Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06
.EHll FoJ8TEENTH or AipRIIl.,

Tha- -RestoratiOa OF Fort sumter.
s1ksys Henry Ward Becker ana shIa
PoEth coming Addre6s IN OhaFIGstan.
EPEspaEatiols are noNsiu pro ogress t6 ceIs7
brate on the 18th Instant, the restoration
of Fort Sumter to ithss National, authority.
The government officials, chief among
whom will be General Anderson, and the
guests lotA 1he. government, comprising
mainly the GoVeFnorGoE the Loyal StatesS
and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who has
been, invited to make the address on the
oGcGaion, viii leave New York toWafd the
close of the week, on board the steamship
AfaRo. sssrl iis1ssF DGE ssiH9
Besides several first class steamships are
anhouuGsdsEo Etake ,exeufsi6hists to the
scene of festivity. The fare for the round
"trip has been fixed. at 800, id6luding
board. The excursionists will probable
Ihel absent ten days, and have achance pf
visiting Savannah and Port Royal, as well
as Charlestsp and possibly; on the trip
will touch at Hampton Roadss 81 .f-163
At theg morning service in Plymouth
Church, on Sunday, Mr.. Beecher formally
|announeed toahis congregation the fact,
that he should be- absent from his usual
post Of duty for the next two Sabbaths.
he said that he had been called upon to
s5ths, InFmhsEs ioG fthe govern.
me6t and The officers OF the army as they
\ go to raise ageinso the rni1s of Fort
Sumter the national ensign. AT other
times, when the prospect of lifting the faR
to it's former place seemed almost vision
ary, he had spoken of such an event with
inbilattou. But now the timei in reality
drew near his soul tremhIed within him st
its solemn meaning. Many would go there
imbued with feeling Of solemn ljubila-'
ton, in this wonderful event in the history
of this people. He should be aeIry ifRnY
went there with any other feeling than
that of Christian patriotism. If others
went With feehpgsso of exultstiou over fallen
foel for his patt BE wentas a -brothet to
appeal to misled brethren from the
day of their Misrepresentation % the
day. Of lkPnlll dge. ts gepld be 10
say 70 thett1,. that after four J year5
of blood and darkness, we had brought
back to them the same hearts of love that
they had smitten in these long four years
If there be any minded in thseBpirit 10 20,
praying the blessing Of God to rest not on
the North alone, but upon the whole undf-
vided country, he would welcome them.
After adverting to the fact thst the gov.
ernment steamer would carry only officials,
but that excursfonists would have. oppor-
tunittes to go by private vessels. Mr.
Beecher continued his remarks by stating
that the brethren Of the church had
pEepSrede resututiansG expressive of the
telings of the church in regard to this
most important event. These resolutiou5 5
you'd be brought up after the lecture on
Wednesday evening" and, if approved,
would be in some sense his commission to
address the people of the South, ex-
hibiting the feeling of Christian fellowship
entertained for them.
Mr.. Beecher preached an eloquent ser
mon from the text, " All things work to
Egether for good to'those who love God; /"
aud had given. out the.cl closirg hymu, when
he received telegram from Secretary
Stanton announcing the successes of our
.army. This he read, exciting the sympa.
thies of his audience to burst of patriotic
ispplause; Instead of the sASmn first an
nouucedl u q America" Iwasi bubetituted,
(which the congregation sang with great
feIVor Hud with manifestations Of heartfelt
Eioy,