The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-05

emancipation
OF colsr in attendance scattered through various
par II the church The discourse Of the evening
simply rehssh Of the old theological arguments Ia sup
port OF slavery and iadaton Of the President for tho
edict In question.
Rev. DIR. yermilyea's Church.
AT the above ed6ce the pastor devoted his entire dis
course to tho proclamation Several OF his congregation
during the Sermon becoming annoyed at the Speakers
remarks, left the church.
Beecher ON the Procla ma ton.
Tho Plymouth church Brooklyn, Of which Rev. Henry
Ward Beechsr pastor, dcusey crowded last oven.
ing generally supposed that Mr.. Bescher would
mako tho Presidents PROCLAMATION Of emancipation the
theme Of his DISCOURSE Tho exercises were
appropriate 70 the OCCASION which truly jubilee
in the Of lengthy prayer Divine guidance
earnestly invoked for President Lincoln and the Union
generals that victory might succeed their Efforts that
tho black dag Of tho devil would DO snpplanted by tho
Of God. The gentleman selected for his
text the arst eight Of the eighteenth chapter OF
Revelations which treated OF tho ta Of Babylon the
great In his Introductory remarks Mr. Bescher said that
the Babylon meant tho kingdom Of OPPRESSION and
the violation Of human rights by the despotc selfish
ness tho q the wsrid Hs maintained that
commerce had done . great deal for Christiani
| ty, although II was conducted BY who, In
their private operations Of IT, oppressors Baby.
| Ion was tho symbol Of q moral movement, and was
the modern dynasty OF the devil. All the wastes - do.
sructons Of that aorctme had been through govern
qcnts and wore now through trims aud companies,
taxed with labor la cities and plantations Chrstian
y had uttered It's protest against all this Man and fab
rss cities alone sacred God had uttered his
against this wickedness, and did not leave with
His voluntary government Of Providence; but
apparent than ever that any that built up national
had in IL IN element Of weakness death HIS thomc
would he the deveanco OF tho poor from the cxactops
sancss nrst Ct the condtioa or Acs nrmina ,hs, Il
was bnsphemsus to say that that continent not
ceptibe Of development and he believed that tho African
had future which would BIO signal for It's light
and It's glory Mr. Beechcr then spoke OF Asia and
the other continents Of Esrcpe noting the signs Of
mercial regeneration which were vnbiy densuncng the
| conduct Of England towards Asia. which caused
suppressed applause 10 the assembly. Russia pre-.
scented the most noble attitude OF any European ma
tion, for she was moving in the direction Of
restoring tho rights OF the common people.
would garland and crown tho h.d q that Car All The
governments Of Europe resisting the encroachmcnts
Of the common people and ne otlor governments Of the
within bounds but IN Russia Gods dramA VI enan
cipaton going on. lie then alluded 70 France and
England which both retrogrsding. for the spirit u
there despotic and contrary rights
of The Of France TO day In Mexico cited
illustration ~ that assertion He would not speak Of
England tho that his convictions deep
that he did not wan, 10 Increase the feelings of hatred
which he knew entertained towards her God and
history would Judge her. Tho speaker spoke Of Ca
NADIA and said IL time that the umbilcA cord which
united the unweaned child ought 70 be cut. was time
that should be done, Tor 10 spite OF us tor
pidity u was forward, healthful and Christian.
God bless Canada and her tllustrious future.
As she carried hor Tag westward aud st westward, IL
would BE- her glory above nation that dwclt This
hemisphere. % carry flag that in her hands had
been held the head " slave, and she would become
free o. the North and the mother a froodom
south Americs turned 10 every ten years. lac aid
know how long that State would continue In looking
al country the extcrra Appearances sad
occssoned by all tho horrible attendants OF war II
they 10 ked At tie condition q this country from within
they would ind be noble, for there a mighty
conflict going between the spirit " Christian liberty
ard dcsotlc the Que side boarIng IN IT, heart
IN Ia fls
people; and the other tn subugaon OF the
people the ono BY every incident and BY every Of the
Institutions had established striving 10 educate and
the ignorant aud the and tho other BY the
radical principles Of ,s erstepre prociaimng s ntcn
Al ast said he tbo government the United States
stands straight again The President Of the tinted
proclamation of emancipation, and he considered n thr
event century. There two great facts the
rrosIdent Lincoln scaring liberty W millions OF slaves
America. Those two facts were like two mountains %
Calvary fted up and all the rest that doing the
world was Ike an atom IN comparison Tue moral
cogusoa which the President gave In tho issuing that
military order was most becoming aud y be had nos
aud rectsndc no would have violated tho spirit NJ the
age. lie (Mr. B-echer) thanked God that Mr Lincoln
toox IN. step did be 10 Just well necc~
sary right; and he told them that they (his hear
e not Of 20 BE- free nor the o. freedom
until they were able 70 say IN the fulne- ~ their hearts
IN respect every ths globe black white thai
liberty HE. ght lie knew thai the proclamation
might not slave free, Tor but the arrow
The army the bsw and with tina, arrow tyranny
would be sayed The God % justice vas the COD n bat
and they had oouformed " the descso cter
ns Justice might lney not believe that nov he would give
victory. Although the freedom q The slave
thing yet 10 be achieved, yet there great deal
smsncipatsd " hen government Tree. Our
country had been IN tho pact Ike merchant that had
circulated large amount q Paper and va. ,asingn
1hefs feature In the prociafnxflon Witch
H. called sl attent0n tke declaration tina; IN. 20
gross be employed IN The military vervks ~ tho
United states tIe thanked nod fDr that. for the mo
msn, N. syorod man male free he became citizen
with ali the political tights ~ other cxsbs bot
entitled 70 NE liberty anf the pursuit 81 hapylnsaF
Thw feature a the procilmsiln yded against
a.. tbo part o. the negroes they felt dspowsf
70 gas ~ BY enabling them ~ fess, the eo.tnl~s
II tho government VA Ares1sr manner. No could
predict what the future would davslop~ except very
general way, bat he anticipated conflict terrific
than ANY had taken place befe The day DONG
thlnrs wifh eject hsd b~~n suffered W pRrr by The
time for STRIKING down the rebellion wasted ard
he suppesd that M iincon's pfocisinss,an would
be M, With cogntsr pruclamairn frn t~n DAVIS fand
BE- would utics % ths souh sAy bat thor bad b~sn
th~lr dfs, manly ~ he eeience a tt~lr
rtary aud MOI sMalas IN b~@d W guide them Nurr'y
end brsvsy) II Ffcsidenl ilncoln's proclamsstsn
M the part n DAVIS y void - ihe Orr time
that he would be f0snf wanting 4 tbs cpuref
thus far. Wien va rsocamaiia Agslasi
prsclamsboa, government Axsn-' svve,uncui, aad
veopo axain.s Terpie further conpgsrnag
fou have gnt b. W. down AMI et them Enk over yoar
reckf, they have got T. u do~n AID yna sss
tho ,srs truth ang pres-rs fcr NE
thing The other. lie bsssvsd there heaest
going bsakgs snifrfNArd. tying 70 o1eet
prornse betse~s The North md the south, but
great piece - wisdom 3IssdaF school eid we're
y 20 INTO Van Amborss nsnsgsre sni ~ ~ esxs
a. boa cDp~trc.or. auf Wy ~ tesb n taa Ten On
mMndmsute for TIE sgufh wral1 lst~n g. compfg.
MISE Ttis vas iaspe between asarsu,s ib.ffy sas
bes~ssn ,ss wsra u brsu1sy Aos ~ sla'.ity ),