New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-17
him beware of the memorable God, he must believe

or be- damned.
Buddha declared that the divine was imminont in
every human teiDg. lie wac preacher OF riglie-
ousne,s or right doing. any law" said he ''is
Que Of grace for ALI like heaven, aiordng room for
men aud women, for boys and girlr, for rich and
poor" II this was true, Of what me was the inter
cesson of the priesis what became OF Their superior
sanctiiy, and what foundation In reason was there
for the system Of cas,es' Buddha was hereto.
Luther s,raug from the bosom OF the Church. hS
great doctrine Of justification was asserted against
the authority Of the Head Of Chrldenion. lie
affirmed hat neither POI nor council nor tradition,
could come between the soul and God lie declared
that the only true repentance Is that which has ls
beginning In The love Of justice and OF God lie
violent in his denuncsions OF any ecclesiastcai
forms OF which he did not approve.
As no education aud nc circumstances can make n
pet or q painter, none can make pre- acber. lie
IL born, not made. lie bas heard mysterious voices.
HE soul filed with The great thought OF God But
men of 81 is eass OF thoughl exceptional as are
other men Of genius. Tuey are always hereiiss in
their day and generation. They are cast ont, psrse-
cut.d killed. They are he martyrs OF history, bnt
by their death men are made TO live. They arc the
resurrection and the life OF the world.
Nothing which belongs to humanity is irreli3ious.
Politics war, slavery, business, AIN semeDts, what
is part OF the history of mau's life s AN ind-
vidual, as u member of family and ia citizen OF
the State, all subjects with which the preacher
has to deal. His daily pursuits occupy by far the
largest part OF mans time anu attention, ana make
his life more or less imperfect The preacher needs
always TO address hnself TO the task Of driving out
wrong from anoog men and communities, to the
task OF bridging IN The Christ that is to be.
1nus tho preacher through all the yieissi'utes OF
life and history has the highest and hohest duties 70
perform. lie is to work ever in the "G Great Task
masters Eye" He is to assail every form Of
wrong. Nothing human ia to he foreign TO his
thought and speech. lie must be ready To receive
new knowledge, new science, new iaith. lie NUT
feel and know ira, religion and science both ad
vance with the advancing tide of civilization. And
when he has builded all that his wisdom has
enabled him to do better perhaps than hs knew
he must be ready TO say
BaHd ihe- more stately MANSIONS, o my soul.
As the swift seaSon' roll;
Love thy low vsulted pest,
a ct each new temple, sober thsn the last
Shut thee from Heaven with dome more vast,
LeaviU, thine oalwoT he by ifr's unre,,ing sea
The Rev. Mr.. STAPLES, NJ the Committee OF
Arrangements announced the subject for dis
cussion: "Whn, is the relative value Of preaching
NJ a church ordinance"
Brief addresses were del vefed, presenting q
variety Of views the subject, by the Rev.
Messrs. rockingham Of New York, Mayo of
Albany Conway OF Bo-ton, Collyer Of Chicago.
John Pierrepont formerly Of Bossonl now OF
Washington, the Rev. Drs. Gannett of Bo,tOn,
Hill Of Worcester, O-good Of New. York, and Mr..
Webb Of III zabc,h City.
The Rev. DR.. GASSETT OF Boston said that be
advocated by members OF the Convention. lie b.
heyed preaching 10 be the mission OF the pulpit He
did not believe that the pulpit The place for the
discussion II all the practical questions Of the day,
called. Hc would not cay that politics were 10
be excluded from the pulpit bot they ongb. not 10
be alo we'd 10 exclude everything else. There
great danger Of mems minds becoming secularizrd
by the movements Of tie present crisis. There was
tendency 10 forget obligations aud spiritual duty.
Il tho lofty mission OF the minister Of reli son
4 IL. - a. l. -,
winters Of the River OF Life, making the while the
heart instinct with strong dcsirrs to do good TO all
Notwithstanding the mind up 10 the very throne Of
God. Inc minister was not merely 10 tell man no
10 be hspvy, bat 10 show him how to be holy.
TIE Rev. ions PrERREPosT agreed with some of
the things that Dt. GanIett had ,ad. With him.
lie believed that the pull i was the highest spere
nan could occupy among his fellow men, but be
must be a doer OF the Word as we'll 40 "A preacher Of
H. The law OF God Only rule-it was not
the active slepcy. An agency needed TO net In
obedience 10 thai law order that the wishes, the
desires vi tie lawgser should he carried out The
pulpit was the his beet vocation IN which man could
BE- engaged; bat since the firing OF Rebel guns on
Fort sumter IL was the hee-t and loiiicrt. Before
that, the bony fingers OF DYING Slavery had been
pointed toward our pulpits, commanding them TO
keep back part Of 10. price OF gospel lie and
liberty. Ave, even ia Dr. GanDetrs Church. that
miserable de ,th.do,sned skeleton hsd walked M
the ase aud shook his ghss'y finger at the pulpit,
daring IL to utter u solitary word OF nope In b'h'li
OF the poor tlaye. Never before WIS The pol lt 70
free ~ now. 1here had been glorions except ons, |
aud God, when he should appear 10 bis great glory,
would write high on the heavenly tables the nsmes
Of hrs .eryants who dared 10 espouse his cause III
vndic-ing The rights Of his poor people held under
the heel Of n system VI oppression uneXaInpled Ia
the annals Of history.
The Convention having adjourned, the Loris
Snpycr was then administered by the Rev. DIR. Us.
coon Of this city.
Last evening a number OF the members Of the |
Convention Iaid visit 90 A. a. Low, esq, at his
rr.iience 10 Pierrepont street, where the hours
parsed lightly away, aud the parting Was joyous AS
Tie fret greeting