New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-27

PIKE humiliation. 50 let i be- Amen. YEA sad ann
The Bright Light ia .ahc Cloud.
sERMO1sBY THE REV. DIR. DOwLINo. 1I1
Pastor Of 1' Bsress Baptis: Church. Bsdtord s,r.a.
"hnd now not tine brsllclsht which h In ta..
olopds" Job rx.s4i, a.
DR.. DOwL1EG commenced his discourse hv
saying The past year tive bas bo,a 10 this natsn
season OF dar sess and coudA Tho cloud Of war nas
been impending land aack and lurid anc has
poured forth It's hail OF destruction upon Thousands Il
tho mobiles. md the brsvest Of our bsoths and our soas
and in te Of thousands Of households heard Oh this
day Of lraHl Thanksgiving the voice Of mourning and
AID The darz thunsr cloud gathe ring In
the heaons. to tho unoberyant sye looks all beskness
10 eye moisened With tenderness for to loved
and tla os.. the cloud Of war through olndine
earg looks oil blackress ard a:xknesN END. tempest
"Glge me back NJ husband" says the Borrowing
wi4cw. Give me back NY noble, my only boy. says
H.. heart broken clldcss sioher. But tia demon Of
ror, hCedless Of Jeir cries goes coieosBg on over
new fields Of carnage and blood. No wosaer TO such
.ha, the cloud Of war. hanging over lad. seems al
light in that te rble cbad. Yet In the natural st0rn'
cloud tie eye OF the philosopher sees bright SIDE
wei dar. side; and he knows thai While the neseor
surface Of tia cloud shat turned award is black
midnight, .he farther side. that is tIPnea sunwc<d u
br ght molten silver and beautiful as the porch.
way OF sho Celestial city itself; and s0Dstisies 40
can even SEQ the reflection "a this bright light
tlnrns Tie edges Of the cloud oxen its eArthward
side, aid thus giving some faitA idea OF the glorious
ply is beautiful in poetry. that every cloud haA
q SILVER lning." We who have foamed over Alpine
scenery aud gazcd the gies OF Rigi or Jungtrau.
or Mon, anc. know the t-nh TO nature of the desoIp
| ton Of "A recent travellers lone never forget TIE
spiritual lessons which - learns enid the mountain
scenery 81 Switzerland Often when the wales were
filled with clouds told By those who knew ths
weather that it bright ADORE. and q favorable day
for our excursions end sometimes, after toing upward
for hours amid we; mist hiek that scarce the path
before visible We rose suddenly into the clear 1t.
mosphere, with iinisDe vast creation disclosed -
IN nouent .it1 tut tops OF tho nowshining moeA-
alns aroull and tina. immense abyss OF cloud b.
meath, rs aacenGed higher, white extended sea. u
billoTs 81 smooth. d0yeike beauty TO morning sun"
1.as when Christian shall have oseended up above ~
niss that hang around this lower world ana ~ the ghs
Of Heaven and eternity shall look out upon tie scenes
tia; be has len below. then that which before was dars
shall be sht as day; and the gracious and iDerahu
purposes VI God H. those sad events which on Garth a
pcacd 50 dark and molrnil snail be clear as he noon'
dag Gun. Then shall he see ana ac.Io@.eatI Was
iull heart. What earth faith taught him 10 sievS
though sometimes that faith weak. He doeth al
things well" He makeih the mouth OF man TO prass
Him, AID tie remainder Of wrath he Testfains"
II VIII be the aim of tho preacher N this Thanks living
discourse. iAappy the truth thns stated 10 tne lren
calamit.es itoash which We, as nation. have been
plss z and saow that even here there are many ale
Waiting circumstances witch should awaken our grad'
tude and is-p;fe osr thanksgiving aid praise ihs
Deeor then proceeded t. agply ths principe n tne
Divine government 10 the National calamity o. civu
way through which tls country has been passing and
~ snrcfy tie aeyiating circumstances, the lights IL
the& vi which have marked Tie progress VI s1s ter
rh.e conflict. Have there been some dal hours wLen
tie very lie Of tie nation seemed to uenbe In ne
baiancei It Was shown that IN Inc iDoheLs o. ne
greatest danger wonderful Prov idenee has rerposed
On oar behalf and from the very darkest ioud We have
sCCa tie bright igA shining. This VS. illustrated bye
rcl,cnoe to several OF tho NEST remarkable battlea
AID particularly in the repaso Of the boastGl invader.
and tie recent glorious victory Gett, sburg the
notions natal day, the siciiogs Fourth Of July ieos
on a. 10 yer come, eireling round.
..ng u with the CAD sousi;
, Vics.Ja.s Geltysb.rg-5oh in a day."
Many other bright sireaks IN the dark cloud Of war
wege eRumo .ated-thc spirit OF sympathy ard bensv.
oence cooked on behalf Of tho suffering sodiery.
seen in the noble Of the SANITARY Commission and
other kindred soc,tiestbc scenes Of holy triumph at
TO death Of many Christian patriot so.dier-and tag
4 ministry OF Christian women NJ the couch Of suc
ring and deaih Beside these were ::.:'.' tho 81
&c. of the war IN Producing spirit Of Intense natona
~ and love ot county especially among ne soldier:
le--the correction ard ehgngc-puDlc sentiment and
.ho springng Up OF almost universal sympathy fog
ts war Of Freedom among the nations OF Enrope-!he
patriotic CtoaIflesS VIII which the hundrecs vi nib
oAs ~ FOR the maintenance OF tie war have
been furnished by Americans themselves. and that amid
tie most unparalleled commercial prosperity and abund.
ancc Ige the bloody riots Of july. dark and terrible
as they were. were shown not o. DC without their re-
deculg features l. In the horror u .SE'ssres' dnl
riJirscc thus produced in community, with many Of
tie criminal perpetrators OF these horrrs suffering theif
ust deserts tic cells Of sing Sing NhougA some Of the
chei criminals have hitherto escaped. Newl York wn
safe from rsot0us outbreaks IS now H. lnthe
sympathy created for the poor psrsgd c0orea rice who
ere the chief victims " tie OutrGges. And Ill In the
dstrust and check thereby created to tie growing nau'
ence and rule OF the uoran, ard degraded element N
cur population which furnished nineteen-twenteths se
easof tie active peTpe IN these riotous outraged
Henri WardBoecheI ry assured his auditors across ths
water, While nobly defending his country from the dis
grace q these riots. said Dr. D.. that F" they were
truly foreign riots, rs though peTpetrated in Cork
Dabun." After allusion 10 enlargement OF The ares
lFrnl
OF az the poor yetioms q Slavery as anotks!
bright light In the cloud for all Of which our praise and
! Thanksgiving 20 God was due this day. DR.. Downing
concluded his discourse WITH the following beaitU
pO,I.cal quotation:
Sad are tie sorrows that ofentimes coms
! Heavy snl dun. sad eightins and chill.
Shutting the light from heart aid bofie
AarGins our hopes and defyias our vii.
| b.. L. "a not slnk beneath the woe
lis well psrcharce tried and bowed
for be sure, though We nlay not OF see u below
Taers, siltey .irfre 81 uery eoas'