New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-02
The Coming Past-Asg. 4.
To ne ESitO, # ~, NJ \. TSfrv"e.

To ne Editor y Ihf " D. Irfps">'
SIR; All who believe, even intellectually
only. that God Almighty has revealed himself TO man
kind, by inspiring holy Of old prophets and apos'
ties 70 write the holy yodne, which We call tbs Bible
must rsoce that Government las proved itself 10
be Christian Government. by takirg counsel from
Gods Word and in this their day Of peculiar ria and
calamity call upon all our people as prophets ana
rulers in Israe Of old used TO do under similar crcum
stances. to humble themselves before God by fast
ing and prayer and have set apart the ith day
OF August for that purpose. now Sir' pehe'e
YOU aud every intelligent reader Of The bible must
feel deep concern 10 regard 10 the proper observance
Of that day 81 fu,ing Tor II IL not plainly re.
yesle In sc,iuiurc tint God commands 10 fast and
pray under -cuusianUcs Of diversity either OF TEN
poro or suir nd kind. thnn the manner ara sprit IN
hich IL should b. kept fn order 10 be acceptable 10
Him who holds the destiny Of every son and duugh'ei
Of Adam and eseh nation on the globe We may ihSt
IL such n way only 10 provoke HiT TO more wtn,h
ard greater Indignation nSalnri ur, ~ irhei % Oh
sometimcs did Ne have Of tie commencement OF our
horndaa bsirn 0BaugnIsted y SHAREHOLDERS, ehl iof
their benefit aOneio perpeinnte the bondage IVY
African race gIngag U.S. ana spfead ah S''' t,sr
country observed n day, or Gays OF iasF
ing and PRAYER; and equivocal. on the Whole
has been tue answer OF God that We might hh1p lhe
language or thoughts that God saw or hehti "i lAe
ucone OF Israel 1er some Of their TASTE which are re-
corded In tho 81 Of the asth chapter OF Isaiah
Wherefore have tasted and thou seest mol hovr
afhiC u our toul, ana lhOl tlAcSt ~ hhp""ub.
Now let u hcnr with fixed nttehton what the
Almighty Tod Of Love says Hns The reason OF osise
" hy lie heard and answered rot. ltis ftpl 10 me,
questioning commencing In The middle oil ihe thfu
verse OF the Sh chapter which We have Just IA Ph'
quoted goes on The zenith verse inclusive ns iohoNh
"Behold In the dsy III your fift sc ma pleasure anu
exnc all ycnr labors Behold, yc isst ioi tlrne anu
debate and 10 snite viii. tie tst OF Wekednees' 20
shall not fact as vo do this day. to make yonr voice 70
be heard on high is 1t such fact tina! have chosen
a dny for n man 10 nfiiict his soul 10 bow down his
bend as burush and 10 spread sackeloth ana ashes
Wilt thou call this fast aud an hccePtaoe ia. 70 'r
Lord, Js not this the fust that j have chosen Ito
loose the bands Of wckedness, TO undo The heaNl Jul
den. and 10 let the oppressed free and that 20 break
eyery woke not to deal thy bread 10 the hungry,
and that thou bring the poor that are cast or She
fugitive slave as wen as othcrp 70 Wy house ~.
tbou seest the Naked that thou cothe him; and thar
thou hide not thyself from thine own ncshi linen
nhat IL when they keep a fast In such manner ana
spirit shall thy light break forth a. the morning.
aud thine health shall spring iorih sps a,x y;
the Lord snail be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call
and the Lord shall answer thou shalt cry ana 10 81
say here am. II thou take away nom the midst .,
thee the yoke the putting forth OF the Sr ~
the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shan
thy light iise in obsosrity. and thy darkness pe
| as tho MONDAY" o that God. for Chrst's snkr.
would give us as whole people 70 Keep su' We.
the manifest reluctance Of Christs ministers III W
city on the former fast day. 10 confess our nation
sin In regard to Slavery which stand, pr9mlne,
-manfest to all except Shareholders and theI 3d. ~
tors or apoogists-such the earnest enfrehies W.
peace and prosperity 10 the dominant and utte
forgetfulness OF the down rodden Africans among US
That the writer OF the article went homo from the p9p
lie services Of both Old Schoo ana rev
when / went For i said IN my he-rt Go'
will neger forgive our sin IA Nation
or withdraw bs shifting rod utll We 3onieas and io