Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-09
Dav or Public Worship.

+, In another column of our paper will be found
the finely written proclamation of President DA-
Wis, appointing Wednesday, tho sixteenth Of the
present month, as day for public worship
throughout Tie Confederacy. Have we not cause
to worship God? Have Wo not cause TO be deep
ly thankful. lave we not cause to BIO unfcgnedly.
humble. Should not every man in the South feel
deeply his responsibility and look honestly and
pcgitently to God to help him to do his
work ,faitLfully2 On Wednesday the sixteenth
then let all, not only The people but their ala0
rulers, not only the white, but als9 black, lay
aside their work and repair to- their houses of
.forehip; all of whtlfshUuld be opep, thatnouo
may lack tho opportunity of waiting upon God.
Let the people make no excnse for slendipg tho
day in idle recreation, ,Letdhc work Of their
servants bc,suspendei; audswhere ttey are ac-
customed to have separate service, let it-b6 held
for them on this day. Whore this is notthe ease,
let them be invited to Eorship with their owners
aud employers. And let the ministers of Christ.
who speak to the people on this day, be not
afraid TO speak toldly; let them show the peo-
pio their sins, and the rulers their sins. Let them
discard all their old fast-day aermons, in which
they vindicated the revolution, PRAISED 'the vir-
tue and valor Of our peupio, and abused our enc
mics. And on tho contrary let them lay the axo
to the root Of the sins among US, and deal with
them with an uusparing hand. Conviction and
remorse must DO awakened, and sincere repen-
tance follow, or the e.obserynnce Of the day will
be but a solemn mockery before Cod. Thereis
littlo use for such, appointed days, unless we
grow better. Theyonly cnhance9ou guilt by
the addition of hypocrisy to sin. To kcep, the
day, and then go ON drinking, gaming, swearins,
Sabbath breaking, embezx.ing, specializing, de-.
frandingi .exterting, boarding, Withholding ,h9
necsssarisa Of life from sale for higher prices;ly.
ing, swinliing; and committing othcr sins not
necessary to mention, living for this world and
its pleasures only, thus defJin God, andprovo-
king His wrath by our iniquities, is only to add
aggrarating insult totho infraciion Of Divine
Ian, damning enough underany eifeumstances
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sGg The Virginia regiments arc uoE very fulls
Pickctts divisionis stronger Than IT. ever has
been. Gen. Lee says, /" Nirginih has.don6 nobly
in response to 1hc last call, ,,but North Carolina
ha8done even better. a,4s
@y- The North Carolina Supreme Court has
decided that q member, of the Senior Reserves is
e1titlod to a discharge 1Fen reaching tho age lof
city,. - - &9 =
{ Sa young damselin Canada, twsireseurs
of age, became united in WEiedlock to q youth of
fourteen summers, with salary of tour dollars
per month. Courageous boy
Msr Six thousand porsons we're recently crush
Cd to death by.ihe falling Of q churchsas sG Is-
tsrsburs. .ss - .,S.,ss - -
ess- Somebody, describiug tie absurd nppsar-
sncc Of man dancing the polka, says thats.ehe
looks as though he had n hole in his pocket, and
vas. .trying to shake n shilling down tho leg of
his trowsees."
~ The noanfsEHansonrscord sent in a bill
against bis wifcs estate for half days; labor
.tfsn ding her funeral. - .-+sl %sg
- .t-pe -.,.s-t; $50 - 49,. 80 -Sg
( ges.sMpchi hi-ssnsation issnow lcansca in San !
Francisco on netount Of the Chinese temples
ihus ghisris-the only Christion city in TIE
Rorld where id9latrous worship is openly car
led On, J