The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
TINE. .REr. HENRY WARD e.CHER.
xss,~south Church (Fsnstsce-Massachu -
setts), Brooklyn.


xss,@sOuth Church (Fsnstsce-Massachu-
setts), Brooklyr.
Plymouth church. OF which Rev. Henry Ward
Beccher is tho pastor crowded TO excess yester
sny MOI ming, Mr.. Beecher having announced on the
previous SABBATH that he would preach discourse suit
able great national fast. We were informed that
Hundreds went away unable to obtain admission to the
building The Rev. Theodore Cuyier ,uped seat on
qhe platform, and we noticed few distin-
guished republicans sprinkled throughout the
congregation The services were commenced at
eleven o'clock, and the preliminary exercises,
consstingos singing reading the Scriptures and prayer
were appropriate to the occasion. The selections of
Scripture read by Mr. Beecher were taken from Isaiah,
wherein acceptable fast TO the Lord is set forth TO be
the loo ar the bonds of the oppr cssed and setting
them free. The nervous language of.he prophet was
clearly forth by the natural and forcble elocuon Of
tho speaker. Mr. Beecher, in his prayer, enumerated
the nation coessng it to be signalzed above
every people on the face ~ tho earth for its
cruelty, ayarice, awlcss ambition, and for it's
oppression OF the weak. lie prayed that spirit
OF peace, concord and Of fratcrn9l love might be
o5eashed upon the nation, and that God might grant
peace, by the corruption of conscenccs, but
standing upon truth, purity justice and lawful liberty
after the singing Of the nationalhymr,
Ny country, tits OF tn e,
Mr. BKycnrl, proceeded address the multitude, taking
for htext the 37th 3sh and Goth Of the fourth
chapter Of Mark
And there arose a great Storm OF wind and the waves
beat into the ship 50 that was now f1a Add He was
in hinder part OF the chip, asleep a. pillow and
not that pcshr And he arose and rehaked the wind,
and said unto the sea, Peare, be stih and the wind
cassed and there was a grea. calm.
a,inz glanced the circumstances uuser which the
above woTds spoken az remarked that this nation
was rocliug helpessly a q tempest The Chief Ma
he Ia 90 10
sleeping savour and Ills divine Interference
Itnay b. true that the lave brought TIE chip into
danger b. cowardcc trcacbc-y u may be hat firm
laio ihcyheel would ever yet hold her sead 70 The
.;,ind and ride out the sqnail. But what Of thaty
Humiliation and prayer never out a. order.
! This nation la. great si's unrepented ~ ana
whatever. mey be our JIdlJrent oil the L aoin OF
psc rien IN regard our secular AFFAIRS, W. cannot
deny ibJ tiIs spcst they hove done well 'nsteat
oil binding ianlt with the almost only wise act a. many
dajs, t NJ ras1er admire wiihtrude this ~ xpect,
cd nioty CT nor IN high places Tvs government ~
danger Of subsars anu surf WINE thc t9 rape
Ghie aagisiat e OF this nation and ahe meneefs ms
Caswr, nLtlessly relgouslS ostaniug FROM food,
According o. their prociotnatcn and humts con
tcsa5pZ their .rs 1iold sins, u %Fuld III pefnI us
10 give such duts Us eiy ana patrG IN
Nor need he xnyenie0ty iry.s md oritca' Npat
II sGIe say that ystng poor s ttlto for cosf 70,
and prayer miserable equivalent 81 nGety to dizzy.
And whist f the suDnal authorEies had not oay ~
rotated fast, rut afforded snihciept, material IN her
own copduc or ketqag ~ 1t is OIL tic more necessary
that account that, We should paoees7d humble oar
B,n haa~y pcnsS the pretenfe 81 trodhiet
fbe da,l.er n i1e same Tb, govcrnmeut
10 Grger of Enbversion, 80 no srclier
disaster cVgki beal ths the srid for cb
governments fall bit once aud then the: no resurec
lion sncctiero is ~ mine IN he land prs,ience
inys,siqnof foreign e. AMNESTY VI ne iudustt
al cssses a.aIst each oiascr agansf uer employers
whence A. on dangcr-.iom what quafts' come thea
,souds cclfting with hptssf and dstrugitny From
the Cuff ksugs fd elun..; the trcaghesus Ca'D'
ban Sea uayeih The darkesas 81 the sSeipg tofn,ao
whr pas q the eon-,iicaea gogeri1n'ni has
nj int b~okeI DOWN. b il tbs legislsssc, a.
dical, or executive pari Har experience sno~n
that the costly iesacnine, ne many aDctbers more
Iugenous ttnn pfactiraiy va. another Mtisa s tb
.,ord not vys.el spnyaneouG government fur past
seventy five yt1R compare )r regular smnp.hf o
execution and TOR aTisc and tesiie acco'npish'h
t.. very ends ~ government viii ours. AM tsi ~ ~
u t.ie errand Of fhe day2 Why ske observneC as
frs,satb, day Of 6unhaaton ana - sppiciaa - =
Sor the ctr tngest reason that the wd heard = -
the spirit OF hVer has So Ines sased and stes
erAed among that tae government " ~ earF
Of being overthrown. There ne.er was oeisse
such as invocatica such an ocasion for iist !,
ing user nations have gsre through revolutions ~
find thar iibercs; che eve ol revolution g.
put down E'bcriy. Other people have tb wn OF tier
governments because TOO oppressive; Is TO be dc
sroycd 6 NJ ALL because Is COO fun Of freaSom. There
never sgsh an event before IN history. However
monstrous FIX Srctencc, the dnDgs berc IL not Few
gates OF thin zion 10 have lied, sud pas
aon rules Rus who have been bred In cooler sstites
AID under more teautous MAXINE, u seems insrea5o
t men should ~ ndon their cslngs, break w se ~
dnsgies Of comsnsny and give themselves up q The
wiLssf fanaticsm ~ the expense o. every scriai t4m
civil interest," witho0s the slightest reason Commya
ties ike individuals are liable 10 nberrsion Of mna
pancs apd General excitement sccm u move by laws ~
definite those which <slrol epdemjcs, cad such au
nfapity rules in enc pars 81 land Cfss are turned
into camps oil lsng 70 be so'dersfy almost
thousand niles there o7s Wild riot Of compliant, and
he C<1rai government. And iiase things arc ban TIE
oreS7c IL IL plainly declared tLst .he government shall
se, Of I'M, sres. ns.op sai never q, 30 the pco sp
,ointed by This people Eiot and civil war, with tbar
,deous train 0, murders, rsyagss and sear,t yan,ss
re gathering hai clements and haIg ~ ominous terror
ycr tho Capol oC this nation Meanwhile ge have tins