The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-29
LOCAL AFS IR S


TIE ANTAG0NISN oF sLAvBAY TO rHE RELIGIOUS
r. su MISSION or THE UNITED STATES.
The first Of series Of lectures was deli
vered last evening, In the Broadway Tabernacle BY
Rev Richard Storrs. There about one thousand
persons present among whom observed very slight
sprnkng Of coored people. By the way it is strange
that In city where they numerous they should
not attend In larger numbers certainly not saw
much for their gratitude in view of the tremendous ex
ertions which their friends the aboisionsts are making
for them. Mr. Oliver johnson of6ciated as president
and informed the audience that Hon. Charles Sumner
who was expected to deliver lecture, was un.
avcidab'y absent- that he was, in fact, inds-
posed ); ar also that the laborious nature of
his pub duties interfered with his sincere desire to
be present. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher made prayer;
after which the lecturer introduced to the audience
by whom hc was most enthusiastically received After
consuming exactly one hour in proving what a great
country this is and what energetic and enterprsing
people we are he proceeded the subject OF his lecture
"The Antseonsm Of Slavery TO the Religious Mission Of
the United staes Slavery, said he, maintains among
us heather population than twenty times larger
than the whole population OF the Sandwich ISLANDS to-
day by formal and solemn enactnents Of law II COW
.S ~ ne % know no B4e no
ings for prayer no chance TO perform the health
fai and quiesening offices towards each other
OF primitive Christianity-no sweet and divine Sc
curiy of the householdno right parents to the Gus
ody of their childrenno right Of husband or wife to
the chastity Of the other or even of their If it
men Of another race and it must be partial nchoate-
for the momenta person begins 70 instruct those vic
tins OF organized American heathenism in the Bible
that moment the system unsheathes its swurd, and
though il be minister Of Christ who does it. he must
be expelled from the territory Hook upon this ques-
tion rehgously as bearing upon influence as a
Christian land among the nations Of the earth. II gives
the lie to our Christianity condemn the custom of
binage which Is far worse II il certain that we cannot
perpeuate such nquity this without being drained
Ct G5 S,I @ The that
exist In full force on the soil with slavery The
various forms Of Christianity that prevail in the midst
rates untruth in ethics and regionit is Of the earth
and bred OF contaminaes what
il tooches-instead Of gospel Of free, sublime and
knlng truths, the preceps Of rghtousness-a gospel
adapted to all men-wide as the nself--a gospel
that reRnes and developes our power and makes man
paraker of the thought dominion and blessedness Of
Godthe evangel of slavery has five pages for servants
the duties they their masters and forty-fyc
f., stsrs t on the rights they How long
that law superior to that Of the Staes-this may
90 for politicians but what is it for the ministers Of Him
WALL aud it will not be saged till our free States are
opened to the admission of the shareholders with their
bondmen in their tram is the aim Of its advocates
to make 1t the distinctive institution Of tina American
system God requires Of each OF said the lecturer In
conclusion to do what We against thi; great wrong
We must vote down every who hesitates upon the
question Of human freedom. applause AS religious
men We must write down every man who takes his stand
in this war for iniqu:y. We in the pass Of
the conflict that has been waged for the redemp-
tion of the uord-God and his angels observe
the contest--the future beckons US on--'sdeep
caleth unto deep, let us not be fathess There went
fiery cross to Washington last spring. upheld By three
thousand clerical hands No wonder that serpents
hssed at the sight Of it, Applause) Let that be the
beginning OF action that shall know no rest and If
cessary let every stand leafed tree rustlng
all over with opposition to slavery. y NtA -
The lecturer here resumed his seat amid the most en-
thusiastic applause. which repeated again and
again When quiet restored, Mr. johnson said the
next lecture would be delivered by Joshua Gddings
Rev. M. PIERPoNT then read poem on labor which re-
lated great many strange and wonderful things Of
Adam and Eve, never before heard Of and all Of which
were no doubt exceedingly instructive and edify ing in
the opinion of the author at least The only thing for
conclusion, the audience after sitting OF hours and