Year: 1865




lOId Trinity crowded to such an excess yesterday
afternoon that several persons tainted within the wsls
from tho immense pressure and want OF air. Such a
has not been in this chprcn
since the singing the Te Deuns" Immediately follow
ing the of the President The doors opened
little after ten O'Clock, and by halfpas eleven every
seat was hod the doors thronsed and sufrocson
had begun Hundreds OF ladies who had long
way to be present reluctantly retired; and many
who had been fortunate enough to get in early
and Obtain prominent places were but glad TO
escape into the open air and give up their posi-
tons to whoever would have The services
were those set aside by the Episcopal ritual for
thc burial OF the dead AS is the custom in
Trinity church. nearly the whole service in1oned.
with the exception Of the lessons Of the day The effect
OF the whole sublime and magnificent. The reading
OF portion OF the fifteenth chapter of LIST Corinthians
(et for OF this kind) by The Rev Dr. Ogby
most impressye:-
Now Christ from the dead and become the drs,
fruits them who slept For since by came death
by also the resurrecton OF the dead For as
in adam all die, in Christ sha! all be made alive
But every his order Christ the hrs. fruits
afterward they that are Christ al his coming, &c.
Several psalms we're then noned with deep soiemnity
aud after che Liturgy and other appropriate prayers


The Rev DR. vinion ascended the pulpit and delivered
q very appropriate sermon. He sad that we mus: not
be assnshed much the death of late President
s at the lessons which, through that event, taught
the naton For the last years this great and good
msn-ths unsued patriot and Christian, had devoted
himself the service of the nation, sparing neither
time labor whore the welfare OF the country
wis al stake Sprung IRON the people, he had
been elevated ~ the highest point OF power
within the reach Of the people; and now, at the
hour OF his death by foul assassination he becomes
martyr liberty and such viii be forever honorcd by
the people In all this the hand OF God could be We
had learned TO honor and love Abraham Lincoln 10 an
extent such few loved and houored; bit sud
denly have been brought TO know that must not
In our for him forget the greater honor which is
due to God For terious ms they are Ger
tain no has becn suddenly removed from his high place
Of honor. great man in every respect-grea In piey,
In the God in justice in wisdom, in kindness, in
generosity in chary-he not permitted 10 conclade
bis mission The nation mourns him one lost TO
them Like Moses, who had been permitted 10
bring the children of Israel through Red sea Of blood
he was not allowed to enter the promised land From
The top OF Psgah he the spreading plans, but tho
glory bringing the people there was left TO anotheTo
yosliua-who stands IL IN the place OF our
new President In concluding H. said that II strange
that Good Friday should have been soemnized by the
murder of one who had tried 30 much 10 initiate bic
Divine Master


The force OF the Rev. DR. vinton's sermon was felt
throughout the congregation and at its close he read
some touching selections from church hymns


The servc concluded in the usual way with the sing
Ing OF psalms, prayers and the bcnedictOn