The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-13


specie having been offered to them in payment could
not be refused whilst except in payment duties they
had no other means of disposug of the specie by
sale In the market to payment of bills Of exchange
takrn for remittance, il could not be given
Iness are, however, minor evils and easily he
msded which, in fact, they will be- when the coinage
bill decreed under date Of Doth September into
silver will longer embarrass but will facilitate com
msrcs provided foreign coin have longer forced
circulation.
siovements or Mr.. Ciay-Visit to st Bartho-
lomcw's Church, &c.
After night Of most welcome repose, Mr.. Clay
left his couch yesterday morning at half past seven
O'Clock, and after the usual prsliminsries, took
breakfast at eight o'clock, with his nephew, Mr.. NJ
Pnde, CT Kentucky. He then retired to his private
psrlor, to spend the remaining unengaged time he
had, In seclusion.
At half past ten he waited upon by his Honor the
Mayor to fulfil engagement to attend service at st
Rartholomews Church, ia Lafayette Place, and mmed
stsy proceeded hher with the Mayor and his lady and
Mr. Pindel.
It having been generally known that Mr. Clay would
attend divine service in ST. Bsrtholsmews Church. yes
not him before thher for the purpose Of get
ting view Of him Long before the usual time for the
that building crowded densey with spectators and So
vsra hundred in front In the street So great the
could obtain an entrance Just as the bell
toling handsome carriage drove up and Mr.. Clay and
s.dy Hsmssd and passed through
contiguous to, if not the very sams in which Mr. Polk
% IL the In to ss :.
every one in the church, lady and gentlman stood
$ for not ss hin or
view Of the great statesman incurred the risk of
dsocstpg their nscks, 90 much and so far did they
stretch them to crafty their curiosity We look
ed around but did not perceive that Mr. Van Buren,
was in church He was expected to accompany Mr.
Clay, but did not, as far could The sacred
edifee crowded almost to suRocation. The pas
sages in the gasries and in the lower asles,
full as the psws were, and much fuller than when Mr.
Folk attended service there During the reading
morning service the eyes Of the congregation lifted
over the prayer books and directed towards Mr. Clay
and travelling beyond the truth to say that he
rece ed more attention than did Mr. Balch, the clergy
After the usual morning service, Mr. Balch assembled
the pulpit and announced as bis text the first thirteen
the Romans" which are as follows -
Ihere . thou art inexcusable man whososver
thou condsrnsst myself for thou that judgsst doest
the same things.
. But are sure that the judgment of God is &C.
~ Aud thnke:t thou this, man, that judgsst them
which do such things and desss the same, that thou
Or despissst thou the riches Of his goodness and
and and mot moving that tho
s. But after thy hardness and impsnitent heart,
1niS xfn tho
"6 Who will render to every man aocor ding to his
"7 To them who by patient continuance in we'll
doing seek for glory and honor and Immortality eternal
90 But unto them that are contentious and do not
obey the truth but obey unrghteousness indignation
that doeth evil of the Jew hrs and also of the Gente
TO- But glory honor, and peace, to every man that
worketh good to the Jew fret and also to the GENTLE
IL. For there is no respect of persons with God.
u For az many as have snned without law shall
the law shall be judged by the law;
"ls For not the hearers Of the Jaw are just before
The reverned gentleman said that in taking the
above verses Is the text Of the discourse which he
purpo'ed to deliver he had done so with the view Of
drawing the attention Of the congregation to the SUBJ
jeot Of sin He deduced three propositions from the
text First that it is obvious that the conduct Of man
ousness-the circumstances attending that judgment,
and the nature of the rewards and punishments.
The conduct on which he based his first proposition,
and to which the Apostle refers is unoded in the first
that all men udss one snothsr and that he
In judging Others in them sin which cannot
can judge Of Others prove that there Law of right
and wrong implanted within him The fact that man
does not so judge Of himself he does of Others
not that he without the light of moral truth but that
he suppresses 1t and keeps down by unrghteousnes
The fact Of our judging fellow creatures, shows
capacty to judge; and il in the whole course of our
lives we have ever judged human being, our do
ing 80, shows tbst we will ourselves be judged -
He who sees the end from the beginning has implanted
in man a knowledge of right and wrong. The Bible
came to us and its conveys to the doctrines
belonging to eternity. No fail it among
those characters which God has traced the soul
by considering the distant objects themselves We
ought to regard every act of JUDGMENT passed
by his fellow man, shadow the soul by the
Judgment of God, and should lead it the consdera
tion Of what Is contained in the third This
it. Is it not said that eli nature wspt at the oruc
hxiou-that the moon withheld her brightness And is
there no tribute for the triumph Yes AL Of natures
vent of Christ Before him shall be gathered all
will he nat ooo tho
before him shall be judged all nstiors and he will
der to according to what you did in the body You
will go TO judgment under peculiar circumstances HUI
man law can, of nscessity only establish great pun
ishment. All the principles all the ordinances by
which you will be judged are known to you they have
been told you by yogr fond mothers by your
able fathers The third point is that God will render
marks bic law of progression in all of Gods works
mencins at the less and ascending 1t has been in ell
ofthose to be adj Judged worthy fit Have you reflect
ed on what the consequences of this judgment will be!
eros. and follow Christ 50 that you may b. able to light
against SIM Have you thought that this Is worth living
for an eternal Of glory not then it full time for
tomorrow, for you know not what to may bring
forth Are the law and the gospel have worked
in your cous the proper change? Why should one of
you be lost, when you can be saved!
After the sermon was finished, Mr. Clay left his
to go home; but as soon as he reached the DOORS he
found the entrance steps and the street in front
blocked up by several hundred who desired to
get sight of him. With some difficulty he effected a
passage during the whole way with his head uncovered
and finally reached his carriage in company with Mayor
Brady
He then visited Trinity Church. where he spent half
hour after that be went to the house Of the Mayor
where he spent several hours kissing all the dear little
Ones blessing the parents after which he returned
to the New York Hotel, where Monnot had splendid
repast awaiting him.
He rsmsined in his private room until ten O'Clock,
whom he retired yesterday having been the only day
since his arrival, that he had q moments rest.
MOVEMENTS TODAY.
Pursuant to arrangement MIR Clay will leave this
city by the nine o'clock train OF csrs this morning for
Newark accompanied by the Common Council and q
committee from Newark. who will meet him at Jersey
City. lie will remain Ia Newark but short time leav
ing AT such an hour as will enable him reach Phila
delpbia by four O'Clock ia the afternoon