Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 8

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iind set apalt Thiirsddy, the'SOth day of April,
1863, as u; day of national humiliation; fasting,
and prayer.   And I do hereby request, all the -      ^ y ,"~ ^^ *
people to abstain on ,that day from theifc ordi- ».»<**«u-.^. ^ 0,    u J
nary pursidts, anditti unite, at their several. Scenes at VtckshiU'g.
places of puhiio worship and their respective   j-^^ Chaplaincy Question—A Tryiny Position-
homes, in keeping the day holy to the Lord, and devoted to the hjumble discharge of the re¬ ligious duties!,proper to that solemn o.coasion. I All this being done, in sihcerity and truth,, let us then rest humbly in the hope, authorized^ by Divine teachings, that the united cry of the 'nation will be hoard on high, and answered' ¦with blfessings, no less than the pardon: of our .natio.aal sins, and the restoration , pf our now
Tribute to a, Departed Worthy—lidigioii in the Trenches—..1 Sabbath Evetiiug Service be¬ fore Vicksburg—Thrilling Scene.
St. Louis, Mo., August 11, 1863. In the lull of arms, the recuperation of ar¬ mies and  the  preparations for a renewal of the  conflict,  there  is  little  noteworthy  sit
divided  and  suffering  country to its former   present to write about, except at Charleston, happy condition of unity and pea"cc^" ''": where the sword of justice hangs suspended|
-   InVitness trhereof, 1 J^'^'^e'heraMo^S^s^my \ ^, ^ g^^gie i,ah. over numerous heads of traif
hand, and caused the seal of theiUnitedTiBltates to be affixed. , .m'„'1.,i ¦,
Done in the City of Washingtoii thik.30th day of March, in the year of our Lord, on© thttu'
tors, but  will  soon  descend  and render to; treason its due.
At this time of quiet in military matters, it
Band eiirht hundred and sixty-three, and of the I ^    . .   ,
fXend"^°« 0^ *1^« Umted^^^^^^ '»« *« J«* down one or two
^^^^Cl^'s.I ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President. "¦'¦   "'     ^;   .^ ^
w.T.T.TAM H. Seward. Secretary of State.
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Tlt« President Appoints Xw,g. 6, aa a X9ay or ThanlcsKivlng) Praise and Prayer.
APEOOLAMAMON BX TUB PRESIDENT OF TUB  UNITED STATES.
It kaa pleased Almighty Qod to hoarkon to tUo snppU- catlona and prayers of an afflicted people, and to voncusafe to tho army and the navy of tho Tluitod States, on the  respect attaching to the  cloth at home—that
Innil ftn^l ni, t.ho npn. vit-.tnriftH Hr, R,p-nnl anil (Ml effootivo aa ^ a "^ -   v-*ui,.a cvu ia^iuc      tiua'
incidents of the siogo of Vicksburg, -vyhieh were striking only for their novelty and the' impression left upon me, a novice. ;
The chaplain question is often discussed in the papers—the pros and cons duly elaborated, and the conviction is general that the cleri¬ cal gentlemen are wisely placed in the field. Nevertheless, it is certain that no class of officers are so generally the victims of un- houndcd contempt in the service as the poor c-liaplain. To him it must bo a most trying, not to say humiliating, • position. Every pre¬ judice of his clerical life is rudely insulted hourl}-, in one form or other.   That professed
land and ou tho sea, victories so signal and bo offoctiTO aa
to furnish roasonablo grounds for ougmoutod coulidence  deference to   expressed   opinions,   whethei
th»t tho Uuloa of these States will bo maiatalned, their '^ „m,i„ i     •^     •        in     .    .. .r..
Constitution preserved, and their peace and'prosperity I sensible or stupid,    is  wholly  lacking.    Th<
permanently preserved.   But those victories havo been   immaculate  white choker and oleaginous Cx- accorded not -without sacrifice of life, limb and liberty, m- v»icuoiuuuo i.a
curred by bravo, patriotic and loyal citizens.   Domestic affliction in every part of the country follows in the train
pression of facial sanctity, sometimes indulg¬ ed in as, a part of the profession, wholly fail of offect on masses of grim and tried soldie¬ ry. Outfl-ard forms are as dust. If is only by the practice—the real, earnest practice 6fl every christian virtue that a chaplain can hope to bo regarded in the army as anything of more value than a tolerable regimentelj postmaster. Yet there are a few who succeed, and when
of these fearful bereavements. It is meet and right to recognize and confess the presence of the Almighty father, and the power of Ills hand equally in these triumphs and these sorrows.
Now, Therefore, bo It known that I do set apart Thlirs- day, the 6th ray of August noict, to be observed aa a day of Nutioual Tbanksglviug, Vroise and Prayer, and I in¬ vite tho people of tho United States to assemble on that occasion in thoir customary places of worship, and in the forms approved by their own conscience, render the hom¬ age due to the Divine Majesty for the wonderful things he has done iu the Nation's behalf, and invoke tho iuflucnco of His Holy Spirit to subduo tho auger which has produced and 80 long sustained a uood'.ess aud cruel rebellion ; to
change the hearts of tho insurgents, td. guide the coui^s onp rloAa lin nioxr v.^ „«(. ^  ,    j  .
of the govornmeat with wisdom adeaSate to Sft greaftt f*^® ^*^^^ "^ ^^J "® set down as embodying, national ¦emergency, and to visit with tender,care und.| in precept and practice, everv element, t^nnn coMOlatiou throughout the length and breadth of our  ,,,;„    * i      j .-^'^ij  i-icmeni enno-
land- all tUose. who through the ylciaeitudes of wai-chos, \'^""S '^ manliood.    i have one case in mind— voyages, battles and sieges, have been brouglit to suffer | one now atrp«t fn,-T encoir ««+«i> ii,   ,•  • in mfiid, body, or estate and tUmily, to lead tlfe whole Na- '   "    ^°^ ^^ ' ^®*' ^^' ^ ^^^^^ »«>* of the living— tion through paths of repentance and submission,to tho who achieved  for himself a  renutation 9«! ¦>. Divine wtlf back to tho perfect enjoyment of Uiiioit- and pi,,i„+;.„ ^ .7^ lepuiation as a.
Frateriwi Peace. , . <jhristiau man, so Wide-spread and profound
Iu witness wUot'ooi^ I havfe hereunto aet'my baud and that his auddpnV-iriV  A^^,^ i-^^ j
caused the seal of tho United States to bo affixed.- ' suoaen.exit drew tears and regretSj-
i,'.   p«ma at tho city of'Woshington, this 16th day of July, from tho General down.to the humhlp<it nrf In thftyear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred „„+„     t>„„..,  ^ . r .V ""?  "umoiest pn-
and sixty-throo,  aud of the Independence of the;   '*"'^'    ••• ^Ompt in every duty,  he  Sought OUt
•i;'   United States of America tho eighty.eighth. new duties for Pi)f.lv !,«.,..     =i>«„„       j     /.
By tho President: ABllAlJAM LlJ^tiOLN.       ''" ""''"'^^'J'^ 6*C» "OUl'.  .Possessed  of a
\,'.: WiiMAM li. SjswAw,.Seji^pt^-^ of. State. patienoe and perseverance which overleaped'