The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-13
the cuEeveR AND STURGEON CORRESPONDENCE.

Appear to English Abolitionists Tor re.
the Devil and southern Stakeholder
spicy: Elegant and Most Christian
gfous and Fashionable Circles UP
Town, &c., sc.
Dr. Cheeyer many Of our readers are aware is one
OF the most able and sacrificing friends Of the slave
in the Now World Il was scarcely possible for minis
ter of the Gospel in the Empire City to pursue
Straightforward, and to make with so strong hand
against the stakeholder without exposing himself every
side 70 hostile influences The wonder therefore, is not
that Dr. Cheever suffered much but that he has
tanned his ground so successfully 1t reason,
however TINT the .st to take offence and the most for
gregaton many Of whom, in variety Of ways, may be
more or less identified with related to the saveocracy
The following letter from his own eloquent pen addressed
TO Rev C. H. Spurgeon and by that gentleman handed to
us for publication, will speak for itself ,o,o
"a EAST FIFTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK sept i, loos.
MY DEAR SR--On my to the city ind letters
from England making inquiries with regard to Miss John-
stone member Of my church. endeavoring to pro-
cure some aid for us in the conflict which
gagged against slavery and the slave power IN TINS coun
porant addressed and put possession OF the facts
In regard TO the appeal; but as am compelled mmedi
ately to leave the city again for little season, and am
meet these suggestions have therefore taken the lib
crty sending you copy in part OF letter written to
person in England in reply 10 inquiries this subject
do order that whether any material aid through
Miss Johnstones effort our behalf should have
been gained not, it may be and known
that her appeal is authentic, and that some Of the
grounds may be made manifest on which such eff
become i
making inquiries from England have written as fol-
lows;-Your inquiries Miss Johnstones effort
and the necessity of it, natural and just We did
not anticipate or intend the publicity given to her mission
if ii can be so Called but supposed she would in quiet
and private way present our cause she herself possess
ing the greatest possible confidence of success From the
very urgency Of the and the greatness of our danger
being not only surrounded by enemies without but bese
by foes within we could not ourselves take anv church
action concerning this appeal but few OF us convinced
that must have aid from quarter or conquer
ed, consented that Miss tombstone should make what
n0a enaa aapC raa
tcao. Az ,e SAINT ue, we maze every effort Tor aid
from friends here outside church and by Gods
blessing, met with such success that we we're carried
safely through the financial year, and entered the
cessarv arrangements for another. BY the entire dis
missal Of the dsaeccd party in church. are now
stronger in the spirit ana strength Of harmony and unity
but much weakened in pecunary ability that the same
appeal for aid must be renewed and efficient aid must be
gwen in order that we may be enabled to maintain this
citadel of Chrsts free Gospel amidst such continued and
strenuous efforts for defeat assure YOU that we do
greatly whatever aid we can get lit please God 10
keep u.s. shall be kept, and He will provide the way
whether through friends here abroad But the conflict
is Terrible and the pressure Of prejudice, fashion, wealth.
