New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-16
THE VOICE OF CHRISTIAN ENGLAND
TO AMERICA, FOR THE EMANCIPA-
ITON OF THE SLA YES.


TTON OF THE SLAVES.
The Church OF the Puritans reopened yesterday,
by the pastor, the Rev. DR.. Cheever In the evening
he preached on "The Voice of Christian England
to America, for the Emancipation of the Slaves" The
Church was crowded to its utmost capacity all anxious
10 hear the Rev. Doctors reflex OF the Christians Of
Great Britain in reference to the present war He took
for his te,St the following:
Iel hath nned and they have also ranse''ed my cove
which commanded the for they have even taken OF he
they put their own stuff Therefore The
shasT hs s oa h easms. because sy were s
eu'sd neither will be with Jon ,ny more except ye destroy
the sccur.ed from among you-JoshuaUi lib
He began by observing, that in the whole current Of
proiape history 1t was doubtful if there had ever been
a series Of events that of themselves more directly
claimed the application of that Scripture, than the his
tory and present crisis of The coat not
ONLY fitted but the juncture took II and put IL He
had seected that text at the suggestion Of an officer in
the British army, who had wrote TO him Immediately
after hearing Of the affair at Bull Rum As he was
seeking for some way through which TO convey the
voice Of Christian England TO America, what could
be have done better than take the very suggestion OF
the heart and conscience Of Christian friend, sim
cerely attached to this country well as 10 h' own,
and well fitted TO personiiy and express the feeling Of
British Christianity and friendship In regard TO MS
For il was the voice Of Chrstian sentiment aud kind
nfss with the utenCe OF which he Was charged, and
not of political bitterness or prejudice.
WHY SYMPATHY Il WITHHELD.
The reason why the sympathies Of Great Britain,
and indeed Of ali Europe had not been directly
and uo.itiVely on our eide, as well as against the
Southern .lsyetradng oorfederacy: IL was Just be-
cause long as We msatain our own sanction Of sia'
very and COM cty with we ourselves efectualy
repressci and prevented that sympathy by setting the
Christian conscience Of the world against ne. II that
conscience was against the slsyetrdng coniederacy,
IL IL =. II.
indeed Il was, because they had I'm lousy set Sa
vey as the cornerstone Of their intended empire, and
he vital law and force of their rebeilion IL also
inevitably ainst ourselves, If we kewise maintained
tic sanclH Of slavery, and 60 agaast the Southern
rebellion only because We would endure no divided
empire aud were determined not simply that Slavery
should not be an iudependency by itelf but that II
should quit rebellion against ourselves, and submit
to be an integral part OF our own rebellion against
God, should submit 10 the formula OF tue Union aud
slavery" Il was inst because this eeemed TO be the
war ciy OF the patriotism OF our Government aud
reope it this time" the Union and Slavery that
the sympathy Of British christianity was chilled IN
regard 10 ne and turned into rebnke. We had taken
OF the accursed thing and bid II among our stuff the
very wedge Of gold Of the tents Of our enemies we
had claimed NJ ours
THE DurY or THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESIDENT
Our conduct wa much ike that of Saul, in his DID,
obedience OF God when he spared Ag0g the great
rebel and the best OF the stu and tie prophet Samuel
lad 10 step in and execute for God the war measure
that Saul had refused in hewing ,Agog TO pieces
before tie Lord. Now, our Saul ought t. hew
The Auos of this rebellion, It's slavery, and bury
the csrnss where il never shall Use again.
God has given him the power. But II he
would not do il, alas there seemed 10 be no samuel
in our camp nation. There ought 10 be. Some blows
had been struck In the night direction by some OF our
commanders but tho prophets of the Lord still
conservatives and cur Samuel snys, Pat of tho
hewng Of Agog in pieces 10 the lAst moment. DO not
obey God In such an extreme measure until you are
COMPELLED to do it, Conquer the rebellion iiTst. IL
will lose Kentucky IL obey God. II the President
OF the United States wonld but usc his legitimate
mower In tho national proclamation OF freedom TO
every slave be would exa his country, and place bis
oyyn name higher among It's beDcIactOrs than even
Wa.hngtou. IL was our duty TO send petitions TO
the President aud the Congress, aud TO pray TO
God that he would 30 influence the mind and 30 en-.
tighten and constran the conscience and the heart Of
the President to compel him iuto the performance Of
tis glorious Let il not be said OF our President
IL had sometimes been said Of the gospel minister's
that he failed In bis sermon because he had lost his
prayer book" The Christian people Of this country
who say eye TO eve in this matter ought TO bear the
President onward in such manner with their prayers
as 10 make h,m Gods gspman, to strike this blow.
Let God lind such q gapman, such Savior OF his
country, put Commissioned forward on the shield
and IN the arms Of our prayers, in the person Of our
President, uttering this watchword, euro ling this
banner at the command Of God aud speaking ont what
10 the voice OF the whole heart Of the country longing
70 DO spoken, Freedom TO all tho inhabitants Of the
land II Then would God be bonored, and the people
justified and pardoned, and the rebellion would In
santly be subduod and country saved; and Pres.
dent Lincon's name and memory would 60 down to
postety, no that of the second father Of his country,
and emancipation Of four millions
CONCLUSION.
The Reverend DIR. continued to speak At some
length, showing tue inconsistency Of waiting upon
Providence for the abolition Of Slavery which We
refused TO repose in him concerning the Rebellion.
The defeat ard rout at Bull Run were preceded by
that military order from Government that no moro
fugitives were to be received within lines Down
came Gods thunderbolt for that. That God would
have compassion upon us, that he would bring rs to
repentance In arrest the awful calamities that
otherwise were impending over us. taat he would
open the eyes and the heart Of President and his
Cabinet TO zee the breakers on which we were steer.
ing, before we strike that he would incline them,
and that speedily 70 the Of freedom to the
enslavedthe one act Of national justice and righteous
ness for which God and the country were calling and
for want Of which all dearest interests are now
psriled, aud We are sinking beneath an increasing
burden Of guilt and shame, that God would have mercy
upon u.s. aud bring us both Government and people,
10 our senses in proclamation Of liberty 70 the cap.
tive before II be too late still our humble hope,
il was our earnest prayer, and must be the earnest
PRAYER Of millions IN this time OF need.