The New York Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9821. g NATIONAL THANKSGIVING. ms by Bkhop Upfold, of Indiana, the es E & Eee BF ev. Dr. Cox, Dr. Tyng, Dr. Osgood, Dr. Cr Osbon and the Rev. Mr. Coxe. chaste At “cc | fo the last part of the text the absolute. uncereainty. of RB SERVICES IN THE SsYVAGGURS the future was told of, When the fast day was, kept in STAG 9 | April last tho darkness of the hour was, deeply felt: and &., &., rigg &. who knew: but that the wonderful events which 80 rapidly . cleared the Northern sky were answers to the prayers as then offered bya humble and prostrate people? He TRINITY y, trusted to the power and love of God, for the re- ? Re establishment of It, would’ be in our DISCOURSE OF BISHOP UPFOLD, OF INDIANA. caso as in others; when “civil discords had tolu Trivity there wa4 @ special service at eteven | Pecome intolerable, then . all came to see the lock yesterday morn ‘ng, in respons’ to the President's nest for a national thanksgiving, The edifice was prorsably filled, “snd the servivos were most impres- Tho munsic, especially way, excellent, several hymns } ysaims beeing been chapted by the chorus of young ‘8 and men in the most creditable manner. ‘ho religiows services were performed by the Rev. Dr. py. ee and the Rov. Mr. Noxus, The former read the ané the latter intoned the services. The Right Rev, Dr, Urvoup, Bishop of Indiana, delivered © sermon of the day, which was. very brief, but appro- to the occasion, He bad been requested, he said, some of his friends, to say something in reference to occasion which had called the congregation togotner. it as he had only just reached the city trom his home the far West he was not prepared for such a call as that hich had been made upon him, not having anticipated ything of the kind, Only three months ago we were embled to d-precate the divine displeasure which our pfuluess had brought upomus. We presented ourselves re the Lord and implored him to deliver us from the Hgments hanging over us. We were now, however, embied for snother purpose—namely , to return thanks the Almighty God for a deliverance from our peril; to ise him because He bag not given us over a prey to ir enemies, The hearts of all should be filied with atitude for these great favors which God had vouch. fed to us. Our rocent successes should not be regarded of trifling importance. He looked upon them as in- ing a near approach of the end of this unprovoked beilion, and the re-establishment of the federal au- ority throughout the length and breadth of the land, p rebellion that ever occurred had go little proyoca- pn as this to excuse it. The rights which our thern brethren pretended were invaded were wer in fact violated, and this was admitted a very distinguished Southern statesman who, with a gular contradiction, made one of the most powerful ap against secession, but now occupied the second place (be so called Southern confederacy. Bishop Upfold here oted 4 pas<ago from Alexander H. ’ celebrated ech in favor of the Union, and then proceeded to ex- jute on the importance of our late successes in their tima\e results, particularly as regards the free nay! oH Of the Mississippi from its source to its mouth. jen of bis State, and of the whole West, were not fighting ameré abstraction, but for the restoration of that ous Union under which they have enjoyed so many iceiess blessings—to maintain it in its full integrity ; uphold the government elected oy, & majority of the le; 10 maintain the supremacy of law, and to ald the astituted anthorities in ptsing down this rebellion by ch menus as in their best judgm.nt they might deviso ibordinite to the constitution. In her yloomiest ws he (the speaker) had never once despaired of ie caugo of the republic, and he saw in the ent victories ;romisé of a Speedy termination of our terneciue troubles. Then, the rebellion crushed, our puntry will once more go on fulfilling its destiny, the jories of which were almost beyond our conception he speaker concluded by saying that it was right to ac owledge the Almighty arm which had protected us, 1d to redice and sing hymns of praise, Bnt while wo oiced we ought not to lose sight of our responsibilities. @ work was not yet done, and we should therefore bo ary of our joy. Suill farther sacrifices were demanded us, and we should be prepared to meet such calls upon r patritisin in a proper spirit. We must #tid pray to ir Alusighty Father to continue to bless us with success nd victory. He alone can give us succor in our distress. hat the day might be hastened when we may be able to mble Logether Lo return thanks for the cessation of ostilities wud the reunion of the North, South, East and fest undor one tag, was bis fervent prayer and hope. At tho conclusion of the discourse the services were occeded with to the close in the usual manner, tender’s rebellion, which was followed by a closer union ‘of the two kingdoms of England and Scotland than had ‘ever been possible before. It would be as when the civil ‘wars wero ended, in 1660, and when King Charles said, merrily, ‘It must have been his own fault that he had stayed away 20 long, everybody was #0 glad to see him.’ It would be as when King David returned, after the death of Absalom, when he bowed tne hearts of the men of Judah.as the hearts of one man, and when all Israel re- torned to their old al We are of one bone at jance, saying, ‘*We are brethron, of one flesh.” Homan nature, be continued, is still the same, and, though it is easy to eay impossible. ‘*all things are possible with God.’" The discourse was closed with an eloquent peroration that the Union might be restored ag of yore, and that one tag — wave in all our ports and over all our cities and owns. