The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05

mar o,.,. -@vsr Of prayer, tho no
cessty Of walking with Coo in every en-. ~ walking
serenity and confidence which the habit OF o II
sovereignty with which il invests IL We have here q
character magnificent on principle. Ve have man suI-
missivey regardfu Of Gods word a the expression q His
man sympathizing witt God jealous for Cod not man
Of mere sympathy-sbove ALL not Of sympathy with the
oppressor but with the oppressed We have the grave
Righteousness jealousy for Gods law, against every
law and practice that violates it. This type Of character
rs Of the old Puritan Aaynower stamp. II would
seem as II the plates OF that character must
have been stolen away from that first generation, and
buried but now after two hundred years, new fresh,
cast in this furnace set Of plates Al any rate God
has renewed for admiration and for the slave power
to hate and hang the MARVEL in this age Of old scrn
yet courteous and loving Puritan hero The character
Gods work, not mans and II fills us with admiration 70
see SO commanding a form rise up in this age OF cx-
pedency, and mere cheap sensbily and tears; COM
handing manifestation Of righteous principle towering
above all expedency, and Of sympathy in behalf Of the
enslaved where vested rights in them as property are
justice nor benevoence have any right to interfere
with them Such character shows the power Of prayer,
Brown have acoompsSed Ssd he not bsen man Of
prayer And were not for the belief have in his
Christian character before Cod how vain would havo
been his letters his words his grand uterances how in
eectua but for the assurance Of his Christian integrity,
but for the depths OF Christian experience out Of which
saoss WrS sPFang ok how his familiarity with
the sense Of Gods attributes Gods presence Gods truth
and justice, carry weight power, majesty in his
pressons that nothing equal Before such demonstra
tons OF the power and teaching of Gods Word in his
heart the most glowing eoquence poor and feeble Men
feel that would have been impossible havo conceived
or framed this mans snguarly simple, forcible and
sncred speeches and letters under such awful circum
stances, but by than mortal teaching out Of the
habit OF SOUL whose resting place God, and God his
rock and refuge The habit Of prayer and communion
with Gods Word seem to have made him what he was,
and such passages the 46h Psalm might been the
hutNi huvop nf
have been struck with his close adherence Gods Word
as the authority and ground Of his resistance against
slavery and there expressions Of his last testimony
that will cut through and through the whole vast man
Of hypocrisy and wickedness in this huge tyranny.
At the conclusion Of his sermon Dr. Cheever took a
note out Of his pocket and observed that he was informed
that mob would probably attack him that evening He
hoped that God would preserve from mob violence
but as for HIMSELF he did not fear, for he relied upon
Gods word and fathulness. He believed that the laws
Of the city the greatest security against any such
wckedness and he did believe that the people would
suffer such outbreak Dr. Cheever offered up ervent
prayer in behalf Of the afflicted widow and her family
and the audience after singing the Doxoogy, dis
missed with the benedicti0n.
When the services brought to a termination the
audience leaving the building expressed themselves
very freely in reference to the rumored attack upon Dr.
Cheever which appeared on the bulletin OF evening
paper Saturday. but it is needless to add that the
speaker was not interrupted there the slightest
indication Of preconceved plot to modest him. The fact
city day, furnished fruitful theme for gossip the
brethren and sisters were leaving the church. one Of
whom remarked that Browns remains would be con-
veyed to Boston by the first morning train