The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-17

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large force Of police escorted him 70 his residencs
| around, cheering and yelling.
The mob for some time blocked up Washington and
streets stopping the horse and crowding the
people mscelaneously The cold weather and the urgent
arguments OF the police dispersed the crowd in about
half an hour, and the usual Sabbath day quiet was
stored
There were many contradictory statements yesterday
about the military but it is fact that several companies
of the Second regiment notified to be in readiness
| but their services not called for.
Private meetings have recently been held and II is be-
ieved that organization exists with the determination
to prevent Mr. Philips from speaking any secular day
evening Had the present occasion not been the Sab
bath little doubt exists but that fearful would have
| ensued.
BosroS, Dec. 49, 1860.
Wendell Phillips spoke To- day at Music Hail. before the
Twenty eighth Congregational Society, the subject Of
| "Mobs and Education His remarks were bitter sar-
castle and vuperatve During his remarks Mr. Phillips
frequently Kissed by some and loudly appauded by
others. The hall crowded, and the excitement was
very great detachment Of police in disguise was Sc
creted in the hail. which had the effect of awing the
people.
When Mr. Phillips left the hall to return TO his home
he was followed by crowd of thirty five hundred per
sons, yelling, groanng, hooting and threatening Phil
lips would have been assaulted but the interference OF
his friends and the police. II most boiserous and
exciting The Union are determined and des
perate The military were at their armories ready to
be called out in case their services needed.
Tonight John Brown apotheoss meeting was held in
the Joy street coored church The Rev. Stella Martin
spoke He said the mobocras had dampened the John
Brown zeal that his admirers have concluded to have no
celebration just now.
HENRY WARD BEECKER ON THE CRISIS.
APPREHENsIoNs OF RIOT-PoLIcE ARRANGE
MENTs-CROwDs IN AND AROUND THE CHURCH
PEACEFUL TERMINATION OF THE AFFAIR.
II was generally supposed that the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher would make the present crisis the topic of
another discourse yesterday morning. he having an.
nounced last Sabbath that at the close of the morning
service collection would be taken up for the suffering
famine stricken people of Kansas His subject was The
ministry of sunerng but direct alusion was made
TO the political revolution through which are passing
lnti the close Of his DISCOURSE when he sad-If God
going TO the slave States he would raise up mar
tyrs. Bunker HILL Concord, Lexington and all the fields
that received the blood Of were our con-
stutions and sources Of moral power there was going
to be ransom from the abominabe curse Of tyranny
and oppression in the South they might be sure that
out Of the church. out Of the community the church
was not good enough, God would bring up martyrs
There would be men, and women, too who would die for
the sake Of their faith in liberty 'Dont weep,n said
he "but weep If, when God calls, there Is nobody TO
answerr II there feeble form rising up in beauty
saying, ~ can bear all things for Thee Master the
person Of Thy poor ones" they he SOUTH would be
given over 10 destruction II there 10 be salvation
for them God going to call up witnesses in the
tyrs that would suffer and there would be blood she'd
There crimes TO be washed away Where were the
saviors and the suercrss On the other hand he looked
with pleasure State that suffered nobly and alluded
TO the suffering the people Of Kansas called TO
endure The people Of Kansas went there and suffered
for q principle, and he would stake his credit a
prophet that there would spring up from the lons Of
Kansas a race Of noble men, compared with which we
had on this continent They had nve rcvivals OF
religion In Plymouth church, but none sig
ncant than the endeavers his congregation made for
liberty by helping the people OF Kansas their first strug
gle He exhortcd them not TO let their late generostes
suffer by their earlier benefaction and according TO the
tunty TO contribute aid Of the thirty thousand men
women and children who were suffering in Kansas. A
liberal collection was taken up, which viii be handed TO
Towards evening, In consequence of a rumor having
reached the police headquarters that the intention
Of mob 70 create disturbance In the church, nsruc
tons sent 10 Inspector Folk 10 take pre-
vent outbreak and TO arrest all persons guilty Of
breach Of the peace Accordingly squads of oocrs from
nearly all the brooklyn districts were detailed from the
Inspectors Office dressed in plain clothes with nstruc
ons TO nSnge with the crowd about the church and 70
observed IN c ns % %resa,e % % Inc sss
the slightest information thereon by orders from
quarters from notion entertained BY the astute gentle
at the head Of the department. would appear, that
through the publication in this mornings papers Of
their plan Of operations last night those plans might be
frustrated Sufficient leaked out however, 70 Indicate
the purpose Of that unusual gathering.
there was great gathering the vestbule tn front
Of the building which was augmented every moment,
although hundreds had sose away, disappointed The
preach the Union. The starcases were blocked up
with dense mass Of human beings, among whom, and
disguised members OF the police force All their trouble,
and the secresy that maintained however, went for
naught the P's not afforded opportunity OF
sgnalizng themselves by any deed of valor.
The unusually large gathering was attracted TO this
for years administered and where he has done more than
al the pulpit orators o the North combined 20 arouse op
position TO the institution OF savery-the immense
gathering that thronged the church last evening say
Inferred tlat Mr. Bcecher would embrace the earliest
practicable moment 70 reply 10 the discourse Of Rev Mr.
Van Dyke on "Abotonsm,n published In the HkRAiD q
few DAYS since. Two hundred policemen, citizens
dress distributed throughout the building In order
TO meet any emergency that might ARISE portion %
this number detailed from the headquarters IN New
York.
Mr. BnuuR saId his text would be found in the First
Corinthians fh chapter and the last clause Of the four
teenth verse which reads tbusBe patient toward all
men, lie announced his subject TO be-'The nature
aud OF Christian patience the conditions Of s
essi for u n time and community When, In his
Introductory observations, he saying that must
exercise patience toward all men, individual outside
threw a missile, which reached Of tho windows,
startling those persons in immediate vicinity but the ex
citement only momentary. Mr. II. aptly remarked,
sand we must be patient 10 miscreants" J" The
speaker then dwel upon the Importance Of exercising
patience at the present time God calling us 10 live IN
mcs very difficult and very glorious and warriors they
should go 10 the battle properly equipped We ought 70
he cheerful and courageous and In religious frame OF
/ soul IN this day Of rebuke We in danger, he
| said of treating improperly who did not agree
with in our sentiments The differences of opinion
among ought 10 be respected and the largest liberty
given 10 ALL II come men thought that they were fools,
should not disagree with them One of the ways TO
patience 70 give liberty Of speech both 70
North and South We In danger too, OF being I'M
patient with who suffered themselves 10 betray the
/ times In which they lived by tmidy, fear and moral
cowardce Those who inclined to say that certain
men time servers ought 10 exercise patience 70
such persons They In danger also, Of being indg
nant 10 men who weighed Gods providence IN the scale
/ OF commerce; they likely TO show great wrath
against selfish and schemng who thought that by ex
citing the public their chances for gratifying their pur
poses would be better; and they were In danger OF
using violence against awless and corrupt men. He
thought that tncy were not going 70 see oonvul
| sons, although the times In which we lived
i were vey''-a remark which caused laughter.
Patience do n mollify the n.