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH. ADDRESS OF THE REV. DR. TYNG. A large congregation assembled in St. George’s church yesterday morning, where serviceg appropriate to the occasion were performed, ‘The introductory exercises consisted of a portion of the usnal Episcopal liturgy, which was interspersed with Scripture lessons and special prayers adapted to the great national thankegiving. Dr. TyNG ascended the pulpit and sald:—I do not know, my friends, that in my whole ministry I have ever met a disappointment like the one this morning. I supposed I might meet half a dozen of our speera! churchgoing peo- ple here to day, and 1 anticipated no more, To them I thought I would make a word or two of practical exhorta- tion, such as would arise in the course of the medita- tions of the morning, and I have no provision for any- thing else. I have so frequently cf late, and with so little hesitation, announced to you my sentiments upon all the great questions involved in the terrific struggle between righteousness and ruin that is manifesting itself in our country at this time that I hardly feel I have anything additional, in the sbane of personal communication, to utter. And yet, as the difficulties advance, and also the glorious dawn of day- light seems to me now shining over those dark and dis- tant hills of oppression, wretchedness and despair, my solemn conviction is that every American citizen and every Curistian American minister is guilty if he be silent. I will, therefore, never hesitate or refuse to tes- tify upon the great and solemn privciples which I esteem involved in the whole character of this terrific conflict. I bave opened on the twenty-seventh Psalm, which, in its first two verses, illustrates the most im- portant principles to which I wish to direct your notice for a few moments—“Except the Lord build the heuse, they labor in vain that build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waiteth but in vain. It is vain for you to risgup early and to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrow ; for 80 He giveth His beloved sleop.’’ The reverend gentleman proceeded to say that those words showed man’s system of temporary expedients, and God's system of evor advancing progress and prosper- ing purposes in which He finally works, known from the beginning. They might apply thos great principles to that terrific contest which had been for two and a quarter years wasting and deluging our laud. We may well ap- ply them thia day, said ho, when that noble man whom the providence of God has placed at the head of this government, whose name, in my judgment, will go down to posterity as one of the brightest and most ehining lights in American history, has called us together with such o testimony of truth as I shall read to you at this moment, (Dr Tyng read the President's proclama- tion.) I do not hesitate again to say, continued the spoaker, that if there were but that one document pro- ceeding from him whom the providence of God made supreme in our land, it would send down his name with houor to every geveration of our posterity; and I should be ashamed of my cowardice and want of patriotism, of my unfaithfulness to truth and duty, if I ever shrunk, iu whatever crisis or contingency of difficulty or danger, to ‘stand by an administration that so speaks and a govern- ment that s0 prociaims its purposes and wish to the people of this land. Tho Lord of Hosts, receive our thanksgiving this day that there sitteth aman at the heim of State who dare thus to speak in terms of apostolic truth and piety to the people of this vation. Wheu he looked back at the contest as the years have passed, every day filled bis mind with more amazement and his heart with more gratitude when he saw the territory recovered and by the Divine hand placed under the dominion once more of order, liberty and right; when he saw the coast lined by a navy that two years ago had no existence; when he beheld our Golds covered everywhere with an army that in no single in stance, in @ pitched battle, had ever been overcome, and that had carried victory and self-support whituer- seever it had gone in its march: when he saw the finan- cial affairs of this government arranged upon a scheme that was the wonder of the world, and in the operation of which he had no doubt future generations of the people Of this nation would look back with more and more re verence aud amazement at the providence which ordered it and at the wisdom aud mercy which had permitted it to succeed, he conld not but say, Behold! what hath God wrought! The iast thirty-three days hal been days The nation | of lightning glances of power and triumph. Step by step CALVARY CHURCH. SERMON BY THE REV, A. C, COXE. At Calvary church, corner of Twenty-first street and ‘ourth avenue, but a small congregation was present. jer the usual morning services appointed by the ritual the Episcopal church had been celebrated, Rey. A. C, Poxx, rector of the charch, preached a sermon appropri- to the day, from the seventh chapter of Ecclesiastes ud the fourteenth verse:— in the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of wer ity consider: God also hath set the one over against he other, to the end that man shouid find nothing after pum. He commenced by saying that the text was a sufficient arrant for the solemnity of the day, Were it simply a y of thanksgiving It would not be timely, and if it ero 4 {mst day it would seem ungrateful. But they were called by the lawful rulers to be joyul for mercies, yet to rejoice with trembling—to suppli- for these who goffer the chief burdens and psins of war—to implore wisdom and counsel in behalf of hese who lead in council and fn the fleld, and to invoke he iniluence of God's Holy Spirit to subdue the anger hich has produced and so long sustained a needless and Jeruel rbellion, The President, in an excellent epirit, fur® ther asked them to pray that the whole nation may be 4,‘ through the paths of repentance andjsubmission to he Livine will, beck to the perfect enjoyment of union nd fraternal 5 ” ‘jhe nature of the thaukagiving» being nixed and adjusted to the actual state of things in tu ntry, ought to be accepted by the ministers and peo; oilher premature nor unnecessary. The reveroud gentleman went on to say that te was no politician, and had no partisan bias in favor of the fexisting administration. Administrations are of little at. They goand come like shadows. ce. | year a little too soon. ig the creat reality, and when the national spirit ts ox | the visions on one eid ehine fi amazemont, and, with the pressed by tho powers that be, how solemn is the voioo. | Other side responding im triumph, ho came with them | He thought the I'r t had embodied in his prociama- | to give a tribute of praise to God, and to elyo tion the spirit of our purity, patriotiom and soundest | the rolemn nyowal of Dis heart and mind Sud etatesmor Itemboi ed, he thought, wiat all eught.