TINE! P11ta3238, miasma) DAILY (SUNDAYS SXOSPTIDL IST JOHN W. FORNEY. L 1110 . 11. Jo. 111 suns VOITBZH STEM 'DIM DAILY PRIAM% 1 1 01,1111 CINNTS pHi WIEN, payable to the anion nailed to Bat:Northers out of the City at Sava! DOILLAIN net ANNOY; TERNS DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PM Mx 11101ITIM; OIN DOLLAN. AND SEVENTY -MB ONNTEI 102 rinum Nonni. Invariably in advance for the time or dered. Sir Advertisements Warted at the usual rates. IRK HAN sonstlints a Innate. WOG lIMII-WEEKLY PRESS, Milled to Subeerlbers out of the CUT et Petra Domani Sts Astraa. la adman.. MERCANTILE LIBRARY. Steekholdere wishing to have their shares duplicated Fire requested to leave their Certificate of Stock with the Librarian. and to register in a book, now open for that purpose at the Library, under their own signature, the name of the person to whom they wish the new certifi cate made out. Persons will receive their stock in the order of application. Those who have lost their certifi cates may have them renewed. Any peraon who shall own a share of stock on the let of January, 1864, will be entitled to an additional share without charge. Persona purchasing at once will receive all the benefits of this measure. On shares purchased at the Library no tax Will be charged for the remainder of this year. Price, $lO. A share of this stock would constitute a valuable and useful Christmas Present. no2l-6t 1p RETAIL DRY GOODS COOPER &; OONARD,I NINTH AND MARKET. ,TELDUR•CLOTHS. FROSTED BEAVERS. - FINE CASSIMERES. BLANKETS. BROCHE SHAWLS. LADIES' CLOAKS. BOYS' FINE CLOTHING. noig..f • 818 OPENING, 818 AT THE ARCH-STREET CLOAK STORE. A HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OP LADIES' AND MISSES' CLOAKS. nob-tt SKIRTS SKIRTS I SKIRTS ! RI. A. JONES' CSLURATHD NE PLUS ULTRA SKIRT out oily hi band at No. NORTH EIGHTH STREET, '/EILADZLPHLt. OVER THE WAX FIGURE Nem genuine nnless stamped K. A. JONES' NE PLUS tuaisA. 17 Ix srawrir Errxxist ull•bats GENTS , FURNISHING GOODS. - REMOVAL. IrYNFORD LUK E NS HAS REMOVED FRO6I No. 31 SOUTH S IXTH STREET, W.,CODNER SIXTH AND CHESTNUT, Where he now offers a LARGE AND ELEGANT STOCK GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Embracing all the latest novelties. PRICES MODERATE. ije- The attention of the public is respectfully so. Hone& SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. 0c28.8m 47 1 ,ENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING ` Ol . < loops. LIcJNTIRE & BROTHER, No. 1035 OHESTNUT STREET. EN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK. SUPERIOR UNDERCLOTHING, HO. BIERY, HDKFS, CRAVATS, &c. mar Stooge and Napoleon Ties made to order. air An elegant assortment of Kid Gloves. Nfir Gentlemen's Dressing Gowns in great variety. MP The "MODEL SHIRT " always on hand and t made to order. 044.3 m TORN 0. ARRISON, NOS. 1 AND 3 N. SIXTH STREET, HAS NOW IN STORE • FINE ' ASSORTMENT OF -IitENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS rob FALL AM) WINTER WEAR. urp,Manatadnree from the Bed Material and In a ~.aaperfOr Manner by HAND: Irate SHIRTS and COLLARS. ..43bAker Flannel SHIRTS and DRAWERS. Heavy Red. twilled Flannel SHIRTS and DRAWERS. Ina& Canton Flannel SHIRTS and DRAWERS. 31ttakektn SHIRTS and DRAWERS. Cloth TRAVELLING SHIRTS. 'WRAPPERS, STOCKS, TIES, &o. _ And sold at the most moderate otiose. 0.7-6 m FINE SHIRT MANIFF.A.OTORY. The Subscriber 'Would Invite attention to hie IMPROVED CDT OF SHIRTS. - Whish he makes a specialty in his business. Also. sok etantly_receiviek mOVELTI.4B FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR, J. W. SCOTT, GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE, No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, Four door, below the Continental. , LADIES? YURS• LADIES' FANCY FURS. SOHN FAREIRA, No. 718 ARCH STREET, BELOW EIGHTS titiporter and Manufacturer LADIES' FANCY FURS- NT assortment of PARITY FD-ES for Ladles and Ml dren h now complete, awtthubrntinn over/ varlet, : that Aleill. be fashlonablee-thit the present reason. All mold at the mannfeohtfers' prim, for mash. Ladles, please lite Ins a e ot3-4m 9 0PO , NING OF FANCY FURS. JOHN A. STAMBACHI IMPORTER AND 111ANITPACTURER OP LADIES' FANCY FURS, FO, 820 ARCH STREET. BELOW XINTL HN now open a'splendid stook of LADIES AHD CHILDREN'S FURS, Which will be sold at the LOWEST CASH PRICES, FURS! FURS! GEORGE F. WODIRATR, NM 415 AND 417 AEON STRUT, HAS NOW OPEN A FULL ASSORTMENT OP LADIES' 33 1 TJR14, iro Which tha attention of the nubile le invited. se9s-414 PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS. ELEGANT MIRRORS, A LARGE' ASSORTMEtPr NEW ENGR AVINGS, FINE OH FLUTINGS, JUST RECEIVED EARLE'S GALLERIES, 818 CHESTNUT STREIT. no2o tl riCEEM3= IABINET FURNITURE AND RI& A., um) TABLES. MOORE & CAMPION, No. Sift BOOTH SECOND MEWL Ll eonnection With their extensive Cabinet business, is usw mannfastorina b. 'mintier article of BILLIARD TABLES, azd have now on hand a full sly Antal:Led with the MOORS At CAMPION'S IMPR O VED CUSHIONS. ' , Which am pronounced by all who have used them to be dittperior to all others. Nor the quality and Antch of these Tablet', the mann lecturer* refer to their nurnerone patrons throe hoot ‘tite Unten, who are with the character or their week. mal3 Rr MILLINERYGOODS. 1141 MRS. M, A. KING HAS CON STA?.ITLY on hand a beautiful assortment of Street. WINTER bIILLINEIIY, at 10216 011E5TIVIT oc3o-Im* ,110 FRENCH FLOWERS, 1863. FEATHERS ; LACES, RIBBONS, & NEW -STYLE HATS, JUST lIPENED AT WEIOS. KET TN - BAY db BRO.'S, mg CHU CIUT StruGt, below Math.. 1110-8 m CARRIAGES 1863. WILLIAM D. 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":„-'•(.:..„.i c- -...;., . ... . / • • 1 .,.. t .,- :.---- • , ...• E f. -- • a -•- 4 .,•.`p.. - - —." I . •-" I - 7..-1:----- - ' ''' --= ' - ""' - ' 7 ' - ------- •-z: ,- .. - •-...!..--..... - ...,._ -. 7" - V• -,. 4'.. ? ' - .. , —:-• --._-- ' .. '-•—•- _..., ... • . : * . .—..r..12 . • 7-, ' , . - . ._....--....... VOL. 7-NO. 101. JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, dcc. TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. SAVED BY PURCHASING YOUR WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED WARE, D. W. C 602 CHESTNUT STREET. Where may be found a fine assortment of the following Goode, at Twenty-five per cent. less than at any other establishment: Gold Watches, Silver Watches, Plated Watches, American Watches, English WatChee, Swipe Watches. Biacelets, Setts, PlllB. . Ear Rings, Finger Kings, Sleeve Batton, Studs, Medallio ns `Neck Chains. Guard Chains, Chatsline chain's, Vest Chains, Pencils. " Thimbles, Pens and Cases. Tooth Picks, Cents' Bosom Pins, Gents' Scarf Pins, . Cents' Scarf Kings, Armlets. Charms. Watch Keys, Watch Hooks, Watch Bare, SILVER-PLATED WARE. &c., dm Tea/Setts.' Wine Castors. Dinner Castors, - Breakfast Castors. Cake Baskets. Card Baskets, Butter Coolers, Sugar Bowls, Salt Stanellads. Call B. ' Goblets. Chips, &mon Holders, Napkin Rings. Sy rap Pitchers, Cream Pitchers. Table and Dessert Spoons. Tea and. Salt Spoons, Egg Salt Spoons, SPOOIIII. Dinner and Tea Forks, Fish and Pie Knives. Tea and Dinner Knives, Oyster and Sour Ladles, Childreres Knife and Fork, Butter Knives. &c., &c. One call will convince the moat incredulous that the cheapest place in the city to buy Watches. Jewelry, and Silver-Plated Ware, le at D. W. CLARK'S. 6011 CHESTNUT Street. N. B.—Fine Watches and Jewelry carefully repaired by the most experienced workmen and warranted. nol&tde3l. CLOTHING. OUR WANAMAIER iSc BROWN, OAK HALL, S. E. CUR. SIXTH. AND MARKET STREETS. EDWARD P. KELLY, JOHN KELLY, • TAI LORE, 142 sorra. THIRD STREET. IMAR TUB BIMEANGII, - --YOfl SLY MIESTNIEIT ABOVE SEVENTH, Rave now In store a LARGE STOCK and complete as. mortment of FALL AND WINTER GOODS. TERMS CASH.—Prices much lower than any other Iret-class establishment. oole-tf BLACK CASS. PANTS, p.m, . At 704 MARK.Er Street. SLACK CASS. PANTS, SAM At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50. At 764 MARKET Street. SLACK CANS. PANTS. SBA, At 704 MARKET Street. SLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50„ At 704 MARKET'Street. ORIGG es VAN OIINTENT, No. 700 MARKET Street. eRIGG a VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Strut. GRIGG % VAN GUaTEN'S, No. 704 MeRSTT Street. GRIGG a VAN GIINTEN'S. No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG a VAN GDYTEN'& N 0.704 MARICIT Street. ee24-6m F. SEWING HA:CHINES. I LONG -LOOKED FOR COME AT 1-,A6T tßi PERFECTION OF pENKNG HACKS $. THE CELEBRATEP EZVEESABLE ,FEED nagraor PAINING XACIIROOP, WI CHESTNUT STREIT; mbers all , * none interested in sewing maehines are !a 'ma s o on and examine this wonderful Machine. Sell been the object of the FLOILEMOS SEWIPI2I sacHHIRE COMP.A.II - ff to supply a machine free from 'fie objections attached to other first-class machines, and attar the patient, untiring labor of year' itud a liberal rspgnditnre ofiispital in securing the flrit mechanical talent, their efforts have been crowned with success. and the are now offericuto the public the MOST PERFECT SEWING MACHINS Ili THE WORLD. among its way ad vantagesover all other machines, may be mars. 'done& , let. iMnakes /our different stitchte on one and the lame machine, each stitch being perfect and alike op both sides of the fabric. Ed. Changing from one kind of ditch to another, as well alale length of the stitch. can readily be done while the maeMne is in motion. Ed. Evergistitch ft perfect in itself. making the seam inure and uniform, eombining elasticity. strength and keanty. - 4th. It hat the rreererrOte feed motion, which enables the operatort to run the work to either the right or left, sr stay any Part of the ream, or fasten the ends of seams without turning the fabric or stopping the machine: ith. It fe the most rapid sewer in the world, making ITO stitches to each revolution, and there is no other %outshine which will do so:large a range of work as the FLORENCE. 6th. It does the heaviest orfinest work with equal fa. ditty, without change of tension or breaking of thread. 7th. It hems, fella, bind., gathers, braids, quilts: and gathers and sews on a ruffle at the same time. igh. Its gimp/kit!, enables the most idexperieneed to operate it. Its motions are all positive, and there are po gne springs to get out of order, and it in adapted to all kinds of cloth-work, from thick to thin, and is al most naiades& 9th. The FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE is unequal led in beauty and style, and must be seen to be apple , slated. Call and see the FLORENCE. at No. 630 CHESTNUT Invest. sel-Ses ■AS FIXTURES, te. -517 ARCH STREET. O. A. V ANIIIRIC eb 00. XIII/V7AOTUTOILS OP OH/DELIEREI AID &THEE GAS FIXTURES. Ifreneh Br;Ingo Times and °mamma,. roreelata and Mies Shades, and a - variety of FANCY GOODS, WHOLESALE .AND RETAIL. Florio mil and eramtna woods WATCHES AND JEWELRY. T E. CALD WELL (t, CO., . 8 1 22 CHESTNUT STREET, Have received a large assortment of Inch Goods, of heir own importation, comprising NOVELTIES OF THE PRESENT SEASON OPERA AND FIELD GLASSES. RICH FANS, entirely new designs. COWS, in Gilt, Shell, and Steel. ENGRAVED GLASS VASES AND CARD RECEIVERS. SPLENDID DECORATED FRENCH PORCE LAIN VASES, CARD-RECEIVERS, AND FLOWER STANDS: DRESSING CASES for Ladles and Gentlemon. RICH JEWEL CASKETS, GLOVE BOXES, WRITING DESKS, LIQUOR CASES, &c. CORAL. TORTOISE SHELL, AND STEEL JEWELRY: BRONZE STATUETTES, ANIMALS, INK. , STANDS, MATCH SAFES, CANDELABRAS, MANTEL CLOCKS, Marble, Bronze, and Gilt. RICH JEWELRY, Diamond, Pearls, and all the Precious Gems, GOld and Enamel. SUPERIOR WATCHES, Amertcan, Swiss, , and English. • laP SILVER WARE, of every.description. PLATED GOODS, American and English. nol4-tde26 a RUSSELL, 22 NORTH SIXTH Street, has just received a. very handeoiae assort ment of PINE SEAL RINGS. not-3ma! apFINE WATCH. REPAIRING attended to . U 7 tbo mod experienced werkmen. an evary'Watch warranted for one rear. _ - . G. RUSSELL, 22 North SIXTH Street -MUSICAL BOXEs' TN SHELL; AND ROSEWOOD CASES, •A• playing from Ito 12 tunes, choice Opera and Amerl. mit Melodies. FARR & BROTHER, Importers, sea-6m 3214 CHESTNUT Street. below Fourth. g FfPRRY WINE.