The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-07
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Y0RKylLI4E.
SERMON BY DIR. OsBON.


SERMON ny DR.. osBoN.
1t haa beon customary for years past FOR the
bers OF the different ,churches in Yokyile 70 unite
Thanksgiving Day in o. the churches Yesterday In
compliance with the Mayors proclamation tho church
going people assembled In the Prcsbyter church In
Eighty sixth street. Third avenue and listened
short dsccurse by Rev. DR. osbon pastor Metho-
dist church. The attendance very good cons
the great heat The Doctor the services by
reading lesson from tho foryafih chapter OF Isaiah
followed by short invocation, afer which he read tho
proclamatons or the President Governor and Mayor Ho
said he did not intend TO indulge In lengthy DISCOURSE
nor had he been able 70 ind In tho Bible any
text 10 which there IA parallel 10 tho wrong. false
grounds and depravty OF The current rebellion;
but he intended merely TO show from the
Of territory, men, arms, with the supplies de.
rived from tho territory that There good grounds
cherish the hope expressed tho Presidents proclama
ton for the early final OF arms. ne then
TO show the loss Of and which tho
rebels had sustained and the main channel u their sup
plies having cut by the opening Of the Father Of
Rivers that they had received a blow which would
cause tho early completion Of this war. To illustrate
more fully the large losses he quoted from editorial
which published Ia the HERALD of July 10. Tho
great armies which hive been 70 lately relieved from
West would nni new fields of action and shall soon
hear great tho vicinity Mobile aud
Savannah The people Of this nation cannot conceive
why here cannot be carried on tie same as
II Is ~ Europe, where, II single fortlnca-
ton "a taken, tho AMIR Is Immediately settled. ard
peace again rclgua. II the rebels had not neigh
bofs across the water wno assxled them romptec by
their cupdliy and the hatred Of the American Union
they c0uI not have succeeded long maintaining
war. show that their military force s mqan exhaust
ed they crricr ptng boys o nfteen yea~r and
ofslty wears III age nni Greffon heinz abo 10 travel
fcten " eight hundred miles through thc country
ttat The cud near ~ hand. Morgan oufeayorod
" Try tc tatae leat "lih 0rieson nad - successfully
acc mi. La bgt ho found that ready neet
him. and iai orr icrce Wa sufficient to e,ntafe him hnd
am0Ft entIo force. Tie also ~ ke ~ tho rad frfak
u Iee a III famous raid, aud Of hs desertlng BIZ strong
wall = Virginia, thus throwing himself, A. / we're,
almost % To lions Jaw He sad that the
ren.sa nm never succeeded on roe prosrd If lilo
state n aath Carolina had right Hecede Nny had
MI ang 6or state the sasne right Ana il tbis 4 10
then VI laye government aud freedom a myth
and nationality y nuthiug but a bubble The aifals
son " lh rgbt wosd be tho surrender n our nation
nlay am e result would be fall anarchy rush
into maUarag. neither OF hch be accepted uy the
America l.oplc The tnion fnuss therefore b. pre-
served ana shall be. II this the 2sth - February
rrraa ~ August o, hs would ieol willing that N
lees than xly days these hostlties would b. terminated
But etcl wh the boat % aud uuhca tblnces u
the climate the resell, canno, be nng delayed lie here
spike ieehngy o. the many dear oncs whose
causc he national Union and freedom Our oreAthors
considered tho possession ~ this cosntry 10 be worth al
il cost ihoagh many prectons ones we're compoled y
saerfare ter lives upyn the altar u their country u
eos moro the country IN the days o. tho Revo
luton tlss viii COS, relatively lie spoke q tho
sxstarce h tbs North ~ largo number q croskers
49, haze tried 70 n the public mind with the IDEA that
va we're making progress 10 proporton v the men
"a means employ cd IL the lnt~no u tho pr0rfa.
nson y call the attention q the public mind ~ tbs
sctual success o. our armies and BY this means give
49, s,1r,egs b their hopes and raj IN prosecung The
w., to an early successful end and tho overthrow u
C,arespn md Lees army would. beyond iolb erml.
nate tie hties and pretare toe way o ,he return q
he sites hgna into the Unlon. We have noted
the eadng elements " the arwument rather than thr
rhesofoa order " was listened 70 wih gfeat dca u
atlenthu.