| conscience in support of the government which Ou had to cet beiore God; and he trusted Ci! had done so Ubat day | set over our matic jo the re aud Prayers. Ia mingled good avd | Poiniment, oan te mabling, but at the samo | with all that b ‘ eo fatere was With God. ‘Tho | cost him what s wore first t by tho text was that iu one | A joy 1 pause to consider the price of blood by | yr > ectiede the wl weep with thors that | righteous we t fa 8 th D. or to ‘ the widow; to r what gratitude ts | t * Ls } tion 1 adm , vonsib 4 tion ts the just mer vomit, and like » sow that was washed to her wallowing fn the mice. Temporary expedients had been proved to be fruitless, and they were led t» lock up to the Great Je- Every discontented politi’ an wooht tern rebel would arebel, and ev hiraself 10 bo a hero. For the lov hovah, who had made of one biood all the nations of the we must cong caged anyon tlhed! earth,'and bath redeemed with aa influite sacrifice every po itical deape atoes would Mee’ venture to victim of human suffering and oppression, belleving turb. The third consideration wey that bo is giving his beloved rest ‘and pro. whom we are straggiing ber, tection im the day of Fate na and deliverance for which " mey were praying. He | in the dark hour of trial. He stood there, it this ag the Comm” my, cause of the whole nation ds of their * suthern brethren were sick of Ao always publiety oc the whole PT ect of rebellion until they Derived « °@* dom of thought and utterance in the to the moment when be who is now the rocond 18 4he confederacy denounced it as an in- sane and et A.qjees insurrection, for which no apology coud be’ gored to God or man, and be je the living wit. Boss Og that the hi the victim of her own un- Pett co eons, if, eaid the preacher, it be right and rat ty allow the leaders of the rebellion to fullll their hold D might be w the midst of the preiudice of some who iat to him, after all the circumstances of dishonor and disgrace arising from this one fact, through which we bad in this city to testify for the great principles of truth and righteousners in a perfect equality au jack man with the white in every circumptance of social relation, roctal it and social responsibility. He did pot ask for him the slightest patronage or proteo tion, nor the slightest consideration of feobieness or power of seif-dotence; he asked for him no more than he asked for the poor white man that lived by bis side. Let him stroggie with his own destiny, and jn the gracious plans of Pravidence fight that destiny out. If he cour upon the foundation of bis own inde- id threat—to the pillars of the repub. @ad jevolve North aod South in @ common ruin’ ‘h a course be mercy to them or fidelity to our own and fires, then, bet not otherwire, we do to give’ God ‘thanks this day. In thie giving Ho eectional feeling was indulged himeelt had friends and kindred at the South tenderly loved, and among bis Ubristian breth- ren there he believed there were many of the purest and authority and anarchy, licentiwousness best {living saints. He prayed that they might be re- crime. we wore warring for liberty Stored to pence ‘but this he did not believe y of boman labor, we were contending would bo the case they were doliversd from the let and orderiy sabmiarion to Divine antho- Bands of conspirators who had destroyed every princ} buman legislation and through the right- bo society exists. Thanke were offered to = EET ang soled bon sause they trusted their brethren great problem Ls po» ive een be delivered from auarchy aod ¥ the {ace of this sip-cursed and globe a life of ‘consideration was that of the juatice and righteousness between man end ready to answer “No,” if Southern has. tility was to war for mere exaltation of individuals and of the suffering amd the iaboriag, He an. and tem; “Yes, ’ If those principles of order, subjection cruel ‘exterminati mily relation and devotion to the great juteroste pal inbabitants of our territory, bad woclety which svrang from New not | ‘ and what sacredness invests | Fri ne! ee er ee & ae t ave dod with their blood, | years t)yt4 nation bul trod ery” hat ties are fait = mpon thst who | KTANO “gystem of ils Ul ‘ - velf-secrifice of those whodie. The a abtwet Cut ertain port all sit down ja m A consideration suggested was that those do uot die | go 0 ot ide ove P vain woo give themselves for the support of, or 2.5 t Piero tt ‘can to ite very rans oe thesale at war wes oviet, Cd m } heart, and days to come there would arise the | ut lends could delight; but they who? 16 ve | expedient te legislation—the,putting down of « man mmo how a » the ro and thy, aitsrs | because he,is a biack man, or the fetting up of a man be- ati nal family from utter desolation. cause he is'a white man—then the experience of the past wan vain, and we were going back again like a dog to bis | ap NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1863, PRICE THREE CENTS, THE NEW YORK UWERALD. Wigland, and trevelted through ail the Northern States, were to &G permanently dominant. Ilis (aith in man and in human history would fail id he not believe that there would the goodness of God in the land living—a nation yet to be ruled by princi social Grder and mutual righteousness. In con- the speaker asked how were we to gain. this reaait? He answored in the simple language of the toxt—God was to give it to us. There were three ways, and only three, of ending this great contest. There Might bean agreed division of territory, which would be utter annihilation and disintegration of the whole. He ‘was in favor of prok ig the contest seventy years be- fore be would consent to the dismemberment of ‘one acro of American soil. Another scheme might be the arching over of this difficulty by @ compromise. But the prin- ciples which were involved were s0 utterly alienated from each other that they never could be compromised. The speaker in strong terms denounced the idea of com- Promising with the evil of siavery,and said that he would fight etervally before he wonld compromise. ‘Thor was but one way in which peace could be restored, and that was that one side or the other must be subdued. Sooner than concede to apy division or any compromise he would for himself lie down a willing captive to the terrific reign of Southern despotiain, and say, “Well, then, come and rule, and we will try in another genera. tion by whet way we can throw off that rule into tho very crater of destruction.” This nation was to find its way to peace inno other path than in the determined maintenance