—VERY SUPERIOR Sh - erry Wines of different trades, In bonded ware. bonen ror bi CIIAS. S. & JA9. CARSTAIRS. oeiS • 146 WALNUT. and eßearmx Street. Ettttss. FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 27, 1863. TAI +' N~.'LICONC~L THANKSGIVING. • Yesterday was observed throughout the United . States as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise. In Philadelphia the observance was universal. In all the churches services were held— every branch of the church, every sect, and class, and belief uniting in its own. way togive thanks to Almighty God. As is our custom, we give a greater part of our space this morning to an account of the manner. in which the day was observed, paying more particular attention to the religious portion Of the celebration : EPISCOPAL. Rev. Richard Newton D. 33 The discourse of which the following is a synopsis delivered in the Episcopal Church of the Ept. phony, Fifteenth and Chestnut streets, by the rec• tor, Rev. Dr. Newton, from the test: ' 'Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires."--legiah. 24:16. This is one of the moat awe-inspiring chapters of the Bible. It pictures forth the scenes of Judgment that are to come upon the earth' in the latter day. In the midst of It, while we almost hear the thus. dere roll, see the lightnings flash, and see the earth tremble, the exhortation of the text' comes in: " Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fire." What is it to glorify God? It means to praise Him, to give Him thanks, "in the fire." The duty becomes most express when we read the following injunction of the second lesson : "In every thing give thanks, giving thanks always, and for all things rejoicing ever more." This shows the obligation of thanks giving to be universal. We take the text out of its connection, and apply it to the present occasion, We meet in the sanctuary this morning to offer our thanksgiving to the God of nations for all hie mer cies towards us.' This is the first occasion on which our annual Thanksgiving has become truly na tional. It is certainly cause for congratulation that the President has set the example of making it na tional. We have been accustomed to regard Thanks giving.day as a New England institution, but hence forth we may hope that it will belong to the whole country. And, before this day shall come around again, we should pray, my beloved brethren, by the mercy of Almighty God, that the sounds of war shall have ceased in the land, and the blessings and smiles of peace shall have gladened all our hearts and blessed all our borders. For the people of the whole restored Union to unite in thanksgiving will indeed be inspiring. It will be a sight such as earth has never yet seen, anti such as Heaven will look down to ace. God hasten in his own good time, and let all the people say amen. We meet again to-day under circumstances of continued ntifional sorrow and affliction. We are in the third year, of a calamitous civil war. It has brought with it stern experiences. "In the fires" is the position we occupy. No figure or imagery in the Bible is more common than the comparison of affliction to fire. We may apply The figure to the cir cumstances of our present national affliction. War Consumes property, and so does fire. - War takes away human life, and so does fire. I now hear the name of Vicksburg, said the reverendispeeker, paren thetically, without a painftil remembrance of a be. loved and noble-hearted brother who fell in one of the assaults on that now ever-memorable stronghold. And what a shrine of patriotism and valor has just been consecrated within our own border, the Na. tional Cemetery of Gettysburg, where sleep thou sands of brave men from every. State of the North and West, who nobly fell in successful attempt to roll back the tide of invasion. What a classic spot it has become! Thermopylae and Marathon have never been more famous in the annals of the world than this famed spot. All honor to the names of the heroes that will be graven on ever-enduring mar ble there ! May they rest in peace, embalmed in the affections of a grateful country ! Fire spreads great desolation and inflicts great mi sery. Yet it is not generally an evil without com pensation, Frequently it is an element of good. London, so often desolated by the plague before, has never been visited by that terriole scourge since the great fire in Me Now, it the great fire in London burnt out the seeds of theeplague, which in the pre ceding year destroyed 100,000 lives, who will deny it was a blessing, indescribably terrible as was the scene of its ravages? And so we may hope it will prove with that geeat calamity now pressing upon us ears nation. God has baptized the land with blood, in punishment for our wickedness. And yet the judgment is mingled with mercy. The cloud is very dark, but it is not without - its silver lining. That this fearful war will result in blessing to the land I feel perfectly asiured. God is his own inter preter, and He will make it plain in what shape the good shall come; for it is his prerogative to bring forth from seeming evils certain good. This, then, is our position: We are " inthe fires." What, then, is our duty? Evidently, to "glorify God," It is not to glorify ourselves, our army, our country, but, in the midst of our afilletions e to glo rify God. What are some of the most- plain and manifest things for which we should render God our grateful thanks? We shall all agree that we enould glorify God for the general health with which He has blessed us in the year past. We should glorify Him for our abundant hat veste 4 We should glorify Him for his merciful agency in warding off interven. tion of foreigePowers in our domestic troubles!. We should glorify Him, finally, for ed the influences and agencies of a nee e ea li e i ng ebsracter which He has called into operation in the progress of the War. War is at best a tremerulems evil. The wiekedness and demoralization devsioped in its onward course are absolutely tenitee. And yet there are things conrected with it mat greatly relieve its gloom, and light up its darkness with hope's cheering ray. In this connection the reverend gentleman read an anonymous letter from a soldier, received a few days since, enclosing $2 6 as A contribution towards tne fund for hae benefit of the widows and orphans of soldiers who • have fallen for their country, and re peated the following prayer : God bless - the writer of this letter !. God accept the offerieg of his gratitude. God protect him e at i n g the residue of the war from all its dangers, s e s e uectual, ohs sical, and moral; and thin restore l e tei to his loved ones at home; and, finally, bring Alm and them to the Heavenly Kingdom, for Jesus' sake. Amen! As another evidence of the ameliorating influence of the war, look at the labors of the Christian CoM.- mission. This is an agency for good, I believe, pe culiar to our own land. The treasures of the coun try have flowed forth, spontaneously, like water to enable its operations to be carried on. It has now more than one hundred active, earnest, and devoted Christian men, who are engaged as its misaionary agents with our armies. On one Sabbath recently fifty-seven religious services were held by ten of them at and around Chattanooga. "You Christian men are doing a.great deal of good, and taking the bitter out of this war," exclaimed one of our weary, fainting soldiers, to one of the agents after the bat tle of Falling Waters, How should we thank God for raising up an instrumentality like this to temper the edge of our present calamity! One of the agents of the Christian Commission was lately requested to call at'a private residence in this city, where he was introduced to a venerable lady dressed in deep mourning. Her nameds well known in the country and that of her gallant eons, but Ido not feel at liberty to mention it. She had given her sons and six grandsons to the army. 'One of them distinguished himself in connection with the iron -clads, and met his death on the Mississippi last spring. She said "My daughter died some time since, and left me ft charge, which I desire to fulfil towards you." She had ordered to be disposed of, for the benefit of the Christian Commission, two India Shawle worth SGOO each, and the shawls wore handed to him. The gentleman remarked that he thought a lady who had lost a son and grandson in her country's defence had made sacrifices, enough, and was not called upon to give so freely of her pro perty, She rose to her feet and said with emphasis: 'Sir, if I had twenty sons I would gladly let them go forth to help save nimountry. If I were a man, and twenty years younger, I would shoulder a mus ket myself. IVIy feelineis, sir, that, at whatever coat, the Union moat be preserved." No more illus trious example of pure, exalted patriotism can be found among the pages of Roman or Spartan his. tory. To-day, while we thank God for his mercy, let us pray that He will remove his judgment from us. In mercy, Lord, cut short this war, and restore to us speedily the blessings of an honorable and enduring peace. For the cultivation of the spirit that shall lead to such results we shall glorify God, I=fM At Trinity Church, Catharine street, above Se toad, the Rev. D. Washburn, rector, in presence of a numerous and highly, intelligent congregation deliVered an able discourse from the 47th Psalm, 7Ch verse.: "For God Is the king of all the earth; sing ye praises With. und erste ndi ng- The original occasion of these jubilant words was assigned to the time of .Tehoshapriat, amonrothers, (see 2tl Ohron. xx. 19), when all Judah "stood up to praise the Lord God with aloud voice on high," in b'erachah, the valley of Blessing; and the king went in the forefront of them to Jerusalem with joy, because the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. When the war first begun, Jehoshe phat, with all Judah, their wives, and their children, had observed a solemn fast in the house of the Lord. * * * * Their prayer was earnest; their danger was imminent. Their enemies were already in their territory, on the further side of 'Jordan's gulf, threatening their very capital. Knowing how we all so lately felt, with "a hostile army this side the Potomac, we can the better ap preciate the prayer of Judah when their enemy was encamped at Engedor, not forty miles from Jerusa lem. Unprepared for such an invasion, they cried to the Lord in their distress : * "0, our God, wilt Thou not judge them; For our eyes are upon Thee." Then, as now, the Spirit of the Lord dispelled their fear, with the assurance of all who trust in Him with prayer : "The battle is f not ?our's, but God's." And suddenly this great truth, that God is, indeed, the Sovereign Arbiter of the nations of the earth, received a signal con firmation in the maddened destruction of rhose.Confederate invaders. After tracing the parallel furnished,the reverend gentleman continued : Dien of understanding, who breathe our liberty ; Christians,. worthy of a Saviour whose truth makes free; patriots, worthy of brethren who have died in sour defence, the song of God's chosen people, first heard in the valley of blessing, or at the enshrining of the ark of mercy, sacred therme forward in the temple service, and evermore rising from Ohristian churches, at the ascension of the earth's Redeemer to reign over all; that song of tri umph, through God's mercy, that song of gladness for deliverance_os yours to-day. Yours is the privi lege, as never before, to join your voices with thou sands upon thousands who sing this day, from ocean to ocean, the anthem of the free. The clouds of "so much dread " are proving " big with mercy " beneath a brightening thy. Old familiar words have a mean-- log ever new as the world moves on: A youthful people, before GOd tb-day, my country, lift opyour nations have fallen, lint thou ari still young, Toy ban is tint rising when others hive set: Though I:Lawry's clouds o'er thy morainehave hung. Meridian freedom shall beam on thee yes. "Sing praises to God ; sine praises. Sing praises , to cur Krug; sing praises. For .God is the King of 4111111 c earth ; SIM ye praises with understanding) , Mr. Washburn then