New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-12
MORAL sIGmFIcANcE or THE TINES.
SERMON BY THE REV. H. W. BEEcHER.

M
rsuSing Of the tines and know what Isrse ought do"
L ChrOnicles, chap. u, par OF the I'D verse.
He said: Saul wa a man of courage, and of many
good and kind yuFathies; yet proud, Jealous anu
desroic man, who- spent much of his Tune N c'"s
David. hwoul be difficult to say what DaV'" n"'
done; he was ,eacefui loving, loyal ana :" "'o 70
Torrance of doty of scupuious huehyi ye' S'"'
kept the kir gdon in turmoil with MS envy anu anger
At last Sadl came end, and slew mihseh. was
natural then that David should be CHOSEN hingi ana
the mes of fssachar were the men who knew whal
ought to be done, and they did it. The event JUS
tilted their course; never was reign more glorious
thsa thai Of David To be sure he had his
troubles: ne had comedy son, with foul heart,
~bo contrived to get power into his bands.
But he was very overthrown, and died dangling
fr~m an oak. * every oak would bear such fruit the
reope of this lind could afford to plant oak trees from
one side of the continent to the other. Our Savior IN
yrebuked the hyprocreS who did not understand
the scns Of the times and the who did NEEDLE III
and refused 10 do either these things the Master OF all
religion laid il bis charge SIN Then, men around
aboat our Savior stupid, and saw no moral sigll-
canoe I'M the events of the day; they shut up their
religion IN the church. Let us not resemble them.
Now il ever, men should understand the moral mean
ing of events In history the graves events dawn with
no more noise than the morning star; great develop
ments complete themselves silently. We must be sen,
titiye and sensible if we would see the beginning ana
ending of great things Now, another historic date Is
reached in the history of the world. The landing OF me
Pilgrims gave as one date; the FourIh OF Suiy Is
renowned az another great date; but the 6th OF NoVe-
ber 1850 will hereafter take rank WIN inc
landing OF the Pilgrims and the Declaration Oh inus
pendence They links in that great cnalln o. go.d
by which God is measuring time ana hIlhg eras anu
moral deyelopments in this world. We have entered
upon a new day; the wheel is turned compleleH
around; il has made entire revolution IL Is III
then thar we should consider the moral value OF things
he nronosed first TO give his Interpretation OF the things
God has shown by the voice of events during the past
hall century Second consider the relations OF these
results and events to the tuture lhd, Wh"t 'ni'ss
further Christian ought 10 do. FIRST we nave
new prOof of the ruinous nature OF desp0sIns what
IL despotisml Any government which employs lIs
powers for its benefit at the expense OF the gov
erned is despOtism. We have had the lesson before
our ewes that the despotism Of the plantation differs
from Others only in being boder more irresponsible,
and entirely subject TO avarice ius'' ana arpl
trary power Such system carries nev, ,,s.rs
for oppression since the days o. NlmrOd and
Pharaoh is reproduced in our tune; all the
old clothes of past despoiisns are vamped up
for modern uses The virus Of infamous ages has been
collected TO noculate the young blood Of the new
State; but thank God it would not take. Nothing If
ever so much agg1eved despOtism aud IN our day
nothing suffers much aggression as Slavery II You
will believe the words Of Its defense. Yet II ID unde-
iabe that Slavery has controlled this Government for
more than 30 years. 1t was IT'S destiny for Slavery
must either muzze free institutions, or II must de
itself But there arose, IN Gods providence sphlt
of investigations and again in time Christ came 10
the grave and called Lazarus forth, and he came.
The jew said, stop the life OF Lazarus, for he Is
Living evidence of the miracles of Christ 80 Slavery
cannot live if free speech is allowed TO I've. 10 be
snre there is free discussion that Is allowed IN the
Slave States they who believe in Slavery have right
talk and nobody else This is what they call tree
discussion When John Quincy Adams and other men
began 10 speak in Congress, tie whole power OF
Sonlem feeling up and demanded silence IN the
whole land and there were not wanting men at the
North who must have been born White by mistake
who declared there ought 10 be punishment Tor
free speech. The next great step was the Texas
history. Next the war with Mexico. 1t was
but one step 10 the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise and the bred Scott decision.
These came together with their bolts forged on the
Sthv of injustice ready to be launched against Free
DOM The manacle on the wrist OF Liberty, the
lok was hooked the kew was fitted the hand stretched
forth 70 turn the kew when God launched an onip0-
tent bolt that dashed both ieer and LOCK- Key, shacke
and hand, 10 the ground. You VIII nsver geH t I
shackle on again. IL the last time with all TINS
there has been constant cutlery the part OF Slavery
Oh what Why, that they have been abused and
wrOnged Have stolen the Government; having per-
iured every lire of revolutionary memory, having
grossly T7vestied the whole testimony OF our fathers;
turned the Ship OF State end for end; they stand
CRYING and weeping that they are victims OF
constant persecution. But The last men OF
free Territory for Slavery, has been pillaged
Consider some OF the events on the other de OF TINS
conflict. In this great work, the turning period OF
which we celebrate now God dd not call me great
and the many. but the humble and the feW Inc men,
many of them almost unknown, VINO first agltated III
behalf Of Liberty against Slavery We're the truest mar
tvrs this age has Mr. Beecher SAID ne must pear
witness: though ne not OF hs party and dlo not
agree with all his views 10 the fidelity OF Nm Lloyd
Garrison lie then referred TO the early history OF the
AntiSavery movement, how societies. churches every
thing war against it; vet 1t lived and prospered we
ought. therefore 10 derive some important lessons
from such a great change as we see To-Day. we
should see What is the power OF moral principle stead
pressed over all resistance. III cannot De destroyed.
We should never be afraid OF mlnorllles, so thaI
,nnor;t;es are only based great moral principle
We should also take notice of the safety and OF the
power of free speech. Free speech, however uhpopu
lar has been OmnipOtent Speaking Is too Sieiy
valve FOR free PEOPLE, and If suppressed II works
within till there are Tevenges rots anu IeIolutiois'
Judping by this standard he dld not hlnk there was
Inucb danger of revolution in South Carolina. lhey
talk too much. There is no danger OF explosion when
the sfety-valve Of engine Is lifted but when thee
Is no escape for the steam but through inc 0Is "3
seams and the boiler trembes and shakes, then sldnd
one side for there's danger Dumb dogs bltei bark
ing dogs don't Therefore all honor TO free speech
Tits the channel through which men lei on thelr pas
sions innOcuous. Therefore, when YOU are IN c,se'
see that il touches the bOttom-Almghty God. linen
talk H. If men nuzzle yOu talk On-talk living, and
talk diving. There is no peril in talking; only IN
Ieticence and guilty silence. We cannot cnecK the
power of this great movement. we dld moi IKE 10 go
Ia school 10 Africa; but God Almighty meant TINS
people should receive their bill of nights and lie sent
The Observation-Disclosures. II not our ownnghts
but the liberty Of those who could not claim II them
selves From all the opposition 10 this there came
xncb reasonno and such loud discussion that to-day
thee i betfer knowledge North and South and better
understanding of the great principles OF human rights
than there was when the first drum beat III the sevo
luton Notice again. the light tor the fgturei TINS Is
one of the results OF defeat. lie couid hOe zen
bad attended, how Presbyteries and Synods had
nut their foot upon it-but 1t was mol tbefei
how il had been kicked out OF DOORS yet II Is strong
and Aouishing So when Christ received tIe kls1 Oh
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