of righteous principles. If he was wrovg bo ‘would go down to the grave the unfortunate but honest maintainor of the great principles of truth aud rghteous- ness. ‘A Collection was taken up at the close of the sermon in aid of the colored people who suffered during the recent riot in this city. MADISON SQI’ARB PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SERMON OF REV. DR. COX. ‘This church wos fairly attended yesterday despite the melting mood of the weather and the absence of a num- ber of the reguiar worshippers on their summer country vacation. Tho reverend pastor was himself also absent; but his place wes ably supplied by the venerable Dr, Cox, formerly of Brooklyn. ‘The services were opened by the singing of a hymn and tho reading of the President’s proclamation ordering tho sétting apart of the day as ono of prayer and humiliation before Almighty God for the signal victories with whicb He has been pleased to bless our arms, ‘The choir then sang the bymn beginning Before Jehovah's awful throne, after which Dr. Cox offered an eloquent prayer for the triumph of the Union arms and for the restoration of peace on the solid basis of freedom and justice to all men. After the singing of a selection from the Psalms the reverend gentleman selected the text beginning:— Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling: Kiss the Kon, lest he be angry, &c. ‘Tho service of Jehovah, he said, was uniike all other services. God makes His revelations by the laws of the human mind, and conforms His truth to it, Many poop'e cannot seo this, like the young clergyman who was rebuked because he could not see how God could be sorry and yet bo unchangeable, God speaks humanly to make bimseif noble Stars and Stripes—a glorious flag, the gift to me of the children of my eburch. ‘Ihe man who could sit in bis study any day this week and write a sermon must be possessed of the great quality of the salamander, We give thanks to-day to Almighty God for the victories vouchsafed to our national arma, for the integrity of our national domain, and for the preservation and happiness of the whole couptey—s domain and heritage created for us by God himse¥, and which He will not permit to be rent assuvder by robellion, The bands of rebellion have been broken; they have been driven back. The Potcmac is again unchained; the great Mississippi, the Father of Waters, is free, and flows through a loyal land from mountain to sea, Ho bears upon bis bosom the commerce of a continent, the Diessings of peace and pienty flow past his banks, and theso things thrill our hoarts with gratitu”le to the brave Grant and noble Banks, and call upon us to give thanks to Almighty God, We speak of the soil of America— not of the land merely. Land can be bought and sold. But on that land boild a house—no matter how lowly a cot—and cherish you not new affection tor that land? Put your labor on the soil; let your wife and children, brothers and sisters, tive in your home, and then indeed the land becomes to you holy ground, whieh you will die to preserve, And s0 itis with the domain of a country, made to manifest and represent human power aod human nos. The plood of our patriots has been shed upon this land, and to ue it is holy ground, and so it shall De wherever human freedom ia appre. ciated. And go with our rivers—the blood of patriots consecrates the whole soi), and the waters of or Missis- sippi and our iF great streams are holy, and neea no f priest or seer. The knowledge of this actuated our frieuds who wrested from rebels portions of oar soi—the men who died at Vicksburg and Port Had- son, and whose firet thought wus “How sweet and proper a thing it is to die for one’s country.” We thank God for our recent victories, ns bearing upon the unity of the people and the preservation of the national life, and which rebels are attempting to destroy. There- fore we rejoice for the triumph to our national arms; thatthe rebels bave been bailied, and the rebellion has been virtually crushed, We would’ have borne any- thing but war ogaitst our cbuntry, We did not com- mence the war. It was precipitated upon us, and wo only accepted it sop eserve the integrity of our nation’s life. We stood up for our constitution and lay thank God that be bes eustaiued and at last gi victory, after many humiliations and defeats. You know all the sophistries used to gloss over the hideousnees of the rebellion by men who conceal the serpent beneath their tlse words—men who taik of State rights und State sovereignty—as {i the men who talked under pre tence of sustaining such rights are not themselves now al- ready prepared to crush the jirst longings after some show of State rights under the heel of ali despotic power. What do you think would rebel Jeff, Davis say if one of the se- ceded States should say, “Let us go out aud set up our bun- ner of independence?” ‘He would first, however, trample in the dust under his feet the right, aod then he would tell North Carolina or South Carclina secession was ail very well some time ago, when dealing with the federals, but ity diy is now past, aud J don’t believe init, ‘The Union now, therefore, must be sustained. Whoever strikes at the Uuton strikes at liberty. I speak with rev- erouce of the sacred names of Madison, of Jeferson and understood to men. He uses human figureso transmit His troth to us. On this occasion—this day of prayer— Joy and thanksgiving ought to predominate. We ought to trost in Jehovah alone, with adoration and enthusiastic Oblations of the soul. The two grand principles of our duty are, first, dependence on God. He is the arbiter of events. If the tower of Siloam fails, or the murderers of Herod commingle the blood of the Gallileans with their sacrifices, Jesus Christ imputes these acts to the power and influence of God. What God does is never evil. This little globe which spins at His feet is as nothing to the great orbs which float in the vast extent of space by His ‘will. God's providence i in all the battles, the bullets and the clash of pointed steci on the fleld of strife. Ifa mine be sprang, God directs it; and @ man may as well be an atheist, for hie own respect, as to doubt the special providence of God. Gur President is right in acknowledg ing the power of God, and in ordering praise to Him throughout the land. Shortsightedness has always been one of the faults of our statesmanship. Our next duty is to pray