New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-10

bounded success Of the system in the mercantile marine
C,pr,tx Foory II s N-Though he had twice had the
honor 81 addrng s Society could not allow that REQ
uiou 10 PASS with silent vote ~ hr0'hersin arms noT
present knew be had fought me llenI 'aHnn ~ "a
God wiling be would continue to hsat II uh the hydr
headed monster was utterly DESTROYED Applausel ~
Introduce in the earlier part Of the evenng be would
r,i en- b. II al hour bat would now only lpy
: 60. ,f,,.d. Tie had spent Inc winter ia Washington.
and had seen snd talked with the Secretary Of the avail
Committee and several u'en'a M-'nDers M C'uZ,sN
liz % De had been IL Lieutenant on board two ships
80 e 1oen bed voluntarily absndoned their g-og "a
.c and were brought 20 state a. mind t 1t hey cO1i
I've he ght of the Gospel and bis ship was one Of
the be.t disciplined and most efficient IN the ser
/ vice They had been two years on the pe'ul
J entail coast Of Africa, and had CAPTURED three
sisvers and had never lost single man.
II # was necessary to have navy for protection ana that
thew shoud he under goai nfgense be conended there
was nothing ike the Bible, which wa proper guide for
every They told him at Washington they HAD heard
many proof and the facts he stated satisfied the Secretary
who bad before opposed IL ~ advocate the abolition
Discipline must be observed but they had begun at the
wrong end in abO-hing whipping and retaining the
FIRST abolish the prOg and then thew might abolish whip
ping and substitute moral suasion Fit could be dispensed
with the merchant service il could be in the navy and
be had proved i in two ships
We read Of accidents by railroad with horror and one
very sad had lately shocked but to give some idea
Of the danger of the sea- four ships and half m
average lost day and Of ten ships he had sailed
three lost Did not then the sailors position
peal strongly TO them lie trusted the friends Of Temper
ration struck from the Government table as the best means
Of smeliorating his condition
Rev DIR. Smith moved the following
Society Of the Friends Of Sesm.n due to
The many cemssde Of the navy sod merchant service Tor ne
This resolution was also adopted The Do1oOgy was
sung and benedctOn pronounced, which concluded the
exercises, and the meeting separated
Anniversary Sermon before the American Home Mis-
missionary Society
Rev DR.. L. p HIcKoE, Of Union College preached the
annual sermon before this Society at DR. CheeverS Church
Union square The attendance was not large because
the storm. After prayer and singing Dr. H. read as his
text
LOOKED about and sh his d'eos how
And 6scps his words bu eus answsrsth
in riches to enter into the kingdom Of God;
rcb man to enter he KINGDOM Of esvea Aad they were aonshed
out Of ssyn sDo1s hs%;ss who IN be vsd
with God possible" st. MARI ~
He applied this text to nations well as individuals
Gold seduced not only man hut whole peoples from
righteousness. His general proposition was That was
impossible to save nations from the destructive oonsequen
Of their prosperity except by the Gospel The
truth If that could be by looking at the elements Of
nations composition Nothing could be vital in the state
which did not into il from the lives of its individual
members Constitution did not create 2tonal life and
the freedom and virtue OF nation must live and in
virtue in that nation The wisest could not preserve
national integrity by legislation for though nation laws
inspired YET if the' did not meet in
thy in the public BOSOM the whole statute book would he
dead letter The Bible and long experience told what
was man, Of whom the Safe composed Such
CARNATIONS with such elements, could not b9ar
perpetual prosperity There inherent native de-
pravity in mankind tending constantly IN the grlti6-
cation Of animal peasures-the presence Of wealth pro-
NOTED the development Of ayarice-the possession Of
power begot wild ambition and ri hes at command in
cited individual righteousness. Every man in a
munty constituted became intent upon his pleas
ure or interest the public welfare public vena
iy became general all around and ia fact everything st
ened to destruction And moreover the Magistrary be
venal the Judges corrupt disorder triumphed
law the moral energies Of the State died ont and national
extinction became at hand This truth manifest
in the history Of all nations which had passed away The
letter Of warning written page that recorded
the prosperity OF kingdoms. The riches numbers AMI
corruption Of Egypt fastened her downfall and d'rncton
The luxury and drunkenness of Nneveh had left her
90 be more than a crunbng mass of ruins scarcely
distingushahle. So Il Of the proud BsbylOn
The Persian Empire great in military power and
national prosperity but her people became the prey Of the
Greeks who in their turn fell too when the short life Of
Alexander was over men came ths Romans wa grew
slowly power and wealth but their riches also brought
about the dsmembemen Of their Empire and the seeking
of the Mistress OF the world by horde OF Northern btrb
rians In fine all tine history Of the prosperity Of the
strongest and the riche Of modern nations
lated The evidence t0 show that great wealth utterly
compatible with national virtue and security The lngars
which most nearly threatened this country WERE first The
great increase Of crime II may be said that crime sho nd
accompany rosper;y and riches The most liable to be
criminals in this country those poor foreigners
who arriving at shores in hundreds every daV
There country in the world that could bear N
influx of foreign population The second danger he
would state the influx Of foreigners. The current 70
this country will flow and they could hello it, Perhaps
the cOmmngng of all these that flock T. thsse shores
NAV tend strengthen the frame of the men but
it would not in the least keen the danger away
The giou ideas they bring here variance with the
principles of Republic ROmanism is directly opposite 70
the doctrines of Republic This variety race and
il operating eXer sivey in this cOuntry No Statesman
blend such ascordan bodies together or keep this
country from BEN totally Notwithstanding hut telght
Of the gospel could in his opinion il from certain des
ructon The third the growth OF slavery The profit of
slavery the reason why II permitted Every year
the sympahes Of the people increased for the
slaves of the South Political ambition used il tool for
various purposes and therefore the strife became deepsr
every day In the prosperity of the NATION Slavery will in
and the evils will of be incre lSed also He
who knows how 20 read human nature that the de-
nuncaons of the North and the def of the South
good omens The Gospel of God alone can avert the
great evil that now overhangs th country The
gospel preached will thus country The mssOna.
~ must be sent 10 preach the Word Of God the he
nghted slaves. They will not teach them 10 he too indie
pendent but the contrary they should be taught 70 be
meek and lowy but free Another danger that threatens
us the progress of annexation. The purchase ocOunrss
for the purpose of annexation not desirable
supposed 20 be athe and expenses those
were enormous. Their blood was shed by aunexng
Mexico, California and Texas. Who does not see that
Slavery the great object in view when the alton
of Cuba llayt talked of The fifth danger the
sel6shness of political parties Each party manufactures
victors belong the spOils." They go deliberately to
work, and calculate the time lost and money spent At
the election, and then how much sDDls viii fall to
their lot This sehShness will Of course help to increase
the great danger that threatens tins country which only
be obviaed by diffusion of the word of God among the
people both foreign and native The sixth and tst Danger
the Home Missionary Sectlrianism Each denOmina-
ton instead Of joining hand in hand in the great work
ITS eye toward its denomination In the funess of the
success secaran interest has become of late very DANGER
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