The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05
JOHN BROWN SERMONS LAST NIGHT.
SERMON BY DIR. CHEEvER.

UMPH."
The Church of the Puritans filed last evening not
withstandng the nclemency Of the weather, having
been announced in the public papers that Dr. Cheever
would deliver discourse ssThe Martyrs Death and
the Martyrs Triumph, Or in other words the execution
Of John Brown. 1t was reported reliable authority
that Mrs. Brown present. and occupied seat in the
body Of the church After the preliminary devotional
exercises consisting of singing and reading Of the Scrip
lures, Dr. Cheever offered up prayer which he asked
that God would down all human constitutions and
that opposed His blessed word and that the fearful
tragedy the mournfu crime that had committed in
the Of law last week would be thankfully received
and that the people everywhere would receive the teach
ings Of the Bible in regard to that event. Another hymn
sung and the reverend gentleman then proceeded
deliver his DISCOURSE taking for his text the 9th and 2h
verses Of the 10th chapter Of Matthew-"what tell you
IN darkness that speak We the light and what We hear
il the that preach ye the housetop And fear not
them which kill the body and not able kill the soul
rather fear him which able destroy both soul and
body in henn He said
Nearly hundred and fifty years ago. the end Of this
present stormy winter month, little fral vessel
tossing the OF the Atlantic near the New Eng
land coast In the cabin Of that vessel, before she
touched the land, great covenant Of principle was
transacted, which grew out of their church covenant,
''as the Lords free people, TO walk in all Ills ways
known or TO be made known TO them according their
best endeavors, whatever II might cost them They
formed themselves by the compact in that cabin into
body polite. to enact, constitute and frame such lust
and equal laws should be thought most and
yenient for the general good " promising all due sub
mission and obedience thereto lust and equal laws the
foundation OF whose authority and the determination Of
their justice the Word Of God and due submission
and Obedience that is, just far and far only,
Gods Word and their conscenceg under its teach
ing would permit them 10 render. Out OF the righteous
dsobeeience OF unrghteousness law grew that
lion Of righteous liberty. One OF the few men 10 the
cabin Of the May flower who took upon themselves that
covenant and in so doing laid The foundations of State
Of freedom among men by allegiance TO God named
Peter Brown 1t is nearly two hundred and fifty
years since that signature, and what amazing changes
have passed upon the world! This Western continent
filled with millions than in that little company there
men but millions Sc diverse in character from
theirs, little consecrated and instructed by
example disobedent indeed, to the supreme Divine
law which they promised sole eternal loyalty, that
in the middle Of this third century after the Mayfower
landed nesl descendant of Peter Brown rises ip and
publicly hanged for carrying effect the principles
that Mayower compact, that covenant Of obedience
just and equal laws, obedience 10 God and his Word
supreme and dsobedence to mans authority If requir-
mg aught that God has in his Law forbidden
for this s the very issue which this Christian hero
IL Is as plain rs day. II cannot be denied. II
r the iniquiy Of slavery, in law and in practice,
defiance Of which John Brow trusting in Cod
obeyng God rather than inangathered up his strength
his life, and threw himself, in behalf OF the ensaved and
against the enslaving government and law, even unto
death Two great passages In Gods Word shone before
him like star, occupied his being like presiding angels
hike flames OF IRE, like chariot Of flame, in which
length his whole nature occupied with their fuhlment
be assembled from the scaod to the great cloud wit
One Of these passages was from the New Tesla
ment, "Remember them that bonds as bound viii
them The other from the Old, If thou orbear to de-
liver them that are drawn unto death and those tina are
ready to be slain; If thou eayest, Behold knew not
doth not He that pondereh the heart consider it, He
that keepeh thy SOUL doth no. lie know it? and shall not
He render to every man according to his worksg' Be-
tween these grand outstanding testimonies Of Gods will
and mans duty there rose, attendant upon John Brown
ether angelic Witnesses with holy and Benevolent usr
ances amidst which, from Jesus Christ the Lord and
gver Of them all, the faithful witness, whose
called The Word Of God to the heart Of the Of
Ged the grea; words "Inasmuch ye have done unto
of the least Of these my BRETHREN ye have done
TO me; and nasuuch we have not done it OF
the least OF these, ye have done it unto me' Came
also the great command, sThou shalt love thy neghbor
as myself and, Whatsoever ye would that men should
do 10 you Go We even 80 TO them" Attended by such
angels, commissioned by such words John Brown grew
onward to the sphere Of character and duty for which
God had appointed him. The same influence in kind
rpon him upon jeremiah, the concentration and
ntensfyng OF divine revelation in direction, al
ways happens when God pleases, and when for His
great purposes, He will discipline and prepare for
himself 10 bear the reproach among Of being fana
nc man Of one idea "From above He hath sent fire
into my bones. His word was il my heart
as burning fire shut up in my bones, and
was weary with forbcaripg, and could stay.n
With eye single against the inquy Of slavery In law
and in practice John Brown trusting in Cod has thrown
himself into this conflict martyr unto death. By
h death in the train of his daring opposition against this
infinite unrghteousness in law, in government and
cty The whole country stirred TO its fonndaiions and
concerning The government and the people that sustain
n there coneth out Of the whrwlnd and fire Of Divine
feseAaton unfolding itself, the voice OF the Almighty
Esec1te Judgment in the morning, and deliver him that
Fsed out Of The hand of the oppressor lest my fury
80 fof IKE Gre, and burn that Quench it, be-
cause q the evii Of your doings Execute Judgment
ana rgnteousness and deliver spoiled out of the hand
OK Me oPpresser, and do wrong, do violence to the
stranger the fatheress, the widow neither shed in
nocen blood in this place But ye will hear these
swear ay myee, saith the Lord that this house
, become desoatio2" Will the country hear them?
e people lay them 70 heart and shall judgme re-
III unn righteousness that the Lords vengeance may
shaefciniy avertedf We look this great event d
ss and bring the deeds and character OF the man.
under ~, ne government, under solemn examination
which 1s, vrhng glass Of Gcds word that may see
execute AZ S a condemns and whose sentence God will
rcnraach ~. me- God forbid that amidst the storm Of
an a " SANDER should shrink back from such
peonle having lee ae God forbid that ~e, church
20 many re s Ieh brought Of I'D through
- ny nres' should how perish in the smoke becauss
aau " ,ne continuance Of the cle,,, fire.
sAnoiDg tna we nave the Son God ,rakine , us In o
midst Oh H. Let Us look arst al t,e sa, r ,.e rsse IN
me comp.caton, accumulation and o,maY ~ ,1ianjtv
agalns, which mao, one OF the nobest of his has
oade bis protest and for putting that protcs ipt a on
mas peen hanged as murderer. a mos, incnsa q "a
awful contrast God says, "thc man that coro,ai,s ~,
npuy shall surely be put TO DEATH The STATE LIN h