New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-14
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putty is to be stayed and TUNED bsck ouy by the
Word Of God aDd BY the Church aud ministry being
faithful to that Word. they had stood in my coan-
eel ssys Jehovah and had eau sed nv pc ,ple 10 hear
" NV words then they should have turned tasm from
The il evil way, and from The evil of their doiag."
Just so now. Bot this great and mighty result of
re pentance for sin is not to be get at By silence in
re rarG TO the SIM and they who keep silent in time
Of teuptston ard trial do, in fact defend ana dsub
TIE Sin with untempered mortar. They may say that
they good Arti-Slavery men, ss much opposed to
this ipiquy any one but their silence gives con-
seLt, and csiries them over into the ranks of the
enemy. Their professions Of Ant-Ssyery principle
are indeed excellent, If the principle Itself could be
got at for They say it IS in them IN esse as the
diamond is in carbon; and 30, indeed every Lump of
charcoal, could it speak, might say, sm diamond
do not treat me as if | were merely piece of
cbared wood. In potential essence, the diamond is
in my nature.
All, yes, my good friend and if you would only
tell ne how u ay bring it out, and keep 1t in the
firm Of diamond-how | may catch the essence a1d
axe il stay put-you will make my fortune. But,
sss tie world Will never see anything in yeu but
char. osl! Your diamond nature does not speak out
your chGcosl does.
Jus. so, there mary in the ministry who will be
much offended if you tel them they lot opposed
10 Ssvery-tl ert FORE in effect, cefeLd It. They will
affirm that. IN potential essence the adherence OF
Ssvery is in them though they do not 20 to the ex-
IRENE OF ever speaking against it..
Az, ard the very difficulty Is, the. it makes
itself known except by most potential silence. Il is
a. sep, and invisible the diamond Is in the charcoal
or the light in macs of solid anthracite On this
prr cpe there is not dark subterranesn coal mine
bed or pit, in exsterce, but wha. region Of bril-
liaLt glorious light but unfortunately, il needs
great many msLpClsions of science, great many
torturing processes Of art and operations of fire
water, 20 extract the material OF light and put it in
bibre order.
Ard Just so with not few, who should be lights in
the ministry, but are rather like invisible unsneted
native ores II they might be subjected to the neces
sary roatincs and smetngs and purifcatons and the
Word e God eXtIac( hon them IN visible, glorious
form aid shape, confronting and exposing the gross
srd damnng features Of this SIM then indeed 1t would
be a powerful and conquerng testimony. But what
il priIciple good for if rot to come forth 10 action in
the time % trial if not to withstand temptation, to
buke inquiry and protect the weak and 10 wntrodden
from the wicked and the strcng! What Is the worth
of client inactive concealed principle, whole acres OF
it. what better than treschery or sst that has lost Its
SAVIOR ard is not fit even for cunghlI W hat is the
worth of million candles each hidden under its own
bushell What is the light Of the Christian Church
ard the Christian ministry given for, but to be the
light Of the world If is hidden from the world out
Of fear out Of selfish expediency, is darkness; aud
if the light that is in you be darkaess, boT great 10
that daIkLess
IL makes US think Of the recent discovery that
every cubic mile of ocean contains more than two
pounds weight OF solid silver. How potential 1t
II axes the meutb OF mlser water; but be u
forced to think If could only get at II Ga, thou
mine of ncsculable wealth! Two million tlns OF
solid silver in the Atlantic le potential, sivery
III
be chemistry, your hidden riches
Ay, but there's tire rub. lis OF no more use TO
you than the cOnmonest pudcle OF sea-Water whole
leagues of il, nay the asurrounding ocean, at your
command, CT no more value than the smallest secluded
rock before your own cottage en- the East kiYer.
