New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-12
AN ANTY-SLAVERY SERMON.

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Yesterday Sunday week the Rev. Mr. Luke, pastor
Of the Yorkville Baptist Church, announced his In
tertion of preaching On Slavery the following
Sabbath, tie subject being suggested by the reoent
startling events in Virginia. He gave this notice Tor
the information Of his congregation thar such OF them
70 whom discourse on Slavery might DO distsstefsi
might exercise their privilege Of absentng themselves
ma he did no! desire to take them by surprise This
warning Gid appear to have any particular effect in
keeping his congregation at homo, NJ II was more ma
merous Yesterday than usual. The discourse contained
many flashes OF eoquence, and delivered With an
earnestness and yigOr which painy Indicated that tns
preachers heart was in the cause. II, as appears
probable, the execution OF Capt John Brown mas
awakened the religious sympathy OF the country me
NJ Irepressble Conflict will hardly be put down az
the bidding of the dough-aoed politicians and North
ern men with Southern principles. The text OF the
d course taken from Isaiah. x; TO y MS iohows
write g,vOusness which they have prescribed a.
the right from the Of the people that wao maj % 'a'
prey aud that trey may rob the aihsess 0s 4, ,ss
de.oscn which shall far TO whomk M ,s dee fss
helpi and where win ye leave your gioryt
The speaker commenced by showing ~ m she travels
of Sir John Chardn and from the reset ches OF COM
msntators that il was the custom amor; the aneent
nations IA il until recently anongSoe Araphhs,
for those who desired TO have any spec law passed
to have the law or edct engrossed byS scribe, after
which It was presented TO the King, fho, II ne APP
proved of it, endorsed his approval upos the margn'
when after being authenticated by the roper omeefss
| il was duly proclaimed law. The woe said the
/ preacher was produced equally upcn those VINO
/ petitioned for bad laws upon those who author
/ ICED them. lie drew parallel between the inqu,.ous
laws of ancient and modern governments and me laws
| Of our own country IN their relation 20 Slavery,
such as the Fugitive Slave Law, the decisions OF the
Secretary of State in relation 20 the non-czenshiP
! of colored men, the bred Scott decision, &C., and
went on to show that all nations had decaycd
more less rapidly in proportion 70 the niquly or
righteousness Of their laws. He said that the jewish
nation was especial instance OF ths that their des-
oIaton was literally from AFFAIR." that they bad nowhere
to 90 for consolation in their day OF ysitaton; that
they had nowhere to flee for help, and that their
glory departed. so II was IN the late rad OF john
Brown upon the peculiar Institution OF the South 1be
iniquty Of Slavery 80 well depicted in the text, did
not necessarily involve its own avenging by an up
rising Of those oppressed. The avengng sword WELD
ed by the hand of the Almighty was generally unper-
ceiyed until The blow was struck. The woe prePhe-
sled was equally against those in the North who nad
acquieseed IN or voted for such laws as the Fugitive
Slave Law While the Bible was full OF oondemna-
ton against those who oppressed others, there was no
instance of condemnation of those who resisted such
laws. He contended that men were, therefore, noe
bound To obey wicked laws, but forcibe resstaneo
not always proper that John Brown, while he
did no wrong in endeavoring berate the oppressed,
vet did wrong in taking the sword and consequently
| the punlshne ensued viz, that those "who take
| the sword should perish by the sword"
He then went to state that the indecent haste hnd
yindctiyeness of feeling and hFsng for blood display
ed the trial Of Brown and his associates had aroused
strong feeling in his Srowns favor, and had drawn
the attention OF hundreds OF Thousands 10 the subject OF
Slavery and its gross injustice and n9uy thai nad
drawn the attention of the different Christian denomi-
nations the state OF their brethren IN bondage Oh
| whom there were us 600 Baptss and 2OO,VJ metho-
! dists beside Epscopalians and Presbyterans, &C.,
and that OF Thousands OF fathers Initiating the ex-
| ample Of Hannibal when be made his son hamiear
swear eternal vengeance on Roue, would make the'r
sons sw ear eternal hatred 10 Slavery and 80 educate
| tfcm "a n ma
cones Christian mem the martyrdom OF Brown, whose
blood shed in the cause OF Freedom for tho colored
race would be ~ eifectual in the Of liberty aS
was the first blood shed in the Revolution, the blood
shed BY the negro Sbsituck At the head OF the insur-
rection King now State street, Boston, IN NV,
known in American history the Boston Massacre
The compact made between the south and the hortn
sf the time Of the ADDITION Of the Constitution had been
broken BY the South denying the rights Of Northern
free coored men. in denying freedom OF speech, ana
freedom Of the press the two great essentials 70 ee-
dom and liberty, and, consequently, the North were
bound 10 regard the compact as bnding, noWlth-
standing what might be said by the conservative inter-
est Of whom be would say that he never had heard OF
An instance IN when shnt interest," stihpaihneo WIN
the oppressed.
In conclusion, be stated that there was no fear of
dissolution Of the Cnion Notwithstanding the threats
of the South and the fears of tho mercantile interest
Of the City Of New-York; that New-Yosk City was
not the whole North, and tina; IL the South Sc
| eeded they would do al men did-tsade where
was mos to their pecuniary advantage-ahd thai there
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called upon MIA hearers 10 stand firm for the right; 20
do az they would be done by resist ali oppression
-eouneously, but decidedly they, ~ wei rs the
coored men, were oppressed BY unjust laws enacted
! By Southern influence.
| He cautioned his hearers agsinEg compromises and
measures Of exIedieney where principles were IN
volyed, quoting the memorable answer OF Queen
/ Victoria, who, when urged to sign bill Gu such
grounds replied that " II never expedent TO do
wrong" he urged his congregation 70 patient acton,
show ing them their duty patriots and Christian men,
predicting that although they might not zee Slavery
abolished vet their children would; that this hrs-
pressibIe conflict between right and wrong sin and
ghteousness had been and would be age lasting; thai
heaven had ordained it, and had always smiled upon
and prospered tho just that the cries Of their Christian
brethren ia bondage ascending from the rice-heds and
cotton plantations of The South, would certainly be-
heard, and their wrongs redFesssd by the Almighty,
| for be promised 70 ayenge theui-
The lew South Shore midday lins between this city
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