earnestly for the success of our country; for God is the author of prayer, and He commands us to pray without ceasing, He then proceeded to, sroak of the causes of the Southern insurrection, and sald that in God's providence he believed that He would never allow the disintegration of this magnificent E plurivus unum country, which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific aud from the Northern lakes and latitudes to the Gulf o! the Mexican Isthnmus. We muet not only have united pate but @ united government, The main cause of the febd'lion was slavery and iis history. In the Declaration of Independence our fathers said that all men wore cro- ated equal, and siavery seeks to deny this. They then koew that slavery existed to a limited extent, but did not think it necessary to mention it. For his part, he could say, with Terence, once a slave bimeelf, but afterwards a Roman poet, “Homo sum, et nihil humanum a me alvno pulo’—I am & man, arid nothing that te human can be indifferent to me.’ When he was quito a boy he read a little book which fully defined bis views on slavery. That book was written by Thomas Jefferson, just after the surrender of Cornwallis. work he says :-—'‘Siavery tends to make boys tyrannical, as they kick (he black boy, and masters tyrannical, who are so educated.” He says, also, that it isa oy with which no attribute of God can take part. were also his. Passing on,to speck of Southern hate to Yan- kees, he thought the fact that Eli Whitney. a Yankee, invented the cotton gin, should soften down (heir aspority somewhat. Of the late Mr. Yancey he fad there #ae i vod trait remaining by which he could be remembered. Hie ‘was to open our coasts to the slave trade, and to rob poor African from bis home and sell him isto hopeless bondage. And this is not ove of the worat things that could be said of that poor man. God sees, he thought, euoagh of crime on both sides in this contest to rnin the continent; but still he favored the North, which fights for freedom. Referring to the inte riots and the persecution of negroes. be said that he would not open old wounds, but he knew that when the history of New York is written, the deeds of July, 1863, will be recorded with special marks of red ink. He averred that he had not the slightest doubt of the eup- pression of the rebe'lion, It would be queer if we could not suppress it. If there be traitors m the North secking to weaken the govermment, let the people tell them that they may possibly bogin the Presidential canvass next No man hag a right to doanytbing | which was not for the good of God and the nation. We must laser with unity for success, despicing politics, which meant pomie, more then Almg acd Wishes, Purse and dishes, Taaves ard ashes. In was the sixteenth President from Wash. , though he bad been «pared to live under all of them, he never knew the day that he ever opposed auy lawful of any one ot them. God comraanda us to obey thore who rule over ua, and it was cur duty todo sn, who. ever may be in power. In his youthful daye, when « draft was needed, it was made, and he never heard of bad been a volunteer, ana of in the present day were pot the natic the people nay lead them to vietory agato and r ; to poace in the ena REV. DR. OSGOOD’S (UNITARI The services at t Broa Sal batarian ) CHURCH, Dr. A ting to thy arian churea x conducted accor’ forrun!a, with this slight rom, that the reverend pastor in addreeaiug gation took as his subject the pregnant to; The bymn selected for the day (the ie Time of War,” the last verse concluding us foi As Theo their God our fathers owned, ‘Thou art our sovereign king Ob! therefore, ax thou didat to them, To iverance bring. TUR SERMON. Rev. Dr. Oscoon took for his text the Od, 4th and 6th verses of the 100th Peatm. ‘The sanctuary at the present time and on this occasion was the befitting place of meeting. The nation, the State and the city met to-day at a common altar to give thanks to the Lord God of Hosta for bis great favors aud blew ings voucheafed to the people antl nation, We meet in the sanctuary, pot'to sing horannas for trinmphe over « ) enue th 8 oor of thy day. ated to ws of Washington.§ for they were the builders of. constita- tional !aw for the natioval guidance. With their naines upon my lips Ithank God that He has been pleased to crown our arms with vietory, and thus preserved the constitution bequeathed to us by these august fathers of the republic. We thank God for victories bearing upon the destiny of America—America, intended above all nations to seciire aud perpetuate hu- man liberty and hurpan civilization, Once more 1 thank God that mob law bas been put down in the city, and that ‘the accounts in the papers this morning are so cheering. I thank God for the honesty of purpose and bigh-toned justice which actuated Judge Hoffman in the discharge of is duty on the trial of the rioters yesterday. It ina great consolation to ug to know there is such @ man to admin- ister justice amoogst us, and that otbers also are ready to adininister reproof to other judges, whose names are not decent enough to be mentioned ip a Christian ascembly. When this war passes away from amongst us, both North and South shall be benetiied by the Gonilict; each will have a better opinion of the other; each will learn sume- ‘Using from the other, The Southerner will learn trom us the arts of industry, while we shall have acquired {rom him the arts of war, the art of massing men, tho stra- tegy of combinations, the power cf discipline, and ail such military seience which it will behoove us to be mas- ters of. We shall then come together once more in unity and peace, and this war, which i# to-day sueh ot suffering aud woe, will eventuate in great blessings to the uation, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, YORKVILLE, SERMON BY DR, OSBON. It haa beon customary for some years past for the mem. bers of the different {churches in Yorkville to unite on Thanksgiving Day in one of the churches, Yesterday, ia compliance with the Mayor's prociamation, the church- going people assembled in the Presbyterian church in Fighty-sixth street, near Third avenue, and listened toa short discourse by Rev. Dr. Osbon, pastor of the Metho- dist church. The attendance was very good, considering the great beat. The Doctor commenced tho servi by reading 4 lesson from the forty-fifth chapter of Isaiah, followed by @ short