New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-15
SERMON on HOARD rnr NORTH CAROLYN.


BY TN REy. 7, ". CONWAY.
In accordauco with previous announcement, the Rev.
II. W. Conway preached TO The seamen aud Others on
board the liner North Carolina, off tie Nayy-YaId,
Yesterday forenoon. There was goOdly number Of
he ssalnen present and many Of them who had at fret
RETAINED from going INTO tie lower deck, where the
services were he'd, grouped themselves around the
hatehes and listened Gitcntiyey 20 tie well timed
sdyile 81 tie preacher lie read hs text the follow
ing pas age;
trls .,iI'h p he, nest fais'5sh Gs' hsr young
ipftal-,b shfoad h wv t'A' 'Atm aIt't u'I -. "eI
god nth hlIn.'-Ucb'rfCromy JrSiL, il, ".
The preacher hrsi briefly, sketchtd the history
OF the conflicts OF tie children OF lsuel but part cular
y their bondage to the Egyptians. lie set forth that
us The Lord had iofsaken them, or given III. IN up TO
their enemies they had beenuble to defend thea selyea,
bit they had abandoned the economy provided Tor
tr government by MOres, their leader and lave giver,
under the authority OF the Most High God. They al
become .lf-willed and had 3ined themselves To idols
they hai triffd with TIE Pfl OF their Iecusr ma
tiOnalty-l I'D ret al naught all Gods prom isr, Ind
had acted az If they cold control the doiugs OF bis
Providence. Tloy were warnrd IN yaig to ies all
css biugs and 10 turn unto the God OF Their ialers
even OF Abraham and I-aac, and Jacob. Al length,
when the measure OF their inilny bad h.en hllcd
and God had dsiermined lie overthrow OF such re.
beous aud wicked,;eoplc, lie permite0 them 10 faii
iuio lie hands o. the Egyptians bile IN that eQndi-
tion they Ind 10 undergo the meet severe di7ti bne
They were reduced 10 the most men'sl social po-
slt!pli. ana TIER OegfdtGnOn was MI Tue more
complete and they tho more sensitive on nc
count Of The tyranny and oppression OF tbe Egyptian
be, Huss their f.n was tho direct result Ut Their
dlsobedience. In all this God bad wise parIose
10 fulEli, that when de,eraLce cane, and they were
set lrce from the captivity OF Egypt they might renew
their faith in his promises, and moe 1--we ID peace
with their brethren and become strong And p0"eiia
nation. He was reminded that o-day this nation wac
III col fusion, and undergoing a severe discipline
OF account Of the sas OF it's people Here he arsned
thh the defence Of our national Government whicb
God had given 10 us was Of the holest AID oitrst
privileges of citizenship. How proud must they be
whom be esrng that, under God providence,
it lad teen allotted 10 them TO occupy posIilo Ia
VIII d they stood ready at mon.eLts uUti-e 70 hIt
arms III viudica ion Of the Government. 1heirs wac
more than ii izensiip. They stood IN n double re-
lation 10 their Government ard 10 the people.
iLey were soldiers well as uillens. Ana
The TINE had come when they were liable 10 Oe
called upon 30 20 forth and do battle for III. reserya-
ton Of lhe inheritance LETT to by onr iofe'Gilors
They might DEF end upon 1t that theirs was pow
DENTAL position. TteIe wIe such thing nH chance.
Everything was subordinate TO tic Government aud
,oniI i II God. Wherever We went were under
LIS wa'ch!ui e and LII His band WIS., our ces-
tiny--ibe destiny OF men well IA OF nations ANA
lie wa tie God who had preserves tbs lrarlies
from ultimate anniLilaion, from eternal bondh.e
lie he God Of Abraham and OF Isanc ara oil ia
cob aud e would ne, e. iO!s.ike those who lived near
10 Lisa. lie hoped that la tAis our hour OF trouble,
we would not De foIsakcn of the Most Hi9h bot that
our wire Hen might be eoutSoiled by Itls pOweflul
hand aud supported By His Strength, ard he nation
behaving IN Him, and turning irom its sins, womb be
rreseryed as further example future generations.
In conclriOn he hoped that God night hless ana gnde
hon, III