, 1865-04-05
N. ". CHRISTIAN c0MMtssloN.
Meeting In Bryan Hal1---Heeds Of the SOL
dit's-~-Hbst the CommiAsisn Is Doing
---StllfRe 4 Ba0k.

listening TO- patriotic addresses, and ioinInp
patriotic sopg:-the fall Of Richmond Tbe .
ceifent hand Or the 18th Veteran Reserve Carr
"as In attendance, md by their splendid rendtt,r
Of several pieces much enhanced the plea*nnea
the ese1lng. 7
The meeting waa called to order bv John ,
Fatweu, Esq. the audience Joined In ene1no Il
hymn :" My country 'tis of thee.r ~
Rev. A. l.. Brooks then IL An e,oors,. ,>..,.,,
10 me ThroIe Of Grace invoked Godg b,essgs =
upon The gaths sr1ng: thanAing hun for the wn1
dfons Wutks he had accomplished N~ "''
man m y! nodieesed the meet,ng: lie WIS ofsannoin
60 nai ne gathering was not 1sreer one. nnd r.
gn .eq s ans1 ne h3 3no.atton meeting Of the prec.
I'm eomH'ssien meeting, when funds could Lay
beea collected for The soldiers who b I'd nerfosme M
nees eefvss snn hs hsld II hi. tell
5luoA9 In conclusion Mr. FarwcIl inloducc
Rey- Y. ". Everts, D. D. AA"1sN'
~. Evests quoted the triumphant sone of Mir,
en-, "stng unto the Lord lor be ha1h tF,nmpnrs u M
golriousl5; the horse and his rider hath be ttow,
INTO TIE Eea." This should have been ,he sonc o
me North when they contemplated The broker
ae Spsaes o. fsoe!don. i was MT merely General!
pnsoea suen ga,nnt deeds, for there WAS grea
co@mandeI-ia-ch,ef over ali Generals-the Cot
81 hat';ea, oy whoss help they had trinmphed. 3,
NGose help our fathers founded the mighty Re
public Ills banner might be seen by the eye o.
iatia over our etar-epapg'ed banner: H1s voice
m,eht be heard over every command. and IN ev.
| er} battle. Recognizing this sovereignty the }u
b1lations Of yesterday ~e5e not sufficient to ex
| psrss peoples re. erence. Suppose the Hebrews
be e LID Da' xhsh
| pEafslng the proves. Of Moses, or hid lnstituted
certain Fports or dances, and some Of them had
heeo%e intor.ssed it ~op,d have been an 4ugn
What vas 1hia mighty rebellion but the thup.
ders Of Sinai before whom magistrates and people
should tremele: 1twas the hand Of God Of thnn.
4 6rS1n fnrfh HE 0f hpr$ $hn+1
man Justice. and there laws LIT the people bear.
| Some people think that few more victurtes Wilt
forever destroy The rebellion, but 1t will not do
| 60. They must carefully and prAyerfully study
the causes Of the uprising. and rrcoenizt1c Gods
| rFor1d.nec, earnestly endeavor 10 acknowledge
| For what had the trave boys who had died nm.
On The battlefield suffered und died. Was it fnr
his OWL nights any more than those OF the mshv
+ at homes Cr fat5sr WIS It not beautiful e1em-
pildcaton Of TIC Divine doctrine Of atonement
Rev. 7. VI. Humphrey ssid that the l,ghth ouse
snd hoep1ta! were both called Christian ins..tu-
aea; es; n ssa ,ns, nshe5 &c
Christianity. what shall not be said Of ihe asspcia
ton whoee meeting they were then attending
i zane in 70 supply deficiency which could not
he supplied BY even the most liberal and bened-
cent government. The guvetnmentcould clothe
arc arm ite soldiers, hut It could NOT send nurses
to the battle field to 'end the wounded aud dying.
as the Christian Commission every man who was
wounded would require two others to carry him
from the front. thus tobbing the ranks Of three
men: Then again the delegates were ennbled to
III the story Of Grace and Salvation to those
whose hearts become susceptible Of Divine ruth
Il The people wish to comprehend the work Of the
Just before hattie and see how the gallant
soldiers arr nersed BY the gorpel truths they have
leaned. Watch the Christian Comm,sslon Agent
alcts of Gods mercy, or listening 10 lis last mes.
Ebges 10 loved ones Al home, whom he can never
re- aeain RecoEntzing 'heee facts, all tending to
frf4ff
value would be apparent to alI Then, again, the
spralct believed the institution would "a the fu.
turs exercise great influence in recruiting the
feverai regiments Of the country, for no un1,ine
agent fs 20 strong as Chr,suan love Fur he
same frason. be believed that II the President
wsr 70 1aSns nsT :. and os general amney
The rtbt1s had been bTousht up under tyranny,
under ignorance. Under :eigion which knsw
slavery hut did not know freedom, and would b.
very liable to profit By lessons OF ktudness md
coed will. Mr. Humphrey believed tnst
these influences would ret work with good effect
md there would agstn be united A1ner1ca
glad to have an opportunity OF expressing thank
iulness for the labors Of the Christian Iommls-
s1on. He believed that the present was Gods
war; that he bloody strife through which The
country Lad passed was he only way in which the
nation could be saved. There was time when
war might hare been pronounced an impossib,lty;
but by the timidtty Of the churches, the me n
trickeries OF politicians, the recreanry Of the
North, The South WIS encouraged IN Its pride and
lnju:uce. Yet the var bad produced good effects,
and II studied, the band Of God could be seen ID
the work. II were better for the nation to perihh
IN the war than to perth By dry rot and beirer 70
die IN "ar than die in co~ardlce. (applause /
The speaker wanted no peace which did not hang
Jtd. Davis higher than Ham1n. [lmmense nr.
p.ause.l He wished no amnesty which did not
cause sufficient rebels 70 be hing to dem onst1ate
dangerous thing to meddle with treason.
lChterR.1 he was not devoid Of charity. but felt
that had the Christian Commission gone into The
Geld aud fncplc4ted rnaudtln spirit of charity.
teaching them to fear the shedding Of blood, even
be It that ofn traitor, be would hare had nothing
TO de With It ont 1t had not done 20, No skulkers
eould be fou1aannusg the men who listened to
Dtstne truth. They we-e the noble ones who brunt-
ed the most severe hattles, who bsavely faced the
ensmys guns and died there. No man ie harder
his conscience tells him he must ana who carries
his principles and belief with him. The speaker
in conclusion eloquently dwelt upon the great
Commission, in their quiet unostentauous labors,
sT9ooihins 9so tas d,lns pillow Of man, brave SOL
Rev r Ii. Eddy, j. D., cofncfaed with the last
speaker that the smashing Of rebels should b
done dtst, bnt felt that that casugatton has been
and is being, administered by the gallant boys ID
achieved hJ these rete1ans, and remember that
the late glorious victories were purchased with
the blood Of many brave soldiers; that suffer.
ing ana"d5lug soldiers lay upon the battlefield
qulring tuccor. This help the Christian Commits
eion wss laborips to render, but their treasury
s Has oeplsts5u. anu 10 E3nunae taelt coo1 VOTES
this money !ibczaliy and Immediately. It was no
time for stne1uees or delay, for the necessity VA
In conclnston Dr.: Eddy exhibited to the au-
dienee handsomely bound volume Of poetical
and literary quotations. which h,d been presented
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