proceeded to sketch with glowing colors the prosperous condition of the land; showed the dependence of all other calllngsand in teresta upon the agriculture of a country, as their basis of , development; give large statistics of—the produce of the soil this year of gran 3, 1S61; specified the remarkable health fulnese of the year, anthill strueted the audience in relation to Christian thanksgiving. The 'description of the battle of Gettysburg, dia• playing a graphid power of rare occurrence, thrilled every hearer, The masterly discourse, which we regret the want of apace to give in full, closed with a historical account of the surrender of °slats, in 134/i to Edward HI. A liberal thank•offering was then;made to the Episcopal Hospital. F..THOMST EFISCorAL. Rev. Franklin Moore. Rev. Franklin Moore preached a sermon in the llnion Methodist Episcopal Church from the folloiy• ing text : "'lle Lord reigneth: let the multitntles of isles be glad thereof "—Ezekiel. :3: 13. Then the Spirit took Ma top, and 1 heard behind me' 'a PHILADELPHIA, TEMA Y, NOVEMBER 27, 1563. voice of a treat ruching, wring, Bleserd be the glory of the Lord from his place. "—Psalms. xeyll : . The times are full of strifes, are as the sea when its breast is boiling, and its waves are banked in wrath at the bidding of the tempest. The nations Of Europe are as a cauldron which is simmering pre• paratory to that violent seething which results from the. active presence of heat through the swelling mass. The whole European continent is shaking under the influence of struggling social forties, whilst trampled Poland, like a volcanic crater, is hurling out fire and blood. In our own nation we have witness ed years of the collision of thoughts and principles succeeded by the Mash of arms. . . The land has been rocked with the storms of civil war for now more than two years. The results of the conflict have been in some respect. frightful. The land is clothed with blackness And grief. The bleach in g bones and the long funeral ridges of many battle fields, with thousands of widely. scattered graves, prepared by home affection, tell how very many of our iellow•citizens have fallen in defence of Liberty and After some further remarks in this 'strain, refer ence was made to reasons for gratitude in the midst of our sorrows. Citations were made from the Proclamation of the President, anti Govetnur of Pennsylvania. A wider sweep of thought was taken, however, and attention directed to the reign of Gai Gail in the earth as a sense of joy through ali the ages of time. Some remarks were made upon the existence of Divine Providence. It was urged from the nature of matter of the animal mind, as under the control of, instinct; from the moral nature of men; from the retributions and re wards interwoven with the nature of things. It was also stated as taught explicitly in the Bible, and as wrapped up in the duty of prayer for the coming of God's kingdom in the earth. Admitting the actuality of Divine Providence, we are presented, with an astonishing episode—a tempo rary departure from the mode of its administration for eternity. It is now conducted by the man Christ Jame, in whom dwelleth the fullness of the God head. The goal to which the many events embraced under this Providence tend is the enthronement of right in the earth. This enthronement Will take place when the heathen are in the inheritance of Christ, and the uttermost parts of the earth are his poseession This government of the Divine man was anticipated in the vision of - Ezekiel. That vision was assumed to be not only of the Divine glory, but, also, a vision of Providence. It was said to illustrate certain features of the Divine govern ment in the earth, and which will, indeed, mark it forever throughout the universe. Reference was here made to three thoughts : First. The display of power is a feature of Provi dence which challenges praise. Secondly. The - progress of Providence is often made through tumult and struggle. Thirdly. It was urged, with some detail, that there is always, throughout all ages, a real progress in the plans or Providence towards a sublime issue. The chariot of Providence never rolls backward. - It was affirmed, in this connection, that there has been no age of humon history which did not, in the progress of events towards the goal of triumphant righteousness, furnish ample reason for the doxology of the veiled seraphim in the vision of Isaiah: " Holy, holy, holy, ie the Lord of Hosts ; the whole earth is full of his glory." Throughout every age, the mighty rushinga of events have rolled out the joyful acclaim of the living creatures of Ezekiel's vision : " Blessed be the,glory of the Lord from his place." The concluding part of the discourse was an ap plication of the doctrine of Providence to ,the times. Future joy would spring out of the sorrows and struggles which are now transpiring. Millions of the enslaved would be made free. Africa, in the ultimate results of the American conflict, would be blessed immeasurably. Her social elevation would be so grand as to be fittingly typed by her continental uplifting, amidst vapors and thunders from the troubled and turbid bosom of chaos. Europe and ASAP, too, even the whole earth would feel the shock of our violent conflict ; would feel it not for ruin, hut for renovation. A new Union eclip sing the old one would yet be witnessed. Pennsylvania would yet be favored with a wonderful prosperity when the storms of war are overpast. Brighter days are dawning on the world. A vision of Christ walking among the churches, as the light of the earth, was now given. These lights would so multiply that their' blended power would cause the whole globe to glow with moral splendor. The remarks were of unusual interest and benefit to the large number present, among whom was the distinguished representative of Delaware, Governor Cannon. A liberal collection was given after the sermon for the benefit of the Christian Commission. Rev : Newton Heston, of Brooklyn, N "1- The Rev. Newton Reston, of Brooklyn, delivered a sermon at the Arebstreet Methodist Episcopal Church, from the following text : `The harvest is come. "—Mark iv., The reverend gentleman opened his sermon with an eloquent exposition of thanksgiving and the effi cacy of prayers. And after this dissertation he pro ceeded to speak of national affairs. The United States he thought was a providential country, and so indeed all countries are providential, for God is working through them. Tney have their mission and their relation to the great family of nations. It would seem as if the - Hebrew nation, in its history, was peculiarly providential, for, we see God work ing through it, and by it, and with it, more than other nations. The whole world feels that ancient histmy. And so with ourhation restored ! transferred to these shores ! This is the continent upon which results,bidden from the eyes of men for long centuries, ave been brought forth at last, in the unbosoming of the great heart of time, and here is seen the fruition of the various efforts of men to establish civil liberty. Here the great de. I mocratic experiment is to be tested and strengthen led by conflict. Europe has scattered the seeds. The results grow here. We are making history. And yet men stand in the midst of these scenes, just as they do in relation to the metes-rex mervest, as agents -or bermeesereses.- wok at the stirring of are el'. gvid'uniael upon n n u responsible? For: ilo manyr their individual power must be counted in the age gergate of agency and result. I am aware that party hate and sectional ms. lignite' will go to this man and that, and say, " You are the cause of all this, abolition, Sm."' But this is poor, shallow, and miserable reasoning. You must go deeper than that, to first causes. There is not a man or a party in the country that is the cause of all this struggle, or ever could be. A mere accident, or incident, such as party, cannot be a cause.. Men and parties may propel or hinder certain results, and' then they must abide the penalties. But if you crack open the question of responsibilities, you will get at a deeper question. You will find liberty fighting from the centre out to the circumference of our po litical life, justice springing up from the heart of freedom at the throat of oppression!, and why? Because slavery has attempted the life of the nation ; to rob the people of their government, and the only alternative is to strangle the highwayman -and his friends. One man will say that it is the anti-slavery agitation which has brought this upon us. Indeed, but what caused the antislavery agitation? The fact is, wrong will always produce reaction, will bring a harveet time. Suppose your neighbor has a hornet nest. There are thoughts that come into men's minds to act upon, like fulcrums for levers to rest upon, and these thoughts, which are only the blossoms, will ripen.into fruit, into great truths, which, like warriors, go forth or stand up to resist Wrong. But where is the spring of these things? Here stands a man giving utterance to a truth that shakes a nation to its centre. Whence comes the truth? He did not make it. God sends it on a mls eionsto the world through that man's brain and soul. The seeds of truth are not manufactured by men, but planted in them -by the great sower of truth who means to bring the world to a harvest home of liberty and righteousness. - Men are agents and in. struments in securing these results. The devil has his agents and instrumentalities too, and they often bring about, in their grasping haste, what they would_ prevent. They quicken the growth of God's seed in other hearts and ripen the fruit, and present the op-' portunity for Truth, to sound the alarm, and call her defenders into battle! Thus it has been with the preachers of Secession, the leaders of the slave holders' rebellion, and Northern sympathizers. But Rill sad to contemplate the harvest of death which has come to this nation—" without the shed ding of bloodthere is no remission of tics" would seem to apply to nations as well as individuals. History confiners this, and we are realizing sit. It is a deplorable harvest—a harvest of sorrow and lamentation. To-day is generally the best day of all the year ; the day of home gatherings ; the day when the boy off at school comes home, when the patient toiler in some distant city returns ; when the daughteicomes back; when the children and grandchildren come together around the old family table. But how_ is it tee day 1 The mother looks around and there are vacant placea—some scattered far away on the sea ; some lie in forgotten graves amid the swamps of the Ohicaliominy, that charnel house of military strategy ; some where the Po tomac washes by, and autumn winds sigh their requiem—in the West and along the Atlantic coast. Some are- languishing in the hospitals. Thus, to many, it Is a harvest of mourning, but to all a har vest of patriotism ! Here, indeed, and there and yonder, the great national table may be spread to day—it oughtto be everywhere—but some of the family do not Come to it ; some are skulking away in the corner : they want to divide the old home stead, and split up this beautiful land • they will not all come with us to-day ; but let us " pray that when the national table -is spread one year hence the Absaloma may all be dead, and that there may be thirty- four chairs all occupied—thirty-four States mound the old family table of the Republic, and the star- spangled banner floating over all. What have we to he thankful for to day ? Again I say we are to be thankful for the harvest, Cud not only because it feeds us, but because of the politi cal and financial importance of that harvest. What would have become of ut in-this- struggle without this' bounty from God through the bosom of mother earth 1 Had God given us famine, where should we be to-day ? How providential to the nation ! What sufferings, what commoLtions and upheavings it has averted ! Moreover, we begin to see now what is the power of our country—that a single State is not king and cannot rule. We begin to see that corn is king as well as cotton, and that the subsistence of nations is a