ARD lust So a whole cubic mile OF such Antl-Sayery
ministers with sealed lips, or as many as could stand
together IN tie dly bottom OF the ocean would be OF
no Whatever wi their principles OF liberty tdat
never sptsk out-tkelr upright hearts, bat silent
tongues and pulpts. They are upright as the palm
tree hut they speak rot and because OF their own
pOcy OF silence they hate nm that reouketh IN tue
gate; they are net valiant for the truth upon the
earth and in consequence Of their silence and con-
seiystive influence, the few that do speak out seem
sxtIavagapt and eccentric, and are marked as MAD
en- or fanatics; they become objects Cf derlsl0n as
Noticeable poor Christian ana Faithful were in
passing through Vanity Far-simple, innocent crea-
tues who SAID, We buy the truth. Trush. Go TO
the Tract House
But truth lie not only unpopular and inexpedient on
such subject the sin Of slavery Int exceedingly
Dangerous 1t 10 not proper to be brough,
into the pulpit nor mentioned on the Sab
bsth-thst sacred day of rest, when every
irrat al disturbing theme should be kept far aloo
from the Sanctuary and from our hearts, for we come
10 the Church to be cOmoIed, ard political preaching
is an Outrage our feelings, and dissertation
# tie day of God; and preaching on the sin OF
Slavery political preaching, and # you preach such
pI. acLing oifeDds the pewown ers and drvesaway
The people from the ChuTcs, and prevents them from
hiring pews, and dIniDshes our revenues 80 tsat, II
Church and scoitty require that We should unsettle
you.
We'll done Simon Magus There you stand I'M
veil yoar face, step ith rto the light only aNow
that YOU buy your minister, aud use him, or ~ nm
on II Shelf just as you would case OF umbrellas or
a bale Of six, that YOU settle him for pew revenues,
End that your pulpit is up at auction to the highest
bidder for the who viii insure you the grea'est
sum total pew-rentas ard your power lie at an end
The statement Of such things enough TO make them
a by wold at Kissing. You never can get the peo-
pie to admit that the final end CT Gois Word Is just
empty TO keep the finances of society above water,
or a. a locomotive 10 drag them uphill. GODS Word
"a given for edify ing saving sous and not merely
building temples and paying for hcm And the minis.
ters OF Co.'s Word If cacdto preach in Nineveh ana
fleeing to Tsrshisb, viii net much Longer ind the
churches TO be mere packet ships, in which they an
snugly sleep out the Storm and pay their passage BY
cor ceeliDg their mission.
Cor cealment is not the Law Of Gods Word, but
MANIFESTATIONS and in times OF dagger and OF treich
ety. you are compelled to vary the ofdlasTy Ia" oil
Coos Word as rains and gentle showers, and to come
Gown in a perfect cataract if all the Windows OF
beaver were opened, and the fountains OF the great
deep broken up We may learn something mere rom
cur CT lortd brethren During the war OF our kevou,
Cr il is said that at particular Important point Oh
bis ines Washington found his sentinels night alter
night picked off by paity that could not Do detect
Cd At length he Committed the care Oh tuaI point 10
sgaoCus uusty lego, Oh service IN the army ne
go citizen let Secretary Cas- mark III was PaItcu
ially trusted by Washington. He told him tas
IdtLle Of the CANCER, ard babe hun nave al us
wits about him, remembering the watcnword, IL any
sus pcious movement was before him, which was to
cali out, Who goes there three tines and then ire.
Tie faithful tilted negro reflected and made up
Lis mild Past midnight his wafchiul esr causnt aue
stealtby advance of the enemy, and lust waiting on
enough 10 be sure of his AIM he leveed III. gun ano
called cut, in one sentence at one breath, VINO zoe.
Cere tree tire and then fired. The Toe vas snG'
ard Uncovered the slar given, ard TINS posi- say
s. metimes we ust thus concentrate, and give the
warning and the shot in the same movement; NOT mere
little ana there little, but all at once, and oow d.
ter blow followed up so rapidly, that neither eonpfo
mi,e Tor retreat hall be possible.