The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
FUNERAL OF MIR. SPEED.

FUNERAL or MIR. SPEED.
BALTMoRE, Aug. l, 1852.
The funeral Of Mr.. Speed (who lost his life by the
burning of the Henry Ciay) took place this morning
and largely attended, meeting Of the members Of
The bar held yesterday at which tho usual resou
ous Of confidence were passed.
THE SERVICES YESTERDAY IN THE
CHURCHES.
The fearful catastrophe to the Henry Clay was made
the subject of discourse by the ministers in many OF the
churches in the city. yesterday, Some churches
closed Is customary at this season the year and
it not for this circumstance the awful evont would
have been more generally dwelt upon from the pulpit
THE REV DIR. DE WITT,
In the morning preached excellent sermon, in the
Dutch Reformed church, Lafayette place. in which he
spoke of the mournful event. lie read from the 9th
chapter of Ecciesastcs the 18th which pccu-
aily appropriate to the occasion We quote it here
For also knoweth not his time fishes that are
taken in evil et and the birds that caught in
when i eth suddea upon them IN >. evil ''m'
THE REV. MR. BURCHARD,
II was announced, by advertisement that the above
reverend gentleman would preach sermon upon the
melancholy loss of the Henry Clay, in the Thirteenth
street Presbyterian Church. between Sixth and Seventh
yesterday. At quarter to eight O'Clock p
M.-tbe time appointed for the service to commence-a
very large and highly respectable congregation had
embled and at little after eight every seat in the
church occupied.
Dr. BURcHARD then ascended the pulpit, and delivered
fervent and impressive prayer beseechng God to grant
to all present docty of spirit and humility heart that
they might be taught to lock upon present Addiction as
sign of mercy and precursor Of future pcace that God
would vouchsafc remember the living and comfort the
hearts so suddenly rended and bereaved; concluding
with" Oh God, mercifuly grant that great good may
come out of this great evil Be thou always with and
a.l, rtr. u,l hath
us-wheher by accident, by slow and lingering disease
or sudden casualty may repose in the shadow thy
dredih and forty sixth hymn then read and after.
wards sung by the choir with the omission Of the two
last lines in the last VERSE
Beneath cur feet and DER our head
An equal warnings given.
The rev. gentltma then announced that he had
ctyed accounts during the past week from the
poor people known to them and said that collection
would be taken up for their relief assuring con-
gicgraon that the money would be expended jucously
and with economy This appeal literally responded
to. DR. Bnrcbard then said Beloved friends am not
accustomed toapoogze to the people ofmy congregation
for wat OF preparation to address them upon special
or ordinary occasions. for it is object with TO be
always r.paed and when requested to address you upon
the melancholy bereavement which has fallen upon
many families Of ourfelow- citizens at consented
as did ponthe occasion Of the Lexington disaster and
appointed this night fcr the purpose had nv ser
mon prepared; but roget to say to you that have
either given away amongst papers lost It, If
you VIII bear with me- will speak to you upon the SUBJ
ject Of death; and commencement will read for
my text from the Epstlc Of Paul to the Hebrews be-
GnninSat the thirty seventh verse Of the ninth chapter
or at least portion Of that verse My friends this text
II well adapted to teach us to commune with and to
think Of death-a most gloomy thought, and a most
solemn association OF feeling Life is swsetto leave IL Is
sad and sometimes frighfu II Is awful to die 1t
event which from all hold dcar-from the
scenes Of our childhood and the mcllowcd prospects
Of our age. and shuts for from view
the light Of our dear friends and Of the mountains the
valleys the rivers and the ocean The grave clothesa
TO he put on-the closing eyes covered with pail
which shuts out the view Of the stars themselves and
the falling know sound light Of joy. 1t
separates husband wife parent and child friend
aud Acquaintance Such Is dcath-"yet it is ap- |
pointed to all men TO dicn The first death must
have been frightful-cvtn angels must have been |
agbast ut the mortal struggle Of the man. Death |
l. not debt due TO nature for man born for immor-
tality-here death in Paradse-and perhaps the
earth would not contain sepulchre IL not for sim
When Adam driven from the garden, and covered
beneath the upon him for his transgres
sion, Death commenced his career The sentence went
forth andit was the penalty upon fallen man When
you SEQ fellow man dead you what sin do; and
where you see the grief and mourning Of death
there sin has entered Even the Of this sad dis
aster. there Who will say there not? Was
there not waeful reckless and wanton disregard OF
human life for selfish and unworthy purposes, This
the sinthe dead are the victims by man sin came
into the world, so by man came deatb;p and although
the pride Of bis heart tine authority Of his sceptre
the audacty Of his nfdelity may sometimes prompt
him to attempt the overthrow Of Christianity itself,
the truth Is sail before him. that man must die The
world my dear hearers is great
cf and empires passed away Each succeeding gen.
Grafton only the pail Of the other. The mighty king
all follow In the for the upon
the empire Of the King Of Terrors and he chaunts with
JOY the grave OF buried nations Even cannot
long survive; daily some friend relation
moved and the drapey Of which for 9TH
will be renewed for ourselves You must wrestlc
with death pain and in anguish for heis great powerful
and unrelentDg BE then prepared dear friends for
1t is dreadful to fall into the hands Of the living God
And this consideration forces the conviction upon
pomatter how strong in hardened In impety-
that there is something in and after death Some may
say they do not fear that they not alarmed at the
approach of plague, or the like but when seized Win
sickness. and stretched upon q bed Of pain, II snat
couch could testify would tell that he shuddereo IN
agony at the thought, If the forgotten mercy |
Of restored strength would prompt him to deny w.
This reflection 10 IL which adds terror TO the Thought
Of stepping from the plank OF a boat INTO ETERNITY
We know where but know not where We
20 to- But IL matters not how death reaches US, or
in what shape -whether on the deck OF burn
ing steamer, or bed OF down, surrounded
by consoling friends III IL matter bow we buried
whether with grand pageant such we have witnessed
the other day or on lowly bier followed by faithful
few: for they are only Incidents which accompany the
event which no man shun. once met an aged and
r good man vho came up from the dark valley, with
auIes upon his brow for be stricken nearly unto
dpath and recovered and lasked him what he thought
a. Death Ills reply ut is n solemn thing TO die
u suoh were the opinion Of good Of this great
cBnrc What should the wicked not earl We should be
prepared for that great crisis In history and
initiate Joseph, who laid w his store against the