New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-28
Opr Games for Thanksgiving.

SERMON ny THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Some time before the hour for the services 20 be-
gin. Plymouth Church was crowded to lie utmost.
At II o'clock the choir and organ performed the an.
taem, I" Bless the Lord oh my soul, and AL that i,
within me bless his holy name Reading Of the
cd chapter Of Isaiah and prayer were followed by
another anthem prepared expressly for the occasion,
W hch was sung with great sweetness and purity.
Taking his text from the 9Th chapter Of Mark 10th
and 27th verses
"And the .p cried and rent hai sor, and out o,
hlmi and he dead insomueh tina, said He
dead bs Je'u' iooi h.i By the hand and l'sd him up
Mr.. BrrcnrR said it was the peculiarly OF de-
moniac possession, that the evil spirit seated sef AT
the center OF the victims life, and by the internal
voliion Of the usurper every sente and function
were controlled by its demoniaoal influence. This
nation had been possessed OF tho devil Of Slavery,
which was being oxorcised-dryen ont. After
wildly picturing the sinilitude Of the two victims
In the paroxysms attendant on recovery the speaker
said that while those who looked only with the
senses might find little for Thanksgiving, his
faith was that In the 2i0 and more years since
this anniversary begun were there such deep and
al com rehendng causes ns now. The nrst bless-
ing noticed was the prevalence Of universal health.
There had been no scourging tropical pestilence
while our soldiers wero being accllmsed. few
bad fallen, and among them Mitchell, who died at
his poet with his grmor on and fortunate, thrice for
tunse 1t that The door OF heaven opened 10 him,
not among the stars where he loved To wander, but
among Christ poor aud be disciples, whom he
was beginning teach, inspire, instruct, defend 1t
might be glorious 10 enter rest from the martyrs
stake, or from the field Of battle, whose hoarse
music melted strangely 10 many al ear INTO the en-.
traneing melodies OF heaven; or II might kindlc the
magination more II he had departed while
Keeping nightly watch upon those glow j. &
orbs, passing AS from glory 10 glory; but
nobler, more sublime, was his going who all the
way from tho sepulchsr to the throne Of God heard
airy voices saying unto him, lnasmuch rs ye have
done II unto the least Of these my brethren, have
done It unto me-" Rest. Thy sun arose. but forgot
TO set: it went not down, but from very noon rose
higher into the unborizoned heaven Mr. Beccher
continuing referred TO our large hsryesls-we gave
our breasts TO the poor Of other lands. Never was
labor 10 we'll paid, and We were going into Winter
far above the common average preparation for the
comfort and support Of tho poor. The speaker said
We had now passed through the period OF evolution
Of Slavery aud its nature. The elect Of Slavery ON
the slave might be matter OF speculation OF sent
mont; Its effect on the master could never more DO
u matter Of speculation and WA OF sentiment.
ship load Of Africans new FROM their native coun-
try coming in contact with Southern masters, skin
deep civilization might accrue; but the trouble was,
soon IN 1t began TO Bprout II Gas not allowed to
grow, ns ignorance on tho part OF tho slave
was Il necessity OF tho system. Where
sufficient to keep black child slave
there was darkness enough TO keep white child
next To Il brute. The great mass OF Southern whites
were ignorant, aud 1t was all ignorance black IL
charcoal, and like charcoal had that Illuminating
principle which had blown up the nation. 1t was
not tho question whether State was rich, but
where were the riches When IN platocraoy Ike
the South IL was in the hands Of the lew, it might
be CONF AIRED 70 fall OF snow blown up INTO drifts
corning an obstruction to the public, whereas If 1t
were evenly spread foot deep over the whole
State every mans cutter could ram over tho high
way. IL was said that the Southern army was
better than III that IL had been used TO get
tng along on nothing We nad called IN Gn old sur
geOn, WHO had disseoted Slavery and found INN
rotten throughout. Both parties bad found on, that
Slave States and Free States could not coeXst under
NE Constitution; therefore the South had said
Seceh0on, aud the North Emancipation. Jap
plause Our eystcn--our UniOn--hGd been on is
tnal trip, aud the engineers report it has
been In tho main success, and that Republican
institutions are not II failure; comparing tho action
Of our Government with that of mynar,hes she had
been inst without parallel. The capacity OF our
people Toe taxation was boundlcss. The trust tue
people placed IN the Government proved what was
ls strength. Mr. Beecher then referred to tho con-
scrvaIivo campaign through which we had passed
made up OF mud, death, and nothing. At last Mr..
Lincoln had said, Enough Of this and the radical
policy VI striking at the root Of the matter had been
inaugurGted. lie contrasted the spostacy OF Anti
Slavery England With tho moral attitude OF this