, 1865-05-15
Words Of sym psthy trom Canada,

ton rom us II Necessary. They are sure to draw
large and apprccfative audiences.
Words OF Sym psthy trom Canada,
The following address Of coincidence. in regnrd
to the a-esssination Of President lincoln, has
been !rEued BY the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ca!ion Of Montreal, Canada, 10 kindred Atsocia-
tions in the United States:
BELOVED BRKruREN: We are prompted by feel
inse Of warm affection and deep sympathy TO ad-
dress WORDS Of coincidence to you al this time Of
your nations sadness aud sorrow.
your land is this day fult Of mourning and
lame ntaion, for The hand Of the Lord has been
iaid hess1 upon you. One to whom all eyes hsye
been turned tor more than four years - holding
10 hia hands, under God. the deshnies Of yonE n.
fallen lor crashed down by the accumulated cares,
anxieti.s and arduous duties Of bis high position
q ehitf ruler Of ms1y sris, n19n but stricken
At u time we write, millions are assembling
IN ear,k!y temples on :his solemn fnnerai DAY, 70
drop III menfne1s !e.1 TO Peg: forth tne5 nun To-
seedlings and feryent r.oysfs to the All-sudcielt
God, that, in the cey Of their naton's calamity,
He Wonio he !erciful unto them Let us. though
er p...,on, dIor. the sJmpathizinE tear with you
..uo mnurn the loss Of yonr great and good Pres
ident, Abraham Lincoln. Your loss we feel e, to
no Email extent, our own Ioas. and taA1 Of the
a. We think Of the agony Of the heart strickea
widow, AID the unoterahle grief Of the fhtherleas,
Of Grsce nay pientir1lly pour the bslm Of con.ola
fion into their woupdel hearts: and as We think
ot you ~ people, 80 long afflicted with the terri
s:apsbter "a of he 6aste,aeld va disappearing Be.
lore The extended olve-bEsneh OF peaee-iust az
the ehIill blasts Of the trumpet Of war were gvpg
place to the sweet song Of reIolcing-hsvs been
Of joy canned 10 the ground, youf songs OF tri-
rmph interrupted hY tears, lsme1tations and vail
ing-We would, with yon draw nigh to tho Throne
uf Grace, that BY the power and mercy Of God
your nstion's loss may yet become the nation's
gain, through the ine:timable blessings Of free:
dom. .pcsce, and q we'll ordered 0ovetnment being
more fr1nly established and more fully enjoyed.
And shall your bereaved nation 1tft up IT. cries
In vAini Shall the God Of all the earth. The
Father Of or LORD Jesns Christ. not IsgaM5d I'd OF; or
surely heaf and this night OF cT7ef and tears and
monrnlnR, shall be turned into light and JOY, an1
Thanksgiving. The wicked r.f and rot, sat.n
eta. Lei the hearts Of ihe moa1ners be comfort
ed with tho ahonght Tint God doe1h all thinga
well; that He is righteous tn al BY ways, and
tion's chAstisement ts bur the seed time OF a rich
harsett that shall surely be gathered IN the Lords
uwn good time.
he Of good courage and strengthen your hearta in
the Lord. Systems Of error and evil change aud
peritb, but truth and right are imnutable. Hon.
ored workmeu, noble chief'aIns fall, hut work fat
NAFFNAAS~-
As a Young Mems Christian Association, seek
to fu!etl the sacred Wofk to which 5o9 have been
With assurances OF sincere esteem snd deep
and feryent eympathy, We are, desE brethren,
yonssin bonds OF Christian love. In b=haf OF the
CHAR1xs R. B1AcK;: LIST Vice President
JAMS S1uART, Corresponding Secretary.
NA11s os S1pEw4 LES Our wooden Sidewalks
convenient enough when kept In good order, are
IN many parts OF the city in terrible atate OF
generalization. P}anks, broken In two, are often
lett unrep1ued and unEeplaced for weeks, and
holes ire not uncommon ihrough which an adnlt
may fail 1uto the cb1sm below. For this class Of
evils we have CIVIC remedy, though Il BE- not
alwaJs spilled. An army Of sidewalk inspectors
DOES NOW md then turn 1ts attention to theee
breaks, ard report to hesduuarters, after which
the evil IL remeoleo or NOT, as the case may be-.
But there IL another cass Of evils which beaet the
pedestrian, not 70 we'll attended to, and piodnc.
We 1riet 10 the nails which almost everywhere
protrude their heads aboVe tue surfucc Of the
sidewalk, to the height Of bali az inch Or more,
futniuK Eootz, tearing dresEss, Inducing falls IN
Vulnerable, and sometime: penetrating to the foot,
cansinK dangerous wounds. Alady writes us that
S9{ sase 3as dasa q ssw
there to 1he thiong Of barcfooted children who
e eS9 s es o4a sna ~ esxs oc ca &c
canse. The evil II one for which the owners Of
the adjacent property should be held responsible.
obr1ste the difficulty; the are, an Inst,tution tu
almost every family, could be easily brought ont
and in few moments the protruding nail be sent
1tis really much more dificult to guard apalnst
accidents from this source than those resultins
from the hole. We generally, in walking. keep
/ r&ah1 n 4fTY1aY thorn "
are sble to watch the sdeWak 80 closely 10 TO Sec
protrudrg nall, and, with many, defective vision
nsk.s il Impossible Wthons STOPPING. ,...,
attention to this point There i plenty for them
to do. Very many items Of civic improvement are
needed. They can well make themselves popn ar
ieeted IN the past; now that tue var IL over, We
have more time for attending to the admihistra~
lion Of internal afairs. Let our attention be
turned thereto forthwith.
Byr sunoEa1.-We understand that seyera
delisate and Important surgical operations On tho
eye have been ret emily performed by DR.. ]. B
Walker, Of thia city, resulting in the restoration
to sight Of persons who had been pronounced in
curab e among these several graduates from the
Iowa Stale Institution for the Blind.
= The mArter has created considerable interest, AZ
i ts believed that many persons spend Tears In
these Institutions who mght, undef skilful fFest-
ment, be restored to eight We are pleased to
the above mentioned institution. 10 operste on
such Of the inmates as can be wholly or partially
restored. The Doctor Leaves for lows this morn
ing.
UkrAD LET1xRs.-We are requested BY the
Postmaster Of this city to aeAin call the attention
o. parties posting letters to the practice 80 preva.
lent Of mailing letters On which postage IL not
paid, OF ts paid nnsufncisnuy. Sometimes
as many as one hundred letters per dry are
posted, which lave either the one cent stamp In
llace or the two. the two ipstead OF the three or
nope at all. Many have revenue stamp ar11ed,
which ia Just a. bad a. none At all. These letters
are sent to the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Fourteen letters addressed in the same haad-
writing were plscsd IN the boz yesterday uustamp-
ed. It would be good plaa for business men
to print their addFess in one corner Of all
envelopes used By them; tu that casa letters not
&c w:uld be- tefurned Or Detained Till called for.
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