The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05
SERMON OF THE REV. ANTOINETTE BROWN
BLACKWELL.

SERMON OF THE REV. ANTOINETTE BROWN
BLACKWELL.
The Rev Antoinette Brown Blackwell delivered a SER
mon or lecture ION John Brown last evening at Gold
becks Music Hail. 765 Broadway Although the weather
was anything but inviting the hall was filed to its utmost
capacity by respectable and apprecative audience, the
reputation Of the fair divine not less than the subject
doubtless contributing towards that result.
The services were begun by the reading of by mn,
which, Mrs. Blackwell sad she would feel happy have
sung After waiting some few minutes, and appearing
evident that present felt inclined to undertake that
portion Of the exercises, short prayer offered up,
after which another hymn was read, meeting with the
same success as the nrst-no one would sing
The reverend lady, who Of pleasing appearance and
very good address, then proceeded her Sermon taking
for text thed Of the 18th chapter Hebrews
ssRemember them that in bonds as bound with
them"
The wife Of Old John Brown was lately asked when
spoken to Of his great love and reverence
for the Bible, what his favorite passagess
She replied that in particular was Remember
them that are in bonds, as bound with them"
That remembrance burning for the altar of his
heart, has cost the brave old man his lfe-the last
lreat martyr to unselfshness. Could he have for
gotten the slave he might have lived to good
old age could he have forgotten the bondmen he might
have gathered his own children about him in peace bat
he could not and therefore his four murdered
fifth ouawed and the scattered, stricken and
atheTess The speaker believed this be true II
or this that he, too put in bonds and numbered
with the transgressOrs" She had nothing TO OF the
wisdom of the last act in his life. long drama of
remembrance. IT was, however, fitting browning
Ct and no more than she would have done had the
bondsmen been her own mothers sons; more than
ny present would have done had this mighty law
less government taken their children and put manaces
on them She never remembered that any con-
demned 10 die had put forth noble self ustca
ton John Brown did when about receive his SEN
tence he had sought any selfish ends he might have
venured his own le but he would not have perIed the
lives OF his children also man who could infuse the
same unse6sh remembrance OF oppressed race into
his whole family, so that they all ready with him to
act or suffer- must be terribly In earnest himself Those
who said that he maddened by the killing of his
Kansas had but poor realization Of the virtue Of dlsine
RESIDENCES Let such think of that machcss assertion Of
Mrs Brown that could say that her husband was
insane TO his lhe-because he He and
his wife would not belle the sacred unsedshness of his
motives not even TO purchase him years OF earthly life.
No wonder he was thought insane by people to whose
dark understandings his whole life madness The
John Brown backed by his pixies and revolvers mad
right. Who heard of single individual identifying
himself with the oppressed and still be considered prn
give account Of Old Browns oraythe capture Of the
United States Armorythe taking of the whole town of
Charlesown, &C. during which the chvary OF old Vr-
ginia suffered not little The Southern press, too
not forgotten. She believes that there never was
clearer Of moral paralysis and hepcssness than that
Of the South oday but hopes that by this time they have
learned to sleep peacefully on their pistols She trusts
that the result Of all will be to make the South utterly
be peacefully consummated The acknowledgment of
the moral power which lies behind pixies and Sharp's
which created John Brown will create others like him.
that by and by they will be numerous as the John
Smiths and she trusts in Providence that the future John
Browns who are to capture the future Charleston and
shake slavery to its foundations, will that the power
OF the great martyr not in carna weapons, but in his
Godlikc identification Of himself with the oppressed She
believed in the Justice Of the old Puritan creed, which
could plant its in the face of the enemy and kneel
beside it sacred altar. They could have fought
every Puritan
len on the shoulders Of John Brown In fine the speaker
believed that If the southern shareholders believed that
we OF the North really intent ae1tng the de-
spiscd race, and that we will die till they
are free, that then they will hand them to US
and to our sympathics But TO receive them must
first cast of the demon Of prejudice and selshness II Is
easier she believes to die for the slave as John Brown
has died. than TO live for him all Of live Shall
We be equal TO the responsibility
After the sermon, collection in aid of Browns family
was taken up when the audience dispersed, evidently
pleased.
REV. GEORGE F. MOVES ON THE TINES.
The attendance at Hope Chapel yesterday morning, to
hear the lecture Of Rev G. f. Noyes "The Tines was
very simhere being only persons present at lOK
o'clock the hour appointed for the lecture commence
This number subsequently increased to about twenty
however, and after consultation as to the expedency Of
posponing the lecture till favorable weather. the
lecturer stated that he had been advised postpone his
discourse until more favorable day, and of the
objects OF the meeting was to take up collection for the
family Of the late John Brown he considered in view of
the small auendance that 1t would DO more advisable To
postpone than to proceed and he therefore postponed the
lecture till next Sunday morning.
JOHN BROWN AND THE ALBANY PREACH
Frs.
ALBANY Dec. 4, 1859.
Two anatca priests presented reasonable discourses
TO their hearers here today They out Cheevered Chez
himself in justyng the murderous conduct Of John
Brown
THE LATEST FROM CHARlESToWN.
CHARIrrowS, Dec 4, 1859.
Six companies Of the Richmond and Wheeling military
have been ordered home, and about oncfourh Of the
members Of tho other have obtained fururs