New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
TIE PULPIT ON THE PROCLA-
NATION.
Tho Conaici Between Liberty md Des.
pOtism.

SERMON ny THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECJIER.
Last evening the Rev. Henry Ward Beecber de-
yeod to congregation that early hour overfoved he
house. discourse from the found 10 the 18th Chstsr Of
Revelation, the frat and eighth verses inclusive.
The word Babylon Mr. Boschcr sid, usea to signify
tho Kingdom Of de'potIsm and oppression earth. The
great form OF wicksdness that pracoed by
meco In the world Once It when tho sword do
sroyed the population Of the earth; while they
destroyed by cos nire and facoes by oyssIed labor 10
it's solemn protest For man wa. sacred not hbcs
ais. not budirgs not cities dyns-tts And IL brcsme
mo and ore sppa that any couss that bui up
veal AID power the eypslss of tho pror worked in
line Of destruction and destt to tt nation In the light Of
condition tho triumph the so,pel and the
devsrsnce OF tie poor from tine exscess Of potie end ~
i,,. than blosPhcuy Of a nation to "a, um God had
made 1t incapable Of ci'ifs,ion-tUr common n 10y
that continent thous ds~ned
Next looking ct ASA s found ber wasted with oppression
For thsn $50 year. bad sed with the spo' Of
commercial ofpre'ion Of hda and China All the thn,en
iy OF Eugsnd ~a'noi strong enough TO roll an opio" m
tar, Of colt or ell the nations on sMh hee~s not
that stood centruy tie tsbyl Of hsby Ions
i"s them m" up >. En:i.sd. [sbaaea but general ma
fe. siion Of spplsu,e There but h'c OF present
u Icvi,Ds lie in tie MediiorsBes Nations aou,bern
Europe look bnger uiure and saw hoIe Tor her coIn
mon PEOPLE A. 10 nI!de hurops tue Gerinsn nina ~as
in it, ike glacier; slow To no impefc-Pt-
bic bot terrible. ia is ea cts Russia Pre'onied tue most
noble attitude OF suy nation earth Tho whole stiou,
III. Engaged 10 the dhecioa Of Restoring their nigh, 10
the people she whom We should have thought you'd
be the lat first What remarkable thai II
wok Of the Government The Czu Of Russia stood
beyond all question ss Tho eBsncpatr of the nine oe IL
century. he snscius ihe most sublime oct Of modern
times Ia h. drama Of smhnciraton In Western Europe
France and Ens.od rerossdins-nct In ~esth iSr
they we've never more rich than Low not IN m''eIa oN
izaton but IN tho Tsnny OF conneice a. sho" In the war
France was asns ss";. aslcs tT 10 G,heI ,. com
Of England AID her position. Tor sLe reason that thso wa
bad blood eDonhh 'l,esdy ostv cen TIC ns"on.I
there for bad blood God 40 ID judge her, 'nd
history would 1dee her Turning the American continent
among hrr states one which bad perhaps. Sh. pr ~ 80
any Canada The unbis cord hich c'nn.o'rd this
uuwean.e child With her unering mothef ousnt to be cut
should .o her psoc the ssii nations. God bc''
Ca,sda and 81. h't goiou. aud iusrion. iGuie inc
.nds winch when ION ont va. turned up'ido do"p
BY tevOu,onsn event which happened nb0u' every ton
looking upon country. tho external sppearnnee
sad but the condition Of the country from ~hiH it
government OF t. country BY two gsahiic it
Of liber; and democracy and ne .Ptit Of opP'e: -
wss before God and srgs'. and faith seeiig
th. ia's great t''ur q the L@'i God Almighty
the ju.aon Of The people ~" the conflict
Of God modern ciyhzs'iou aud the devil A. lat tne
Oovenn.out Of tho United Stscs stO0d st'sisLL Tho
President certainly 10 b. se, Of no hss'" lie hsd
been CONSTRAINED 10 i.'e bis proc. .."s1ot 81
the year; the other tie a., ~ emsL pson ~ me Cs
Of Ru'.is-sl other. we're a. duet, Thee were ls t~e
noun Of Galway n,d up TIE moTsi gptou Viii
the Prc.iien, h.d given ia issuing the pfociamlilon
W" mo.i becon!us' fof he'd !; no. bee" so"-. 10
would have violated the ,pifis VI the age We were
not IL to be free uuti. wiling TO 'sy
IN esrcc to every u.a "ie OF bloch .h e't! va. t'
bat PROCLAMATION 80 but arro~hs aTuy ~s' tie bow.
h.d cor of cd 70 he decree. OF ens jao.
might 81 for vicore, speaker believed that God
would give them We had -nsuoipsteds great deal though
10 m'.b, is'o ,e. nee O's .aVe' We had 's, ,hs
fr. hc ,niofssd slavery. We lad been hts
weep al their pfcpy AID aai has hcrs gsh-
~ and the'r sno % much scratch Of 20" ou'
pot.at g. - he re-dom 81 tho .A,.s
o. tie United STATE Dsoaf'f uien c' mad" them
ciisous AID hstevof remittance We nsde ~ re TO
thoss rebellion would be y d'ird rrElf a. bel der
the suttofity VI the oo'rf n'n it' eets rrIro-d
conflict i~rrc then .ofs lie had rot ben o. u ..
dong a. Of thi' Aud vain moral 'n-H W" Alo~cd
~ by this oosuistion would probably be met -
S,.,. ia s.uh had D.: shown th.nas,.. anti in I
fidelity th. id-.' II This Pfoc.sHl.tion Of Lincoln.
tho Davis had been found waiting Ore 'h'rg
woui' 10 stea; there oesa b. 90 o,' ia. o, eoIGnis
sts,asr. 80 no hn.,, tt.y Led .h-led ,i -orn ,nd
70, nd Lohs at the par. tsn' aud the
people sgain.i r-ope-and tLefs 10 .ueh
ilrs a. comrfon.e Oar duty hr.'isn people 60
r.e TO such Of mind ttst ss coad sss Nth GOD TO
W.v.e tito ,od-r rg,p' sid IKE ancirni ops o..or,
bad irg'ei 10 "' ile people 60 gair 40! ga voc h't
.hod their blood sI-ai s.y should bloom and
blossom ia immortality wh'n God should cal ~ own .bi
fsnye thcf round about hs throw n rlofy VT Bcechcf
cio,sd by srumststins tho special dute, 81 the 4
Church tov ard the victims o. oPp,s.'i'n Ia TO
M rinR be Tor. tho sermon. Mr. Boeehor, ia
s.vng the annual synopsis Of tho financial condition
chl-h sisted h rents M the last year amounted
SO q. u witch had bcrn pAd WIKI HE crPtion OF
~ sddihou jl bad been collected Old accounts
due ladi The coat bntions ~ the new eeure-f,on
amounted (, 40 az shaking tn, total ctah fteeiPb
or the year exclusive . Coz tributo' ipf 'ali ls %
uryo~t pufr Nodes gwen inst the stn.s would
be- rented al r. die suction 90 sunday e''nin.
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