power. We have occasion for thankfulness in the loyalty of the people—that common bond of union among ourselves. This haenot been a matter of- mere ha man device. The cementing influence of religion, widely diffused among the people, has done it. - God is at work in the nation ; that's my hope ! A few poodles here and there wll bark secession, but it amounts to nothing ; as soon as they show signs of hydrophobia, and attempt to bite. they will be taken rare of. Anu should it come to this, that our Re public, like another Daniel among the princes, jea lous of our power, should seem to be surrounded by foreign foes as formidable as lions then the God of the people and of freedom will semi an angel to lock their jaws, or give them the lockjaw ! We shall know better than ever what our country is worth. We shall be • a nobler nation, because of this very struggle; with mote of national life, dignity, and power. The world shall know us better, and we shall know ourselves' better. This, then, is the harvest we are gathering—a harvest of national sentiment, 'that shall contolidale the States and crush out the heterodoxy of secession and abolish slavery. The process Is indeed terrible, but the re sult, grand and , sublime, justifies the means. We are planting the rich seede and the whole land, oven the children, will reap the harvest of a purer, etur dier patriotism. You need not fear the thunder. gust; it will do good. There is sorrow in private homes to-day—an in gathering, for the moment, of tears, sad memories, -and broken hopes. Lit us see, also, that there ie 'noble ingerthering of loyal purposes, 'Fathers, ma there, mourning' for your sons; wives for your hus bands, children for your fathers, you have planted :seed for future ages to reap when it comes their turn to thrust in the sickle, Our father. in the Re volutionary struggle and in tale did the same for tie. Superficial thinkers believed there would be no more trouble, for the American Revolution set tled everything. - That seemed to -be the feeling Of Fourth of July orators; but they forgot that there were elements of disturbance in the body politic; that sacrifices must be made before the proper ads juetment could be reached ;'that Slavery and Free dom emild never form a solid family union. They can't live together. - We owe a debt of gratitude to our brave and noble army, who have gone forth to do battle for the UnienetO preserve our liberties intact, andour coun try' from division. They struggle to hand down to -their posterity and ours "a whole countryenot a con tinent cut up into petty principalities, and exhausted by feudal wars, until some foreign Power steps In to exercise a protectorate over a humbled and (Rapid led people. No I we cannot give such a heritage to Our children. Let us have faith in God—it will strengthen the soul and nerve the arm. Let us remember that God is .Ik:the midst of the sea ; in the calm and the etbtm ; at our homes and on the 'ha t tle.tield ! God is with those who to'down to the sea - in` ships (Or commerce or detensitie war. Are there no horses and chariots of. Erato surround and protest our Eliahasl God is on the side of liberty ! Let a-spirit of trust 'Mad gratitude. There are wintiowe in heaven through which the Lord is watching the progress of this wat i 'had as fast as we are willing to learn of Him, He will pour contusion on our enemies. :We must expect reverses, great emergencies, but under God, they will ,be the means of upheaving great men—men of enlarged oomprehension--4,men of wisdom—men who care more for principle than popular favor—right men in the right place, and at the right time. They are be ing drilled and educated, and so lathe nation, by this war, and as the giants come tip, the_ pigmies will go down. We shell reach the point, and the time, where God wants us, and is waiting for us, and then down will come the thunderbolts of justice to settle a long account of oppression, wrong, cruelty; a ca talogue black enough to sink any cause. Wait a lit tle longer, and as you Watt battle for the right.- We say to the world, stand off, this is our strug gle; we are a match for treason and rebellion, and we mean that they of the South shall know it. Stand aside, and let these two gigantic forms mea sure strength—Liberty and Slavery, God and the arch-fiend ; let no foreign Power put foot into the ring until they have done battle, and the glorious truth is made patent to all the earth that Freedom is mightier than Slavery ; free labor stronger than in voluntary servitude; Republicanism better than aria 'Wormy ; Democracy a match for monarchy ! PRESBYTERIAN—OLD SCHOOL. Hey. Henry A. Boardman, D. D. The Rev. Dr. Boardman delivered a sermon from a text in Ephesians, v. 20: " Giving thanks sivra . 3 - e for ell !hinge unto God and the Vathet in the name of our Lord. Jesus Christ. " The stibstance of the sermon is as follows: We. are assembled 'to•day by the invitation of the President of the United States to offer up our thanksgivings for the mercies enjoyed by us as a people during the past year.,lt would be useless-to deny that -this anniversary comes to us the present season without an uninvited shadow. No one who loves his country, and who desires to see this Union .restored, and the Constitution by which, alone it can so be perpetuated preserved intact, can fail to regret that we meet this day under no more favorable auspices. Of course, this remark does not apply to those who, on mercenary motives, desire the war 20 go on ; but to those who feel that the restoration of the. Union is worth all the toils and sacrifices that can be made to accomplish it. But, I repeat, it makes mead to know that two years and raven months have elapeed, and still the war is not elosed. And it will not abate the burden of these pima-feelings to think that these times of war have made our moral sensibilities less acute. Na• Units easily become careless to the higher instincts of burniiiiity and Christianity in times of bloody war, and 'possibly a distinguishing eye could already notice such a change in our national character. The services of this day must partake of the two fold character of the President's proclamation. It Were ricauseless error to close our eyes to the mer cies which have been given us during the past year. We, should acknowledge the hand of God in what ever progress has been made in suppressing the re bellion. We ought to bless God that, whether from motives of patriotism or Christianity, the interest in the welfare_of our soldiers has not declined, and it is owing to, the same cause that our civil strife has not been aggravated by intervention from foreign Powers. But our business here is thanksgiving; let us meditate on our many mercies. Of one class of his mercies we have already spoken. The first impulse of the new-born soul and the last effort of the dying believer is to praise the name of the Lord. We are hemmed in by mercies on every side. In one aspect life is all mercies. In God we, live, and move, and have our being, and were we senseless we should see and know this fact. Even the angels are kept ever mindful of his love, and pay it with gratitude as pure as the fire that burns upon the altar. I have heard strains of thanksgiving over the merest necessaries of life, in the humblest cottage, which went up with the songs of seraphim. The briefest glance we can take of our position, in respect to our mercies, will be large. The very idea of a thank-offering sends the thoughts back to the scenes of our childhood. We revert to marked occa sions—to sicknesses of which He cured us ; to dan gers from which He rescued us; to many mercies which He vouchsafed unto us. Recollections like these will crowd the mind on a day of thanksgiving. I have mentioned as a Cause of thankfulness the blessings of home. It will not do to pass it with a mere notice. It clasps together the tenderest and sweetest relations of life. It embraces the strongest affection., of our nature, and one must see all the Joys that are experienced in a household to know how Many are the pleasures of home. The hours of tranquil peace that are experienced there, the views that are there exchanged, of private and pub lic, of small and great matters, the distinct experi• ence of each individual, and in some the diversity is wonderful and some wonder how branches so dissi milar could grow on one tree ; but, by observation, - we see the impetuous are restrained by the gentle, the boisterous by the sedate. Home training is more effective than that of the schools. There may be oc casional clashing.; the aged will not always be 'bland. nor the young respectful, and such things are to be deprecated, but how much rational pleasure we see in twelve months of life at home than we are able to give thanks to the Great Giver for. This is true of all homes, and how much more of domestic happiness is there where genuinereligion is dissemi nated. It is a blessed thing for a family to be bound together by the ties of Christian unity and love. Sometimes such families are remiss in their affec tions to each Other, but you shall discover individu als whose daily lite exhibits a life of daily piety and peace. And, in this connection, what shall I say of that which contributes so largelysto make home happy—literature 1 What should we do with out books! How different are our homes now com pared with those of the fifteenth century ! Printing rose upon the world like a second sun in the hea vens. Dr. Boardman on accbunt of illness, brought his discourse to 'a close sooner than he desired, and in doing so he oaid If we have found that the war has brought no harm nigh our dwellings we owe it to our ; bountiful. Benefactor, who is loading us with biessings above , all price. We owem more than love.and obedience therefor. We owe him the ser vice of tour hearts and lives, and whatever we can do to mitigate sin, or however we may spread abroad the ameliorating influence of the Gospel, it will be our duty to perform. And while sustaining out afflicted country, in this her hour of sore die tresiove should do all in our power to tame the ferocity. of war, and to slacken the sluices of iniquity which deluge the landavith their poison. We should have the conviction that beyond and above these scents of strife there is one who overrules all things, and that until we return to God in due contrition for our sins we cannot expect this war to come to an end. The crowded ball-rooms and theatres, the general levity and trifling, the malevolence of party spirit, the insensibility to the finer feelings of our nature, are indications of the evil that is abroad amongst us. Surely God is dealing with us, and the surest, safez4and easiest way, if at all to bring the war to a successful close, is by humbling ourselves to the mighty hand-of God, and committing our country to his guardianship. Rev. C. W. Shields, D. B The O. S. Presbyterian Church in Seventh street, below Arch, was open.for thanksgiving services yes ! terday, and in the morning an eloquent and patriotic sermon was delivered by Rev. C. W. Shields, P. D, The text selected was the 15th verse of the 144th Psalm. The speaker commenced by saying that such a day as this brings its own lessons. We are assembled together to render thanks to God for the many mer cies and blessings showered upon the people of this Common Wealth and our Government. Allusion Was made by"the speaker to the last national thanks giving say, and he said that still we are striving to decide by the sword. and the. tongue, and the pen, whether the people of this country shall continue to live under a more perfect . Union, or whether we shall be dissolved into numerous confederacies. The reverend gentleman took the ground that, notwith standing the immense resources which are constantly at the disposal of the nation, yet our Christianity— the Christianity of the American people—was the last and only hope for an early settlement of all our difficulties,'and a volution of the great problem now perplexing the . minds of the nation. He used the phrase American Christianity, because there was such a thing existing. In other countries wherever the eye is cast, we find more or less connection