The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-08

authority OF the Police Commissioners. Alderman Peson
then moved to glacc the communication die. The
Mayor declined TO put the motion and resigned the chair
to Alderman Pierson when the communication was re-
ceived and placed on file The Mayor then resumed his
station, and the regular business Of the Board pro-
ceeded with.
The Anarchy In DIR. Cheeyer's Church.
MANIFESTO FROM DIR. CuEEvEh--HE MAKES MARTYR
OF HIMsELF-CoMPAREs HIMSELF TO PAUL, ISAIAH,
DAVID AND JESUS CHRIsr-FIERoE ONSLAUGHT ON
THE ANTI-FANATIC3 OF THE CONaRRGATIOE.
The recent movement In Dr. Cheever's Church of the
Purians, expressing dissatisfaction at his recent sucda
black republican recruiting operations in the pulpit and
the consequent depreciation in The members and influence
of the church, has made the reverend gentleman conde
raby Indignant and last night he preached a called
sermon On the subject agrceaby to the following adycr
tisement-
The Rev Dr. Cheever will preach Church Of the Pu-
rans on Union square. to morrow evening discourse
S the me World s no Tor Them
The extended notice recently given To the difficulties in
the church and the above advertisement drew very fair
audience to hear what the Doctor had to say.
After the customary preliminary exercises he proceed
cd to take his text from the first book OF Samuel 18th
chapter and 2sth verse, as follows
And Elijah his eldest brother heard VIVA, he spake unto the
sad Why earnest thou down huber: and with whom thou
se Of ne ses @ sou art come DOWN Ss
thou highest see the battle.
This said the reverend gentleman, David's wei.
but upon inquiry he informed that the reward of him
who slew this giant Of their enemies would be great
rich from the King what dscred was there even If
David had down merely his brother him,
to see the ba,tleY Surely none. But Elab knew
full well the heroism of his brother, and II from
mere envy that lie spoke But God had his lime In
placing David amid hi, rrrai pasimes and abors though
vino would suppose that all this time q ID preparing
him for the greatest warrior and poet Of the age7 David
thought little Of II himself. But God always commenced
earlier complete purpose we are apt to believer
brother. q
God who like David had left the few 'heep Ia the wilder
ness to come down and fight Gods battles; and when
great national sin Is Overlooking the land aud Gsds shep
herd shall rcbuke it, who shall say to him. return 70 ,ny
workwhere thou lett thosc few sheepf Who shall
cay ''You must not assail this sin Is POLITICAL
"You turning away from appointed work, desc
Grating The pulpit and the Sabbath In making menuon
OF it, M
the shepherds weapons Ifo brought shments his
brethren and they might have bcen AZ least thankful Tor
that yet icy dslked him because his armor was that Of
The lnepherd and that OF the military OF political
hero. But the weapons were mighty, through 1od, ia
pulling down the temples of tbs devil IL was tho might
Of od aud not of the weapons God often chose the base
things II this world TO accomplish Ills Object SO that mo
should glory in the flesh Il was. therefore nung
instrument Of God. Aud though complaints might be
made OF the preaching OF some parts OF GODS word, ne
word OF od must be used as battle axe not az oei OF
roses TITS against sin weapon AMI not palha'ion
David Night have gathered all the lilIes IN Judca, anl
throw them al his tnems bu they woeid have done no
ba,m There were men in Tine VITO approved Of
CO rnpromscs With sin, aud dl liked all unashlonaoe quar-
lirua
bat lhey should have Coda werd on Gods Saboatn' IL
would be insufficient to leave Gods work TO political par
tie. to newspapers and to debates in general Assem-
tIies with winding up OF tame resolutions.
