Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-12-14
From the Boston Post. A "PCOr Miserable Vessel

Puritin Church in New York, is underaoino severe scorching from his republican friends for begging money in England to support his church. The begging would never have been known had not q London paper of October 7th published a letter from Mir. Cheever to Mir. Sturgeon, rev erned sensationist, whose stump theology has turned London almost inside ont The letter was for the purpose of frecommendino Mir. Cheever's aims seeker, lady named Johnstone, but the chance of blowino his own trumpet was too much for the Puritan. so after giving the lady character he | proceeds to elevate himself little. and furnish MT. Sturgeon with an idea of the Herculean lahors he is pursuing in New ! ork, under obstacles that would crush any ordinary individual. The letter makes, in fine print, over column It does not seem necessary to give 1t in full, but we will 'notice some portions of it. Miss Johnstone is duly announced as member of the Church of Puritans, her object to solicit funds in England in aid of the con | tiict against slavery and the slave power'' clearly stated, the fact that though strong in harmony" (the Puritans) are weak in pecuniary ability touchingly put forth, and then the Reverend George lets Spurg- con know the magnitude of the tussle in New York city. He says:
 1.-The conflict is terrible, and the pres- sure of prejudice, fashion, wealth, power, anger, wrath and mnlice against us, with the weight ofall the Christian conservatism of the country denouncing our course and slandering us as Robespierres the fanatics, render it next to impossible for us to increase in number or ability, for men will not join us, except it be here and there true -harted abolitionist whom God sends'' The battle, he continues, waxes hot ter, no friends aid them, money is scarce and timid ones of the flock are leaving. Preaching against slavery is described as horribly unpopular" and-says modest George!-' Meantime Here IS greater need t6d3a eeer of just Such sermons aqainSt sloye,y as haVe dee@ preaching." To give up his pulpit for the want of a few dimes, he writes, would be the beginning of the end of all pulpit freedom, and "maintain the miracle (viz.: the continuance of MT. Cheever as a "shepherd'') pecuniary aid mast be had. The appeal of the Puritan postoris indeed strong. He is the sturdiest beggar on record, and says only help him little and he will preach ogoinst slopery while " God gives him health and strength ; and will reiterate his efforts "with the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God" He does not say one word about love, mercy, charity, or any Christian doctrine, but it is slavery all through his letter. His church is for anti-slavery preaching, he wants Spurgeon's aid for anti-slayery preaching, and talks meta phorically about "conAagration" and '' can nonading'' in his pulpit in support of abo- litiouism. He styles himself "a poor, miserable vesse' for such work, but in his letter he shows an alacrity to enter into it which must commend him. His letter would undoubtedly have been republished approvingly here in America by the repub. lican prints if he had not So egregiouslv taken to himself the whole credit, such as it is, of the anti-savery work. He writes
 " It is a perfectly wonderful thing that C Teal, Morouqh abolition ofhordor church such as mine 10 good degree is, can have been trained and supported so long in the heart of q city such as New York, so large q portion both of the ecclesiastical and mercantile community being in league with shareholders for the protection of their sin !"
 Having previously stated that his is the only abolition church and that in many quarters the most diabolical pro- slavery spirit IS conjoined with the highest profess sion ofpiety and orthordoxy;" that the word of God has been muzzled, suffocated, buried in silence, or perverted into sane tlon'' of slavery inevery pull pit but his own; that slavery is enthroned "as the fruit of our religion;" that nowhere else than in the Church of the Puritans, and by no minister but himself, < is the word of c cd proclaimed freely, fully, presistently on the Sabbath" nowhere else is ( the internal wlckedness," meaning slavery, denounced; no other anti.slavery clergymen are ill New orE city; and no other abolitionist, in fact, has the ability. the fearlessnesS, etc, of the Rev. Geo. B. Cheever, who wants few spare shilings, ground rent forthe church. Sl50O--being so eXpensivei The letter to Mr. Sturgeon winds up with an apology for its length, and the following sentence:-
 Be assured that whateeer oid you may 5e able to gain for as, or ahateger help yo,t con ertend 70 Hiss Johnstone in gettiag aiid is truly end greatly needed, ond, wiH Je most Mon17ally receired."
 Resuming his pen once more, Mr. Cheever compliments Fred Douglass who is going to Europe, as "a remarkable man." who has made speech :. that womb have done credit to Webster had he { w. been capable of its moral eleva- tion," and finally closes with the statement that he is !" about publishing new work on the guilt of slavery and the crime oi slavehoding," and subscribes himself with highest respct, etc.
 Such 8 letter has, of course, attracted attention. The N. r. Times by no means fancies MT. Cheever's arrogating to himself all the hard labor in the cause it loves, and calls it an appeal to mendicant Pharisaism," and says, after fling at "British alms": ":-" If Dr. Cheever can find nobody in New York willing to pay for his preaching, he should either preach gratuitously or.seek some field where his labors are more highly, if not more justly appreciated" The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser also comments sharply upon the begging letter. as a document never approached in slanderous malignity by any respectable American citizen," and taxes him with maligning his brother minister, and, in fact, "all others,' meaning, o course, republicans. Hereabouts, in Boston the usual paragraphing only is accom- plished, and republican prints fight shy o the matter; but undoubtedly they sympa thize with the jealousy of the New York republicans towards their vain Prr;to,