New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-21
PR. CHEEVER ON SLAVERY.

TIE Rev. DR.. CHEyyER last evening" completed bis
scrmop or the Power of the Word Of God and the
Duty Of tie Christian Ministry against slavery. Toe
Church OF the Puntsns crowced al his prev
seruoDs sgaiIst the great nstionsl cnns lis text
va Eztkil sBr, 90, 81 and b.
B.re. be esd was a description Of state Of moral
eu,nfao,iop which well characterized tire moral state
If our osp country. TIE cbosen people had ~ that
tire the sLs rhich now rested upon our own
beloved cuutry The people OF this LAID hal ran on
10 Elm TIL they al lost tner seose Of responsibility To-
ward Goo. ris Was the most promit ent point of
cur guilt. IL one of tue Anomalies vi lite, that
VIXEN Il chose bis sizes, his Gins choss hin aud
bardeued his heart onln the worst form Of SIN aud
crime lost It's degradation. Should man steal
the caly w7ges, OF black person, he
would Inevitably softer. Bat sbould BABE
b. given by GOc 10 woman whom man had stol,o,
Or bso bought knD@ng 'he hzd been stolen, then he
NIGH steal tbst babe with impnnuyi and wien the
c I'D ttc grOxp 10 be ter years of age, be n ght sell
Ter or $50 for the most internal pusp0'es, and be
Christian gentleman Toe fiut ~ the slave belonged
to BIN much the ru, Of the reach trees which
grew and multiplied upon bis plantation. Such devil.
lsh srgumeIts as these d.. Chesver SAID be ntf
heaId fIom men who called themselves Christian
ministers Auc TO call Slavery Fin To rule self
out OF sncI'y, aud To- become 1anauci 10 speak
sgaiost il IN Christian Assoc. s'iOn was to
commit the teChalcal Elm OF AbohuJn.sm. Tbis
preaching about the mUrsl duties aTi.lUg from
the state Of Master sbd Slave was bot pre-
pairing the mordart 10 FIX IL 10 fast coors. L. vas
"A AIN Against God ard az aiDst q dis ltS; against
ever comu aud Of the dectogue It Sas so against
God orciUaI OF marriage aud baptism, against
uaura justot sId ua'ua law Ait st ma0 aud all nu-
mal il, it sas perpetual ROBBERY, the moral ss-
ssesl alton of tire Isce crushi0g brotal!zng. making
life cehfh IN hfe leading the country INTO whors sic
MURDER 10 FoIid, forcing Presidents and Ssns'ofs
iIto the part Of Ahab win regsrd IL Nshots vine-
yard; it was Fin sb"se permAnsnce WAS secured by
,rgsi lzatiop. lts effect the Gnu On was AZ An
InLLdarlOn e the river Of he'll, pesuier.
oas Me Overlooking ADD leaving beolGd
the hOes ard uroehn thugs which its rottsnoess
he'd bred Surely this must he pCrtenOus of some gres.
ctsnle. b., lsiely Free Woman of O1io nsd been
snesed for the crime Of stealing Der osn cbdr from
slavery sDd bad been shut up 10 loathsOme dungeon
10 a~h. trial end impfsoonent or wore, while tbs
CHILDREN wtom che bad attempted 10 Isscus from the
oOch vi ,very bad been sC.d To Toe Tar oou'h. TIE
Church witch Wss dumb OF such strOcitrr, Was fist
gong the dUWnsard s,y aD6 Prayer, rho Word Ut
Geo, net be applid to root cut this terrible trutn
must be piled mos !y stels the slo was most popu'
lar. H.Ie tbs c y in tre very Deaft Of the coun-
uy-hers where C,mmerce s8u the Cnurch were
cou.bued to support It. ard oouttensDce II, ths
power Of Coos Uufh must be applet. fne very mao
VITO sod tIe 100 slaves wAs a member Of popular
NribeD cbuIcb, aud vac foremost IN tue Query
against that saiLted y-ulg mGn, Dudley Ting, woo
Icb, ktd BIN attn such poser sad PnrgeEcy for the
sin Of slave hocing. Men sbO cl,i ned 10 oe most
Chrs'isu ara Att slavery cried out 10 fep,obstI"n of
too Ieisstert prsscbiDg g. Hlsl Slavery. These men
mult be got rid of-OryeD 10 side or the other;
b. they were, tsey mere .up carriages without
wheels sDd might be Gsed by the e9saJ for barn
csder. Tey sck Of the sg.atioc not Of the Elm.
They had tt Conception Of tue real state VI things
as the Old lady VITO, III storm IL mId scean,
teQs To, cbptoa ~ 10 anchor !OY h>f hoir
90 tibet she could lake h.r tea With sons comfort
This Wore OF Gid must be preacaed ~ith conrage.
It LecsssaIy to tue pea aiOg Of the 1rd Of
God nos q AZ i shoold BE- preached agzinsi Slavery,
ss in the darkest reat,en .zes, that IL shl ud o.
ure hChrd against dOlatry. HDy OH 90, Cnilst geaCh
the Ap, sss b. preach Christ aud Him crucIhee and
lei ldOatIy aOte
Dr tC6tsver cotcladed by demonstrating that
the ministers Of New. York alone ha1 Ia. power ~
ev be ar uphesyiue ~ the ;oonar heart shca shouh
sseep away tire RisLt sin Of the age. II the con,er.
If ,ler gIt eaIiJIs deu.grfed II would but
t5si.D or the aOTk. Let . uiUor consfer4tious b.
urset. G. q DID MT command Moses 10 present 20
PLarsoh the srgu1 tbst free .pOr mora prDut
abe q al Slavery be rcd tiG u s6noonce Gois
G. umalo u be QUO letthe people 90 Never would
sy-ry be- sbcsIed by ary such cotriser .'ioos, sas
fLi'e sLeekBg ne.LDess II Dor5-'y tho o-st pol
ICY" Mating but the Word Ct the Living God,
b,lcly sid learlessly preached, could sbpsh the To-
qnry and save the couG'ry. Tue responsibility Of
n c"n'ir &C Of Slavery rested SIth the Cuarcn
aud Ministry Had tho Ministry tsetty yesrs
dope tIeir cu;y, tSey woulc base idrued tee people
from the Iiquty ana gasred. by Gods grace, y4c-
tory ~ GOd's everlasting glory.