The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-03


hereby y@e-line sasnrt Cod he Invoked blessings .n
the wife of Brown, and the widows ami orphans Of ali the
either martyrs, and then prayed that of would work.
rsre the soldiers at ChArst,sn 10 day causing me
"mnskets 70 drp um their pased hands, aud every ls
10 thOw ns power and rum while tho Il ~, fail
from John Brown, That be might depart 10 safety from
smopg th~u But h God would At " work this
telverarce he wcu'd .sv, the matter IN His hands, ouy
asking thar this bslhe era Of delyerancs.
Rsv AMOS iEAsy BxxxAs, brieh, mu,Atto, from Port
land Me- read sone scrpsuvs ssectnus invoking cnrses
&c. the enemies Of the righteous aud them
ioI stnbbo pEess.
hymn. hegnntng, Gam socier Of the croesq' was
sung and then Rev. Il. GARysr read short aud care
i.y VI a+n adorsss u. sa'h the % Of December would
h~hosh b~ ct)ebsstd the sanivets sary of ths mar
iyrcom II of the bravrs pu est sons at freedom
~onId b. baw,sed Martyrs day. The transactl,ns
sskhR place IN Virginia would be- rem 'mb.ref sith
shame BY mug yriirs DaAts would scaf At the
Rooel republc and The struggling ,Atrios Of Euops
...d nIMsn ~ ~ ,ns easIy w"ana on the fair brow
persrsa him tbs pIrest and best man IL this or
any other age thanked God that he had struck tho
met ramsRiDg bow agsibft slavery he eosl Vis-
gLa where n. d. st cargo ,ana and de-
tLat his hoIo,c dseds would yet be inscribed 90
marble .na M grave fssS visited oy sso,s Of psr'%s v
Washington hr tn atre Of the co@ardy execution Of
}. bn Brown. They would think Of the old the
evil Gays YET 10 come, and bis would be heard ia
the blessings VI the captive ana tie anthems Of Free
In he the meeting opened for I'd.
or s.es or prayer couDseed the breren whom the
spirit m'gnt move not " exceed from three TO Eve
minutes
Rev. sAsrsoS WHITE (black man) was then called mp
TIE DsaAbir thing 10 hn address u oeclara
lion II at VIII. another oppressed it
his Christian cuty to interfere, Moses Old with the
come tatistied that peaceful would avail he
all ihs hrst horn 6f Egypt and II the could
be freed without the shedding Of bood let them
then strong arms (shouts OF "yes, yes, amen ia
chose sacrifice his life fer liberty, it nobodys
DLtIn, hut bH own.
Rev RobxaT CHARLES HxpRsoS, negro, from
Demsrara, rsooupted tho martyrdom Of q missionary
IL that country, named John Schmidt, VINO had
preached Dsurrectonary sermons in 1873 That nsur-
resulted 10 the Of about fifty negroes
OF whom had their heads cut on and hoised on
poes. Schmidt sentenced 70 be hung, but died in
jal .But, my friends" sad the speaker "his enemies
they did Awful kIOwed OF em before he died; he
harked like dog and my brethren, he not only barked
like dos but be hdwled like cat He said he was
60 ng 70 he'll; and, my brethren, be died awful And
ssen aDcther on 'em WHO gopg 70 England in yes
sci, but he jomIed overheard AID drowned himself
Another went " cousin OF his minister, they
qusrreled and be wanted 70 be at the mnisr
very night he was called 70 ets nv and died Of choera
The reverend individual spoke OF Brown, whom ho
ot history, that "n the reign Of Ptomey Phadelphus,
K,DR OF F&ypt al the Jews received their freedom for
Eis eco ling, paid out ofthe treasury Heclosed BY
leading OIL IN singing by NM
Blow ye the trumpet, blow.
The next speaker was white man-the Rev. JAMES 3
frss-wbo bears striking resemblance TO Coppe, the
Itib INST Hrs address Of the "harp OF thousand
s'rmgs" order He compared the execution Of Brown
with 'he crncifx0n of Christ and declared HIM greater
man than William Tell, Robert Bruce George Washing
ton He said nothing else remarkable
Rev HENRY J0RNsOs, Of Zion "a church, agod African,
made excited speech He complained OF being sick OF
pleurisy, but felt he bear his testimony In ex
cedine sorrow for the fate Of brother Blown Hs begged
the brs'h' " ay hard and perhaps Got would yet
have tim. t. deliver OLD Brown. II God would make
iett his power they would give him the glory though
they would presume TO dictate The oil mans re-
ks s-, the sobbiDg hysscrcaly, at the
chfe 90 elderly man, apparently whs, prayed for Old
a ny mn was next aung, With the chorus
Rev. Mr. Balm (an EneIishman, wearing . ,6rundosre
coat such Of the Clergy refuse cr neglect
10 preach abo hiOn m0ne.
