Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-17
Religious Intelligence.

WGAr THE Rev. MR. BEEcHrR THINKS
The Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, on Sun
day evening was crowded to repietion by a
numerous congregation, to hear the pastor,
Rever Mr.. Beecher, speak upon the present
state of the country. He introduced his
subject by an allusion to the difference be-
tween right and wrong The awful outbreak
at Harper 's-Ferry. aud the agitation which
seventeen white men, holding captive two
thousand brave Virginans, while the sun had
gone laughing twice around the globe, had
caused in tho minds Of the people and press,
were dweit upon at length. On the occa-
sion of the Kansas struggle, he said, the
United States had no troops to send out but
when seventeen men came out and took up
arms for the purpose of setting slaves free,
there was no want of assistance to put them
down. WhiIo he deplored the misfortune,
and sympathized with the old mau, who had
come out and openly avowed his principles,
he could not Gut condemn his madness
There was right and wrong way Of freeing
slaves, and to undertake an emancipation
with tie sword was entirely wrong lie con-
sldcred 1t wrong to treat tho South with en-
nifty and bitterness, because it upheld sa-
very. He would like to see all men enjoying
freedom, but the right way to bring about this
desired result was not to excite in the minds
Of the slaves u feeling Of diScontentment, but
by preaching to them duty and Christ. 1t
wss wrong to excite slaves to run away from
their masters but where man was in bon
dago it WAS his right 10 break away and to
st;ch he would give shelter. An escaped slave
should be as welcome ~ his own child. X
would he hopeless to undertake to seek eman-
cpation by the shedding Of blood. 1t was
bad for the slave, bad for the master, end bad
for the State bnt for people to free them
selves was undoubtedly right. A black man
III the North did not have the privileges of Il
white man he could Mt worl, at any nechar-
ical business for the white man would not
work with him In church and AZ other rla-
ces they We're set aside by themselves. rhe
example oi the right spirit has first to be set
in the North and tho South must he treated
with Kindness. Love, truth, honor aud g.
deity would tend to make the slave free
Alter dwelling upon the subject, in connec-
tlou with emancipation, the congregation
| were dismissed with n prayer.
A WILLIAMSBURG SERMON OK HARPER s
FERHY-wHAT Rev. DR.. PETERS THINKs.--,
The Rev. DR.. Peters, lUnyersaIist,j corner Of
4th and South 81 street, Williamsburg, also
preached a sermon upon The Irreprcssible
Conflict" Sunday. lie too: for his text:
"Think not that J am come to send peace
on earth; | come not 10 rcnd peace, but a
sword"
| Tie prcachet well remembered how strong
| y this text sounded when FIRST rol!ing i. tur
it seemed q fiat contradiction u all the rest
oftEe Bible. The history OF the world WAS
out an cpitOme OF tie 8truggia winch lmt.
| been going on since the cSistenoc "i uau 90
Christ knew the conflict would btiilcc. and
therefor" said in the language of the text,
that he had not come To- semi pcacr but the
sword. TIL" conflict between right aud wrong
| would end only in the total cxtirpatiun Of
mnu from the earth. There waano evil " hich
could be compared to slavery, for by it pen
pie were robbed OF their legitimate rights. A.
moug shareholders there were many brutal
| men, but this was not universal. he bclev-
ed the most peaceabe means which coUa he
| used. were best to abolish slavery and cousid~
er the action Of The late in5urrcctonisls trca-
sonabIe. and reprchensibic. George Wash
hl-t'i wan u It"tI, ''.t t'if 'i'tNN "l'l y"
undertook was just one. y handiu. IF mcl
might put tho whole al the South II cO'Eina-
ton, because thcir property was that Of a
Gincrcnt Edtnve from ours. slave property
was peculiar kind Of property, If our
property like ;hat of ;hc South could raise
Up Ill the night, Uarn down oar dwellings,,
and murde? u.s. the thought would not be a
very comtrttabie one 20 retire to rest Oh at
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Ait'F "inSi"c' ''a r"nE;e@Auon was as
missed with a prare;.
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""'H7''>""i No''L'1 "' ~" "a ''' '"Ch.
-lhc genera cpmm!i'e. Di tu,s soc;u.y luet
IN tie city Of New York., on Thursday. This
c,r,,,i,,.n consists or H.. E..A,-a ~ .o
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whom was the Rev. y. j. u. Morgan, u Bal
timorc,) and seven delegates OF the paren
Board Of MANAGERS. Two Hundred and e;
y-thfee th"''hahd FIX hUuufed ana s'Aty-hii'c c
dollars were appropriated for the mission
work N 1860. The meeting vas ono OF much
interest, aud although the members Of the
General Committee came from ore extreme
oi the Union to the other, unbrohen harmo-
ny prev"!Ict' and the several appropriations
were made WITH great c"rdiaIity. HE ap-
III, ,19 r,"rs ,"r Than W. ,tnt ,, IF ,n" e.; yr,r
a SERMON ON MEAS MSS.--Kev. W. L.
Aig"r preached 'ast sunday, a dlscoilrss III
Boston, On Mean Men, ct whom, wc under
stand, there are humocr oil specimens III
that clty. Inc sermon was iounded Oh the
following text:
The mean man bowcth down. '-lsAIH Il, 0,
three classes
!. Aristocrats, who inherited wealth AM
position acquired by the industry of their