They bad Gods appropriate weapon, and the sADDan
oC God their appointed time Toe purpose OF tne
churches oppose all evil, aud be forever employed
In Leldng forth The word Of Light The church and the
ministry was not for themselves, but Tor the world
hcro Wa in thom power enough to convert tho world "
were only properly used BY the manner OF tho reveal
rcp o the word OF God The church was CONSTITUTED LOT
the dissemination OF the word Of Cod lney were 20
,inba ptlansN
good purposcs The churches should labor for the minis
nv and TO break them ose from every embarraaslncnt
of expedency and tartb and prcudices OF human eal
and lea 20 them free 10 utter open, unscaed upperverted
truth The ministry should trust in God rot man. Ihey
should be taught " rbS ssa Of man ,ead not enter into
the views Of the ministry else would they looS only Tor
such ,hnss should please men Paul had said Even SO
| tourht we lHy" And though mob had been created
on account Of his speaking the truth Paul haa gone
| aqain and spokcn tie truth let the method OIL
Isaah he COMPARED with ths--how he gave bis back y
ihc smcr. cor he knew tia, the Lord would help him
The lear Of men not, therefore, enter into the cal
euations Of the ministry nwcrc, therefore, better iha
The world DO turned upside down ten nmos over thar
tia, therc SHOULD DO peace WIN sn ..h pa sbod bea,
net tho ratings Of them ,ba, hate truth Tho fear Of mar
being laid aside the manifestation OF Gods truth
Tho rule of preaching tho gospcl Gods spirit, In thu
BIBLE ara the heart, IL TO speak openly. The word
eiyen 10 redeem the world from SIN IL must theTeorc
be ,rped freely and fully 70 sin, and no. withheld IRON
men because they have power TO defend
particular sim and the stronger the citadel Of the sin a
nt.Cn
force Paul lad 10 contend against whole churches a.
well as aga net Peter and Barnaoas Many would perver
Of ,Ssb ole. Them be acca,ed Men had said, "Conver
sinners not by driving away but by drawing mem 10 70
wards truth. The same evil bad commenced with Papa
| CIV A great sin might thus be set up as an Idol snt
though the minister might attack IT, lie shall DO called
perverter OF Gods werd ard holy day tor so doing An
though few Of the phyrans might venture 70 admnls
Ter lie medicine to tho pent much the more need fo'
him who enter upon tho work, regardless OF I'M
few sheep in tho wilderness. There wo1d be times whe
| itopa
the particular sin most rampant in their midst and no
say to him "Whcrc hast thou leit thosc 10 snee y,
suuq biz little stone the evil would long since have bcc
extingushed. lilo had had occasion 70 sy ever va Nev
there was too much OF lhs umeseryns, bat he was ga
TO say ,haa his church had rcbukcd IT, He thanked 90
for H. and would thank God on their bchaf that the
would rot declare that he should no, preach tho word
God FOR all that they were not selfish enough 70 WISH
have eli her own .ny g a n,sess snI the
were glad 10 make thcmacves Instrumental doing goo
he doubted not tina, tho TIME was not far distant wncn
the churches would speak ou plainly for the rig liner
could be no doubt that the pulpit ought to be indcpcudcn
Any other kind Of reasoning narrow and conuac.e
and the time had passed whom individual men believe
that the gospel " be preached according TO their o~
! | desire. Thero had been those who would have ca
lord Jesus down from s @s ro0 naops a. We
"a bemsovcs for the Gcntlcs as well as tho Jews az
soon as Paul had spoken Of putting the lie snes on
was glad 10 see that the complaint about the expense
speaking the truth had been handled well 10 the newsp
down hsaviisgshoud The pcws be empued because u
' truth had been spoken lie thought that me pess we
for tho purpose OF comfortably seating tho cougrsgauo
Il rather than FOR numdans the pastor To allow mem
n control would be taking away the bread OF Y
sou for the accommodation Of tho bread fer the bod
3 There nothing of The kind IN the word OF .on Inc
we're no figures In the word Of God showing II az ou
a ness manager a sagacous manager. In modern um
they might think they had taken Matthew, the pnohca
as is incarnation Gods word might be preached 90 ~
, fall upon the like the soothing breath OF ths SOU
l. winds q bank OF vioc,e but u would not be pfcacn
| On eli m ipht
n ashlon and politics would dictate, but would not oc
" word Gtd The dseacc OF this generation was oua
acedncss They seemed 10 have come 70 the place VI
"a Ir'crims Progress Cor III genemauy professors OF
urinn tho ccmnron,lse With and mol the eNcf ~