invocatfn, after which he read the proclamations of the President, Governor and Mayor. He said he did not intend to indulge in a lengthy discourse, nor had he been able to find in the Bible any text in which there is @ parallel in the wrong, false grounds and depravity of the current rebellion but he intended merely to show, from the oss of territory, men, arma, with the supplies de- rived from the territory, that there were good grounds to cherish the hope expressed in the President's proclama- for the early final success of our arms. He then went on to show the loss of men and arms which the rebels had sustained, and, the main channel of their eap- plies having been out off by the opening of the Father of Rivers, that they had received a blow which would cause tho early completion of this war. To illustrate more fully the large losses, he quoted from an editorial which was published ia the Hexatp of July 19, The two great whieh have been #0 lately relieved from the West would dud new flelds of action, and we shall soon hear of their great success in the vicinity of Mobile and ‘The people of this nation cannot concetve why « war here cannot be carfied on the same as Savaonal it is © Europe, where, if a single fortifica- Tlon la taken, the affair ts immediately settled, and peace again reighs, If the rebels had not neigh- bors across the Water WhO avpisted them, prompted by ity and the hatred of the American Union, succeeded #0 long in maintaining the at their military force ts re war. now Uh 1h exhaust e c ing boys of fifteen years and men ae ond Grie son r able to travel gh the country thee throw inj ous jaw capted by the pre. t therefore the 2th of F he would feel willing to rly Gays theme hontilities would be term vib the heat of suminer and unherithiners of mate, the reswit cannot be long delayed He hore ogy of the many dear ones whore limba have been iieed to the oational Union and freedom. Our forefathers nO posseenion of this coaptry to be worth alt ough Many prectour obes were compelled to r lives upon the altar of their country. it » to rocue the country in the days of the Revo twill now cost reintively, He spoke of the tn the North of « large number of croakers neighbors and friends achieved by men’s hands, but asa part of God's people, and, as far as human weakness will permit, to celebrate His providence and grace and mercy to us asa people. As @ loyal and civilized people wo Must recognize His power and His mercies to us; and, while our religion uses not the arms of warfare, it at the same time recognizes the legitimacy of military power in ita own rightful season, keeping and reserving to itaeif the arms that are spiritual and eternal. It ie the essence of Christianity t recognize the civil and military power hot only an the cubtodians of civil liberty, but the de fenders and preservers of civil liberty. As I entered the poreh of this charch, afew moments ago, I saw standing near It ® representative of municipal power and authori- ty, and with me all who entered these doors and saw him there must haye looked upon the same man with respect for himesif and the power he reprosente!—tor himself, ds being one of the noble body to whom wo sre so signally indebted for the restoration, after a tornado of the events of the dev e tried to fill the pablic mind with the iden that t making progres# ia proportion vo the men loved. It waa the intention of the procte the attention of the public mind to the af armies and by thie ir hopes and gal inp nd, and the overthrow of ¥ would, beyond s dowbt, terms pate the bo«tilities and prepare the way for the retorn of 4 Stites agnia into the Union. the see the lesdiog Comments Of the argument rhetoricn order. Hwan listened to with « great deat of | attent THANKSGIVING AMONG THE J Together with the many other rects which oF services yesterday im accordance with the proe of President Lincoln were many members of the % persuasion. In this country, probably more than in any other, the Jews Are guaranteed the right \ their peculiar form of worship. They are protected in business as wel) ax io religion; nd the equality which bas hitherto existed relative to every person in this quarter of the globe bas attracted hither not alone believers in tte Jowieh doctrine, bat of every doctrine which has origi- nated since the S4vent of Christianity among o#. In scoordance with the Prosidept’s call for « gene. ral thankegiving on the part of the nation pester ered ap matin of the clty, in noarly all of which services yesterday — Shearith tract, West Nineteenth street, near Fifth avo nue, Minister, J. J. Lyons. Shaaer Hashamoin, 122 Attorney street. Lasker. Temple, £4 Kast Twelfth street. Rabbi, Samuel Adler. Adaareth EF}. 106 bast Tweoty third street, Abawath Chesed, 127 Columbia street. President, Ig- natz Stein. Anshi Likur Cholim, 150 Attorney street. President, M_ Westheimer, Avsbi Chesed, 146 Norfolk street, wad. Beth lsraet Bikur Choiim, 5¢ Chrystie street. President, . Levy. Rodeph Shalom, No. 8 Clinton street. resident, M. ute. Reth Hamidrash, Mott street, corner of Chatham, Prosident, Isidor Raphall. Poel Tredek, West Twenty ninth street, corner of Eighth avenue” President, ). Kempner. ae Yephila, 112 Wooster street, Minister, 8. M, cx neld Minister, R. President, M. President, M. 8, Cohen. President, W. Alex- Hoal Israel, 41 Stanton street. Beth Joseph, 41 Kast Broadway, ander. Bass Naamen, 136 Delancey street. stein, Beth Hamidrash, 78 Allen streot. Presiteut, A. Robm. Bnaj Jewhurun, 164 Greene street, Kabbi, M. J. Ka- all Bikur Cholim, U-Kadischa, 68 Chrystie stroct. Presi dent, FE. Flbthal. ‘Shaarai Rach Mim, 166 Attorney street. President, N. Sonneberg. Kai sbolom, Third street, corner avenue 0. dont, J. Alumeyer, Shaarai Perocho, 275 Ninth street. hams. Shaarai Zedeck, 38 Henry street. Moss. ‘The services in the different synagogues consisted of the singing of severn hymns selected by tho priests of\- Ciating, at the end of which the following prayer for the government was offered up:— May He by whose dispengation agsistance i grant- ed into kings and dominion unto princes—whose kipgcom is an overlasting kingdom—who deliver. ed his servant wid from the destructive sword—who maketh a way in the sea and a path through the mighty “watere—biess, preserve, goard, assist the covstituted officers of the Kov- @rnment, tho President and Vice President of the United President, N. Ane