The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
THE REV. DR.. BETnUNE.
Vhe Rev. DIR. VaMnest's Church (RefOrm-
ed Dutchl, TWenty.first Street.

NE Rev. DIR. Vannest's Church (RefOrm-
ed Dutch), Twenty-first Street.
Az eleven O'Clock yesterday morning, in pursuance Of
accommodation Of the President of the United States
meeting for prayer held In the Twentyhrst street
Dut Reformed church. the Rev. Dr. vannest pastor pre-
ssdis Tho church was completely filed, and among
che attendants Collector scheil and other city
neta,ee. After hour passed in singing and
Uatr the congregation adjourned to unite with the
neetbg at the church corner Of Lafayette place and
HOura street, elsewhere reported It was announced
Chat tl Rev. Dr. Bethune would deliver sermon, app
sable the times, in the evening
The hurch was therefore, crowded at the time For
sveninsservice After the singing Of tho psalm
Wait on the Lord, We trembling saints,
And keep your courage up,
NE revnd Doctor read the fourteenth chapter Of ere
niah, she Word of the Lord that came unto jeremiah,
soncernt the doarthn In the prayer which followed,
God esought TO make the Presidents heart strong
his mind Near his courage perfect. May he humble
himself to,ay before God, that he may be gifted with
Gods courge. Spare land, o Lord, from effuson
hsocd fro civil from seryle war; from patrcidal
It is dacut, o Lord. Mems passions run high. We
hsAr tho mise and rage Of the people, but Thy
1ent is owe all and Thou alone canst overrule ALL
The Psalm
No save u.s. Lord, from slavish fear
Nov let our hopes be firm and strong,
then sug and the reverend Doctor announced as hi
tcxt the sevdh eighth and ninth OF the sixteenth
shapter of Jmah already read The history of Israel
a the reveend Doctor, s of double character. II Is
Gods dealing with the children of Abram and Is also
typical Of God dealings with his churchthe true Israel
Gods dealingere more plain under the ancient dspen
saton than nos The tarcs and the wheat are now per
nitted TO grow ether until the harvest We may find
the history okhe children Of israel lessons for us as
Christians and anembers of a Christian community.
We cannot behe that all the Israelites were equally
devoted to the Of Cod and yet lie dealt with the
whole nation for teake of His church. In this country
We belong 10 the liapn and 10 Gods kingdom equally
70 that Kingdom Mich is not Of this world, else would
my servants Eight. We have our duty. u is not 10
but 10 exhibit before I'm examples Of loving patience
and to pray for those vm examples cannot roach
We can Therefore ,Sssm the history Of the Isrse.es
examples OF Gods delk especially applicable to this
dark day q our Consider rst the occasion Of
dustry skill could helpSem Now the Holy Spirit,
throughout the Scriptures compared to the rain The
as his appointed means'ssTrhc fertility Of the
soil is the result Of Gods poweSnd vet the fields must
he poughed the rains must ma the sun shine before
The grain grows, though all teyould be useless with
psrity must be the result of his ISIng and adversitv
comes when that blessing Is wisrawn TO a people
essential that we have this blessing We are now wit
nesses, against ourselves Of our dsndencc upon God
peace Wh ali me yet ,rea our
And Why Because our UNDERESTIMATE have failed be.
cause, protesting to be wise, we scome fools 1t
Savor of God.
The Christian knows, as a matter Of cdiousnesg that
can move nations as We'll as ndvids not Nn long
ago this whole country, from the crSed city 70
s ss and sow hSm equally se pssp spirit r,S e
drawal. But this spirit can also work on minds Of
men who never own Gods peace lie eaa,aEe even
greater calamity than that which befel thAsraeltes
We have lost our good sense lost the control Your pas
SONS lost the Of owr reason; aud those high poer
10 whom lock Cor defences, exhibit tn Anyes in
all the imbecilc weakness q poor, imperfect hanty
where we better go, in such a strait thanS Codp
without Gods spirit among Us, lie only knows what
disasters tbs may be the earnest Mere politicaAmay
smile al this but We are not led by the counscls o
God gives higher powers allowing TO callton
HIM, that we may b saved FOR lis glory:
Tbs prayer Of the prophT, consisted 0, confesN,
ru,ous upbraidings Of God II tits spirit BIO askA
must be because we have departed from HIM
not lie from We should forcstall His condemnation
by condemning ourselves. Out OF the depths we mus
CRY 70 God, and this wiFeaeh US the peton.Do thor
says the prophet who but God, say we, bring q
nanght the disturbances OF dsputess We have never
nan in this house 10 witness how very weak is this 20
scrnment Of which we were so proud. How easy II
vac 70 undermine It's strong philosophers which in
Iamg crush themselves and the whole fabric at oncei
We nave ben to- proud, and thus punished In
wi Pic. We arc fond Of laying out plans for God .
w way. Experience teaches us better. II shows how
disastrous become blessings what appeared benefits
AXE the benefits M he gives them. II moi, r depend
upon IL, they VIII not come a. all And
Mis- brings US 70 the rargument II q noa,tss,, c.
what titles tue prophet applies 70 Coo ~a,ha ho,e az
Israel" bc Savior thereof IN time Of trouble Y n ~
thb true Of us' Did not fathers lay tho v
al our government for God taking Him always into haS
couneesa Has not this nation been given TO God AZ NJ
other has beenY Hore have no king We have ~
tnrned from the folly OF the nations who asked God ror
King and received one In His wrath. We acknow
ledge God or bow TO the despot They alone are froo
who serve God. We are the nation which contains God
Hsrael Here God has perfected bis church. saint of
whom was reading thought IL sufficient cause emf
crate hher because here God would manifest hs glory
Nowhere else has the church been strong The hand
authority y noi stretched out TO maintain the pupt
We have mover asked, We would repudate tho estabe.
ment OF The pulpit by human enactment Aud,
300 We are one 81 tho two great Protestant
abu no" hat me TWO great supcrsttiops pagan
m and Popory are falling IN the East aud IN the West
- one Of Gods great armies TO b. los Az the prayer OF
one man God once brought rain upon country which his
srath had blasted and prayers 10 stop mid a.r
are they not 70 reach that God who has promised 10 az