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


TINE REV. DR.. TAYLOR.
Grace Church QEpiscopalian), Broadway.
The services at this church yesterday morning
very solemn throughout, and large congregation
present. The rector Grew Dr.. Tayor preached the SER
mon amid profound attention from the audience from
the following text
Isaiah xxi, I1-watchman, what Of the night9
He sad-In the Scriptures the term Waterman Is con.
santly applied to the prophets and ministers Of God
They regarded being apart TO watch the
safety Of his people, guard from threatening dan
gers and to lift the voice Of warning against their pc
cuhar sources Of temptation or causes Of calamity. In
keeping up the figure of speech in which The prophet
called Waterman, the night" 10 used to denote the
particular period Of time in which he exercising his Of
fce And the people Of Zion represented anxious
ly nqurng Of the prophet what he had for them
from Godfwhat meaning he could read for them in the
portentious signs Of the timesa
My brethren, assembled, are at the invitation
Of the powers that be- humble ourselves with prayer
and fasting before the God Of nations Of the
threatening aspect Of the tmeson account of passing
events, which unfold themselves ominously to tho
unity, peace and happiness Of country-I well
fancy that hear you appealing TO me, as stand,
want Of the Most High God in his oonsecraed temple
and before his holy altar the words Of warming Of
comfort, Of instruction may have deliver you.
can well fancy that hear you exclaiming in tones Of
anxiety, "watchman, what Of the night9 Waterman,
what OF the night?n
lis impossible suppose that such assemblagc OF
Christian people before be indifferent
to the extraordinary condition things amid which We
called TO act and thoughtful mind fail to per-
ceive that at period within the history Of has
the condition Of the whole world been extraordinary
so solemn, 80 ominous. At such a time IL is impossible
for any Of TO separate ourselves from the feelings
which proper for the Christian the patriot and the
Is alwaysa wrong for the minister of Christ to mix
himself up with the bitter strife Of political parties It
wrong him fan the flames of discord-to stir up
strife and infame the minds OF his hearers with
feelings-to array his fellow counrymcn agains
each other in bloody war and thus TO become instru
ment for bringing desolaton and misery ten thou
sand homes. Ali it would DO better for
such men had 49, --'~. Dss~ 1850 nut
tunes watch with sleepless vigilance over its
prosperity and its Of and To strive
mate your hearts with lofty patriotism and to nl them
peace be inconsistent with either his position
or his duties religious teacher.
Ny brethren, are here upon solemn fast day, in
the house Of prayer, TO acknowledge our sins before
God and to implore his mercy for our country Every
mind IL excited every heart Ia alarmed, and gloomy
orebodngs Of calamity oil every eye with the tho tears
OF agitation And for why all this2 Our country
never more blessed with all the Astounding elements OF
prosperiy-our seasons more heathful-our
lands more frutfu-our agricultural, CON-
mcrcia and financial Interests never before
exuberant fountains Of happiness. But suddenly
cloud has arisen In the South and the muttering
contcnsso deep and serious a to lead 10 ali horrors
Of disunon My brethren, have already said from this
place that 4 there be any causes Of complaint well
every right minded and kindly disposed person OF every
shade Of party will be ready and willing 10 correct the
evil in the way most acceptable to our complaining coun
trymen But, at tho same time, must say that II s
but fair and right that dissatisfied friends should tell
Us clearly and % hsy H What qs 70
be passed. and what laws be repealed to AFFORD them
the most unyeldng satisfaction and security for all
time to Gomez But unless they will do this ennless
they will meet efforts to them In recpro-
cal spirit OF Cancellation and kindness, then cannot
will be- utterly useless. If our southern friends,
goaded and irritated az they have been, shall
rush from in the frenzy Of madness and listening 10
no voice Of friendship shall proceed recessly in their
work OF dsunion and rum then IL becomes 70 arrest
them in their progress by the calm and dignicd, and
firm and gentle rcmonstrance, that too many and TOO
mighty interests are involved in such preceding 70
allow II to 70 without such opposing checks as the
rest Of us may be able throw in find IT difficult TO
he takes into view all the mighty interests OF this vast
country, complicated they are aud interviewer with
moment suppose that these overwhelming millions OF
people with folded and lstless meeness,
confidence which the likelihood OF trade all destroyed
the hum OF industry the mart and in the workshop
suspended private bankruptcies carrying crushing
wretchedness into numbcrless homes; the public
credit seriously impaired, and the power OF the gov
vernment lying paralyzed and worthless while liz pro.
pcrty seized its prerogatve usurpcd, and the flag Of
pride trampled In the dust and all this " so be
cause one OF our states chooses TO play fantastic
tricks before high Heaven IN mmicry OF sefgovern
ment. Ny brethren, these things ought not so 10 be
These things ought 70 have BEEN These things
cannot be suffered 70 continue. gay II calmly and 30
lcmnly and after the most anxious and painful debera
ton, and believe that speak the sentiments OF every
patriot that hears when say that this state Of things
cannot be suffered continue. would do nothing In
harshpess; would do nothing In unkndness would ex
tend forbearance and brothery love TO their utmost
limits but these things cannot be suffered TO continue
Ny brethren, speak an American citizen, and !
speak a native Of South Carolina; speak as one
who understands well her condition and her wrongs,
and who has therefore q right TO speak, and
when / speak words OF censure they are spoken
that South Carolina has wrongs TO complain oshe has
injuries 70 be rsdressed Dcmagogues have asssed her
with the ribadry Of the husngs in the sancy Of the
Senaeehe has been rratcd and goaded TO madness by
the bcs that have been poured forth for years upon the
most sacred and most delicate OF her domestic ins,tu
tons, by the mountebanks Of the pulpit, who IN ther
pcsterous career animated by the most ignoble OF
all the forms In which worldly ambition can display
itsef-the ambition for securing notorety by an asso
citation with the demons in panderng 70 the fase pre-
JUDGES and malignant passions OF vulgar minds Ana -
IL TO be wondered at the Of South Carolina nave
sometimes forgotten what due TO themselves and
the true dignity Of their State and descended TO private
retaliation and brutal violence. The mistakes, anu
follics and crimes Of individual men, are now 70 DO
charged upon the countries 10 which they belong we
70 deal with South Carolina as state, aud az
Of these United States; and u IL az such thst
repeat she has cause Of complaint not only against
indivi dua in the States Of the North, Dnt
against many OF those States In their executive egsa
OF South Carolina precisely the grievances az are
compla OF by her sister States OF the South Nothing