, 1865-04-20

Cd the good freetdenL ~,
The measure Of our responsibility ts IT, h.
amount Of our counlvance at these th1n!s. 70
n an is ftee from guilt who has "tnked at thts
Tho bas to r..
III Il biz - power - . uEe;. dsnoanss
snd pgn'sn The fo.s Of ae nauSSn, a noe ,sas anu
ence Of TIE natson teai, 4nd here. On the toMo
Of oar chieftstn, let De swear eternal emmy 70
d 10 sI1e.ted let Is
retthen thirk We hsve done our duty. bad rstner
the profsne Vrcfch who has done this deed Were
i1eye our minds from one thought of oaF personal
responsibility. No; rather let TIC Wfctea pe
fugitive and vaga5ond, with the marx OF Ga.a
mon hi Let as, h h te eoI %e mep ta
hste in his eye and he'll In bis heart lct every
homo be IN asylum IRON which he shull be barred,
70 tsonxht S ;a Of eonapiciy NH him. Of sympathy
for him may enter. Let u bow before God today
In humble penite1ce: let Us ak of himltorg1vc.
We did-ihat his hand ba stayed, and the measure
Of our responsibility be Cancelled
The hymn. ;. AID Why. great God, are We thus
Hstdeid, of he WABASH s. 3. cha q, addressed
the sudtsnte nRon tae !" "PsoT1dentta' Indications
DR.; HATFIELD.
DR.. Hatfield said That the interpr citation OF
Divine Providence was diticu1t tlsk. 1t was not
always an easy undertaking to indicate the lessons
heh God deslSncS ; should Ss learned from bis
war but the murder of the President. one lesson
CT ss @ H. e 4 Il I'D sea ssg sssssS II:
doctrines Of national atheism. We aro called
upon most 4nnls'akas1y to yte!d hesrfy support
NOT the psrty. The e1fce haa claims upon our
support. Which, a. Christians, we must respect
The bible incutcatcs the duty Of obedience to.
fL1~ Ia r1r7iN AzH H1SA
responsibility Of those who have for years vlliaod
an4 naligned Tho late President for nl the hpnors
and wealth OF tho world. He said this terrible
not thcse- infamous lies been constantly d1nned
fnto the ears Of the public by m interruptions aud
Ps1tiea .aliy did ths speaker insist that Chris
uaps should remember the President in thelr
prnye1s: Ac said he was plad to read IN the pa
pera OF Wednesday that The Chief Executive had
the leaders Of the rebellion was cruelty to the
STATE. Mr. johnson would be sustained by tho
ents Worth in hts Efforts +, 70 pas period D. = te
ought 70 be morally i@pos:ibe that ta man Mi like
Cod would not allow thus " wa1 T to end nd until md The
WRONGS which slavery hed worked were righted.
There Is no mercy in Gods dealings with ma
Have faith In God, and uut Of this disorder ne
vii bring the peaecab.e fruits OF righteousness.
The services we're closed by singing the doxol-
ogy. --. .-...- .-..
EPISCOPAL UNION SERVICE.
In accordance with the pastoral Of Bishop White.
house, union meeting Of the Eptseopal Churches
w.s held 1t the hour q noon ID Trinity Church
church was appropriately draped with she insignia
Of mourning, and the exercises ware Of the most
so:eu n character. The Bishop, Right Reverend
5: Seetor esooi: u Tiipity Rev. i II. Bishop i.
D., Rector Of St Johns; Rev. r. Smith, D. D.,
Editor q the NorthwesterI Church; Rey, E. W.
ION; and R.v. s. r. Jones, Bishops haplain, par
tic1pated in the conduct Of the exercises.
'2he opening sentence for the order OF rsosu-
sSS speeaa1 AS ene9
We Rev. :. ,ger lssd the selection, Of rsalm,
Rev. $. X Jones r:ad the lesson selected foE the
| occasion-the drtt chapt>r Of the Second Hook Cl
! samu. 1.-The lsmentatton Of David oves the death
Of Soul and Jonathan.
I Pr. cpmmfns read the L1taDE.
Bishop Whitsho9ss read spesia' PRAYER for tht
% & n Tsss r.
