The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-13
Sermon or tho Rev. DIR. Con.
TIKI SLAVERY QUESTION, IN ITS RELATION TO I
CHRISTIAN RELIGION

street. Brooklyn, and also preached interesting
mon on the subject Of slavery Before the sermon,
he offered prayer that God would bless all the inha-
bitants Of this great country whatever might be the
color Of their skn-whie red or black; and that he
would solve the problem BY which enslsved Ethiopis
might be enabled to stretch free hands to heaven and
the sons Of Cush might realise the benidcent designs
food, In first permitting wicked to introduce
slaves into this country-men worse than those who
sold Joseph into Egypt He prayed that the time
might coon come when the thrones of usurpaton and
all desposms political and social moral and religious
might be demolished. and error, and faliaey, aud
superstition. be dssipated before the light Of truth
He prayed for the Roman Catholic population, whs
were addicted to q false religion. which they we're
taught without understanding 1t.
After prayer, DR.. Cox announced that . course Of
lectures would be given in Brooklyn by himself Rev
DR.. Bethune and others, on Sabbath evenings COM
mencipg on Sunday evening next, at his church.
These lectures would be the subj Of the decline
of Popery, and not Protestantism and would be con.
Quoted in spirit Of kindness and good WILL as insult
ing men not the way to convince their understand
ipgs or to reach their hearts
The Rev. gentleman the, proceeded with his sermon
He commenced by reading several portions Of the
Bible remarking that perhaps the tive first we're pro-
perly his text and the other adjuncts and helpers
The first was Ps aim ll7th: 80 praise the Lord all ye
nations: praise him all ye people For his merciful
Kindness great towards and the truth of the Lord
endureth forever" The next passage from the
Epistle Of St. Paul to the Ephsssns, chap 90 Il
verses Giving thanks always all things unto God
and the Father In the of Lord Jesus Christ;
subn ittng yourselves to another In the fear of
God" The next was from Ecclesiastes 10 chap, 10
II the iron be blunt aud he do not whet tho
edge, then must he put to more strength but wisdom
Is profitable TO direct" He then read the follow
ing:-Jamesl chapter, 70 verse; For the wrath Of
man worketh not the Righteousness of God" James,
. chap, YER Is And the fruit OF righte BUSINESS
Is sown IN peace OF them that make peace.u First
Epstle OF Peter chap, 1916 " submit yoursclve
to every ordinance OF man for the Lords sake whe.
ther De to the kiRg as supreme, OF to governors
| to them that sent by him the punishment of
evil doers and Tor the praise of them that do we'll
For so Is the will OF God that with well. doing We may
| put to silence the ignorance of foolish men as free
and not using your liberty for cloak Of malicious
ness, but as the servaots of Godn First Episte of
Peter chap, Is: But let none of you suffer as
murderer, or as a thief, evil doer or as
busy. body in other men s matters Isaiah chan 90
yer IL: "For the nation and kingdom that viii nat
serve Thee shall perish yea those nations shall be
utterly wasted" is customary in this country aad
especially on days Of this XII nd the ministers Of
religion TO regard the political social condition Of
the country. This course hss been objected to by
many persons; and some ministers doubt have
abused IL. do not advocate any abuse. God has
given US the use of the things this world on the
Is bad argument to say, that because anything is
abused 1t should cease TO be used. have some
newspapers cehsure minister of the gospel bee suse
he politics; but as soon as another mnster
psached something political that the editor liked,
". Let m
tell you IL the pulpit had no, preached po,c, in the
days of our ancestors there would been no revo
lutiou; and l hope the cay will come that We
Snail forget the usefulness OF the pulpit
airy times Lsfsystt. declared thas without the evan
s-iissi pulpit. In NeS England III. esu.e OF liberty
from whom have IL, In writing that he ever
afraid Of the Jesuits but far as h. ha any r-i
eion he was prssby tsrian. II vas the orthodox
Presbyteran ministers OF New England who took the
stand that resulted in the freedom Of the country tits
the duty OF the pulpit to proclaim to magistrate
as well ns the subject his duty and IL the preacher
abuses his once, let him be- rebuked The miIi,ter OF
throne responsible tn. minister has no ootives
to abuse his but IL be does the oonseq
as we'll as the people Tell me shall not prrsoh
about the political and social condition OF my country
Why, light we'll be TOLD that mus, not lov. g. AN
an American OF the Americans for eight generations
and have imbibed my love OF native land from my
mothers milk who told rns Of Washington aud the pa.
