The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-15


QUE MILITARY vIsIrERs.
un, Richmond Grays at thurch-sermon by
Raw f. II. VesGoa--ElOqucnt Addrcss Of
WesrOme.
Tho Eighth and Fourth companies OF the Seventh regi
xnsnt psraded yesterday morning in fun uncrm-whte
pants without proceeded NJ ten O'Clock to
hs Bsnoreth House TO escort their guests tho Richmond
Ersys. 70 st. Johns church, st JOINS park. Tue vrg
mans fatigue jackets and caps aod white pants.
Although the companies had shown their good and
sense Of proprey Dy ensng With the of thor
bands yet their excellent marching and neat and sol
dery appearance 40 they passed along the streets elected
univers admiration from the hronged along
Gee line Of march. Seats yed for tho military
In the body Of the church, which crowded elsewhere
by The ordinary congregation The scene church was
OF highly picturesque character.
TIE SERMON.
Altar the regular Eps ,opalau) morning service, in
which the military de0orously joined the PASTOR Rev. Sui
uvsn Weston ID also chaplain Of tho Seventh reg
rnen', preached q sermon from the following text
"wkakoever q 90 roth, that shal be also resp"-
Gaiations, ., T.
The aim Of the dscourse to show that every man
while on this earth not only exercises influence TO-
good or for evil upon others that that influence growing
Out Of his deecs reacts upon himse both In this world
ana In the world 70 come Hence tho preacher urged
the great importance of carefully guarding all thoughts
and actions that may not be the Of propagatng
evil, and bringing upon heads just and nevitabl
rotibu,,on. de held that in the future life mans
sus, made immortal, would become bis tormentors Tn
Sentence would be ONE not OF ncton, but Of abandon
ment "Hs that unjust let him be unjust STILL and he
that filthy let MIN filthy still !" as 10 this life sin would
Reproduce se ooly Tread Carefully, theu he besougbt
them aoog the shores OF me for the echo Of their foot
ar69 opvin hare
be ider apo they that SOW the wind shall reap the
wnriwind. 40 appealed to old and young to them.
Eelves, e. time is fleeing, how they had Was
for the garcer neY God grant there
IDiRbi awake On the mcrning OF the Resurrection Day
lips Tie harvest is past, the summer ended and we
are not saved"
ADDRESS TO THE MILITARY.
Mr.. Weston concluded his discourse with these Words
Nor 10 feel that the sauctty of this pulpit by
addressing fe@ words TO tne nonored guests whom gee
before mo- am reminded by the presence Of these re-
spect euests this morning that speaking
fore, 10 slepR wisely while add my the general
grses'pg that welcomes you TO graceful metropolis
Citizen sooiers OF vrgnia New York VIII know how to
rsquie the hospitality you protgaly lavishcd upon
her sons, when year since they bore back to
i,s native sod the asoes Of your mighty dead We
then received with open arms, eitn tina. large hearted
cordially tbat always characserzes the sunny South
which fuhs the divine iDuocop end has made her
Throughout toe world synonym for hospitality. We're
nzs0 that Time thstM good be tnerethat
the cords Of Union when grasped
eyes tnen cav DO North no South party lines un
cettled, and waverea, aud faded away like dssoving
view Wess~ only the stars and stripes ss they oated
over our heads beard only the voice Of great
leader that once shouted in the OF liberty, he
gathered and Leo armies 70 victory; aud in tho deli
ous nsoxicAon Of that holy embrace we realized that
we were indeed brothers-chidren Of those heroic
sires who fought shoulder to shoulder at Concord Lex
ipg,ou, Bunker Hill and yorktown, for common
country and Tor common liberty and Independence
And the memory o. that hour viii never be
Upcp Cyort,ro pop0 Thn l,e<r{
dead before seemed 20 awaken from bis long eep and
With well known eloquence counsel Uaion
Fen from the tomb the voice OF Nature cries;
Zen IN their ashes live her w0nted fires.
