The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-31
THE "lREEPREsSIBLE CONFLICT AMONGST
The COLORED FOLKS.

SERVICES AT THE SHILOH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
PRAYER OF THE REV. HIRAM GARNETT-ossAwA-
TOMB BROWN GLORlFIED AND SLAVERY ANATHE-
MATTED, ETC., ETC.
To the great bulk Of the people OF this metropolis may
not he known that the Prince and
Marion streets stands edce Wherein each Sabbath
worship those amongst coloed residents who profess
the creed of Presby terianism This temple called The
Shiloh Presbyterian Church." organized in 1892 and
exterioIy plain structure Of brick, which has been
transformed into stone representation by the potent aid OF
paint and brushes. The front is embeished with four
heavy pillars and few broken panes of glass, which
give il very suspicious appearance but inside every
thing il quite neat and tasty.
Learning that discourse would be delivered in this
church yesterday tho "irrepreesibc conc,r our re-
porters visited the place found numerous respect
able and well dressed congregation in attendance The
order preserved ad the apparent devotion of those pre-
sent, in the highest degree praseworhy and might
be advartagcously initiated In many Of the fashionable
evangelical churches patroniaed by ''the white folks
About half past three O'Clock the Rev. Hiram Garrett
colored divine opened the services by requesting the
congregation to sing The 13oth psalm which was executed
with much sweetness and harmony. After this the geu
tleman read portion of the seth Psalm aud tho
clusion Of this the whole congregation chaunted the 10th
Thou, only Sovereign of my heart,
Ny refuge, my almighty friend,
And can my soul from thee depart,
On whom alone my hopes depend
Low a; thy feet my soul would lie,
There safety dwels and power divine:
Still let noe live beneath thine eye,
For lie, eternal life, is thine.
Mr. GARNET then cried out in sonorous voice. "Ietus
pray and proceeded TO eAtemporze prayer thanking
The Lord fer the blessing of being permitted TO assemble
10 free worship this land for the blessings of health
aou grace ana bescechng continuation Of these favors
from Divine goodness. The reverend gentleman then
continued his prayer az follows-O Father we long to
put before thee this afternoon the melancholy condition Of
the millions OF our brethren III CHAINS OF do thou
always protect them OF give them thy help and assist
abce SO that they may forth and worship according
to their consoences May the day soon come when slavery
shall be no longer ON the earth but when principles
humanity shan be cstabished-when justice shall reign
supreme ana slavery having passed away, may meet
,ofetber happy people, improved in knowledge and
goodness Father, we pray for mercy upon the
thousands and tens Of thousands Of broken
hearted mothers, who because their
darling little ones have been snatched from their
bosoms We should ember, we look around upon
our own hal pness ana domestic comforts and pray
nesy that will not be long until all the people OF this
land shall enjoy similar blessings Father remember
them as their tears have fallen upon this soil "a blood
drops upon the earth and enable them without the shed
ding 81 bood Lord 70 walk in the path duty; break
the heart Of the opprcsor palsy HE arm that he NAV
DC compelled 10 let the imprisoned go free May our
prove heroic and be multiplied in numbers a thousand
fold, until this foul system curse f the land and tho
shame o. It's people, shall be no oDger among us Father,
We would also remember brethren in certain portion
oil the land now suffering in prison, and who
are destined TO an ignominious death because
they have been the friends Of humanity and
liberty Hur confusion into the counses or their op-
pessors, and If they muat perish grant that for every
drop Of blood which shall ow thousands and hundreds Of
thausands may rise up 70 the cause OF bleeding aud
down trcddcn humanity and the great jubilee he haaten-
cd when not slave shall burthen land or any other
ann nner TIE sun Grant Our Father, that all in
suffering circumstances may be prepared " meet them
ann wien we come To- die take home 10 Heaven where
we sna'i praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Ameulr
he concluscn Of This prayer the congregation sang
another hymn, and then Mr. Garnet announced that the
; ur mc,nrr o. the Arao african would be de-
nveIeo on wednesday evening by the Rev. J. Sea
Martin, Of lawrence Macs Snbect.etNat Turner the
vnRmmn Hero, payer meeting, the speaker CONT
nueo " 70 De held ON nett Tuesday evening when prayers
or the deveronce Of tic "heroic Brown and h follow
sufferers who are now bn trial for high treason in the
state OF Virginia, will BE- offered up trust there viii he
large attendance OF those who praythose who love 10
pray IF there be any or the congregation NOT
10 this maer-And know Of noRe-they need moi come.