The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-05-20

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q III Communfcated. t-@
EplroR REGIsrER The following beautiful
extract is taken from q letter in the Home Cor
respondence Of the New York EgangeliN, and
have thought, maybe, you will give Il place in
your joarnal. The writer IL referring to the pow
pr of prayer of the late Dr. Skinner Of the Presby
terian church, and in Of his illustrations takes
occasion to site the incidents of historical ntesst
furnished in the extract. The sublime subject 50
eloqucntiy dwelt upon in the letter, loses nought
in grandeur from the scenes introduced in illus-
tration. The marvellous gift which DIR. Skinner
possessed, is of that power which opens Heaven.
to the weakest saint, and the battle scenes which
decided a fearful crisis in the national contest,
alike to thrill the heart with feelings Of the
liveliest admiration, awe and wonder.
DAMARIES.
"Hc seemed to mo at such times q man of mar-
velous power. OF this Irecall two signalexam-
pies: The first was at Gettysburg, on ThursdAy,
May 2sth, 1868. The general assembly ~ our
church was in session at Harrisburg, and train
of had been placed at its service, carry it,
members to the place where the great battle Of the
war fought. The railways were represented
in the person of that elegant christian gentleman
and manager, J.. NJ. Du Barry, General Superin-
tendent of the Northern Central Railway Com-
pany, and all his arrangements were made ON an.
ample scale. A large number of invited guests,
both ladies and gentlemen, wero in the company
One of the most conspicuous persons that day was
the honored chief magistrate Of Pennsylyania,
Gen. John T. Geary. When we arrived at Get
tysburg. we found large number Of carriages
provided to convey us to the parts Of the battle
field that within reach during the time that
could be spent that day. One of the most thrill
ing scenes ever witnessed, was when the COM
pany fled into the national cemetery many eyes
sufnsed with tears they rested ON the
efecting signs Of the dreadful conflict, which had
been there waged I've years before. Arranged
according to the States TO which they belonged,
were the graves ofseveral thousand Union soldiers
who fell in that battle. It II very possible that
not dozen persons in the company would have
identified the grave Of any friend acqusint-
ance and yet, who Of us did not feel that all
these graves held the remains Of our brothers, a.
they were our country's defenders Tho whole
assembly felt as they walked among the erayes,
q deep sense of gratitude and tenderness. EssE
The prospect was of the most interesting kind,
and the central point Of observation va tho mon-
ument ut whose foundation President Lincoln And
Edward Everett had ohiciateG. The work was
sufficiently advanced to answer for = plntfor4
for those who were the officers Of the day. Com
spicuous among them WAS our Modsfator. ths
Rev. DIR. Stearns, of Newark, but towering 1bovG
them ali was General Geaxy, whose statuSe, anA
also bis part IN the battle mads Y look eP him
ner, and Presently he was introduced toIGads 0nr
devotions. shall never forgot his appeaxnnces
~ in thst magnificent audience chamber be
- II some one more than man was there, ana for
us TO do two things, 70 thank God for ali thaE nr
summed up In the word Gettysburg, and TO prnv
70 God - shehalf Of that entire and grand entity
siRs the inSa Of God stood there In that pssssncs
to thank and to pray in ouv steads - sesqe1
! transnspEed-r II As he spoke the very lisp u hss
uorde, as ho dvelt On tha sdaxk anys sthfo&x1r
which We had gone, and the glory Of that day,
whom this victory become ours AZ tspderly e. X
or brother, he thanked God for ths rsa fhne
fought that bittle-the living and tbs dead--andi
then for such : country - they Lad saved. From'
prayer ior Dur country. AID wk.s : pssvsr &
| Was, ccnpfohending al we could ask 70 rWhat ~
loved % dearly, but never % dearly - whcn ~
stood before God, with uncovered beads on The
After this prayer camc tho ssohjeot lessonn II,
| geography and history, with Governor Geary -
| our teacher. Standing or the base Of the monu-,
ment, in quiet and unostentatious manner he
called attention TO the country about IA. Yen-
/ der Was Seminary Ridge; just over there Roy
nolds uas killed; down here Is the village along
General Howard planted his batteries up there
rushed the Louisiana Tigers; yvnder y Chips
4 Hill, on which was fought an engagement that
would have robbed Gestysburg Of its Eiery h.A +
ferries !; beyond that the Peach Orchard, and fur
thcr on Little Round Top; ont Of those g0ods on