Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-21

gan to speak, the congregation hung upon his
words, and | could not bIt admire his flowing ell
oquence. He admonished the assembly orefect
on the present need of their brethren; 10 pray for
the fugitive slaves, who must now, in great null
titudes, leave their acquired homes, and seek a
shelter out the country against legal violence
and legal injustice. He exhorted them also TO
pray for that nation which, in its blindness, would
pass such laws and Cypress the innocent! This
exhortation was received with deep groans and
lamenting cries.
After this the preacher drew a picture of the
death of "Sster Bryant" and related the history
of her beautiful Christian devotion, and applied
10 her the words of the Book of Revelation, of
those ''who come out of great Affections The
intention of suffering on earth, the glorious group
ofthe children of suffering in their release and
thanksgiving song as represented in so divine and
grand manner in the pages Of Scripture, were
placed by the negro preacher in the light as of
MONDAY, and as | had never before heard from
ihe lips of any ordinary ministers. After this the
preacher nearly lost himself in the prayer for the
sorrowing widower and his Children and their
'little bloSsouing souls.' Then came the ser
mon proper.
The preacher proposed to the congregation the
question, ais God with us - 6 speak of our
nation, my brethern,'' said he; 81 regard our
nationality. Let US examine The matter" And
with this he drew very ingenious parallel be-
tween tile captivity Of the Israelites in Egypt and
the negroes In America, and those trials by which
Providence evinced His especial sollcltude about
the chosen people After having represented the
fate OF The lsraeliles under Pharaoh and Moses,
he went on to contemplate the late Of the negro
people.
elbow shall we know that God is with US? Lei
rs look at the question thus"
He then boldly skelched out picture of an en-
shaved people as oppressed in every way, but not
the less increasing in numbers and improving
themselves, purchasing their own freedom from
Slavery (cries of y es! yes!' Oh, eory! through
out the church;) purchasing lands (shouts IF oy
ever more and more land INCREASING shouts y
buying houses, large houses, larger and still larger
houses increasing iubiiation and stamping offeet;)
building churches (ouder and still louder cries,
movement, stamping of feet, and clappng of
hands;) the people increasing still in number, in
property, in prosperity, and In understanding, so
that the rulers of the land began TO be terrified
and to say, 'Ihey are becoming too strong for us
lei US send them over 10 Liberia (violent feImen-
tailon and excllementn) This, then, will show
us, my brethern that God is with u.s. Let US
not lorsake Him; for He will lead Us cut of cap
tlvlty, and make of US great people, (extreme
delight and joy, with the cry Of Amen yes,
yes! ooh, gIoryn and so on } The whole con-
gregation was for several minutes like stormy
sea. The preachers address had been rushing
tempest of natural eIoquence. | doubt however,
whether his patriotism extended much beyond the
moment of inspiration and Of his pulpit he was
not new Moses Old Moses was slow of speech;
he was man of action.
This preacher was, however the first negro from
whom had heard any distinct sentiment of ma
iionality. The bill against fugitive slaves must
mind what it is about, and what it may lead 10.