Prost. President, J. Abra- President, 8. D. States May the Saprome King of hings, through His infinite mercy, preserve them, grant them iife and deliver them from ail manner of troubles and danger. May the Supreme Kivx of Kings. through His infinite mercy, in cline their hearts and the hearts of their counsellors and officers with benevolence towards us and all Ixracl, In other days and in ours may Judah be saved aud Israel dwell in safety, and may the Redeemer come unto Zion, and may this be the will of God, and let us say Amen. In the synagogue at No. 104 Groene stroct the Rev. S. T. Kramer officiated. Tho services cousisted of singing tho sixty-seventh, seventy-fifth, one hundredth and one bi red and fiith Peal after which the prayer for the government, as ubove, was read. THANKSGIVING DAY IN THE PARK. The appearance of the Park yesterday was similar to that of a fine Sunday. A very large number of quiet, orderly persons, dressed in holiday attire, were to be seen strolling about, admiring the many attractions that aro to be found in these beautiful grounda, and although the boat wis intense they did not seem to mind it, as the majority were protected from tho sun's rays by means of light umbrellas, Others. and not » fow, enjoyed the pleasure of a row upou the lake. During our trip upon the glassy surface we noticed that in the nook leading to the grotto the water appeared somewhat stagnant, as if ft had no life in it, We would suggest that a pipe be laid from tho reservoir #0 that a stream can fall into this nook, aud thus keep the water fresh. If the chief gar dener would also cause some honeysuckles or other awoot amolling vines to be planted #0 as to run along the face of the grotto the olfactory nerves would be far better pleased during the hot weather than by the use of disin- fectant’, as at present. Tho litte passages trom tho main lake to the ladies’ pond also requires a careful in- spection. The lower part of the Park, from seventy second to Fifty-ninth streets, appears to be im very good order, showing that great care has been taken by thowe who have it in charge. THA ING | KSGIVING IN BROOKL Tho day was observed, a& holidays usually are in this city, by ® general suspension of business; and from ap- pearances all who could get away from the heated atmos. phere did go by going into the country or to the soa shore, The streets were filled with private vehicles during tho morning aud the cars of the different ratiroad lines wer crowded to an uncomfortable degree. Services were heid in a number of char but as the regular pastors were mostly out of town, well ax the greater proportion of their congregations, the attendance was rather limited. The appearance of the city was that of a Sunday. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT A PICNIC. A serious accident occurred in Lefferts park yesterday hoon, in consequence of the falling downof a stand erected for the accommodation of speakers on the occa. sion of @ picnic. The stand was crowded by men, women and children to get out of the rain, when tho an way and precipitated a number to the ground. Threo were more or less injured. ‘Their names aro Mary Forbish, residing at 175 Hudson avenue, John Kelly, residing in York street, near Jay, and a girl named Mary Vylan. All the injured parties were sent to their homes. ANNUAL CHOWDER OF THE YACHT CLUB, The Brooklyn Yacht Club gave their annual chowder yesterday at Bay Ridge, About one hundred members of tho club and thelr friends were present on the occasion, ‘and managed to enjoy themacives hugely MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION. This club, composed principally of members of Engine Company No. $, went on an eycare! to the country yesterday. Their conveyance consisted{of four stages, each drawn by eight horses. ‘Tne boys enjoved themselves splondidiy, and returned to tho city about nine o'clock, after giving thanks during the day in their own happy style. BROOKLYN THE DAY ELSEWHERE. THANKSGIVING IN BAN FRANCIBCO, Haw Francmoo, August 5, 1 To morrow the churches wil! be open for Thankegiving sormone. There will bo national ralutor and ringing of | bells, morning, noon and night meeting will be held at Union Hall, and thera will boa In the evening « masa general \llumination of the city TUANKSGIVING DAY IM BOSTO | Bowron, August 6,1868, | a All ptaces of business were closed here to day, and the nal Thankegiving generally observed | t test Gaye of (he seaxon, | 1 VING DAY IN CINOINNATI Coscinsatt, Ang #t 6, 1663 The Cay waa gover beerve! by © nearly entire pur;enron of business and worsbip in tno cburche | THANKSGIVING IN PIILADELPITIA--OrENING OF THE | NEW CATHOLIC CATHRUMAL | Purtavecema, August 6, 186%. | The day has been generally observed a# @ national Sab bath. Ail business was uspended and vas oxereiven | were held im the cur ler ‘The new Catholic cathedral of Sainte Meter and Pact | was opened for the first time today, There was a large attendance. The U ity Convoention at Albany, ALnawy, Augant 6, 1608 The University Convocation to day held two reasions with large attendance. Tapers wore read by Professor | Trosdwell, of Franklin, Dr. Gardiner, of Whitestown, ana | Professor Pratt, of Fredonia. lon. Henry Parnard de livered an xs Advocating Competitive examination | of candidates for pubMe ote and for sAmimswn to the | } | Weat Point Academy aud the Newport Naval Soho Presteot Fieher reported in favor of © permancat orgs hization to be called the University Couvocation of the State of New York. Eioquent addresses were delivered by Hoo. George W. Clinton, Governor Reymour snd How Gullas ©, Verplanck, Ririef congratoiatory sadremes on the wuccens of the firet Dalverrity Convoostion were made by Professor Davies and Chancellor Pruyu. Adjourned rine die, A Divoree Case that may bet #UPREXE COURT CHAMBERE. Vetore Mow. Jotge Goad ADUDET 6 —An sotion has bean commenced by 2 gee tie. man of great wealth, and well keown im thie city, fore Ayworon (row bis wite open the aflegation of atuitery, The indy, i ie maid, every tenutifal and famniiar vo the | fashionable circles in New York. The delinquency | sliaged to have been committed on the 14th of Jens inet, | with a rember of ope of the Inegent tmeroantile beowes im Veeton and thie city, Firstly om beard of one of tee ball Fiver boats, and eflerwards st the Tremont House, Ientom. An application wae made on beball a the wite for an order