of the Church with the State ; but, not so with us, where our people were free, and exercised the right of their own religious views. And it was to this American Christianity alone that we could look for help and comfort in this our greatest hour of affliction. We risk what is the mission it has to accomplish when acting as a political rather than religious element? The speaker contended that it might be discarded and excluqed from every place and by all, yet it could not be denied that it was the only element and true sourceupon which we can look for deliverance from oufr existinc , " evils, and for our future growth i and prosperity. Thus s the mission it has to ac complish, and it is a fact fast -being admitted, and the world looks quietly on to witness its success. In speaking of our country, of the many great ad vantages possessed by it, both natural and acquired, he said thst, without the aid and support of this Christianity, misfortune would certainly folio as— success Wild not be attained without it. With all the vices,tiremorality, and wickedness around us, who, is tinre that would be willing to trust alone ii upon our aterial.resources for future prosperity, and for a settlement of the great troubles now agitating ur country. Although he made the ad mission, t at our Government was a model alone; the best tie world ever saw, and our institutions perfect, yd could we trust in them? Did we know so little of political corruption as to rely solely for deliverano upon these, and could we rely upon any direst legllation? Could we hope that our legisla tors and ti administrators of our laws would give such morgt3r to the masses of the people as shall afford supra and strengthen our Governmentl The people, he ontended, could no t be made temperate or moral by limos or law-making, and where else then than in Clristian culture is trained up and nursed that patriCism which alone must be relied upon in this great ~our of trial? Look where you will, and there is no the slightest hope for deliverance save in Christianity. This is a truth that is becoming so simple thin it amounts to an axiom. It is Chris tianity.alcule, therefore, that must guide American progress, eitend American civilization and reunion. This was aiparent, and was becoming more so each day. The' tery difficulties which Christianity had encounters!, and was still encountering, only tend to make it th more fit for the mission it is destined to accom sh. Thankful indeed should we be tll for this irosperous and wealthy land, for this libera Government, but still more grateful should our eartrobe for that Gospel which might make thatend another kingdom and our people of one brothethood. - "How thankful should we be for ti a Gospel tis able to bring unity out of discord, prosperity ut of ruin, and to work hundreds of other thin beneficial to the world. In concluding his discour e, the speaker made an earnest appeal for the ear and satisfactory settlement of all our national t übles, that we might soon see in this hemiapher a - cluster of rejoicing republics, more el lt happy and rosperous ,than at tiny previous time in our history and that peace and the law and Word Of God "nig t fortker reign supreme. PRE SItYPERIAN—[ W SCHOOL.] Rey. Albert Barnes. At the Fist Presbyterian Church, on Washinzton Square, Re.. Ailbert Barnes officiated. After the' preliminary exercises, including an ex ceedingly cotnprehensive and affecting prayer, the pastor of the ' First Presbyterian Church announced his text. .0 was taken from the 124th Psalm, corn men sing : I '' if it bad not been the Lord who was on our side. now may [null say; if it had not been the Lord who - - wee on our aide,When men rose up against ne, th. u they had .‘wallowed ue up quick, when their wrath was !dn.:llse against ns It is a thing greatly to be desired, that we may never have , occasion to observe another day of thanksgiving under such circumstances as we do to day. We. come together to find occasions for grati tude. It aims, indeed, foreign to the pulpit to speak as much—as it has done on. war. Its mission is that of peace. :Yet, when these subjects . en gross the public heart and mind, it is unavOida- We to bring them forward on there occasions.. sides this, there is a duty we owe to those who have. left us - to tight for us. The men who fought at Gettysburg are examples of this. We owe it to such of these that we should stand bythem. We should be recreant in our duty if we not re member them when we give:thanks on such an oc casion as this. The bearing of the events of the year on the war and on the prospeoti 'of peace, should, I think, be the subject of to-day. The ques tions which naturally arise are: The object of themar ; the bearing of the events. of the year upon it ; the question whether the inter ests of religion have been imperiled by it ; the bear ing of these events upon the return of peace to the land, and the object of the ,war. It may seem strange to advert to this. Nothing is more important, however, than to keep in mind what are and what are notthe objects of the war. The Congress of ;the United States- have clearly stated their decision, that this .object is to maintain the supremacy of the. Constitution and preserve the Union, as well' s maintain,the, dignities and rights' ,of lie' several States. Manyy things had contributed to fire war.' There was the - doctrine of State Rights. In the year 1807, the question came up about the embargo. The poople of New England considered' the action ucconetitutlonal. Instead of taking the ground of nullification, the question was submitted to the Federal judiciary, and all New England ac quicaced in the decision. There was also the legis lation supposed to bear on one part of the country rather than another. Again, the question of slavery. Men asked whether it would not be better to dis solve the Hnionethan bring all the power of the Federal Government to abolish slavery forever. The valuer of the Union is not less vatuable, now that we have thirty-five States and vast territories. The great principle of our liberty is, that it is to be constitutional liberty. Our Constitution is the re sult of all past experiences. All these are embodied in it. It comprises more wisdom than any political pamphlet ever issued by the hand of man. Com pare it with the other arrangements for government •in the world. Where is the British Constitu tion, the Constitutions of 1848 of France, Prus sia, Belgium, Italy, Naples? Ours is a writ ten Constitution. We know what our rights are and how to secure them. I have ,arrays been an antislavery man. But this war- was not originated for the purpose of the abolition of slavery, and cannot be prosecuted for that purpose, without departing from the design of Congress. The bear ing of the events of the year on the war: There are two classes—that pertaining to ourselves, and that pertaining to foreign Powers. The victory at Vicksburg and the corresponding victory at Port Hudson are those which pertain to ourselves. The Mississippi was opened for navigation. Gettyaburg was another moat momentous event. The excel lently planned campaign, formed in regard to it by the rebel army, was frustrated by the Army of the Potomac. After three days of hard fighting the North was saved forever afterwards from inva sion. It was well that thousands should have come to the sacred spot, and have taken part with tears and prayers in its consecration. Our, victories have done much to impress foreign Powers with the power of the United States, and the skilful states manship of him winkle at the head of affairs in this nation. We have great questions to settle with Eu ropean Powers., From the beginning, foreign Powers have shown a disposition to intermeddle and establish their institution on our shore. In regard to the bearing of these events on our consti tutional liberties, there is an exertion of power needful in times of war not needful in times of peace. Those which seem apt to imperil the peace, are the fonscription act, the creation of a vast national debt, the creation of a vast standing army, and the arrest ing of men without trial. The conscription act is in hands which have the right and power to ;genie it. We have a long way to journey before we place our selves in the position of England, in regard to na tional debt ; we have no standing army as yet; .as to arbitrary arrest, although nothing is more vital to liberty than the right of trial upon arrest, yet the writ of, habeas corpus may be suspended, according to the Constitution. In consequence of the extreme length of this inte restingly•erudite discourse, Mr. Bsrnes *as merely able to glance at the remaining questions. The con gregation was very full. Rev. E. E. Adams The Eev. E, E. Adams', of the New School Presby• terian Church, preached in the North Broad•atreet Presbyterian Church, from the following text, in Psalms, lxiit, 5: M mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips. Mr. Adams said: We come here today, then, to thank God, in the first place for our homes ; these resting-places in life's weary march, where, by cul ture, by sympathy, and piety, in the cheer of young hearts and gleeful voices, the soul grows hopeful. It is eminently true of the Anglo-Saxon that he looks on his home as a sacred place. Nothing else so in. spires his heart to sacrifice, or girds his arm for war. We have the same spirit. 0 1 peaceful, godly home, Love and song, intelligence, and virtue, nestle be neath its roof. Happy memories, ministries filial and paternal, rendered more dear by sorrows and separations• hopes that bathe in the promises of the future; studies, affections, mutual confidences not known in the bustle of the world; births, over which older hearts glow with joy; deaths, which mellow .the tone of happiness, and win the spirit;toward the \ realms of eternity : these make up ttie?elements of a holy, happy home, For such "our mouth shall Praise God with joyful lips." Auk yourselves, what now were our social state but for the good hand - of God? To say nothing of the maladies and calamities which might have in vaded our dwellings, had He not guarded and pre served them, in the ordinary course of things, what mind can imagine our condition had our enemies gained the victory at Gettysburg? had not our army reached that little hill ! Or had the battle been re - newed by the Confederates on the thl of Slily, at early morn, when the Ist and 11th corps were ex hausted by the conflict and retreat of the previous day, when the dd and I2th were worn by forced marches, and the 2d, 6th, and 6th had not arrived! It was a merciful Providence to us that up to four o'clock in the afternoon the weary bands rested, and the distant corps had time to reach the field, adding 50,000 strong•hearts as a barrier between us and ruin. Had that day and the succeeding gone against the Army of the Potomac, and our brave troops who rushed to the border, what but a miracle could have saved us from destruction? We look beyond all skill and valor, and glorify God, who presided over -- the whole transaction, and we thank Him for our homes—for this day of sad memory indeed to some, but of high hope and great joy throughout the loyal ;ate tea. We shmild also praise God that we had a country still. A country rich, grand, varied, full of enter mite, mind, culture, religious actions. When it j. was only a wilderness its discovery sent - a thrill through Europe, and when the great adventurer re turned with specimens of its products, the streets of Barcelona witnessed a triumph for him glorious as that of Roman heroes. Consider how much our country has cost; the elements that constitute its power; its influence on the world's life;- the broad development given to-thc men by its insti tutions. Think of the mighty efturts that have been made to destroy it—to - stop its march of free dom and of mind. What intrigues of politicians for thirty year% ; whatsophistries in speeches and docu metts ; what plans for the quiet accumulatiom,of arms and defences among those now at war with us; what betrayal of friendships and confidences; what departure from avowed principles p what abuses of office; what beguiling of foreign