The New York herald., 1863-09-07
DR.. thapin,s Resurn % a,s Church.

mn, ACCOUNT the hymn Of welcome especially written
aud set 10 music the OCCASION and ihe apparent
ety with ~hich his presence NE pulpit expected
reunion OF the pastor and his flock must have been
mutually happy and crafty ng Il may be supposed
thar large number beyond tho ordinary congregation
solcous 10 hear Dr. Chaplin deliver his first return
Sermon anticipating eloquent reference TO the more
stirring and important events which transpred here
during absence and his experiences their bearing
the peoples OF those countries which he had visited
These subjects however the reverend gentleman avoided
or barely touched upon his being altogether con
fined TO an exemplifcattOn OF his text.
The services opened by the choir singing the
"Hymn Of Welcome"
After the services Dr. Chapn took his stand and
selected for his text 4th and 9th Of the Tooth
Psalm.
THE SERMON.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his
courts with praise be thankful unto him. and bless his
name
For the Lord good: his mercy is everlasting, and his
truth endureth TO all generations.
He could select any passage better adapted 70 the
present occasion than that he had just resd especially as
they could expect this any elaborate discourse
discussion all the topics and thoughts that might
have arisen since his absence that may arise in the
future. He would speak spontaneously and simply and
from the heart Tho text specified the place as pecu-
arly suited the present OCCASION the service which
the demanded, and finally the reasons and
grounds for that These the points he
designed 10 occupy during tho brief remarks he
would address to them. He had been separated from
his friends for more than year including interrup
toa 0ccas0Bed by pain and sickness Seas had rolled be
tween them and mountains intervened the emicrcuar
shield of half the globe had nterpOsed to hide them from
another's sight He had been in strange lands He
did strange in the literal for many before
him had paid % % Visits to the same lands and
dered these lands too familiar for him to volunteer de-
scrpton or TO justify him in occupying the sabbath by
talking to them his travels He meant lands strange
70 him. or TO any who only knew them descrp-
ton strange until one comes himself In with
the their scenes and associations become mart ef
his own personality. hut one may be excused for
forgetting many things after visit TO those
old historic lands, and much they have seen. and
and enjoyed becomes absorbed dssipates
like the enchantment Of dream. From these lands
and scenes be had been waited by wave 10 wave IN
everything is new-passng from land with It's obsolete
customs, and time worn precedens, its faded insignia and
corcneis its falling tnrrets and dsmantled palaces
and where he found himself surrounded with
the customs OF his own race by people speaking his
own mothers tongue, but also imbued with a stepmo-
theirs bitterness. Through these lands journeys
among people speaking widely diversified languages and
following strange and varied customs. He among
race where he finds tumut and vvacity, eloquent yet
speech the gay dress OF the peasant girl the
dark rsbes OF the priest the immemora arch the per
petua beggar, the splendid cathedral the gray towers
liberty sprnging into life between rows Of gstepng
bayonets, but above all the bright blue sky telling the
tr6vouer u fe tnly. he not deem IL
remind them 0f the circumstances under which they
partedof the imperative that existed for the
separation-but he would say that nothing but the
vicon Of necessity and duty could ndnce him foreman
so long absent from them In unsettled and disastrous
year. But a. the meaning well meant he hoped the
trine-Use certain means and certain ends win come
and ho also appreciated Napeleons phiosophy--that
Providence was always on that side which bad the
heaviest artillery. Since his absence the great reaper
old man and the child. Death had made broad
Of the old man and the little head like those hose
which Jesus had caressed upon his bosom He had been
busy the quiet home and on the bloc dy
battle field But was everywhere, IN other lands
well as this This the one great feature Of humanity
and that spoke the language all could understand Every
where be had found the old s0rrowthe old shadow OF
ieathin venerable pictured cathedras-in the village
lrampIed graveyard, and the Greek chapel death was
claimed the virtues OF the deceased, 70 the humble
garment which hung upon the tomb Of yesterday but
'very was proclaimed the great undyng universal
ruth that the Lord Is good his mercy is everlasting;
md his truth endureth for This truth and its \
eachng was peculiarly applicable to land at the
an than the aspect OF events here amongst ourscves9
he had just come from quiet ands lands that had known
heavy hand Of desposm-the caamties Of war In that
land all new quetness and Reposc aud enjoy
ment had taken tho place Of war and privatons the
flowers were in bloom: the scarlet poppy opened it's
gories 10 the dav, and oil nature harmonized with the
tranquility Of man. What change this country pre-
sens When be returned be was struck with amaze
ment at the evershpess OF the people. BE found them
all IN fever Of excitement 6 knew Il was the fever Of
strong man that was tho fever Of youth possessing
the necessary strength and vigor TO 60 successfully
through IL. But II was the fevershness OF rest
lessDess and uncertainty and was this very fact
with tho belief in Gods truth, and that his
mercv endureth forever In the darkest hour OF the
he wa. thankful for any one thing before another was
tnat this fact bad been percevedthat in this great
struggle this truth has been recognized, and that
il had no, been seen BY the politicians who are
struggling for self aggrandizcment over the pros.
their mothers bosom. He sorry 10 sec again re-
vived the deep old lines Of party by neni who had
passions who had aroused the spirit OF dissenson OF bit
ernes and anguish at time when the land itself was
wrung, as in its very death throes- He sorry to
see revived those miserable distractions that would
break the whole framework OF the constitution and
the laws, by which alone hope TO preserve
holding the olive branch TO the rebels who
In turn scoed at, and deridcd their selfish pary rea
there peace" Men who quietly preach the ser.
mon on the mount, forgetting words therefrom whcn
ung out through and known to nil people
Eagcd IN conflicts OF right against wrong, and which viii
be ever known and ever sacred until the banner of right
Is exalted, and wrong shall be brought low ~ eau see
no hope of peace, but by the sword saw then the
politicians have seen the truth but then thank God
that the American people have been truo through
all this great contest against human rights and
human progress and that they have fought and struggled
10 de'eace of the constitution and the laws for unity and
for the national word and honor in the front OF bateJ He
W rec tne seusltive rcDukeS and That
the people had gone steadily work caring little wha,
was said OF them, II they could only refue by practical
acts their malensrs-f they could only overthrow the
destructive idea OF secessouthe miserable heresy OF
state rghtshe fasehood Of every idea that is not true
TO the national life This has been the time to ssy the
despots hopes TO rebuke the aristocrats sneer and
carry out that faith, written in every brave soldier
heart that now lies in the cold earth that the national
lie Is ruth-Gods truth-and that his truth ondurcth
through all generations.
WEyMiSsrxR CHURCH, BRooxryS-A large congregation
was assembled in the Westminster Presbyterian church
in First place, Brooklyn, yesterday morning. when the
pastor, Rsv. Hugh $ Carpenter, resumed his mnisra
tons, having been absent In Europe for few months
After the usual introductory devotional services he ds
coursed from the 9th OF the 18th chapter Of Mat
thew "And she said Truth Lord yet the dogs Of III,
crumbs which fall from their masters table, The acr
mon wa practical and nothing said by Mr. Carpen
ter in reference 70 his recent visit the Continent or
public affairs in Europe.
City Intelligence.
The NRw YoRx CrrY sorARD were yesterday the scene
Of great hustle and activity, nearly all tbe soldiers