The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-14
Rev. DIR. Remington ON the "Muricr At
HarDorsa

Hsrpor's Ferry
sermon on Inc above named subject was delivered
last evening In Calvary free church, Brooklyn by Rev
Francis Remington Notwithstanding the stormy aspect
OF ne evening congregation numbering about 200 per-
sons was In attendance The servcewere conducted &C
cordipg to the form of the EpiscopaIan worship After
their conclusion the preacher announced the ED and 2d
Of the 9th chapter Of st. Mathew for his text viz
The light Of the body the eye therefore, IL thine eye
Is single thy whole body full light but il thine eye be
evil thy whole body Ia full of darkness; IT, therefore, thy
light DO darkness, how great that darknessu The con-
science 10 the eye Of the SOUL and will proceed 10
consider by what means 1t Is blinded by seshness
Tho man who turns away his eye from beholdng the OPP
PRECISION OF the downtrodden, and his ear from the
mourning OF the prisoner, is binding his con-
science. Tho heart OF the man who u receiving
constant supplies Of mercy and mover gives any
will find those merces putrd as the waters of the Dead
Sea, and binding to his souls eye Men extnguish this
ignt py living ie Of sensaal.y; Tire man who cares
not Tor reason imagination, philosophy history, Is in
that very act Transforming himself into brute and
quenching the light of his reason. We pass to that
Tbs receiving Of error puts the eye Of conscience
The Ey ptians Of Old would puA 70 death any one who
would kii sacred cat ancient Rome kindied affairs for
human sacrice and other ancient and modern nations
have extinguished, In like manner the light Of reason
THIS binding Of conscience led tho Jews 70 cruelty Chrs
and persccute his apostles II the teaching Of error
blinded the ancients, II can do the same 70 u.s. for
we constituted like them / come now 10 consider
hE fact which blot upon the history of our cou,ry
tho entering wedge Of dsunionthe greatest evil that has
bealen this eouny since the Revolution The murderers
OF Hapers Ferry were snccre but their light dark
ness ~ we're aso the Mahommedan and the
saders, who filled many families with and desolaon
but whose light WAS also darkness. The murderers
at Harpsrs Ferry would have US believe that they
med their actions 10 berate themselves and that their
leader goaded on by the murder OF his sons But
they forgot that God the avenger wrong Brown
had rghtno matter what provoc alton he received
remembered that the Gospel teaches We are stten
check turn the other also We have been told
by Christian ministers that this but the firing OF the
first gun. Is this the teaching of the Gospe deny it,
We must remember that the South has a million Of men
10 bring against us II civil should arise. It liz a
ribie thing to contemplate the evils Of civil in
midst endangerng the lives OF ourselves, wives and
e Of the e' US s s IN
among u.s. Are We to pluck them ups No.
the Gospel teaches let both grow together until the
harvest lest we pull up the wheat he liberty bequeathed
to by Industrious forelathers with the tares
Christ taught that the Of the Gospel be laid
at the root OF evils. At the time no spoke and taught
pagan Rome had slavery and doatry. How did Christ
and his apostles cut down these evil treesY BY preach
ing the Gospel and it in the way that must
get rid OF the evil tree Of slavery sad thing that
when the OF Harpers Ferry failed in their murder
work they should receive support
their work of murder from the pulpit The Gospel is to
do away with evil. have said love the memory Of
wberiorce and Clarkson--I love liberty and hate sla
very. But the slaves spiritually deaf and dumb
they ignorant and poor, and what they want is to
have the bread Of life and the light of Heaven carried
their benighed minds. II is sad thing that sucha crcum
stance tins at Harpers Ferry should have occurred in
midst Manlias OF ancient Rome who laid bare his
breast in defence Of the capital could not subsequently be
sentenced by the Romans when he showed them the
wounds made on that occasion. So let us BIO cautious
what do in the present state Of affairs. caution the
pulpit aud the press not to teach Which may lead to
ten thousand times than those of Harpers
Ferry Young men, bewarel Remember Arstdes, and
noble Revolutionary heroes--John Reid, who
declared that poor he was, all the gold Of Eugland
could not purchase him. Remember the brave soldiers OF
the South who could not be bought from their love Of
liberty their light OF conscience when they bare
footed without POWDER and hungry In the present
must say that my sympathy is entirely with the South
lived long In the beautiful South the banks of the
Mississippi where saw ntercnapges Of friendship between
and slaves and learned Southern social life There
knew many Christians true and sincere Christian
and women, numbers Of whom have since passed away
TO the inheritance Of eternal glory and to siag through
countless ages The praises OF God and Of the Lamb Let
beware Let the pulpit and tho press, therefore, be-
how they msreproseu and caumniate their lives,
ana actions and soca. conditions Let them again. say,
beware how they bring about circumstances which may
delugc our free and happy land with blood and kindle
fires which may only be exting1tshed in the utter ruin
and misery Of this mighty and glorious nation. Let
live the lives Of many good Soatherners and die their
happy deaths. Let us discharge duties and more,
to the slaves and their masters, and thus prepare
selves to form diadems Of neverendng briancy the
crown of blessed Redeemer whose mission peace
and TO live and reign with him In his heavenly kingdom
throughout glorious and ending eternity. Let
The exercises closed by prayer ana the singing OF
an thcun hv fha choir