courts; what se cret preparations abroad what appeals to the lowest passions; what falsehoods; what threats; what gathering of armies ; what invasions ; what inter play. between open enemies and avowed friends ' • what treachery in our capital and our armies; what mobs, seeretly aided by an archbishop, his priests, and a recreant Governor; what misinter pretations of law ; what cries of "unconstitution ality what railings at our Executive ; what scorn from woman's lips ; what expenditure in men, and means, in runners of blockade, in piracy, in a lying press at home and abroad ; what appeals to Heaven ; • what clamors about "oppression" and - "States rights" and "the divine right of slavery ;" what up- heaving of all our institutions as by volcanic mad ness, and then the hypocritical cry of "Let us alone; we only want peace!" The best military" talent in our own land, the skill and wealth of Bd. , tieh workmen and proprietors, have been against • ue, and traitors in our own ranks '• while the third part of our whole population have in various ways . avowed their sympathy with the rebellion. Under such circumstances, what power but that of God could have set us in our present cOmparatively safe condition? • The day of Gettysburg was God's day, !)tat man's. It saved our homes, our cities, our country! It saved freedom ! It told the world that America still lives ! It assured tyrants that they cannot stop liberty ! That this growth of ages and of God cannot be cut down ! The day that followed, when the rebel army hastened its retreat, and our nation shook with jubi lee, was our second national birthday—a duplicate of the great Fourths It Was a new victory over opinions, and over force. On Cemetery Hill, now consecrated forever to the memory of valor and sa el ifice, were conquered more fears, prejudices, poli tical obstinacies, and schemes of treason, than ever fell before in any single conflict. A. dead revolution lies in that immortal field !. Under God, we owe to that day the peace and the praise of this. In conclusion, said the speaker, we should praise God on this occasion, for our homes, our country, and our, church; homes, which are schools for the nation and the church—the nation, which holds all our homes as gems in a great coronet; as stars in the upper fields—the church, the expression of man's noblest inspirations, and highest need. The reign of God in us and around us. The eternal rest and perfection of man through faith in the crucified. The commonwealth of renovated natures, pure, blessed, immortal. Rev. T. J. Shepherd The Presbyterian congregations in Buttonwood and Coates streets, united in the public services of Thanksgiving day. A. very large audience assem bled at eleven o'clock, A. M., in the Coates-street Church, the Rev. James Y. Mitchell conducting the intreduciory worship, _ and the Rev. Thomas J. Shepherd preaching the sermon. Mr. Shepherd's text was Psalm 100, 4 : "Enter into Ills gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise, be thankfal unto Him, and bless His name. He liegan by saying that the text justified the President of the United Stater, ',and tha Governor of the Commonwealth of 'Pennsyl vania., in appointing the day as a • day of general thanksgiving. He characterized the text as a summons from God to recognize in Hint the source of all our blessings,' and to pay -to Him the fitting tribute of public homage. Nor may we question, he continued, that if ever called to be thankful unto Jehovah, and to bless his name, we are thus called to-day. Amid the clouds of a civil war, such as ne ver before has darkened and, thundered over any land of earth, we see to-dsy, not only the silver linings of God's goodness, but those golden sun bursts of God's favor, which, if our authorities and ourselves were reluctant to speak, the very stones of the streets would eloquently utter. Hence, as incentives to thanksgiving, he proceeded to state some of the marked revealings of God's favor to the nation in the progress oethe ongoing straggle for national life.' I. The first point made was that, in the struggle, all elibrts to dismember the nation had been signally thwarted. He adverted to the eftbrts to capture Washington, to ravage the loyal States, to ember ram the Government, to secure the intervention of foreign Powers, to supply the Confederacy with stores from abroad, to build for the Confederacy in foreign ship-yards an iron-plated navy, and to create and strengthen in all minds abroad the bitterest, blindest prejudices against the National cause. It Was amazing that efforts, even leas powerful and less persistent, had not long since effected the na tion's dismemberment. Their failurejwas a signal revealing of God's favor. Alan had done his best to break the National Government to pieces; but God, in defence, had been stronger than man. As a nation, we still live. As a nation, we still stand proudly erect, like a great rock in a stormy sea. And for this we magnify the God of our fathers. 11. The second point made was that, in the strug gle to protect the nation from dismemberment, ad demands on a generous, self-sacrificing patriotism had been promptly met. He instanced the demaads for men, for money, for daring heroism, and soldierly prowess, and for patient, endurance and - suffering loyalty. He said that a million of men had already entered the strife on the National - aide; that a thou. sand millions of dollars had already been voted and expended ; that army and navy alike had displayed a daring and prowess unsurpassed in the stormy times which gave the nation its Revolutionary birth, and that the loyal people everywhere had shown unmistakably their readiness to suffer all things before suffering the nation's dismemberment. In all he saw a signal revealing of God's favor to the nation, and spat, occasion of thanksgiving. - 111. The third point made was that, in the pro gress of the struggle, all misconceptions of its under lying principles had, at home and abroad; been stea dily giving way to clehrer light and broader vision. In the outset of the struggle misconceptions did exist, but few men, anywhere,lied doubt as to what Secession meruari, or as to what Secession proposes. It is as well accepted as any theorem of 'anthem matins that Secession means open-and flagrant la correction against the powers and rights of the Fe deral Government, and that Secession proposes to found, on this continent, a slave republic,-which shall be antagonisticto the old republic of freedom. He quoted the recent frank er.draissiohiorthe Rich mond Examiner, that "the establishment of the Con federacy is a distinct reaction against the whole course of the mistaken civilization Of the age; that • for liberty, fraternity, equality, the Confederacy de liberately subetitutes slavery, subordination, and Government; that among equals equality is right ; among those who are naturally unequal equality is chaos; that there are slave races born' to serve;_ master race, born to govern." He showed against the principle of State sovereignty or Seces sion the nation is asserting the necessity of national integrity; and how against the principle of race-in equality or slavery the nation is asserting the obli gation of national freedom. He showed, too, how all, r not wilfully and utterly blind, are fast coming to sup that . . - here is the very core of. the ongoing And in the growing clearness with whiten • theee lAndeliyiss: principles were coming out to saw's marvene , ...revealing of God's favor to the nation, and a real Occaskon_of thanksgiving. THREE CENTS Dlillions reeosnize this struggle as not a blind or aimless one. Millions, with astonishing unanimity, declare with Whittier-- "The years have never droPped their sand On mortal isms., vast and grand AS ours to-day. " IV. The fourth point made was that, in the light of recent events, all doubts of the struggle ending in the nation's triumph had been thoroughly dispelled. Foremost among these events the speaker placed the battle of Gettysburg, which he described, adopt ing Mr. Everett's happy allusion in the recent ceme tery dedication, as the Union's Marathon; as the event which, more than all events in this stupen dous struggle, assures us of our country's continued life and prosperous future. He adverted, in connec tion with the battle of Gettysburg, to the opening of the Mississippi, the occupation of East Tennessee, and the seizure of the distant Texan frontier- along the Rio Grande. He stated the significancy of these events, and threw upon them the light which comes from the success of Federal finance, and the failure of Confederate ; from the popular determination as expressed in recent elections, to sustain at all ha zard': the National-Government, and from the wide spread disaffection to the Confederate Government, which, on its own soil, is now finding a voice. In view of these significant eventeosnd the illustrative lights upon them, he concluded that the nation's triumph In peace and Union was as certain as any- Mir g future epuld be. Hence, it was fitting to enter, as to.day, into Jehovah's gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. The conclusion was a briefresponse to the ques tions : What avails a Union reached through war? Can a Union built on, force and hate be properly maintained? or, if maintained, be worth the costa' His reply was . , in substance, that the struggle was not to constrai n a Union, but to conserve one ; that loyal men, East, West, North, South,- were simply contending for the nation3s life. He expressed the conviction that, paradoxical as it may seem, our et vil war is fast making our entire people homogene ous, and that its issue would be blessings on all the land. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Joseph T. eooper, D. D. After the usual opening service of reading a por tion of Scripture, singing a song of praise, and an linnet:sive and fervent prayer of thanksgiving for all the mercies of the past, and bounteous harvests, freedom from pestilence, and for the recent glorious victory, ecc., fete, Dr. Cooper took for his text the following words from II Timothy, ii, I, 2 "I exhort that giving of thanks be made forkinge. and all that are In authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty." The speaker referred to the call made upon the people of this land, by its highest authority, for the observance of this day. While we, as a people, have many reasons for fasting and prayer, yet we have great reason to lift up our heatts in gratitude to the God of all mercies for his goodness to us during the year past. One blessing which we have enjoyed the apeaker called especial attention to—the blessing of civil go vernment.. The Apostle calls in the text for prayer for all tbat are in authority. He mentions kings, be. cause it was a kingly or imperial government under which he lived, and those in authority as those oc cupying official positions. The doctiine he deduced from the text was that it is the duty of Christians to thank God for civil government. The civil magia trate holds hit appointment from God. " The pow ers that be are ordained of God.. The common view is that civil government is a compact entered into for the general good of those in a state of eta lure. But man never existed in civil society with out government. Civil government is the result of the operation of that social law that God has im planted in the heart of man. The people are supe rior however, to the civil magistrate, and he has no 'right to hold his office one moment longer *ran the people will it. The whole people, in their collective capacity, have the supreme right. So, the people of there United States have a right to change the form of government to a monarchy, should they prefer it ; but it is the whole people, not a part. And if a fraction of the people dis own the authority which has been established and recognized by the people, it is rebellion—ia a resist ance to the ordinance of God—and you may see in what light the Word of God regards it by a reference to Romans, 13, 2: 4 Whosoever, therefore, resieteth the power resist the ordinance of God; and they that iesiat shall receive to themselves damnation.". This is