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

known TO wecp-and can II be wondered AZ tnas .eeus
wepts He - far intensely than they did for he
felt jew Ewas 70 him consacrated 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 Ia He had country which he loved,
better than the whole world and those who did not do
SO distractions, without feeling, and had
no patriotism. From the fact that Jesus loved
John and Jerusalem than others only evnces his
love for all men, The text shows HIM in the attudesof
patriot II critical time for Jerusalem. The
rejection OF the Messiah was TO determine their fate.
Jesus looked into the future He the stately city
with the doom cloud banging over II. He saw the
Roman swords within its walls and the Roman standard
reared aloft within its temple Seeing this crisis in the
future the weight his feelings the pre-
SENT and he stopped and wept The Speakers hearers
would therefore, blend their thoughts with Christ. He
consecrated patr otsm and il is patriotism which 80
God i Is soucheS What is II that
it feelsf The ndssoubie obligations which bind men
the nation It's organic life Many look at this CON
federacy az joint stock concern, which when 1t
does not pay they can cut OF from, and leave It.
The nation 10 organic whole, bound together
by the memories Of the past, by the common
hopes of the future by the common destiny If such
principle allowed, would mako the condition OF
the country political and moral death. The organiza-
ton Of the nation Is linked together In bond, the
boundaries Of which are the oceans the lakes and the
Gulf and such cutting OF could be less disastrous
than the cutting OF Of man arms fingers. Second
lyWe must be true TO the honor and glory OF
only TO safety aud peace. We must be firm
and strong 10 prevent breaking in pieces. Thirdly.
nca our private feelings for tie public GOOD. else we
might well be aoat pieces Of ice at the mercy Of
the waves, Respect for the constitutional life liz more
valuable than our own temporary convictions and feel
ngs. 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 this
or that" He would inquire-How came the party into
existence? Such party triumphs shallow policy In
stead Of trying TO find out the proper remedy for the
adcta thaua far du m
recriminate and blame others. Such men have not a
particle of the patriotism Of him who wept Next, We
believe in the cant cry OF savng the Unionn He was
sick OF the very sound Of IT, He loved the Union with
deep and abiding love When our fathers made the
metto as well as other good woodsupon the waters of
the world that was to shape its destiny and when hat
ship down the best destnes of the world will
down with IL. There evils inside the Union %
bad that which will follow when the ship goes down
And when il does, lie thought of the dcstnies of the
world He thought Of italy just trying hor
self He thought Of Hungary struggling under the Aus
tran yoke Az all will be darkness when the ship
let her timbers part with the of party
feeling II she has 70 90 down. let her go down with her
glorious flag flying alot, and every man standing true TO
her to the last. tremendous applause He would say
word about threats was not to be by threats that
lsh boy in China could not be made to bend to the Chi
nese he felt the honor OF England rested in his conduct
and he died brutal death sooner than Yield Therefore
should respect the manhood Of eur ncghbors II
was no way to bind the Union to make men swallow
their words But while acknowledging this he
must advocate strong executive hrmncss, for
that alone can bring peace There can be
no good in civil war Perhaps they would say he was
afraid Of civil He must admit that he was and he
had respect for the who did not fear it, Those
who did not 1t was because they conld not realize IT,
Civil war no holiday exctement-t was the last Of
all appeals Further civil does good it caused
rivers Of blood TO ow and yet left them exactly whero
they WERE He in conclusion recommended them TO come
next Sabbath to the communiou which the first
union recorded, without party feeling prejudice, but
with Christian love.
The services ended with the 849h hymn the first yerso
Of which is follows
God bless our native land
Firm may she stand
Through storm and night;
When the wild tempests. wave
Ruler of winds and
DO Thou our country save,
By Thy great might.