The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-31

)NDAY, OCTOBER 81, l8d
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we want M u SDa Sn s r ~SS ssS
their Ie for the deverancc IT those suffer
Tho speaker then proceeded 70 deliver very clio
Queut mon taking FOR hs text the 9Th chapter 6Sh
from John.
Anothcr hymn tho interesting ceremony Of collecting
little omacria aid" and beaedicuou from the minis
ter then followed and would have cosed the proceed
ues were for the fact that Of the congregation
amongst what by little stretch OF the Imagination. may
he called the "tair sex" little cold water soon reoov
the sufferer, and the congregsuossscparated until
evening
THH EvnNM0 sRRvIOE.
The evening service Of the Shiloh Presbyterian church
was conducted, al In tho morning, by the Rov. II. H.
Garnet Tho church WAS very well attendsd-the Con-
gregaon consisting for the most OF coored persons
with here and there . ssnsi sprinkliog Of whites.
appointed 70 preach proceeded TO deliver the address or
the evening selecting his text from tho sevontceth chapter
OF John the Evangelst 18Th AS thou hast cent mo
into the world, so send these into tho world" The
burden Of the sermon continued tho character and
worth noticing was that should stand nrmiy BY tho
Of truth, though should be 10 susr
Christian faith He sad that God abomnates all kinds of
oppression and that there in this country such fearful
but all he could say that would be better for aodon
and Gomorrah In the day Of Judgment than for thus coun-
try az nation Ihe rest OF the service was devoid Of Ill
public interest.
SERMON OF THE REV. MR. PETERS.
Pursuant to advertisement, Rev. Mr. Peters, pastor Of
the Unversast church in Williamsburg discoursed yes
terday morning on the Irrepressible Conflict" The
usual preliminary devotional exercises having been
gagged reverend gentleman selected saith verso Of
the 10th chapter Of Matthew a. his tex which reads thus
Think not that send peace on the earth:
nOtf O and hut~o r.
tory remarks he sail that the embodied the wisdom
Of prophecy, and that the strife which grown out of
the introduction of Christianity the world was not
occasoned by Christ, but the inevitable result that
grew out Of what he might call TO phrase that had
become exceedingly popular) the rrepressble conHcp
between right and wrong between Justice injustice
between the perversites and wickedness Of mon and
those broad and catholic principles Of humanity OF
love, Of justice and Of equality which Jesus taught
The speaker then proceeded to speak of the nsurec
ton in Virginia, prefacing his remarks by some very
sensible and considerable observations the question OF
slavery He sad that slavery had become by train OF
circumstances which single Individual had been able
10 avert, one OF the most vital moral questions of the
nineteenth century No matter what its political bearings
might have become, conh by process of casuisry
be changed INTO mere political question and Invested Of
It's grave moral, or perhaps he should have said, its
immoral, bearings. Since piracy had been suppressed
by the combined nations Of the civilized world he
was compelled TO admit that there other
III
could at all compare with that Of slavery
While however, he regarded slavery as one of the great
est neral evils OF the present age, be disposed
ercise toward slave toward those who had
grown up under the institution OF slavery great deal Of
charity There were no doubt many brutal slave owners,
with whose natures aud brutal instincts the system
APPLY accorded but should be borne that that
was not universal or providontial We should seek
to secure by peaceabe measures, gradual emancpa
ton. Forcble means might be employed il the whole
force OF the government enlisted suppress all dis
cussons Of tho subject and the Subjects foreign oppres
mo- CHI
the yoke for there they from discussing
the matter, but in government like ours where pull
psi and press we're free and whore discussion upon the
subject moi, and he reoced believe could not be-
wholly suppressed, such attempt that which recent
reasonable and reprehersh He said reasonable
reprehensibe because an act might be reasonable and
yet jastiahle The act of George Washington and his
coDe6erates treasoD-it rebellion. Washington
with all his patriots rebel, but he rebel in
just and glorious cause The Kansas troubles few years
since had led less to the recent instruction in
Virginia He thought the Slave owners and the slave
States were guilty of great deal OF clustering about
their strength dissolution Of the Union but after
all they were in uDenviable situation and were TO
be ped rather than desised Thousands Of themselves
did not realize their condition They weak i'm.
beetle, and the why handful of men could nut
the whole South into conmoon very plain and ex.
listed in all The governments otbe world where slavery had
been sustained as an institution of the government Tho
situation Of the South condition in which all nations
had brought themselves who burdened themselves with
slave property and they were anxious to prevent all dis
cusson OF slavery in their midst and TO check the efforts
OF those who sympaLised with the poor and the on.
that that assertion was true We should not dis
cuss the question, but II should be done q calm and
temperate spirit The late outbreak at Harpers Ferry
had shown more clearly than anything else that the ia
st luton OF slavery was like house with tho cellar con-
verted into powder magazine, whose occupant
sianty fearful that spark might get down the pow
der. All candid and truth loving should desire no.
to kindle that powder and blow up the magazine.
For the sake the slaves sake Of their masters
for the sake Of Justice of the country OF purity OF our
institutions should seek in quiet and harmless way
by discussing the subject in reasonable manner to re-
l1l hppu mt in
Southern cellar and thus the oppression
and their masters from The greatest evil with which thew
are afflicted st would not be right 10 steal the eel
lar, apply the match, and blow him and yourself upu
said the speaker and thus follow tho example ossawa
tom'e Brown would it be kind considerable to put
slow match TO the building Your neghbor continued Mr.
Peters may be reasonable man, and he grows older
his own opportunities of experience will enlarge his know
edge and VIII put him into condition to listen to you.
You must work patiently and kindly with him, plead with
~, nm as brother, and thus in time you may get
bis consent to remove the powder that by that
you can save him, yourself and tho powder too. He
supposed there was no man who loyal in spirit who
loved his country and his countrys peace, who did
regret the strife aud contention which slavery had
soned VI the history OF our country and who did not
greet every effort such that at Harpers Ferry Hc
asked who was 10 blame FOR such occurrenccs? They
might regret the madness of fanatics and they might cry
out against sRitaiion they might depend upon it, however
much all might regret It, fanatics would madness
ana agitation would not and could not until injustice
which was inherent in the nature OF slavery, abo
agitation, but it could never be efectually
stopped Oil and water cannot be united and they could
uaNo tree saVe IlSutuOnS side Dy side the
same government where free speech prevailed, without
discussion Slavery was anomaly, and tho principle
Of freedom and slavery antagonls'c. God had plant
60 10 the very nature o! things just he had made
anagonism between powder and fire, between oil and
water If blame attached to anybody it TO God
Christ 10 the text spoke Of this conflict and slavery or
freedom would eventually be triumphant. They might by
beng temperate ana doing their work in peaceable and
qetway prevent outbreaks but the conflict could not be
alayed untislavery weakened that would becom.
quiet or be entirely removed They must not give up
discussion on the subject must they to be SILENT
1p In cnirtt0 IF Iocts
and madness.
THE PEOPLES MEETING AT UNION HALL.
Yesterday afternoon Of the back rooms of Union
Hall was crowded with very heterogeneous audience r
respective Of party for the purpose previously advertised
OF discussing slave nsurrectons with special reference
to the Harper's Ferry There gentleman in
the chair whose seemed to know and also
a Secretary, name unknown.