Ayeer passed; but have not forgotten. And in
return We bid you welcome, with hearts fervid as our
summer skies. We grateful, for we remember not
ferson Of sadison Of Moocoe and above all Of WASHING
ton ana thank you Us toe past has thanked YOU aud
as posterity will you evermore for your priceless
legacy humanity Fortunate State enviable Virginia!
among her many noble sons the foremost
times Bu, let il cbssten your pride kaow every
State claims share in that great heritage that nature,
choicest gin not to your State alone, not to America
aione but word and that henceforth the down.
Sge ana bsr oSan. n eSr r
liberty Dor feeble words OF welcome will soon be pro.
nounced re must give wa7 70 other asprens eager 10 40
you WHAT be said more fitting III. An TO exhort
you soldiers initiate the great man upon whose arm
ali the hou that tried mems sousa Happy the
people sha, such example He vas CHRISTIAN
soldier ne was not asnamed bend that knee TO nj
Maker that could never learn to DOW 70 an Amounted
kngto raise ,hst august voice in supp TO Heaven
well fought for his Deoved coun ry The enectuAl,
fervid prayer Of the righteous man svaleth muco ana
who say that the Mycnzed prayer Of the great Ame
ricsn Captain 1t Valley Forge was not as efiectua
in Heavens high ohancery above a: big mighty
pie be lett 10 the world what flaming beacon TO
guide the oppressed o. ali coming tme What swer IL
triots and heroes he proudly all Greek and Ro
man glory. BE has made past fame contemplate and fu-
ture superiority Impossible and we now reap whore ne
golden harvest thai they planted with their swords and
fenced with the bodies and watered with their blood
What had been fate to day had our dauntess FORE
fashers ami heir ambitious, interruptions and
uneodIy met? We had reaped tares instead Of wheat
Merely every age have sowed In the broad
field Of Liberty bu, alas! too often the seeds have been
dragons teeth that have sprung up fierce mail Clad war
riors: sefs to destroy each other The hope Of liberty
which has been cloven down In thousand disas-
trous battle fields is here 70 DO realized at Last
Here is 10 be solved the mighty. problem Of
your part socerr and initiate him your great
exemplar Toe solder ought especially to bs Chris
him Of old, With the PRAYER on his lips, f this day
forget thee On Lord, do thou not forget me-" True, the
Temple o. lanusa now shut we are At peacs with all the
pruning hooks. But who can tell how soon our couury
may demsnd your swordsS 1t seems improbable now
that you M be summon I'd 10 the tented held; but 20,
doubt, thorgnt, few months since those martyrs
to liberty, those fy thousand 'unrelurnng braves"
who sles Ia their bloody graves on the plains OF Italy
But struggle later the State must rely
mainly uptL her vouneera. We have no such standing
armies as bosry depcsnu,s Of the East boatuo
overasked peasant the heavy impoa that makes
him slave and robs his wife and children other bread or
tears him fro his family Our hope s in our volunteers
in The voluntary service OF her sonswhch costs the
State nothing This ia "cheap defence Of nations"
Now, when the danger comes (Which may God aver),
VIII they be found wanting? The Of the North and
Of the South will stand together shoulder to shoulder as
did their e,res The battle fields Of tine Revolution Our
cecent conflicts show that soldiers have not deteo
rated They have been more sanguuary than those Of
Alma InkrmaDn Magenta or Soferno IN proportion TO the
numbers engaged Our Losses much severer in pro-
portion. But war; at BEST Is fearful trade aud we re-
Peat the petition have this morning uttered In
btany, 'From battle and murder, good Lord deliver us
War II is game, says the poet which, were their sub.
jects wise kings would not play at May your blades,
be "he sword If the Lord aud Of Gideono Ist DO said
Of you of that great man Of whom an proud
.beriy unsheashed his sword, necessity stained IT, vic
tory returned IT,"
Al the close Of the services the Grays and their escort
formed In line 10 St Johns park, in front Of the fountain