The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-13
The Rev. DIR. Hawks Sermon In Calvary
Church.

The Rev. Or. Hawks preached q "thsnksyiying
scrmon,n yesterday, before q numerous and highly
fashionable congregation, in Calvary church The re-
veend speaker took for his tent the "a aad Sd o.
the 2lst chapter Of Judge. "a verse" And the
people came 20 the house OF God and abode there till
before God, and ited up their voices and wept
-" 3d-"Apd said o, Lord God Of Israel, why Ia
this come TO pass In Israel that there should be to-
day one tribe lachlne In Israeli Or. Hawks com
menesd and continued his discourse throughout, In
trsin Of powerful eloquepce the leading idea Of
which was that all history s to be viewed BY the light
Of God's providence. lie ably de,cs,ted upon the
benz nts which accomplished by our country on
the unciviiz,d worla and thowed that our religion
and our institutions aided by the power Of England
capable Of spreading the gospel In every land The
spsaher took review OF the early history Of Amerss-
Its tuccestful struggles for Independence and Its
growing grestpe,s he spoke Of ts pros perity In com
metcis Importance. and the expansion OF its terri
tories its msrch Of intellect aud scientific Improve
ments. aud particularly alluded 20 the tel'snpnic
communications, which bring us In conttsuity and In
oloes communion With distant Lstionsi and he con
jured his congregation. by the love and veneration
which th,y held their father who had fought
ana bl for the blessings Of this great republic 70
maintain. by their latin aud unity the blessings Of
the heritage thst had been isft TO them He spoke or
,.s a',e O1l ~, 10 p,Ops ss eSsde,ea that
America IL dsstiBed TO be what Venice once was,
the gr'sp emporium Of commercial enterpri.e,the
9TH great ability aud pover OF language the present
poshi OF this country aud ner st increasing powers
IRON the acquisition OF California snd other posses
s,ons he ssid-The providence Of God was visibls In
not developing the suerous resources 81 that country
To enrich those Who already too poEerfu aud too
dsspotc, but reserved them Tor the benefit of this
country. DR. Hawks concluded q most I'm prestve and
eloquent sermon With the following significant -sra
ing 10 the anti nonists In sllusion TO the recent
movement Tor the severance OF the states lie said
would impress on my countrymen not merely the I'm.
petite folly but the psesbs wickedness In the sight
81 God, OF all this camor and indeed OF any measures
/ tepoing TO the sevtrsnce OF our confedsrscy We
have. az one 81 the nations Of the world Gods work
TO do. To DO 70, require the moral physical an
financial force that union alone can give 70 be loyal
70 this con,e6erscy therefore IL psty for s hdehty
| towards God And IN conclusion, | rould, az an
| American citizen. With . heart that beats for my
| country, as whole, and 10 my whole countrymen
Without distinction, respectfully In ycu
| heart Of hearts our glorious Unioni and let you
| prayer to God be daily heard that iom ocean Y
J ocesn, aud from the raov 81 our North TO the eve
blooming roses OF south one simultaneous or,
may ever se from the glad hearts OF happy thousand
= one God, enc faith one tongue, one freedom, en-
country.