M. GAsss1I announced q collection, upon which the
Rv. Mr. BhYNAN, Of Fo,t ,tand, Me-, spoke briefly and
recommended q season Of silent prayer
Rev Mr. CROSBY, (back) pray et that If Brown shonld
be hing (and he hoped no thousands might rise to take
hrs place.
white woman read IN old letter from Brown in the
Idepnden and hoped the people would contribute liber
ally, only for the families Of the marty rs but for
pei maDebt s'ilberiy fund"
Rev. MIR. GAHSETT Tho clock is now striking twelve,
and If Virginia has kept her promise, Joha Brown has
been launched INTO eternity (Groans 1t Is very ap-
propr'ae time To take up collection
Tie co lection was aken and the small change ratified
mus caiiy in The boxes.
4 man nearly white, from Williamsburg, delivered
euiogy on Jo0n Brown, and hoped more John Browns
would be raised up till slavery should be wiped out
reverend black man named TRusTY, from Newark,
last night believed blood John Brown would
call down vengeance the oppresesrs Cnrst diei on
the cross, but his inf .ence lived and SO would John
Browns
Rev. Mr. RfTMAN announced, on the authority of the
Ango Atrtdn, That the Bethel church, Phllade pha
would not uc its doors to a meeting like this He hoped
the time would when AL such synagogues would be
blown to atoms c'Amen yes, every church and every
Rev VIZ GoopnI {white) gave his views on abolition,
In which he deprecated violence. Several black men
took esue with him on this point, and there was spirited
discussion. Nj. Goodeil finally SAID he did deny the
right arms, bat he thought the best way by
the ballot boz, ectiog men who would at proclaim
freedom FOR the captive by law of Congress He be-
le~ed such o law could be enforced by body OF
ites ibsB John Browns command.
Another negro sad he had been slave forty years,
ana hooked upon Brown as prophet OF the Lord. Tas
man believed the Bible authorized resistance oppres.
sion by arms, because 'threo toarbs of is occupied
with describing what God wants TO believe Ia regard
HIM, and on sixteenth with describing the hea
veny bodies and ruus &c. and the remainder with
gels" He vas going on 10 talk At great length when
Mr. Garne requested him TO stop, and the congregation
separated after singing the doxology
THE EXERCISES IN DR. CHEEyER'S CHURCH.
PRAYERS FOR JOHN BRowN-A CONrERENCE IN THE
kvENlhG--JonN BaowS MARTYR-AIs HXEoU-
TIUN--TnE NEW YORK HERALD, ETC., EfC.
Yesterday morning the lecture attached to DR..
Cheever's Church Of the Purans we'll attended by
these who had assembled express their sympathy and
prayers John Brown and listen to the sympathy
prayers of others. The exercises were opened by tho
singing Of hymn which appropriate to the condition
Of OLD Brown Prayers were offered up by Messrs Har
per- Tappen Hall and French nterspersed with the sing
ing Of hymns and brief remarks from DR.. Cheevcr.
According announcement In the morning, conference
citing was held in the church In the evening Between
two sDd three hundred persons present, including
several coiored men, who seemed to take deep interest
the proceedings The exercises commenced, as usual
with the singing Of hymn and the Offering up OF prayer
atier which the conference began.
A gentleman arose and said that he sad to learn
that y Christian had 70 die for obeying Christ ana
that the government was favorable TO tho extension
wicked ins tuition Of slavery He prayed that tho
martyr might haunt his prosecutors by day and by
night suffer them to rest; that God might look
doa upon this guilty nation with compassion and that
He might forgive the clergy for having remained silent
coice nng this matter They should rejoice that there
were some in the land who dared 70 speak. He hoped
that the day not far distant when every link OF
slavery should be broken-every bond burst Finally,
he prsyeo that God would remember the martyrs chill,
dreD, them and sustain hem and create friends
for them everywhere.
Another gentleman arose and stated his convictions
,hai the courage which John Bro had shown be
honored Bt let them not Say at he guiltless; let
them admire his devotion and his heroisn Samson did
mere oy his death than he accomplished in iife so would