.,.s,
| ~ N.' 'NpS'"' n'o"Aron hoohr
NJ on this INV usod " oha<psraio him vmy much.
and he wuuLi on no scco,mt perform any busip.,s.
| o, rn,oc.o,.. ,.n t,t .,,....,,., -,
| ~ "' ''P''1'n Nss p1Vo~
| bly, derived rom The hunor attached 70 Herod'srct
OF atfucity On the curonation of Edward ~ -,
| p.,,.., ~. ..,..,
h"t'.n'' uAA' ''A'"iH'y ~ss 'o tAxe place on Bun
day, ban ~ that was Childmmas day, post-
ponsd ,i,l Monday and 70 tho preaeu, d.y n. t,,n
| IN .. :
"Ah sno o1'Tp~s 0' 'ne "ouhuy' nousswiros re-
frsin froul all work ON This day. In sncisnt ttuss
| A vsa /. e,s.s-n N .uunt nil the voun-., h-..,.
| ..,,u. :. ,.,. a.
s'y ." 'nls aAS '"os W certain srfsnf
re-cnsotng the 'Masucrs orthe Innoconts,'
1t.-,, -. p.--
"hspkiL fhiLLiPfs ON hBcosrRUcrIoS.
An auCfisDos u Abtut u,ousand perspns s..,u
| ~, L.. .,,,. :, a.. g. ,.......-, =
i"SA'u'" " near
wendell fninpIs spoaf on NE above subject. Upon
| bonR introsfuccd the lec,urer was receiyod ,ys,,
| -. -, - -,
~"1 ~''' .'"ouneins nis SUBJECT sA'd
hAs during he neTt dI or eight months he DEEM
| I'd n /, be the r,os, momstrtous oues,,ou ,h,ch
| . i, a. =,
N'"'' ''.'a '''~- Ii u"'ns 10 10 mao no
dirrust in the government Four years age he d.
| v,Ssd ,hs North into thre. oIa.ncu . dcso.,s., ~.
| noritv r,nJy for ANY thing thai would ernh.rr.r.
| ,hs goyernnent the wing of the Ropubliean n..,,
| under Mr. seward, ready for any sacrtfoe whIcS
| would sa,e the nation, and The other wing oi ,hs
|