Excerpt from An Address: Delivered in the Central Presbyterian Church, Chicago, July 4th 1865

The pastor of the (Central Presbyterian Church, believing it to be the duty of the Church to observe this 4th of July, appointed a service for the day. And that it might not conflict with the general observance of the Day by the Citizens of Chicago, (including his congregation, ) appointed the hour of 9 A.M.

The address then delivered is now published by request of Mr. A. H. Hoge, Judge E. S. Williams, Judge Lincoln Clark, JNO. Lyle King, Esq., Rev. John Woodbridge, D. D., John Woodbridge, Jr., Esq. Messrs. T. M. Jones, R. M. Welch, Walter Butler, W. P. Dickinson, A. B. Blaikie, W. W. Chandler, Adam Holliday, Capt. Chas. McClure, and others.

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