The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-14
Dr.. Cheeyer on the Crisis.

Yesterday morning an Overlooking congregation -.
sembled the Church of tho Puritans Union Square,
to listen Dr.. Cheevers fourth of his series
the present crisis The text selected from tho book
Of jeremiah, the 11th chapter and 9th and 10th
And the Lord said unto me, a conspiracy is found
among the inhabitants of Judah and among the nhabi-
tants Of Jerusalem.
They are turned back the niquites of their FORE
fathers, which refused to hear my words: and they
went after other gods TO hem the house Of Israel
ana the house Of Judah have broken my covenant
which have made with their fathers.
This was the solemn warning given to the men OF
Judah and tho inhabitants of Jerusalem for their
national SINS and this the warning recorded
against tho iniqultics Of the nations Of tho
present time God had recorded his Judgment
against the priests tho people and princes Of Israel for
their transgressons and would they stand for ever
whether against nations individuals it, like Esan'
they disposed of their birhrght In this country tho
rulers Of the people had corrupted and debauched and per-
vered the constitution At the present time the eyes Of
the whole world upon US, gazing across the
Atlantic, leaning upon their weapons they stand
still and await the result OF the terrible conflict
between freedom and slavery waged by us. There
were judges in the land Of Judah in Those days, just
capable Of peryerng the constitution given to them by
Cod Judge Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States in days. The distinction OF corrupnga
constitution to popetate slavery ON account q the collar
Of a race reserved for Christian nation But tho
pcrverson Of the constitution Of the jews brought upon
that nation ultimate destruction, will the peryersion
and false Interpretation OF our constitution bring dcstruc
ton Before The final catastrophe GOD had given
opportunity TO repent; but in failure OF
that the edc Of pordon had gone FORTH For thus saith
the Lord You have not hearlened unto in proclaim
ing liberty, and behold will proclaim the liberty Of the
sword and pesence, and fanae. In this opportunity
W. lave TO take Gofs material and net the material
Offered by tho politicians, for the framing Of new
goyorlment. In resurrection from death OF sin
| to lif3 Of holiness, we must not, like Lazarus,
come forth shrouded in the grave-cothes Of wicked
ness, bit clothed in the robes OF tho Prince OF
righteousness. Traitors were at work among US,
striving to reconstruct the government out OF
tmbers brittle gingerbread for they part Of
the props slavery One Of the APPENDICES
sttution was fugitive slave I'LL. II supported and
cherished while the principles Of freedom in that nstu
nlent made Of effect but tramlied under foot,
ana the constitution Itself violated under pretence OF its
being authority for the most atrccious crime OF
slavery The great indictment OF God against the nato
was tic crime OF having sustained and sanctioned tho
! forbidden curse Of slavery, BY permitting most
atrocious pervcrson Of the law. II was Solomon
himself the builder Of the temple, who first
erected idols within its holy precincts and because no
had done Josiah to be prohibited from casting
them sor.h2 Or to DO prohibited from admins
erng the constitution half of liberty because fi-
gitivo slave bill grated upon its articesg II
disgrace and crime against the people and the oonsu
ton the runaway slaves to their They
read day after day Of ugves being flung back to tho
horrors slavery by the commanders Of armyof
slaves imprisoned and dying in the public Jail in
Washington and Of files Of soldiers detached TO mako
sure that the slaves returned to their rebel owners
10 was impossible TO describe such impiety and inany.
How long shall such outrage against the North against
the honor Of army, against our dgnities and rights,
against God and against humanity Itself be permittedp
How long shall patriotism BIO degraded and nsulted
plying prouscy of treasures our citizens our sons
and brothers. and all to the country from uesuc-
ton All this be stopped or the destruction re-
corded against nations for iniquty sha DO visited upon