New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-27

cut hire, combined to introduce AID establish 10 psp
OF The eystem of freedom and paid labor which God
hed appointed, the system Of slavery which he hsd
iofbdoen They conc octed and completed this snor-
nous crime under the reign and gudarce Of Z-dksb,
ire last King OF Judah and they he'd no sooner dote
IL Than The sentence OF Gods wrath followed, FROM
which there was 10 repreve; and in only three years
time, Jerusalem was burned with fire. and the whole
people were swept into captivity or destroyed WITH
sword and famine, and God made the cities OF judah
cesolste without an inhsbitsut. thus ssith the
Lord. fe have 10. hesTkened unto me, IN proclaim
ing liberty every 10 his brother, and every msn
to bis rel hbor behold proclum dHberty for you
"'0lh the LOrd 10 tie srora 10 The Patience and 10
the tamins ard viii make you to he removed into
" all the kingdoms Of the earth"
II throws solemn l2h. Of additional warning upon
this Transaction to compare with this chapter Of Jere
nisb the contemporary prophecy Of Ezekel IN the
twenty second chapter OF that prophet; The people
Of the snd have used oppression and exercised rob-
berry, and have vexed the poor and needy yea, they
hsve Oppressed the stranger wrongfully Therefore
have / poured out mine indignation upon them
Almost at the same moment and IN view OF The same
predicted event, though residing at so grest distance
from each other there two prophets were charged with
Code denpnciatons against the Gin Of oppression,
az the climaoterc occasion and OF the de.
structoD Of the nation. God refers the people back
To the first covenant Of Freedom forbidding slavery
forever and the violation o that covenant 10 the at
tempt TO establish this forbidden sin, Is distinctly
marked by Jehovah. with sublime and awful emphasis,
bis one final, conclusive reason for giving the
WnOle community INTO DOn0dge. III WOuld not De pos
sbe to transmit, in historic form, more tremendous
reprobatOn Of the Sin OF elavery and Of slavery sn
Now, although some might wish that all reference
to such subject that Of Slavery coulo be avoided
on every sueh occasion es this, and would 70 God
there were no such thing ss Slavery 90 that there
need never be any occasion to mention it, yet all must
be compelled to acknowledge that the view Of that
subject which we find in Gods Word II Gods own
view in regard TO it, ard put there for his creatures
guidance; and II is neither wise safe for rs to hide
ourselves from Gods Judgment on that or any other
subject And after all our circutous political turnings
and windings, shall have to present ourselves ct
the bar of Gods Word. 1t must come 10 that, for
God is the Judge, and promotion cometh neither from
the East from the West nor from the South, but
God is the Judge; He puteth down one and setseth
up another And although this Is sore spot for US,
and The whole region of the very tender TO the
touch, and easily irritated yet he would not think go
poorly Of congregation in the Church of the Purtans,
to deem apology necessary for presenting any OF
Gods messages. On the contrary, you love 10 hear
Gods Word freely and boldly spoken, aud for this
cause also may with Paul thank God without cess
ing because ye receive His Word not as the word OF
man. but Of God, which worketh effectually also IN
Won that believe.
The historical illustration of the text to Slavery
was then pursued through the Roman Empire and the
treatment OF the poor was taken up az indicated IN
the I'D, 18th and Gath Psams. Then the provision
against paupersm appointed in the Word Of God was
noted and the promised blessings attendant thereon,
in the true grounds of prosperity and political wisd pm.
Some Of the main causes of psupersm were then e1-
and poverty. and especially the causes from
ignorance, idlepe's and vice were reviewed.
The Law of God, :" lie that will not work,
neither shall he eat" illustrated. The necessity
of penetrating, gaUgng and Analysing society by q
Christian social police insisted on, that all the
cases Of virtuous industry of work, and all the
cases Ct virtuous inability for work, might be known
The remedies of paupersm, the speaker said, would
form the subject OF his next Sabbath evenings dis
course the vastness and Importance of the theme not
admitting of the discussion being completed in one
sermon. collection was taken in behalf Of the
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