just the fearful guilt in which those who are engaged in the Southern rebellion, are involved. They, constituted a part of the 'United States, and were under the authority of the Government. The people, as such, by a large majority, declared that Abraham Lincoln should be their Chief Blagietrate. The Government, thereform under his administra tion, was both the ordinance of man and the ordi nance of God. They were, thilsefore, bound to sub mit to this ordinance of man and of God. The Word of. God and right reason must clearly teach that sub mission is due to, the recognized and established Go vernment of the land in which we live, The blesainea of civil government are clearly en forced and fully inculcated by the Apostle in the words "that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.' The import of this is simply that- we may be protected in the enjoyment of our civil and religious rights. We are Indebted to the civil government which God has placed over us for our necurity and the protection of whatever property we possess. Without Government there could be no such thing as property. It is the law which _makes property. But why speak of property? Were it not for our civil rulers we 00t11d have no protection whatever for our lives ; we would be at the mercy of every one more powerful than our mires. Everything in society would be thrown into a state of utter destruction. All the re straints which civil law imposes being removed, the very worst irassions of human nature would break forth with a resistless torrent, for we must remember that man is a depraved being. It is law, civil law, which keeps these passions under restraint, and it is owing to the force of civil law that we have any security whatever for life or pro perty. We are told in the book of Judges that in those days there was no lfing in Israel, and every man did that which wan right in his own eyes. This does not mean that there was absolutely no civil authority but that there was no Government established that was sufficiently strong to restrain the wild passions of men, or that they did to a great degree what they pleased ; and if you read the his tory of those times, you will see that it presents a dark and bloody picture, and hence Henry, the Com mentator. says Let us thank God for civil govern ment." Yes, let us thank God this day that we have a Government, and not only a Government, but that we have one that throws over our pro perty and our lives the shield of its protections The Boman Government. with all its faulte, did this to a great degree, and hence the Apostle exhorts them to thank God for it. The Roman Government recognized the rights of property, and there is not a Government oa.the face of the earth that does not do the same. Hence dis loyalty in any country involves in it ingratitude to God for the most invaluable benefits. But if Christians in the Roman Empire were bound to thank God for the security which the civil law afforded them, oh, how thankful should we be for such a> Government as that which God has been pleased to bestow upon us !—a Government that aecures to the most humble individual in the land all the rights of liberty which have ever been en joyed by any people in the world, and for which our fathers poured out their blood like water! And, o'h, how, next to Gal, should our gratitude flow out to our fellow-countrymen who are securing these sights to us and posterity! are exposing their lives on the high places of the field! Those who can live here in peace and security, in the enjoy ment of all their civil rights, and who cherish in their hearts no sympathy for the soldiers of our army are the worst specimens of humanity; they are vile birds in human shape, deserving the con tempt, and scorn, and reprobation of every one who claims to be a man. We know of no more appro priate name for such than vipers. Such we would feel bound to address in the language of the Saviour, and say to them, "Oh, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell 103 . But there is another benefit accruing to us, to which we have not adverted, from civil govern ment, and that is the protection which it affords to us, not merely as members of civil society, but as Chrietians. We shottld be thankful to God for civil government, because it secures to us protection in the enjoyment of our religious rights. It may seem strange that Paul would exhort to pray for those in. authority in his day, when they were heathen, and persecuted the Christians bitterly. But let us remember that, though this was the case even under such empires as Caesar, Nero, and others, they were not so much exposed as they would have been, had there been no civil government. Ia that time the cry of the Romans was: " Die Christians to the lions." And more than once the Roman authorities saved Paul from the Mob. But, whatever may be said of the government of Rome, it is not so, blessed be God, with us. We have all our religious as well as civil sights secured to us. Here we have the most perfect freedom to worship Ged as fie directs. We are not supported in our religious views by the Go vernment; but we are not taxed for - the sup. port of a religion of which we do not approve. The Government protects us in our religious rights, and for this we should thank God. While we deplore the evils that exist in our Government, let us not be unthankful, but bless God for the large measure of civil and religious liberty we enjoy. Our gratitude should be awakened more when W 3 remember that such was the state of affairs in some sections of our country, that persons holding the principles which we, as a Church, hold on the sub. ject of - slavery, would not have been permitted to avow this principle. Now, thank God! there is a prospect of a change,and that it has taken place in many places. Let tie rejoice in the progress that civil and religious liberty hu been making ; and that in a few yearn no man will be molested for openly declaring that it is a sin against Gad to make merchandise of the souls and bodies of men. The Doctor then made a few deductions of duty from the text. It is our duty to support the Go vernment cheerfully by the payment of taxes " For this cause," says Paul, "pay ye tribute, for they (the powers that be) are God's ministers," etc. The benefits we enjoy are worth more than tea thousand times what they cost. We may see in what light we should regard the dis loyal man. Such a- person is chargeable with the grossest ingratitude both to God and man. Let us, then, guard against everything that looks like disloyalty. Let us give to our beloved country, in this her hour of trial, all the support which is in ,01.11. power. . It is our duty to pray for those who have been placed over us. This duty is clearly enjoined in the text. If civil government be an instrument of so much good, the better it is, of course the greater amount of good will be done by it. Oh ! then, let us not for get to remember our President, and - all the officers of the Government, in our prayers ! Thus shall we show our gratitude to God for the signal benefits we are constantly receiving from them. BAPTIST: Rev; R. 7ellrre3 The Rev. R. Seffiey preached at the church at Fifth and Buttonwood yesterday, from the following text: '• "Unto Thee. 0 Gcd. de we give thanks: unto Thee do we give thanks; for that name. is near, thy wondroaa work+, declare "—Psalms 75,1. After recounting the incidents of the year, the speaker entered upon a consideration of the " won drous works " which make up the record of the pre sent conflict. Reference was made to the disadvan tages which embarrassed the Government at the out set. Those special fads were enumerated which furnish themes for a grateful recognition of the su perintending care of Providence. Among these, the preacher made marked reference to the unity of Nor hem sentiment, the soundness of our financial condition, the growing sympathy of Europe, the waning proportions of the rebellion, and the libera tion of the enslaved. These facts were claimed as special marks of God's regard for this people. In the next place, the speaker proceeded to point out the great principles which have been developed by the war. 1. The conflict had tested and nroven the durability of republican institutions. 2. It had consolidated the American nationality. The dogma of eecesslon could never more be revived. 3. It had afforded a practicable ,solution of_the question of slavery, insomuch , that Southern people, as they were prepared to reenter the Union, would find themselves ready to erase the slave code from their statute books, and the provisions for the institution from their Constitutions. 4. This war hai deter minedthe comparative merits of opposing civiliza tions, and assured us of the prevalence or that form which recognizes the 'equality and brotherhood of the race, and which consecrate this continent to free principles and to free men. 5. This conflict was an important element of preparation,' whereby this nation was becoming the true exemplar of the high eat conditions of national prosperity. Rev. J. • Ifratt. Smith. There mere services in the First Baptist Church, Broad and Arch streete, Rev. J. Hyatt Smith oil elating. He took Ida text from the first verse of lout Ppalm :' will sing of mercy and judgment • unto Thee. 0 ~.Lord, I winging. This twofold song privfte of the godly. . SCUM WA.1311 P1e10341111 (PIaBLLSEIED WERicra.) • Tgld Wag Passe will be sent to enlbecribers by zass (per annum In advance) Three coplee• •-•••—••••-• • ••• ...... . ..... 5 Of Flu copies .......... s of Larger Clubs than Ten will be charged. at the Wise ate, OIL 50 per copy. The money must always accompantl the ender. oat in no tnetance can these term be dertata from, as oat afford very little more than Ole cost of the Pal mr. stir Postmaigen are reouested to_act is Azooto fty THE Was Panes. der To the getter-up of the Club of NM or twos*. as extra copy of the Paper will be given. The weak readily sing of mercies. It Is the exercise' of a strong faith to sing of judgments. "The Lord reigns "is his watchword and song. From the tree of God's providence, man picks the fruit which Got has ordained. At the call of the Chief Magistrate, we have assembled to-day to gife thanks unto the Lord for the blessings we have eeceived during the past year. And yet it is not only the call of the President, but also the call of God; and he whe does not obey this call disobeys God. We remember when Jacob was dying, and Joseph led forth his two sons to receive his blessing; he placed them so that his favorite son might come under Jacob's right hand, but Jacob crossed his hands, and gave the blessing according to his own mind. How often does the blessing of God fall on the wrong side. Two hundred and forty years ago the " Mayflower " with her illustrious exiles, was tossing on the sea. The persecutions of the reign of Elizabeth drove them hither. The tempest of ad versity wafted that seed of liberty over the sea, and In' the wild New England soil there sprang from it the glorious national tree in whose top an eagle built its nest The Puritan fathers " sang of mercy and judgment" One hundred and thirty years later another seed time of adversity was needed for an other harvest. George 111 rebelled against English liberty, and George Washington struck a blow of victory for Magna Charter. The patriots caught up the Borg of the Pilgrims, and sang a "song of mercy and judgment." That was a glorious sowing in '76 ; but when the wheat sprang up, there ap peared the tares also. Another day of trial has come, and the evil seed has spread into another field. When Christ cast the devil from the heart of the boy, he said, " Come out, and enter no more," and the devil came cowering out. Se our nation is attempt ing to cast the devil out of its limits. The Lord is working the devil slavery out of the American na tion. and is raising the nation out of darkness irate light. The fires of martyrdom, and the candles with which God lights up the pathway of liberty, are burning. We are in the midst of blessings and ad versities to.day. During this whole rebellion God - has been with us. He has given us our great magi'. trate. He has