The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-12
POLITICS I'M TIE PULPIT.
w..en.r o. IN. Political R.vol.tloa.

rue Anti -sLAvERY MISUNDERSTANDING on wM.
LLoVp 0ARxIs0E-TaE I.REpRgssiBLE CONFLICT
sErrLEp-rHz LEADERS or THE AsoLIrioSIsrs
BOUND TO MAKE LIsc0LS TOE TIE MAaK-TaE
oUksgIon or SECESSION R-DICrLED, ETC.
rhe nzss appearance o. the Rev Henry Ward Beecher
before plblc audience after the announcement Of the
clectioz or Lincoln to The Presidency 1T his
lecture room Wednesday evening when he dscoasei
upon the words "Who make.h thee 10 diHer from
another" In the course Of his remarks he said there
was great danger Of being exceedingly arrogant In
thar victories There sime when the temptation
was Always TO skulk down, 70 fail 10 stand up to their
principles 70 De tooprudent AMI careful; but Goa tna'
worked rpon mighty plan-so large that IT TOOK years
to our da7s-hAd been working for them He had
Brought spring At last upon our winter. Every one OF
them Ia hanger Of sitting upon tree and singing
is ow, praises They in greater danger OF beag
arroeaa to sa Much to be excused In the heat OF
the bas.s and after the sweat OF the battle had been
wiped OF vos be to that man who went round stabbng
.hs wounded. They were in danger Of reaction-of
-so,Es clsa- over the other way. For twenty I'VE
years Ia remembered how hateful the unwar
raatable And unchArsbe OF msjorities seemed
70 hin He lad been buffctted enough to know how
hateful sose thsgs were; but what would be the use
living Il, when he had chance, he would turn round
and pay thsn again the same with which they had
hitherto rsqul.ed him. Was there nothing be learned
pride permit instruction OF Providence or ex
psrteaces While they could not sympsthize with views
principles Or Institutions that wrong, there was
grouad To- free and generous iorbearance and sympathy
towards msa that were wrong. He did not know but
that II those who had voted for liberty In SIN
cryaot those who voted professionally or from sel6sh
reasons the that cast sincere vote for Lincoln
towing ber,yf they Lad been born In the South born
u parents Tat held Slaves, themselves familiar with II
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twenty one how many OF them would have been slave
hodersto day. II he Lad been one Of that class he did
not think t nprobable st lie should have been very
yAlorors Shareholder; the probability was that he
shoud-hat was bis own Impression When he looked
southwest be asked himself the question, "wno
made Elm 70 clscriS God piacei HIM here
abou, him educated him to love personal liberty
for himself ead for oiner people the circumstances
around then, wera directly opposite He held thai they
wropy IN the court OF judgment of history aud Of
morals bat they OF the North In situation TO JUICE
with ssvey sroh persons, and to be arrogant toward
them
The reverend gentleman proceeded discuss his text
greass- length made further aluson 10 the al
humble s.raa IL which he addressed his hearers, he
wanted TO bss- his share Of The victory with becoming
n va supposed thai Mr. Beecher would OF be content
with expressing his views Of the republican victory In
the bearing Of the select few the majority Of whom
would address the outside world 10 the great congre
zatoo" upoa he sensation Of the week from the pulpit
Acoofdngy reporter attendance yesterday for
the purpose OF recording the criticisms OF Mr. Beecher
which be has taken saeh prominent, part It INST
OF history that for the last thirteen years Henry
Ward BeeShs: has done more than any other pulpit or
foater the anti slavery sent Of tue
North having well knosn, &c med the practice OF
profession 70 stump the country during the Presdea
Yessssday noraing the building densey packed by
anxious crowd, who expected the orator 70 descan
upon the present political revolution When tho prelim
ay1.
took bis text from the 6lst chapter Of Isaiah, Tie
verses hts Introductory remark. be said that men in
every age lived TOO by sight, they looked upon tne
OF thngs aa1 not the secret causes that we're In
operation. When men calculated the course Of human
Affairs AMI the problems Of life by natural law without
God thes stumbled and fell they were also msed when
they calculated only from the chances OF human ina
statesman should understand human nature and under
stand the laws that regulated social I've and the move
asn, se,as ,asaes but the man who made no other
calculation than that fool he lett out that whi,n
gave poteac7 z human voltisn ana direction 70 namsn
themselves 90 Judge only BY tho laws OF secular
experience. God Was supreme over all the earth,
d usu The Divine mind was acting nfaertiai!y
upon tbs :ads Of throughout all the prov dences OF
hearts OF ncn were literally aud truly in His hands and
He tuned them whithcrsoever He will. God used In
underssanios and blinded men 70 me fact that God was
controlling IN human .as. people w.n. e,n seyola
volutions very Indispensable II they were going TO
have them, God employed revolution, but !, was NOT
theoe right for them TO ct on foot revolutions care
under co.'s rrOvidenc,, he permitted guided them
All the r,se aad wcSedness, all the turmoil OF human
paslon of avar,ce, Of corrupt ambtonal the various
srifss forces OF the human sou-wers like the stormy
s.ed eys BE restrained The wrath Of men, sId CAUSED
tho remainder thereof 10 praise Hin Tine speaker then
% the Tess ss s pd's -: and 10. FL
accomplish His purposes When We got hint Of now
Goa worried, We Ameri'ans) turned round TO the Old
World We gos light enough 10 look back 70 the past but
not one ray had thro1 upon the present and the
future The moment things little dstGr ped a,d
God We ran 70 wall street 70 see hos the scales were
placed but forgot Cod looked at the men that held
spheres q Influence and poser Of one kna Or az sne,
nations when thsy BET themselves vsny against him IL
shAueul that should run up and down the high
could picre TIE snip &c counseled hts hearers 70
losk the winds quietly, and remember that
be viii be would arise and rebare the waves aud
the w!nd, aad tbars woad be great calm He did not
but they were ike certain tina, inclined
dght al the time 10 respect 70 quiet and tranquility
prophets sny more Than ravens God made ravens for
very good purpose but they were not 70 enoems
u hope Politicians were blinded by tue most IL.
tense aad sslnsh Influences, cunning up aud dosn
MI ths vsys Of NE, md niins the air n tines
with words OF hope and at other times with
whoa 10 head ravens and crows Gazing he never
Thought Of sskins them what they Thought OF hcm,a
aaAfs aad be would not do II now In politics any more
than he had done n nature. Let the great clumsy
things cav ~ they hoArse-aud masy Of them
we're hoasss 70 begin wi.h-Ilsushser-ea. they were
MAJ % rra With greedy cars up and down the market
place as-,g nhai were the, signs Of the tmes ~hea
God bad appointed his closet the pa,e learn thai
truth A gTea, many raen made their calculations and
took ther consels from ndaeuces that were purely com
Wa 70 Dc eaaagesbe Nor were they 10 a. 10 xordy nen
and 70 trss "a their opinions At the present time he
design ercAx o. the present condition OF asirs
Nee York, and L not at ali unlikely tast be w0aid
DO 90. II did him good, when everything was going on
right, t. everybody cryng--to sec God ~ toe
helm VI human Affairs and men burning war
,antes to the yirgsn n only they m ght be saved.
n did HIN good to men In The world rxc,g aoont a
n all ccsatoa vas After them 70 see men that professed
10 be Chrsta1s the forty nine articles (snd
who ~ouid be eve IN four hunfred and forty nine II II
woe necessary 20 STE ucn who were all the time Stag
Eng about GcJ and Heaven singing "Wnen car read mr.
xtle clear yl.cb y 70 delightful IN revival mestngr-
20 sss suca The moment they ger into Monday or
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