The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-07
CALVARY CHURCH.

SERMON BY THE REV. A. G. COKE.
At Calvary church, Of Twenty first street and
ourth avenue, but small congregation present.
er usual morning services appointed by the ritual
the Episcopal church had been celebrated Rev A. C.
oAx of the charch, preached appropri-
the day from the seventh chapter or Ecclesstcs
md the fourteenth verse;
IN the day prosperity be joyful but In the day OF
DIVER y consider God hath set the against
he other, to the end that man should find nothing after
He commenced by aging that the text a sufficient
warrant the soemnity Of the day. Were II simply
bay OF thanksgiving would not be timely, and II 1t
we're fast day 1t would seem ungrateful
But they we're called by lawful rulers joyful
rcat merces, yet to rejoice with trembng-to suppl
ate for who suffer the chief burdens and pains o.
khe war-to implore wisdom and counsel behalf o.
hose who lead In council and In the field invoke
he influence Of Gods Holy Spirit subdue the anger
which has produced and long sustained needless aud
cruel r beIon The President in excellent spirit fur
ther asked fray that the whole nation may
led through the paths of repentance and submission
the Divine wil back to the perfect enjoyment Of union
fraernal peace he nature OF the Thanksgiving,
beng liked and adjusted 10 the actual state Of things
the ountry ought be accepted b. the ministers and
k,cop.o as neither premature unnecessary. The
reverend gentleman went 10 say that he
politician and had partisan bias In favor OF the
moment They 70 and come ike shadows The nation
Is the great reality aud VIXEN the national spirit Is OK
pressed by tlo powers that be, how the voico.
lie thou. h he frcsient had embodied his procama
ton the spr.t Or our purity patriotism and soundcst
stacsmarshir. u emboi cd, he thought, at all sughi
TO feel before God ard he trusted III had done that iy
in srrp ations AID prayers II mingled good AID
evil tho naon rioeed with trembling out the same
tine vas con II rate. Tho fsrrc was with Coi The
nfs consideration fugssed by tho text that our
py We aoad pause To consider the price of blood by
Nn., victory i purchased. 20 weep with those that
weep and mpaio God b. the father tie iathorlcss
ana The CoG of the widow; reflect what gratitude s
Their due, wlat admiration Is the just need og
,heir soif devotion, aud what sacreducss invests
tn son they have defended with their blood
and what duties arc hid upon those who
hive by tic amagrg sefsacracc o. those who die. The
second deraiou suggested that those
aud suffer VAN whD give themselves the support ~
n righfe, cause Tbs thought ~ awful ana -
~tch none bat aeuas could delight; but tIey who "a i,
save the common household the hcarihs and tb ,, ~
OF great national family from utter desolation. rAi,
because tnoy de - insure peace. should ~ rahel,n
succeed we should never again enjoy ST. olo ,carn IN
ms c,nneut Every disconnected polic ou pco m ~
a rebel and every rebel would be ss,,,I ,a ,sasc
himself bc hero. For tho love ali bear for eare
we must conquer sach peace a dcmagogues and
10 itical dssre aincs wuad uev' r v.n,nre ,o S,s
turb. The third consideration was ,hat those with
whom are struggling hT a common Interest IN
feehtt prayng He
regarded this as tho comm IN eause Of the whole nation
Tor thausard q ther uthsrn brethren wcro sick OF
The cespots sn Whon been fastened upon them. and
there were ~ ons always publicly opposed and DO
tesc1 the Nhoe VI feet of rebeion until they de-
prved q AL tf~ dom of thought and utterance Ia the
matter, down to the moment when be who In now
the socond m She cnnfcGeracy denounced II an In.
sane and 81 Frdes nsurfecton, for which no apology
coud lie Asercd God aud he 10 the living wilt
nos no that the South u the victim OF her own
faithf Il sons IT, sah the preacher u be right and
pro- allow the leaders of the rebellion 20 funi their
bcfd tnreat-io clay hold q the pillars Of the rcpub
,hc aud Involve North AID south 10 common ruin
N such course be mercy 20 them or hdey 70 our own
sitafs and nres, thcu bot not otherwise, VIC do
wronr 10 give God hsnks this day In this
thanksgiving sectional feeling was INDUCED
Tor himself had friends and kindred ~ the south
whom he teudery loved, and among bis Christian brcth
there he believed there many OF the rurest and
best II living saints He prayed that they might be re-
stored peace and 10Y; but this be did no; believe
would the until they delivered from tho
hands Of conspators who destroyed every principle
by which society exists. Thanks offered 10 God
they trusted their brethren OF the south were
son ~ be delivered from anarchy and ruin 1c fourth
n,,,s,on a was that OF the commou ain. az he rec
ME fer which, they were receiving . common chastlsc
men, They were involved IN guilt az Ia com
,ron ronalteE Indifference 70 the ntercsss sp,rItus
ars ,smpor, of four millions ~ tbs colorcd race.
rrne and exterminatng policy towards the sbor,g
nal ,nhabitapts of our trritory. had been n much