The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-17

h and goodness and surprising wisdom will (
gather as their proper centre. Meanwhile be-
/ it ours to ponder the varied Iesso suggested
sby an event, SO startling in itself and SO sad
sdening to the heart of an admiring people,"
The lessons inculcated we're, lst, GratitudeE
THAT the President had been spared the fourE
Syears to carry out the great measures Of hisE
administration; I'd, Confidence as to the full
8ture, and 3D. the event should lead all to pref
apare to meet their God.
CONGRESS SQUARE uN1vERsALIsr.
This place OF worship was Hastily decorated
with flags draped heavily with BLACK; twos
4 flags in the chancel, one overspreading thei
acommunion table and pulpit front, and oneI
neatly arranged in front of the singing gallery,l
while the entire front Of the main galleries.
were festooned with black and white inter
Atwined. In the morning an Easter service|
Awas held, but the great national sorrow tinged|
aevery thing connected with it. The vases of
I flowers standing on the emblems of mourning|
upon the pulpit, not inaptly symbolized the
Immortality which lightens up the dark back
4ground Of the present grief.
8 In the evening was a service and sermon ap-|
Appropriate to the occasion. The text was
Psalms 46: ! and 2 verses-"God is our ref
Auge," &c. The discourse which occupied
Sthree-fourths OF an hour, was noble, heart
&felt, manly offering to the great occasion, and
Ito the great and good man whose tragic death
4 has produced the universal sorrow. We have
sneither time nor space to speak OF the dis
sscourse, the lessons drawn from the great ma
!; tional calamity, nor the effect produced upon
88the sorrowing assembly. One word in rela-
y ton to the audience. Never was the house
ssmore compactly filled. Pews, aisles, stairs,
xlcorridors, anti-rooms and every inch of space
y were densely crowded NOT less than two
s5thousand persons being within the house,
81 while long before the hour of service throngs
n we're turning away unable to get within the
sadoors.
a FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
81 The interior of the house was heavily and
& appropriately draped, and the Pastor, Rev. DR.
81 Smaller, eloquently addressed large congre-
Sagaton from Eccl Z, ID.
"A After allucing to the events of the past week
the joy and the sorrow the preacher pro-
decided to point out some considerations to be
#drawn from the subject.
# LIST, The uncertainty OF human life and inse
curity of human greatness. I'd, The gratitude
i we owe to God for all the good our late Presi
Il dent has accomplished. His was valuable
useful life. Sd, That God exercises contro
lover all events. He sets adversely ovel
against prosperity. 4lh, We should consider
: that we are dependent on God as nation fol
the means and the agents to preserve our ma
tional interests, and promote our nationa
III glory.
IA Nothing shoIt Of publication Of the who'll
lean do this discourse justice.
"a We have already received suggestions in re
lation to several of tie sermons preached il
the city on this occasions, that their publica
tion in the Press would be agreeable; bu
among so many excellent discourses the pub
#lication of any one or two would seem inyidl
Ious, besides inficting upon our columns
Epressure which they woule not convenient
Ebear. Wouldn't some enterprising person fin
This interest in procuring copies of all the sci
,Mmons delivered during the day, and publish
ling them in a neat memorial volume?