New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-01

you cannot do IT, then we must destroy that accursed
type Of society In which such privilege for freem0
and Christians is impossible. We must d. it, nd
we will"
Universaliss Services at the Rev. Dr.. Cha.
pins Church, BresAwsy.
| Interesting services we're held ut the Rev. D..
Chapin's Church, conducted BY the Rev. Dr. Saw.
yer. After the usnal Introductory exercises, The
Rev. DIR. SAWYER delivered brief address upoa To
subject which was nearest to eli hearts--the c~se
Of their assembling for prayer and humiliation. h
SAID that 1t had taken TWO, years TO discipline th1
nation IN the Acknowledgements Of lie sins and " thS
recognition Of God ss the great worker IN tie eyuS
which had transpired during that time. All The ~
| Laws and other untoward circumstances winch haA
Rreved the hearts of the people, were but so many
els ments 10 the lessons which we had been receiving
AT Gods hand. Two years more OF such dsciphn
" ould bring this great people up to STANDARD a
puri,y ard principle which would lead them TO obey
God, and stand Before the world glorious exauIh
of nation purified by fire and by sword.
The Rev. Mr.. ELLIS made o brief review OF what
had been done during the two years which had bsso
referred to- showing how the nation, IL order to vim
dicate its honor, and maiotain us existence hal
been compelled to regort 10 arms. God bad led the
way. His hand had been becoming mort and more
maniest every day in the progress OF the contct.
So far no we were concsfDtd there was IN his mind
no oub. as to the justice OF cause ana he looked
forward to glorious future. He believed this 10.
ton would emerge from this war bora unto right
eousness, and dehghiing IN the service OF Coda
the love OF truth s0d liberty. The Hebrews hsd
been led forth out of bondage by the hand OF God %
condition Of their repentance; the people Of the
middle ages hsd by turning 70 God also been freed
from the shsckles which held them, and the Africans
would he led forth IN the same manner 10 the enjoy
ment Of Liberty under free institutions, IN free
land.
Tho Row Mr.. BRooKs said that be never bad
such strong iaith IN God a. now. He had watched
the events of the last twelve years in ths country
and he had recognized in all The way God manifest.
ing Himself as our isSd tfsdIng us on to ioy.iyss
=. . ns,on. Hs could understand tnas "a .ssss -
by runsos Of 0eds love for and It was by the exee
that we were become more conscious Of the wrona
Of Human Slavery, aud the assurance that if de.
.ermined to contiDuaSn that ain could not svesS
the penalty conseqGens upon il.
The Rev. Dir. BLANCHARD began by announcing
that biz father WIS a Major.C in the RebI
army, and be had two hslf-orotbers 10 the sans
army. He believed their cause was wrong, ard thaa
on our side we were engaged In q righteous war.
He had watched with no little interest the many
trials of our army, and he could say that il pre-
eminently religious army. Never bad any army
40 fully and msnfully recognized it's dependence
upon God as had ours, and he was constrained TO
bless God that out Of this evil had sprung not only
an army bur nation learning 10 serve the Lord.
There never had been time when as people We
had such CONSCIOUSNESS Of oay dependence upon
God. The lesson taught by tins war would &c Tue
means OF averting war In future. Our hteratures
our art, every avesus Of popular life, had been pun
fed and elevated, and the great heart OF tns people
was becoming instinct with the love OF merry
order TO 10 prepared for the enjoyment Oh hfsnss
civilization. =,
GEORGE w. PLAIr, esq, rising in his place, e.
serted that Cancellation belonged TO US asa people,
ana he had no sympathy whatever with the senir
meus which had been expressed III favor OF this bar
barous against our brethren. Our bsnds Wers
imbrued Ia each others blood, and ne wanted "
know IL that wss Christianity to be thanking COD
for the success, OF the armyf He blnshed Tor such
sentiments. He knew he was not speaking with
the sympathy Of many, but he was expressing The
convictions OF his own soul Is was = aay OF fast.
ing, TO humiliae ourselves, aud to ask ourselves
we had not grlevously wronged orr brethren aSsin0
whom we had waged az unhoiy war:
The Rev. Mr. BLAsCHARD said: l would ask my
friend what he shioks Of George Washington, Ben.
iamn Franklin, John Adams cod others. whose love
of country had been distinguished In It's vindcatious
even by warl lApplause
Mr.. PAR replied that be did not wish to bring
the nalues vf such great men into this discussion
The Rev Mr. FLANDERS said tkst It seemed 70
him mat any man who denied that God was in this
war. and that us tue God OF justice he was on the
eide OF right, was but one remove IRON Athss a.
IL was no, possible that any Christian man did Dot
bslieye God to be interested in the Government q
tLis nation. 1t surely could not be forgotten THAI
God deals with nations as with individuals. lie
,hen went on TO point out some OF the ways In whiA
we had disobeyed the law OF God. In regard 70
Slavery i. was moral wrong, aud he who in hn
place AS public teacher failed TO warn his people
Of its evils was at leas. bad man. He also dwen
upon the sins Of the pulpit at some length conclad.
ng with the assurance that the epd OF our confess
would be that tho black man, aud white man, 10
roor and the rich, would On one common basis
recognized ~ MAN.
The Rev. DIR. SAWYER, In concluding the ear
c;,ss took occasion to make some very affecting oo
ssryations in reference to what had been sad ey
law gentleman who had shown his hand. he - -.
tha, ne was so fully sensible Of the business Oh ta
wnr. that il need be he would shoulder his musts.
and march forth 10 soldier Of Christ, ana nsys ID.
Zeal more justified In nything. lApplause.l q.
believed thai God was In this contest, ana In " "
!, ltbu side of eternal right. ...t
The exercises were then concluded.
u I1NIyERsAIIsT MEETINGS IN THE EVENING
Il Two Union meetings for prayer and conferece.
Il srs held in the evening, ono IN New York ana to'
other in Willixmsburgh. 'lsslrtt
s.,xices NJ tho First Bspsiss ChurcA.
In the morning the congregation Of the Fif.s Bsp.