The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-16

and order was again restored
Or. CHETvKR then coninued-America has treated the
very first instance Of such herosm with the gallows
America And is little more than seventy hve years
since Warren, Washington, Lafayette were oanonzed
and rewarded for treason against Great Britain
violent, armed, intended reason--incomparaby worse
scn John leg s1 not wba 80 al
pIaud Washington for taking up tho sword, quote
against John Brown blessed lords proverb, "rhey
that take the sword shall perish with the sword. We
justify resistance that God forbids condemns and
shall But IL we do acknowledge the grace Of
the persecutng Jews who stopped their ears from listen
ing TO the truth and ran upon Stephen, gnashing on him
with their teeth Had the churches and tho ministry in
this country only thirty years begun and continued
an earnest united peaceful protest. with the word OF God
against the wckedness of slavery John Browns protest
in action would at this day have been superfuous such
an interference would not have been needed. right
and faithful proclamation of that word Of God which
made John Brown Christian aboitonist would have
broken up this whole system Of wckedness in less time
than pleased God to take for the moulding and dsci
pine Of his character and hfe the first great martyr
grace Of God vouchsafed in him. He is the legitimate
fruit OF that pety with which the study Of the lord II
Is the masterpiece Of that school Of The old masters
among whom he had his education and brought up his
family Buny Baxter John Fox, Doadsidge the Saints
Rest, the Book Of Martyrs, and the Pilgrims Progress
We thank God for the unaffected deep humility towards
God mingled with such frmness towards men, conspcu-
In his nature We thank God for all the precious ev
dences Of his Christian experience and character We
thank God for the triumphant testimony he has been
enabled to leave In gratitude for the infinite grace Of Cod
10 the honor Of His word the efficacy Of prayer the
reality Of faith in the confidence Of his soul in God,
In Jesus Christ unshaken In the most trying hour and
great heart such noble Christian outweghs the
ness OF million hypocres; and his single test nony
against slavery shines like M the sun in spite Of all the
Christendom (isses and appause) In an age Of shams
here is one reality in an age Of speculative theological
and editorial skeletons hung round with broadcloth,
here is one living soul; in age Of paste, here
one rude GEM in an age Of doughaces, here is OF
Gods fints-( misses and applause)-here in time Of
WI nm
the idea OF diemerested benevoence living expires
sion-a man TO whom the negro was brother and
jected religious communion with savehoding ministers
as defng to his SOUL but the way to the scaYod,
had put in his path that through that little his
dying act might be the giving Of cup Of cold water
that enslaved race for whom he died;
A WONAN's VOICE-"God bless him'' Misses and
applause)
DR.. CHnvn-Here is grandeur here is Gods own
work and grace; here, in an age Of sounding brlss
and tinkling cymbols, is great soul, like
living organ through whose trumpet notes God has blown
an an anthem that shakes the land Ike an earthquake
bill Of inquiry Can Senator Trumbuli put down John
Browns ghost by standing TO be catechzedS wilt it
put down John Browns ghost TO declare that slavery
no crme You might surely imagine that you had i'm
prisoned his immortal spirit in the grave by putting
some new miracle Of dsnterested love to them that are
in bonds as bound with them and a bataering
ram Of Gods divine word and providence will
be driven against this wickednsss, and Herod
again will start from his uneasy slumbers
'sJohn have beheaded, but who is tns9"
[Another disturbance here, which lasted for
DR.. CHmvER continued john the beheaded Is but the
forerner Of Christ the conqueror and need be in this
conflict he will raise up soldiers for his truth of the
stones In the streets But whoever whomsoever
the mantle falls he cannot 60 beyond John Brown his
terrible at the heart Of the slave power nor bear
more emphatic lawful record in hfe in DEATH the
% a % o. ha ana tos n Than
wickedness could be Christian minister he would pass
to the scaod and the grave alone rejecting the offer Of
him, and John Brown felt that any man who by
defending slavery maintains the moral assassination OF
the living as consistent with the Gospel s unworthy and