Seward and family were commended To the mef'
! ctful ruler OF all.
and spoke hr1cfly get eioquently On The national
! calamity The following Is eEc1ch OF hts dts
/ course:
this dnr, tpr never hal the sun looked dewn OF
| 2 eccne more -orr,wful. A whole people IL or
| 1te knees at this houE; from the Atlantic to TIT
1fc1nE n411Gn II weeping al LQe nlfF uI lis ut1u
! Pretoent. What Procession will enter to day
i the nsuousl capitoi-nnder that grand old dom:
which the honorsd dead had lived to zee s.owned W
M dea s s sah Ct I'd Ssa
| ratou. Inside that capitol stands tbs statue Q
| history, pen IN hand, as IL waiting TO recort
ni. hit he muse Of history stand svhast at th'
thought Of lnditlng the record Of the icsrfa
cllrDe-the murder rcd President asssesnatcd ny on
Of his own Sons, just a. he wa- gathering to3:the
- ten lnlOn.
believed that great blessings would inure to th
natiSn nom tbs af,ictivc disrsasatioa-ae re
Satx iy men vho have seen IN arm: assin.s II
Upiuu. Amid sil our afniction, who t. not thtul
full: When the national pillar tre.abIed the pet
ef efe lie massise done on eir shoulders. d M i:S T6s
are ! unisnov. No more ds--.per Of dfspnlon; II
cspito, has leen added ao-f to the great temple
hrna.n liberty; ts9d br-s permitted ne assassin
b. eemen'ed N ls'.e, ss he pernlse6 the murder
Els own Son t.or onr salvation. Tbs nation e
tendt one f.snd to the desd President and Il
1f .usa VT Ont q Ssia assns:.
come t.gh.; ous Of evil eometh good. My g.
: bless aud protect this people, and sanct1fy Il
The burial service was lncn read ~ Rev.
% mit, &e." Tas devotoasi s % exercises eiosed =,
the ceIedictton. pronounced by the bishop.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
pTEs SyterlAh Cnu!cu VA uliEu "
waraspsls. as e5s' Thu -"Fta etsa Rs! Z
draped> for the pseced,ag ti-~-.
I Humphrey, D. o., tho pastor. conaucted snv :
heavens in back >0
Tina exclaimed one who felt that nature shou
, Tins l. opr hoftzoD dTaped to-day. and ID. il
roll Of tic tnunder which sounded along our II
| al through the morning was like diapason not
pied oy our own I'd hc.fts. We and our W n.tie tf
mourn. for America has Lost hes nohtest rsprc-e
ta,se, hurn.nit, has lost oue Of its most honort
The speaker would not delineate the history
, President lincoln. Dates sre Of 1itte momeu
Tho iast four yeara Of his HE hare been mo-
. It hif character Will shoT how well fitted dc n
for his work. which ~ Ne believe in Providenc
has h*en done. Hs wa1 man Of the people. q
s d. drew bis early breath in an atmosphere whfc
! rounded every d1op Of blood and Influenced
: xtry gestures ana nd speech: Hence the peop
t md tneicgant lie was man Of 80 mus
sl'eht III. hss,ty to, to p1,neipls .,.o ',S -. -!
II witt ont pcrs~ahl and scldsh anni:lon. al
: no,hlns evel swerved him from principle. Thel
was above all 4 christian sense Of dependent
few public lcalcre base ever manifested. q
references to God were unstatned By cant. q
1aet tnnenrsl va! go%.pel % @ sermon. worthy Of
i 1tDpfFE&1$1
: produced By HE AdrfnistrAtion were among Il
most notable o all. aud will be felt wherever 1t
Inscription is read on our coin. In God :
Me 'ovdd to Sonsasr htm,s{ d a. a. ao
instrument. Lincoln was President, hut &c
was King. Tic would tell us TO-DAY: could /
tpesf, to refer to God rather than m to him;
impression produced By considering thst al tn
features Of this calamity were clear to God beol
the blow come that the assassin was W3tehs
/ mfr RwH hnF
finger xas On the trigger But when We rccov
ourselves from the thought, Hc seems all Il
greater that he who marx. The fall Of the tpasro'
which scarcely bends ne grass as II uEop., e. g
: suffer great man to fall when nation feels th
: / shock. Wc may nottoo rathly speculate on God
WIFI vii e., aho
gtan South as 10 cieanse 1t OF slavery and its d
, lenders forever.
treasure The country has gained IN eecond ton
: for fta psigrjmaQes, whittier cur children may
when they wouid refresh anew their love Of con
try, and where they would teei the stu Of all til
: h:Difes one as patrior and man.
: FIRST BAPTIST.
Owing 10 the serious 1ndiEposttfon Of Rev.
4 ". Eyertt, u. b., Pastor Of the First Baptl
. Church, no sermon was delivered. In lieu Of 4
anticipated services, it was determined to hold
| meeting, Ut which addresses appropriate to Il
i end OCCASION would bs delivered bJ var.pas d
, clersymen. Despite the tnclement eonstasn
+ the weather, the church was quite dited. 80 e.
, nest we're The people 70 pay tribute to the me:
orr Of the respected dead. Rev. E. g. Tayl
presided:
v-B. Der slow, E.q., Of the TRIBUNE.
MI. DEssLow-
!, Nr. nenk1sw felt that they were called tto:eth
! as one Of the assemblies Of nation In monrnii
sear1 fues = Il had aeysr shed ssiD5s; f., e 4
the old nag Of the Republic, IN token Of the pro
Of spstay heEsas
m n nnA 1nan in enthusiastic 10y. not th2t apy h.