The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-07
Shall Slavery or the Nation he Destroyed!
SERMON ny DIR. CnEEvIR.

The Church or the puritans was crowded last evening
Dr. Chcsver having publicly announced that his topic Of
discourse would be Goods Judgment as the cost Of
sIarng savory-whch shall be destroyed slavery and
the rebellion, or the notiong'
After the usual preliminary devotional exercises The
reverend Centt proceeded to say that before lie com
menccd lis collection would be made for two
special ohcctshrst, TO bury the child Of poor coorcd
family, who cpiied Tor aid to church nearest their resi-
dencc bet refused; and, secondly assist in tic
publication Of the sabbath evenings dscorses now being
preached BY himself lie Or Cheeycr) th1kcd God that
coored persons naturally applied the Church Of the
Purans for assistance They passed. through severe
night Of Affections FOR their championship the the
oppressed So numerous the applications for aid
by the coorcd people, that If they had mint Of otcy
II cout he distributed Before commencing his discourse
he made inprompin rcmaris about The pro slavery
construction which was given to the constitution OF the
United states, and minated that he would preach
series OF dscourscs to siuw that the constitution
was not an aieisteai instrument The text Of last
ings discourse taken from the seventh Of the
tenth chapter Of Exodus" Bu pharaohs servant said
unto him, How long shall this man be unto usg
Let the men CO. that they may the Lord their God
knowest thou rot yet that Egypt Is dcsiroyedy He said
that one had to rub his eyes IA whether this language
instead Of being frcn Gods wosd was leaf
from the chapter Of the American rebellion
show that the people Of Egypt spoke not fcarlessiy
and boldly Demanding Of Pharaoh that he should give
forth eaict OF emancipation, which he ard his minis
tiers had refused And now il the people only demanded
decree Of emancipation to be issued, II must come. In
obedience to the sentiment Of the Christian people the
English government set free the slaves just tho
early DAYS Tor the struggle Of universal humanity towards
God as Moses Cabinet ministers withstood him, SO do
the doatcrs Of slavery arrest the truth and threaten the
destruction q the country but he hoped they would he
fest There were two parties in Egypt, the contend
ing for, and the other against emancipation, while
the country under the direct judgments Of the Al
mighty. The Observation-Disclosures prevailed to the
death Of the first born and the the country Let
the American people take warning by this historical
toni aI ro,faa
too late for God had taken the into his own hand
So will he net wait much longer for North South until
he proclans liberty TO the four million of coored people
The hour had for this nation and he prayed that
God would send the man and shelter his head the day
of battle. There WERE he sand, demagogucs and stump
orators at work in the Hebrew who spoke against
the party in favor of an immediate emancipation and pro-
ceeded IN his well known sarcastic style TO speak Of
modern "reconstrnciionisis,o who, like pharaohs ad-
Nsers sad would be the ruin OF Egypt to let the people
go free They were, however, let free but the country
was ruined II Gods proclamation had been made three
months ago the would have been brought to close
and permanent peace established without disastrous
battle but the continued governmental oppression of tho
ensavcd rendered the continuance Of the war inevitable
The government had secuted the late proposition to pr
chase the slaves III the border States at cost OF three
hundred millions but the would three times as
much as that God was great accountant and would
hold the American people 10 compound interest as well as
me principal, and would 60 on until His bill was settled
nuf government ~ conducting the war; had manifested
Tue most wicked regard for slavery il had coquc,ed
Win the rebellion instead q thrusing through tho
hcart We hal fea Tie rebellion with the blood Of our
citizena and have been more tender lth ma mo
pcfy OF rehels ~ human beings than orr own soldiers
lives why was nol the la,teras expedition followed no
by the conquest ct North CaronaS IL John Brown had
been the commander 81 that expedition he ooud not havo
returned 10 b. serenlcd The want OF the covornroen
was not men, but sound pfincice tSen from Gods word
u we GU not crush the rebellion IL would crush US The
adnan aud deyil Of slavery wo,d overcome us unlcgs
universal liberty proclaimed. He alluded IA tho
proclamation Of Fremont and the aton OF it hv the
President winch was hailed with satisfaction by The
tories Of England. The speaker went on to show Nc m,
pousy wi kCd tone q the public journals In saving Tint
II became necessary after the trial cf every neag then
universal emancipation would DO proclaimed BIZ the
government These journalists preferred TO siaughtnr
thousands Of their fellow citiaens and the destruction ~
property rather than giye liberty four million coored
persons Such policy against the country
Dr. Cheevcr READ an extract from the speech Of Hon b.
). Dickinson IN denoanciIE the rebellion H. said he
the whole nation were mob-I would say that il this
FOR the reconstruction of slavery on the
part of the North well for the rebellion oil the mart
g 'hc SOUTH war so internal On both sides was never
icwn on earth and so II wi be PIT down III the pages
nj bsory and would have 10 bear the shame Of hav-
INK onxthing 10 do with such heliisn war lie smoke
t ing words IN tho OF God and his country and
not "a any political party He denounced tnn action Of
terms o the late speech OF Senator sumner and PASSED
glowing c,Niocirr upon that champion OF freedom In
c,ncusen u Cheeyer spoke Of the evil Of delaying tho
emancipation. q the slaves until i; became "a military
necessity 4 They adopted sac policy, the nation
would be- olfd froyed and would become m object Of
Kissing 70 the wu V civilized world Tie had questioned
whether 1t woult ~ be the part OF prudence for him to
refrain tfpm aEiar4 the subject ii slavery every Sab.
bath evening. bUt he Kid avoid tie convicou ii
Qu'y W continue 70 speak pl'a THIS subject and he would
cptlse 70 90 50 as long God allowed M There was
10 possibility Of preserving bn country II ne aid aot en-
~ W. MAT oneI"se 4 the e,el succeeded dorncs
bc aseord wogia prevail