excluded politics, and made us one. The epeaker knew no party, and if you de Sou are a traitor. There are but two parties—pa triots and traitors. "Pray for us " are the simple words of our President ; and those who refuse not only disobey their chief, but also their God. We have won twentpeight victories, and have reasons to give thanks. The North and South; both guilty, have been punished. We have learned the value of our nation during this rebellion. We have learned that the nineteenth- century will find the end of slavery in our nation. We have taken steps to ele vate the downtrodden negro by placing him in the ranks of our army. The patriotism of '76 is re kindled, and the 4th of July, instead of being a day of sport, as heretofore, will be a day of great national thanksgiving. Our soldiers are gallantly fighting our cause: Irishmen, Gentians, 'Englishmen, and men from all nations have Bought an abode with ua, and have been made citizens, arid are now united. with us in fighting for liberty. In our mint are laid lumps of gold from all parts of the world—California, Australia, Georgia, and other lands. Though all under the same roof each piece has its individuality distinctly marked, both in shape and size. Now the workmen casts all these lumps into one crucible, and subjected;to the same heat. they turn to one mass of molten metal, reflecting the image of the refiner. From this the gold is moulded into bars and cut into circular pieces, all passing through the same process, and each stamped with the eagle and the stars on the one side, and United -States of America on. the other, now current coin of the Government. So, men have been brought to our shores from Germany, Ireland, France, England, and other parts .of the. world. They were under the one governmental roof, but still distinctly marked, and naturalization did not make them'fully citizens. This revolution is the furnace which bath melted all the gold as one. lie this glorious mint each is stamped with the eagle and the stars, the United States of America.- Their children and children's children shall, speak with pride of our forefathers who fought for liberlyin'6l. We are buying a nation's liberty -; we are fighting a world's battle, and liberty gained in our own '.country will send liberty throughout the whole world. What a Thanksgiving Day that- will be when we will have obtained an honorable peace, and patriots in the North join hands with patriots in the South ! Yes, there are thousands of patriots in the South who have been fighting for what they minion to be their rights • but the day cs ill soon sawn when there misguided - beings will find the true cause, and their leaders will obtain the punish ment their infamy deserves. In the meantime, Let every one obey his duty, both as a citizen and Christian. Rev. .Tohn E. Cheshire Rev. John E. Cheshire, the pastor of the P.p.llz of Schuylkill Baptist Church, preached a sermoa from 2d Chronicle:s, xiv., 11: "And Asa cried note the Lord his God,akd said, Lord. it is nothing with 1 hee to help. whether with inlay. or with them tht.t have s o power: help ns, 0 Lord, nor God; for we rest on Thee.and In Thy name we go against this,mrutitnde. The preacher referred to the extraordinary meet ing of the day, not only in compliance with the re commendation of the Governor, but, also, with an earlier call from the nation's Chief Magistrate for concerted action. He referred to the interesting fact that the President's proclamation recogoizat O od in the bestowment of munificent gifts, in afflic tion, blessings, chastisements, losses, victories. These were " thegracious gifts of the iloat High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath, nevertheless, remembered mercy." He spoke of the honesty of our rulers, and, that neither they nor ourselves approach the dimigisty under the influence of a fanatical imDulae. That the laving Being is such a God as is recognized in the proclamation—that was our encouragement. The theme of the .discourse was: 00 The religious principles which must be fully recognized in _the further success of our national cause."- illustrated in a three•fold manner I. The nation must distinctly and truly recognize the principles of Divine revelation as praemizen.t 1y adapted to secure peace, and promo e permanent ly the prosperity and happiness which we ardently desire. Here, it was shown that Christianity alone contains the true principle of mutual reciprocity. That Christianity alone is the cure for these evils. '2. The nation must, distinctly and truly, recognize God's providence in the order of events which are now transpiring. 3. To insure success in this struggle, we must be lieve in the justness of our cause, and must look at its bearings on the civilization of the entire human. race. These points Were ably sustained, and replete with argument ; point, illustration, and instruction. LUTHERAN. Rev J. A. Setss, D. D Rev. Dr. Seiss preached a sermon yesterday morning in the First Lutheran Church ifrom the foi lowieg text, from Isaiah xxvii, 8: He stayethhis rough Nyirp:Lin the day of the east After en eloquent and appropriate introduction explaining the meaning of the text, the speaker looked abroad upon the earth, at themultitudes that move about us day after day. We follow-them to their homes, ascertain their history, and learn their estates. Here we behold one who has been strug gling these many years in hope of gaining some de sired objeet which has just now gone forever beyond his - grasp. There is another whom fortune had chosen for her favorite, gilding his paths with gold and filling his house with pleasant riches, upon. whom disease has laid its hand, and there remains to him nothing but lingering decay and certain death. Here is a third, whose home was an Eden, blooming with life and joyousness into whiCh the destroyer has entered and left only the wrecks of once gay hearts, and the gloom and wretchedness of bereaved affection and blasted hopes. And there is still another, an only son, returned from the field of battle, maimed, helpless, a hopeless cripple, the living grave of many precious expectations ; and another, a crushed spirit, just from the cemetery of, the dead, whither she had gone to lay flowers on the tomb that encloses all she once loved; and another and another, poor little sis ters on their way to the asylum their last hope, with their sweet lives saddened by a stroke which made them twine in bereavement and parentless ; ands still another, knocking timidly at your door• for a few comforts for a sick mother in yonder court, whither penury has driven her to die ; and everywhere thousands of cases of varied suffer ing and distress, to each of which it is "the day of the-east wind." . We look at our dear afflicted country. We con sider the trials which have been shaking it, , these last year?, from its centre to its utmost circumfe rence. We behold the green leaves of our national unity and, peace wilted and scattered on the ground. We survey the broad belt of bloody desolation, and of fresh graves of stalwart men, spread across the whole breadth of the land. We see the uncounted households in mourning for their firstborn. We have before us, in the midst of this nineteenth centu ry of Christian teaching and improvement, the spec tacle of brothers in deadly conflict, menacing this youngest, broadest, freest, and most hopeful of the nations with anarchy, slavery, and death. Whence all these unexpected desolations—this smoke of furious battle, stretching over half the continent—this frightful flow of blood—these perplexing anxieties for the future? To what disturbing angel shall we refer this boiling of the waters, transmuting almost every heart into -a moving cauldron or heated and over flowing passion? Is it not "the day of the east wird 1" We look further still. We canvass the condition of things universal. We watch the fesilnl activity of agencies and elements which have been the deprecation of wise men in all ages. We see that the wickedness of the earth Is great, and growisg exceedingly. We behold disintegra tion, revolution, impiety, selfishness, and treachery enfeebling all the fabrics and ties by which society has hitherto been preserved. We realize every day more how The old earth reels. Inebriate with guilt; and vise, grown bold. Laughs innocence to scorn. The thirst for gold Hath made men demons, till the heart that feels The impulse nt impartial love, nor kneels` In werehip foul to Mammon, is contemned. - Be who Seth kept his parer faith, and stemmed Corruption's tide, and from the ruffian feels Of impious tramplers rescued perilled rii ht, is called fanatic, and with scoffs andjsers Illal.clnn.ty assailed. We ere the signs foretold by holy men . fulfilled, and all the prophetic dates well nigh run out, and everything giving symptoms of universal, unexam pled change, involving great earthquakes and con vulsions. Some may persuade themselves that all is Well and hopeful ; that the reign of evil is abbut at its last ; thato.he long-trampled plant of liberty is putting forth for its worldwide bloom.; that.Tinie's great conflicts are so far over, that we have Only to pursue the easy victory, to complete theemancipa tion of the earth from all its ills. And we would fain believe, after a voyage so long, and against so many adverse storms, that we are at last touching upon the blessed shores; that at length the gates of final triumph are opening before the steady, march of light, and inquiry, and freedom. But 'every one knows, who readeth things aright, that these shores' are only islands, and marshes of confusion, and de spond, and these opening gates but floodgates of dhs asterand judgment, and that continents and seas of trial and of storms, yet lie between us and the oo vend millermium. This and other prophecies assure us that the earth alkali first be "turned upside down," the nations scourged and shaken, and all confederations cf the unsanctifled smitten, until (1 the mountains shall be melted with their blood," and all people be in pain as a woman in travail ! After looking at the dark side of our affairs, and the lessons they taught, the speaker cempared the state of things this day with what that state.might have been, and with what actually and imminently threatened. Suppose that the attempts of perjured. men and their armies had succeeded, as, but for the gobd providence of God, they would. Suppose that they had seized the Capitol, and the archives of the nation, availed themaelves of its strength and re sources, and revolutionized the Government., Sup pose that the tide of battle had been turned against our armies in the field, and compelled an everlasting separation in this family of freemen, destroying our nationality, and with it our credit, our dignity, and our"power of selt.preservation. Can any sane man believe that our condition this day would have been as prosperous and as hopeful as it is! Or, 'suppose that the weakness induced by our great civil contest had effectually tempted foreign interference, and, that the great monarchies of the old world had com bined against ue, as was officially proposed, anti as seemed several times to have been determined, and on the very point of being carried into execution. 'What Would be our lot, with this great malignant rebellion grappling at our throat, and ,England and France burning our seaports. destroying oar coin. merce, driving our families to the-Mountains, con miming our substance, and demanding submission to their selfish dictation 7 Or, suppose that the rebel invader, who but recently clouded the whole -valley of the Cumberland with his armed hosts, had not been turned back by the brave hearts and 'steady steel'of the Union defenders at Gettysburg; that, by the Might of superior strategy and prowess, he had compelled his way to the consummation of his plans, destioyed our coat mines, overrun ,our *State. and turned loose his hungry myrmidonitilimed on or passion, and flushed with victovhupon the fair cities of the North! alas,:for„tfie.' plight in which. this 'day would, have found lie But, thus far, itArilie . be to god, the attempts of traitors
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