Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-18
IUommnbioated.
Uhaplais WrIzhps Lecture.

D. @. Wright'S lecture last Sabbath evening
80 that his numerous friends might ell hav,
heard him. Extra seats were procured, anG
every available space around The altar anG
in the sisles crowded, with view 10 accom-.
modate ell still, many came and went away
unable 10 obtain a sitting. For the benefit
Of such as were unsvOidably disappointed
we crave the indulgence Of the LEADaR col
umns for q brief moment, whilo we present
q synopsis of the able and eloquent address
His text was from the third Psalms, and
last three verses:
aI will not be afraid Of ten thousands Of
people that have set themselves against me
round about. Rise, o Lord Save me, o
my God for thou hast smitten ell mine en-
emies upon the cheek bone thou hast bro
ken the teeth Of the ungodly. Salvation be-
loDgeth unto the Lord. Thy blessing is upon
thy people. selah."
The speaker entered heartily into the sub
ject, representing David as ever confident
and hopeful in his unwavering trust in God,
yet fleeing for his life before the hosts Of Alb
SALON. He knew that God would triumph
over his enemies, and he never, for one mo-
ment, allowed his spirit 10 doubt the issue
his faith was grounded on the eternal truth
of the Jehovah. Gods eye was upon him,
yet he suffered him to be driven before his
foes. It was not yet Gods pleasure TO re-
deem His people. A great object was to be
accomplished and that the world might
witness the wonderful workings Of His ON
nipotent hand, he suffered His people, for a
time, 10 be defeated, persecuted and buffeted.
He then made bare his arm, and scat
tered the enemies Of David, as chat before
the wind.
The speaker drew an apt and forcibleeom-
prrison between David and Absalom, and be-
tween the Federal Government and the Re-
bellion. he represented this Government as
having been established on the principles Of
Gods truths. he admitted that appalling
evils did exist; that they were fostered
and protected; but the great object was
social freedom,-a land which God would
smile upon snd bless. The little evil that was
left at the formation of the Government,
took deep root in the warm, luxuriRnt soil
Of the South I; it sprang up and expanded TO
a tree, the branches of which spread their
baneful shadows north, south, east and west,
until blighting mildeW gathered upon the
nation. The rulers were corrupt. Bias
phemy, drunkenness, debauchery, and Ii
centiousness stalked forth at MONDAY, in
our Capital. Men, there were, who would
stand up defantly in the halls of Congress,
and in the House Of Representatives, and
deliberately, coolly, and with systematic
cunning, forge chains with which to bind
q fellow being to perpetual bondage. God
saw their wickedness, and q curse fell on
the nation, threatening its destruction.-
Nineveh, Babylon, Egypt and Jerusalem
fell from the same evil. They had forgotten
their God, and were oveIthroWD. The Gov
ernment of the United States of America
was lettering on the brink of tho same bot
tomless abyss but God is making bare his
arm to save it Dark clouds had gathered
and were spread over the entire heavens,
hanging as dark pail above the benighted
country. A fash Of FIRE shot athwart the |
inky horizon, and the thunder broke forth
from the walls of Sumter. The world stood |
APPALLED,, and fifteen millions Of freemen |
sprang to the rescue. Did our space permit, |
we would follow the speaker through all his |
discussion, but We will just touch upon |
some Of the prominent points, hoping that |
we may be favored with another opportunity |
TO hear him before he leaves for his Regi- |
ment; es We understand he does not return |
until Monday, the oath inst.
"Had We" says he; fobtained victory |
ct Bull Run, the rebellion would have been |
crushed, and what would have been the re-
sultG cursed compromised And what |
does the word compromise mean7 Itmeans |
the hugging to our heart Of certain amount |
Of evil for The sake of little good. Mol 1 |
thank God that we were defeated at the bat |
tie Of Bull Run. There was the hand Of, AZ
omnlPotent Jehovah L.s in shaRiSIss Of the ma
ton WerU-s-t -asoisntly humbled be-
fore God for their tranBgressions 10 make |
victory beneficial to them. As in the case |
of David, our armies were 10 be defeated and |
scattered before the Southern hordes.-
By and by the scales began |
to fall blow was struck at the root of the |
eVil-slsvery, and the nation was electrified. |
When the Presidents last message, yet by |
no means least, was Rad and discussed in |
the Senate, one man dared TO rise and threat |
en- {; but he was soon brought 10 his senses
by a peculiar sound issuing from far cor
ner ofthe hall, 'hiss-.' The day for ad-
vocating slavery is goneI The vast hori-
zon is clearing away, and bright effulgence
beams forth, showering its cheering rays
upon the whole country. God is in the
work and will shape the destinies Of this
nation"
The speaker discoursed eloquently upon
the benefits to be derived from the abolition
Of slavery. alt viii be q great country q
mighty people, and an asylum for the op-
pressed throughout the whole world. Here
the genius Of man will expand To its fullest
capacity; here the arts and sciences will be
cultivated social and religious liberties ex-
perieneed, and before which the crowned
heads of Europe viii bow in submission
Follow but the teachings Of God ,Fe-establish
this government upon the principles Of ho-
ly writ, and it viii flourish, the gates Of hell
shall not prevait against it."
In conclusion he said that it panied him
exceedingly to learn that the good name Of
/ Col Tyler, the commander Of the regiment
To which he had the honor Of belonging,
was sssailed by some person or persons,
who represented him as an autocrat and q
tyrant. Nothing, he said, could be farther
from the fact. Col. Tyler was kind, conde-
scending and obliging, and was universally
esteemed by his men. They would follow
him 70 the death, ard he had their entire
confidence. The speaker also paid hne
compliment to Lieut.. Col. Creighton and
Major Easement, and spoke in the highest
terms of all the officers and men Of the glo-
rious 7th. He asserted, much TO the salts
faction Of many in the audience, that not
one of the 7th was in the hospital; every
man was ready for duty, and in the best oi
spirits.
The lecture was listened to through, with
deep interest; and when the Chaplain spok'
Of his labors in the hoFpitals, what he ther'
saw and heard, it brought tears to eyes tina
seldom weep.