triots Of the revolution and the halls OF Congress
love the country where shall leave Iay children-tha
soil which sbsu cover my bones Render 20 Crsar
the things that are Cessrs aud to God the things
that are God 81 was text for discussion under des
potisms when.prvilege small and persecution great
and shall not In this free country, where there IL
more privilege than under any other in the world
etcise the right that God has given with these
Is the nature of acceptable sing and second
y what the reasons for t-pclitical social moral
End religious. With respect to Thanksgiving, some
there are who render no Thanksgiving at all. This
morning saw parties going out with dogs aud guns
for dissipated hunt To sin against God Is thew
Thanksgiving. Men even from civic docency ought to
honor the proclamation OF the Mayor. at not only
Is IL our duty TO be thankful but the mede OF thank
fuln-ss Ia important. We not 10 feel thaskful
merely the swine thu. but to lore the Oliver
and sigh to be more like him In respect
this beautiful day AS say its glory tni. morning
sukrg the east thought ~ the Son OF God had not
bowed his head upon the cross in that eycntfu day
that dsrkened the earth would not have had such
DAY as this TO mitigate the rignrs of winter believe
for From his mediatora he sestt.rs gifts
from bis corpucopis the esrth but every g
him groan aud every lesser g but the type and hsr
"a oh
ano passion u the church been sctedwth
the State In all ages In ts relative
corntry. The vice loves liberty not ne an end,
hut a. means lie who end, 40 ises it.
We cannot stay here always. aud the values
liberty Who prizes tor s bearing pom an here
aiterio the religious liberty 10 gives -nd that spr
tus entire nchiss that IRON the Son Of God
10 the Son shall max. you ice We shall DO free Ia.
deed There h no patriot squalto the man Who loves
bic country from the love Of Unst ho took upon hin
cur humanity and linked 10 Win hi God head. Let
US remember. then. that civil liberty has been given
In order 60 our spiritual liberty and in order TO the
schievemt pts Of mind; g. the OF the
css; 10 the glory Of the church and to the educs-
tion OF man Tor heaven; TOR the q man Il
bcnedictions 20 the earth Let us nos consider
come OF the grind socisl aud political reasons
Why ought 10 be grateful Fir.t. taat our Union
yet remsbs VA lie intgrity second that civil aud
religious freedom u continued third that there
e evident pre- gress toe right direction la the public
fsntiment Of The nation: fourth. that prospects
on the whole are 80 sub,tsptisi 90 bright aud 40
oouraging. DO not mean 10 mere poIiticd aspect.
believe that God has MT avaksd from the slum0sr
VI ana peOped this country Tor nothing Ne has
not searched vain the old world FOE gems set In
this part 81 bis foststool seed IN all him. aud
unborn millic NJ will come from the West to meet the
millions Of the East and sit down together In the
Kingdom OF q ID With Abraham snd Isaac and jacob.
shall sia.e tone Of the relations bstveen Oessr
and Christ. ny CWtar mean secular government,
whether i'm psris monarchics republican like our
own with ita excellent contribution All humao sys
tens Of rnuot ~ 80 lees imperfect snd
faulty. The b-st it, therefore, only comparative
/ good Our govsrumeut both national and local 10
Of superior wisdom me fruit Of combined int-lli
Rence. etperie CD, cefson aud patriotism which
alike In les ext nt ans ts ~ondrOus history as IA ts
prospective mifson and trust in lite intesructble
/ perpetuity may challenge the compstiton and
deity the candid cr'iciem Of the world. There Is
one thing We are apt o. ose sight ot In this country
IL IL this our national U1iOb is plsioy paramount
and indispeDsabi. 81 consolidating the strength OF
every psrticuar stste. and securing the safety and
stability Of the whole Every State keeps lite Integrity
and distn ctnees sud sovereignty IRON ts con-
/ exion With TrItu Whfoh t,lag has tnum