power, anger, wrath and malice against us, with the
weight of all the Christian conservatism OF the country
denonncng course and slanderng Robesperres
and fanatics render next to impossible for increase
IN numbers or ability for men will not join except
be here and there true hearted abolitonst whom God
sends God has stirred up some sucn, and brought them
from other churches TO ours and this thing been
our preservation, for without such aid must have
gone down. But at present friends to our
support while yet the battle wakes hotter and es
perate and what is exceedingly depressing and dscour
aging the moment we begin TO be in arrears financially
the tmd and halfhearted among MS perhaps fear
full lest the whole burden may fall upon them begin to
declare that we must give up all idea OF sustaining
selves that is useless to attempt doing this any longer
that 1t Is manifest that preaching against the oslavery
Is so horribly unpopular that il any man or church
undertake 1t they cannot be supported but must fail
that we had better give up when do with
some dignity, and not be starved This cowardicc
and the oroakngs that grow out Of ii, injurious
10 our cause We can depend only few. Mean
time there greater need than ever of lust such
against slavery as have been preaching only thousand
times more able and energetic; and to give up my pulpit
now would be disastrous in the to the cause of
Christian abolitonsm. 1t would put end 10 any free
dom of the pulpit and of Gods word against this gigantic
SIM but our expenses are heavy, in consequence of
81 500 ground rent in addition to all the ordinary charges
OF prominent church in the city, that cannot our
selves meet them and my course in procaming Gods
word freely and fully against slavery and slavehoding
as the sin OF man stealing set by God the same cata
ogue with murder is so unpopular arrays all the Chris
tan expedency of all the churches against us with so
much bitterness that it would be quite impossible to
make appeal for aid with any hope of success even
to the churches Of our own denomination Too many of
them heartily desire downfall, and suppose expect
year after year, to see it. That have been sustained
BE We have IS wonder, and to maintain the miracle
please God TO maintain IT, must still have pecunary
aid My church will keep united, and will rally round
me IN defence of my preaching against slavery only while
the lew who do not intend TO reinqush the struggle
enabled TO provide the ways and means Of meeting our
deficiencies. While do that we can with a to-
lerabe degree of confidence rely good majority in
our favor, and can keep the church, but moment we
are swamped in money matters, that moment we are
overthrown. While God gives me grace health and
strength and continues the opportunity mean to re-
herae my efforts with the sword OF the Spirit which is
the Word Of God am endeavoring TO reach the
science Of the churches and the ministry regard to
this SIM and TO up both united action against it,
it please God that His Word shall once be freely and
generally proclaimed against it, it stand If He
add His Spirit, and really set His church fire against
the iniquty OF making merchandise Of men, then we
shall see greater moral and spiritual triumph than
the world has ever witnessed since the first age Of
the Gospel. The manifest abolition OF this gigantic
and Internal wckedness by the Word and Spirit Of Cod
even after it had been enthroned the supreme law
and policy Of nation the dictate of our Justice
the fruit Of our religion, would be glorious con-
quest so full Of praise TO God and of shame wicked
and unbeevers and scofers, that it is to be in
fnitely desired and ceaselessy labored after. And
though sometimes we are almost in despair vet when
remember that the word Of God has really not yet
been tried in the conflict but excluded from muzzled
suocaed buried IN silence, or perverted into sanction
of the sin, that its omnpotence is power
serve, cannot but hope that God intends this mighty
and glorious demonstration and that when driven
more desparngy to Him, and is perfectly manifest that
neither politics, nor statistics nor theories of free SOIL
free labor the profit Of freedom any pol
cal party, any demonstrations Of science phan
throphy US then He will set souls fire.
and let loose the thunderngs and ghtnngs OF His word
in the first great Reformation with such overwhelming
majesty that nothing can stand against IT, am very
poor hand to make beginning poor miserable vessel
for such fire. and yet am constrained into it, and
draw back and as there must be beginning some
quarter, or there can be no conagraton cannonadng
at all, it may well begin in church and my minis.
try as anywhere else, if God pleases. And it il q
solemn fact that almost nowhere else is the God
proclaimed freely fully, persistently, on the Sabbath
OF. or fast day; and, if this is not fol
lowed by disturbance and wrath henceforward, on the
of that solitary demonstration, the minister and
Church profess to be sufficiently anti slavery and unite
opposing any Church minister that will go much fur
ther there purpose whatever for the abolition Of the
Indeed the very who boast of being anti slavery
are opposed to abotonism and denounce the aboiionss
So that really respects things in about bad
state as they be, and in many quarters the most
dabocal proslavery spirit cononed with the highest
profession OF piety and orthodoxy 1t is perfectly
derfu thing that real, thorough abolition orthodox
Church such as mine TO good degree s, have been
as New York. so large portion both OF the ecclesasti
cal and mercantile community being in league with
Shareholders for the protection Of their sin. Mean
time, we get no aid from visitors who to us from
abroad from your own country elsewhere, for
they are always persuaded into most polite 81
lence, and having generally some object to accom-
plsh, they desire TO keep the best terms with all
parties and on the whole, generally are persuaded
into the impression that the aboIitonsts are a very
jnjudicious and fanacal OF men and that the sin
OF slavery has more to be said in apology on lis be
tkat