The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-09-12

ed what was the most important question
that had ever engaged his attention, replied;
My own personal responsibility to God.n
He knew Of no occasion where men taking
part in public affairs, and who professed faith
in God and the redemption which He had
promised to mankind, should feel these great
questions more strongly, and consider them
more earnestly than those present. 1t was
time when no one could fail to understand
that there was God that moved among the
inhabitants of the earth and welded the des-
TIMES ofnations and of empires. It had been
well said during the struggle we have just
passed through that the hand of Divine Pow
er was so obvious that men bowed in sub
mission and said this control snot fornaught,
it is to accomplish a great and important re-
suit. Could they fail to understand, in view
of the events of the last Winter and Spring
that the same power was still working for
the accomplishment of purposes that still lay
in the future2 They had seen the country
just on the eve of o permanent, secure unfal-
tering peace. Yet, just as it was about to be
accomplished, they had seen hand inter-
pose and the result was still In the indefinite
future, showing that there were yet purposes
in the divine mind, and they must bow rev.
erently until his will was accomplished, at
the same time doing that which seemed to
them right. There was no ground for dis
couragement or despair. They might be
perplexed, and they were, but when they saw
much had already been done, they knew
that the same hand that had brought them
thus far in safety would carry them still fur
ther to a happy and safe contamination
They must trust in God and to the high pur-
poses which he had formed concerning them.
He knew that the human mind was incredu-
lous, full of unbelief, ready to distrust when
its own resources failed, Instead of fix
ing itself firmly on divine support. It was
part of the common infirmity of our nature
that infrmity which we should pray to
God in his wisdom and frmness to enable US
to overcome, so that at least the Waterman
shall see eye to eye.
After prayer by Lieut-Gov. Loo Bross of
Illinois, the Rev. Mr.. Conway Of New Orleans
made few remarks.
He said this meeting was prophetic of the
kind of Union he hoped to see in the land
1t was the kind they needed, where the hearts
OF the people should be linked together,
where Massachusetts and South Carolina
should love one another as Christians, and
where Maine and Texas should join together
hand in hand. This meeting would be one
of the happiest that had ever taken place
1t was emblematic of that desirable union
which should make them one and indivisible
in heart as they were in institutions and in
all the forms of Government
The meeting was then addressed by Mr..
Mullens of the Tennessee Legislature, follow
ed by the Rev. Dr. Newman OF Louisiana,
who, after expressing his pleasure at partici-
pating in such meeting under the protec-
ton of the old flag, said that he considered
the coming struggle religious one. He had
lived long enough in the South to know that
there could be no liberty of speech or of the
press there at present. He had had the man
highest in power in this country say to him
that he and his brethren were not wanted
there, but the principles of freedom and
Republican government should ultimately
triumph.
Other addresses were delivered by Mr..
Hunnicut Of Virginia, Wilds of Tennessee
and Others, and the benediction pronounced
by Rev. DR.. Newman of Louisiana.-M Y
Tribune.