unfit convey its spiritual revelations the dying
We rejoice in the sublime and sacred scorn with which
he refused the spiritual services Of any apoogs for su
slavery effective than could have been struck by
the living victor in battle Thanks be to God for the
even the closes for the awfuy solemn witnessing on
the verge Of eternity against the wickedness Of slavery
as wicked that the man who defended 1t would
not be suffered to worship the same God with
Christian about 10 die for his opposition to it. Let that
work and work will, in the hearts and consce1ces Of
millions. Let that work. as by the grace Of God it be
made work, TIL churches everywhere shall be
bic with faith 10 Christ and the hope of heaven and sa
very will speedily be abolished. And now, let
member that because John Brown hanged toe stock
not exhausted. There are plenty more OF such creasns
through the power Of Gods Word, Gods discipline Gods
spirit, when Gods time has come-peny more Of such
scourges They that will keep slaves be content
do it as men settle the slopes of Ena and vesuvius
with all the offsets God has appointed against the security
OF such property. Twenty thousand signatures for
Union saving meeting cannot prevent the eruption Of the
volcano under them-it cannot prevent the
surrection of John Brown. They cannot silence Gods
Word they cannot prevent the fire Of Gods
Word when gets into the Of such John
Brown, from breaking forth as in a coDfagraon They
cannot prevent God, whenever and in whatever way
peases him from raising up TO execute his plaques
against their wickedness; and when God commissions
such as John Brown, he will protect his memory
and Justify his Amidst the Babel Of tongues at
Washington manly voice has been uttered declaring
the great and only question in this conflict Is slavery
South remember-that there millions at the North
who receive Gods word on this subject just
as John Brown received IT, and with convic-
tions Of the wickedness Of slavery as deep as his.
Those who disregard and violate, and by force woold
suocate thesc convictions and the truth Of Godth6sc
Who North and South deny the supremacy Of Gods Law
in this matter are standing on the only real volcanoes
These convictions can never be given up; never! and
Gods word cannot be concealed or senced The conflict
is not between North and South but between the South
and God; and wo to him that Btriveth with his Ma
ker He shat reproveth God, let him answer 1t.
The union Of these States Union under God for hber
ty, slavery and God helping us, will abide by
il. God appointed il for liberty God commands US to
maintain for liberty. We have been called unto lber-
ty but not liberty for cloak Of malicousness not
liberty to enforce slavery but by love TO
ther the servants Of God for all the law is fulfilled
But ye bite and devour one another, take heed that
ye be consumed one OF another. Stand fast, there
fore the liberty wherewth Christ hath made us Free
And, If you ask, Who is my neighbour God hath made
Of one blood all them that dwell upon the face Of the
earth, and those whom he hath made with skin not
colored like your the less your ne!ghbors,
but more, that they need the your love- This
John Browns Justification. Remember them that are
in bonds, bound with them. They Chrsts breth
rem. And He hath said, "Inasmuch ye have done it
unto of the least Of them, have done it unto me
and, the giver Of cup Of cold water only shall not
lose his reward" Again, ! say, that we desire to
try John Browns action thoroughly by the Word
Of God. We disayow all manner OF resistance
against evil not approved in Gods Word. But
we take John Browns solemn declaration that no
did intend nsurrecton, treason, boodshed,
but simply what he thought he could accomplish the de-
lverance OF number Of the enslaved without injury
any If, said he, had nterfered In behalf OF the
rich the OF ,ol your rends your %
applauded the action. ] see you kiss book which
suppose TO be the Bble and 1t teaches me to love my
neighbor myself. And am yet too young to under
stand that God is any respecter Of persons. If John
Brown had mterered in behalf of company of whites
carried away into slavery, 70 be condemned with their
children 10 the misery Of perpetual chatesm, not in
d.vidua would have Reproduced that interference But
Gods justice is not chmerca neither is righteousness
quality only skin deep Let this whole action be
mined with the severest scrutey by Gods Word,
view OF the nature OF slavery crime. and system Of