to examin ¢¢ tame cme. The slieged ade! day, everat of the synagogues were open in (he after noun aod evening. Services were beld and diconreen given— seme In Engligh apd some tu German relative wo The folhowing are Un eToagorneg | Corer has loft thee ety tor Homan, The meres of the par 4:4 pot tramepire kn Court, Uboogh the above cirewr were stated. A mothe for alimony haw been 0M THE SOUTKWEST. NEWS FR Everything Quiet on the Mis- sissippi River. Location and Condition of Johnston's Rebel Army. Organization of Secret Union Societies in Mississippi. The Rebels Strengthening Deteuces of Mobile, keo., &e, «a. Masrins, Toon., August , 1868. ‘The steamer Hope has arrived, bringing prisoners trou Port Hudson, Vicksburg and Jacks Everything is quiet on the river beiow Colone! Haten reports that Forrest, Hillies and Witeon are retreating, with their forces entirely broken up and their men deserting in every direction. Colonel Hateh hax divided bis force and {8 seouring the country, picking up ail the small squads he can fod Ruggles ts at Columbus, Miew, Chalmers at Wert Point and Tippab on the Mobile and Obto Railroad, A veout that left Meridien on Saturday and Oka ona on Sunday reports that General Joe Johnston's army be at Enterprise and Brandon, under the dircet command o Goneral Hardee, Mowt of the rebel foree at the former place wore ready to move at a moment! n standing ona wide track for the accommodation 0 tho troops General Johnston went to Mobile on the 27th, ‘Tho scout thinks the rebels will remain where they are unless Mobile 1s attacked, and says Johnste Jom ton thousand men by desertion wince the fall of Vickwvurg, and the remainder of his force i# terribly demoralived. ‘They are poorly fed and the officers and mon are yreatly disheartened. A great many secret societies have beon og ntzed with the intention of bringing the Htute back int the Union, Officers are arresting citizens and soldiers for being connected with them. The lato Conscript act will pot avail mocn in the Southwest The Mobile Mews of the 30th has a leader ow despond ents and croakers. It ways:—'*Teil the citizoun to avoid them as they would a pestilence.” It stites that Graut! + army has mostly gone w Virginia, where the grest foal struggle is to take place, and calls upon the eiinens of Alabama, Mireinsiop! and Georgia to Joln Hragy and Jom ston ond all will bo well, Weare at the polat when th) confederacy should throw everything into » and & tho tide of this campaign, Linogin oan pat ne toto the field; and if thoy only chock Lie Yankeos » ia used up and the revolution In the North w# a! oud ‘The article closes very bitterly as followH— "We have to choore the whip of the slave, br the whip of the muster Choose yo." ‘The Mobile News, of tho Bist, ult. sayy oifitoriallys— Care are Grant’s conduct in paroling the Vicksbury pra were fn being investixated. Woe hops bin head wil bo ont off; for he could not buve atrock heavier blow to the confederacy, Pemberton's ary ts dispersed, and the Texas and Alabama which have crossed the Mineietinp! ore lowt control. The whole mass of the remainder te pr upon Johnston's camp to eat hin etoren. decimate bi# ranks: and now they are ordered to report wo the same officer a# fast ax exchanged, which Chey will net do, as they hate him, We put it upon recard that i Pemberton is assigned to the cormmend of that arty again it will be equivalent to iin anuinilation, tithe of it will be gathered together again. Its reported, that Johnston has returned to Miseteippt again, after a thorough examination of the resources of Mobile. We would like to peak something, discovered by bim, but cannot the strong works there and made a may of them take time to strengthen so long @ tive of works must commence immediately. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. The bombardment pear Charleston wax more on the 29th, The federals were erecting their » tories within «ix hundred yards of Fort Wagner, « batteries on James Inland causing thom mach anroyan Two thousand more federalx bad been landed on Polly Inland, Tho Yankees had captured three blockade rum ners. The rebels acknowledge that Morris Ietund willbe taken A Richmond telegratn of the 26th w In the fght At Manassas Gap we lost two thousand u wed and wounded, when wo retired overpowered by rupertur nombers troops beyond ipltatet ago awd Not a euces and rae bent He examined wil they ebundre Parties (rom middle Tennessee represent the © tditie Of tho people as horrible, they having netting to ke., ke All Inte Southern papers denounce the myirit of the plo in erying out for peace and a return Un) on, aud they appeal to them to stand by the eunfedoracy. Ox sionally @ bitter article on the mimnanagement of the war appears. Among the recent arrivals from Karoo Ws Perro Morte who sya be in pot sanguine of mediaiion on the part of the Emperor of, the Prenet ¢ ground of the pope larity of the movement im Mex City Intettigence. Dew Lave Bio Avrmar 5 . b membered that we prob! «hs tof Walter 1. Bet! having bran «rrested ‘ : euy ‘ te ‘ ‘ v Tne Conon . Coares made their anne r t branant The party number exit oy the tor th ‘ reevor, whe bow ai t r God. Al ° Ay at peve k, ater o tnowt satinfwectory exoureon Demoe Nomination for Ge W teeonsin. Muwsrnen, Avgnat 4, 1808 The Deweeratic tate Convention to day nomn tad 1 L. Palener, of MOewwn @bor Joum Hotny f the Digadier 6 on Army Tan. Gactay, Onio, #. Tuttle wed wile. of Choerce, and K. Sturges, f Watnio, are stopping 5 ibe Ft. Nites Motes. RV, Mockion, of Trenton, Miter Genera) Dowhintay end indy and Generel Toten, # Wanting ney, 0 Vattaio WG, Weed of Alm Byrecan, A. G. Wiliams, of Hemet eating; T, M. Crom and indy of 4 x, A Heaton , are eUyyying Wt the Aste H nase 1. Wyene oo ernment Threnpoom and Camnity ol Oe K, Jones, of Bow “ + Melsovin, Mowe " Wert Pot, and J, W. { New Hasipohicw. are Cevertet Antrew Jtpvon A Tev@ennen, bas reonveredt trom he ockeew, ond & agel6 sthendlog W bis Gules Dead ide The Commercial Kreursion. Vowriamn, Me, Aagust 6, 1h The fearte @ Trade of Chieage, Detrou and Miesehes arrived bere at hal-qaat nine FM They member about two beedret aod tweety Give, im loging the leds Lavowtes Gat —09 Often anmoonces another f bie semning @thIDihown of the nitrous oxide gen, at the Conger lertdhete morrow elernens end, etd te the etirect? ee, three porter cre to be pol meres sane Cente state by yt lnBeenee of the gee.