The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05

known to wcep-and can be wondered at that ,,,sus
wepts He - far intensely than they did, for he
felt as jew was him consscrated and holy spot
had his attachments. Men often talk about love
who have never felt the feeling The speaker had
faith in such takers Some say the world their
try Such He had country which he loved,
better than the whole world and those who did not do
were mere distractions, without feeling, and had
no patriotism. From the fact that Jesus loved
John and Jerusalem than others only evnces his
love for all The text shows him In the atttudeof
patriot II at critical time for Jerusalem. The
rejection OF the Messiah determine their fate
with the doom cloud hanging Il. He saw the
Roman swords within its walls, and the Roman standard
reared aoft within its temple Seeing this crisis In the
future the weight of his feelings 0verehadowed the
sent and he stopped and wept The Speakers hearers
would therefore blend their thoughts with Christ lie
consecTated patr ots, and IL is patriotism which Ia 30
much needed at the crisis Of to-day. 1t needs to be
touched-''Thapk God It Is touched" What 10 1t that
it feess The ndissoluble obligations which bind men
TO their country not that men shall cut of from
the nation its organic life Many look at this con-
federacy az joint stock concern, which when II
The nation is an organic whole, bound together
by the memories Of the past, by the common
principle allowed, it would mako the condition Of
the country political and moral death. The organiza-
ton Of the nation Is linked together in one bond the
Gulf ana such cutting of could be less disastrous
than the cutting CT Of mans arms fingers. Second
y-We must be true TO the honor and glory Of
try. We must have a strong executive power, tho
only to safety aud peace We must be firm
and strong prevent breaking pieces. Thirdly
We have due proper respect for all laws sacri
fcing private feelings for the public good else we
might as well he aoat pieces OF leo at the mercy OF
the waves Respect for the constitutional life ia more
valuable than own temporary convictions and feel
ings There Is now mixed up with the present crisis
too much OF party triumph, too much OF the say
ing, "such and such party is the cause OF tins
or that" He would nquire.-How came the party into
T be as sr the
present sad state OF things they far more ready TO
recriminate aud blame others. Such men have not
particle Of the patriotism of him who wept Next, we
should respect the integrity of country. He did not
believe in the cant cry OF Saving the Union He was
sick Of the very sound of IT, He loved the Union with
deep and abiding love- When our fathers made the
Union they launched ship-whose timbcrs were sa
meto as well other good wooisupon the waters Of
the world that to shape its destiny; and when that
ship goes down the best destines OF the world will
down with IT, There are no evils inside the Union ~
bad as that which will follow when the ship goes down.
And when does, he thought Of the desnies Of the
world He thought Of lame italy just trying to free her
self He thought OF Hungary struggling under the Aus
TRAN yoke. All, all, will be darkness when tho ship
goes down. If she has 70 60 down. which God avert
feeling she has to 60 down, let her down with her
glorious flag flying aoft and every standing true 10
her to the last Tremendous appause He would say
word about threats not to be by threats that
mans convictions to be changed. The little Eng
sh boy in China could not be made to bend to the Chi
nese he felt the honor England rested his conduct
and he died brutal death than yield Therefore
should respect the manhood of ncighbors. II
was no way to bind the Union to make men swallow
their words. But while acknowledging this he
must advocate strong executive drmness, for
that alone can bring peace There can be
no good in civil war. Perhaps they would say he
afraid Of civil He admit that he was, and he
had respect for the who did not fear it, Those
who did not, il because they conld not realize IT,
Civil war was no holiday exctementt was the last Of
all appeals Further, civil does good it caused
rivers of blood to now and yet left them exactly whero
they He in conclusion recommended them TO
next Sabbath to the communion, which the first
union recorded, without party feeling prejudice but
with Christian love.
services ended with the s4oh hymn the first verso
Of which is follows
God bless native land,
Firm may she stand
Through storm and night;
When the wild tempests wave
Ruler Of winds and
DO Thou country save,
By Thy great might.