The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
THE REV. THEODORE r. WHITE.
Church Of the Puritans Comparatively,
Union Place, Corner OF Fifteenth Street.

Church Of the Puritans Comparatively
Union Place, Corner Of Fifteenth Street
There was rather slim attendance Of the members Of
Dr. Chcevers church. in the Union square conventce
noon yesterday TO hear the promised discourse from the
Rev Theodore r. White who has become somewhat cele
brated by his recent Thanksgiving Sermon and by the
rumor that ho is tho samo clergyman who was
dismissed from living in New Jersey for preach
ing extreme abolition doctrines The reverend gentleman
is therefore considered by the Cheeveres thoroughly
thodox on the slavery question: and such fully equal
to the task Of Illuminating revolutionary principles until
the return Of the chefost Of the apostles
The services began with the singing OF the eighty
second pealms-
Among the assemblies OF the great
greater Ruler takes His seat
The God of heaven, rs Judge, surveys
These gods on earth and ali their ways.
Why will ye, then. frame wicked lawsS
OR why support the unrightcous causcs
when will ye defend tho poor,
That sinners vex the saints no mores
They know not Lord, nor will they know
Dark are the ways in which they go;
Their name Of earthly god is vain
For they shall fall and die like
Arise, oh, Lord. and let Thy Son
Possess His universal throne,
And rule the nations with Ills rod
He Is our Judge, md He our God.
portion OF Scripture, from the sth chapter OF the
Book Of the Prophet jeremiah, then rad and COM
The text OF the day was taken from th 5sth chapter
Of the Prophecy OF Isaiah, the 9th to s inciu
sve-"ls u such fast that have ohoseri day for
man TO ai'ct his souE Is IL to bow dowa his head
burush and 10 spread sackcoth ashes under him'
Wit thou can this fast and an Acceptable day
chosen To loose the bands OF wiskedness, TO undo
the heavy burdens and to let the oppressed Free and
that ye break every yokcf Ia not TO deal thy bread to
the hungry and that thou bring the poor that
thy houseY When thou the naked that thou
him. and that thou hide myself from thine
GcShr 1hen shall thy light the
and thy health shall spring forth speedily and thy right
eousness shalt go before thee the glory OF the Lord shall
be thy reward" The preacher then proceeded TO dis
course the text. follows
In view OF the most momentous crisis which has over
occurred In the history OF nation have been sum
moned by proclamation OF tho President to observe this
day OF fasting humiliation and prayer that God may
be pleased TO remove His Judgments from u.s. and TO give
delvcrance from present distrcsses That thcrc
abundant for such Observance and many and
weightx reasons why the nation should thus humble
before God. good wise, loyal man
doubt The facts and events which furnish this nccess
ty too many md too fragrant n need any extended
mention Indeed so migy arc they and SO onnprcscnt
that every mind Is occupied with them and all other
things have dwindlcd into comparative inignifcancc
Even the fruits which these have already produced
Ito say nothing OF the causes themseives), ~ the
grandes significance, while those which daily
pected Of stl greater moment The country Il la
raj ssgDnton OF business brought about not much by
what the Southern States have done do toward
such result by the natural and proper reluctance Of
men TO engage IN commercial enterprises while the ma
lional Affairs unsettled by the unreasonable and
needless panic Indeed almost all panic unreasonable
and necdess) which has seized the public mind and by
The dread Of still greater disasters before The great
mass OF the people OF the cotton Stafcs are filed
With inscnsae rage NJ the ctye, as OF the North;
ire seriously contemplating the dissolution Of the
Union, and the destruction OF the government,
lncs all their alleged grievances are admitted and their
demands granted without regard to reason or justice,
md state has already ny solcmn act declared the
Union dissolved and herself free, sovereign and indie
,cndcnt nation while, beyond doubt, " the moet
,iese concessions and submission no. made certain
n her cotton raising sisters will e. and do likewise
further, this rcbolous state hne put herself in a
twte OF defiance toward the federal government Overt
cts or have already been committed by her cit
ens, and civil war, with III its horrors, mag time
rst upon the land. And what is fI serious than