New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-29
FUNERAL OF TIE HON. OWEN
IOyEJOk.
Remarks OF the Rev. Or. Chee'cr and the
Rev. Mr. Heecher.

The funeral services Of the Hon. Owen Love
Joy took place ut Plymouth Church yesterday, at /.
O'clock The Church was well Sled many If the friends
Of the Ani.Savcry cause being among the ooneIega
ton The coffin was brought in and placed In font 0
the pnluit On the top of the coffin a cross OF whit
flower. After biicfrTayor BY the Rev. Mr. BErcnrR
tae Rev Dr. CHEEyER read selections from tie scrip
lures closing with the passage "Irasmnch yc hny
have done Il unto me-" OF nl the scriptures said DIR
C.. that could be read on this occasion. pcTAap
This last portion a. most appropriate 1h'
nation Dourns today leader sud stardard
bearer 4 prince Israel hac fallen. Oul
brother has flltn at perhaps Ia moot cilcal period
the moral battle ut HE post. born" down via the -
cefaui tbor II The conflict for freedom Justice truth
and tghicousrcss-for the falyatiun 81 his believe,
country BY freedom aud justice ia The ualno 81 th'
Lord We III afford 10 ir.e ore ruch hero Heroes
aiat are not plenty IN our day, or ~ our c"nnf,
whether ~ The battle ned VITA ." o5d abi cannon "i
ia the -oeIai, sacred nnd avail hfrDn wh"r. oui
brother Ia I'd" good pTuN r"ncr ul God. was 30 III IN
eui-hed md successful wsrri"r and leader Who VII
ri-r up MI his place. surely tod VIII II lie ncaus q
save the Nation ruise up and bait1c Rom among the
companions o. departed brother another lricr like
INTO him Ia recurring Ia thr history 81 him whoa
Gcd hath akca from this vnrnfc 20 BIZ Tcst ny mind
rCYeIis to iiEce particular points. which | shall
only dance at Thrt, the event ~ ih" murder OF hi
brother in ir37 Then be con.ecrated himself c-rn
ct ntri,r and asiduOus labor ia behalf o. tic OPP
prssed from that time he ttemed IN call aloud Ike
Ire prophet 81 old Whore /. the lord God If Ei!ah =
And IN -t2 Jaw him rs u we're, smiling the Sircan
with %" mantle OF the departed prophet. lie prca, bed
o lcrTnOn then extract from which win b. read Ia
,ur from the text. " We must obey tod rather than
!uap" and IN that discourse be called upon hi, boarer-
tocUnsccTac themselves % the work of Obc!ing Tod
ia.I tldn man ~ tir terrific conflict Tor he rights 81
the ensayed even ~ the I'll and ~ umIiyrion
aud declared thai God helping him, be never would
Obey man when Gods command forbade him. but would
obey God TaikoT thOn-A be- should lie iH ~ d"ing
I
the stalwar form eadlast brother II. the midt
% ltuiaicd demons In he House o. Representatives
confronting th,m 30 tlo.T face. they smashed upon
HIN ready 10 destroy lin. We ~ remember that signal
instance when IL having be"u declared resOn ngalHst
TN country AID It's constitution % shelter fagitye OH
bondage, and those who dared g. do such set wer
denounced thieves and btealcrs OF slaves who Do
served the highest penalty Of tie law. Mr.. LVyejo
stcod up aud dcird ihn infamous sw and ~ penalty,
dee yhg that he wond obey God IN hrcakng il cvCn u
The death. " live" said he. "in Prince ton Illinois
the road 10 my dwelling j. plan tls II cannot be
mistaken; but give You the hn'mnrks by which yoi
cannot fall 10 lind H. Ny ffOnt door Ia always open la
painting fugitive fceiug from his cruel OPP
ipro0ors SHALL be received into ny house
There projected and woe be 20 the first slave.
hicr that darcs attempt 20 cfoit my threshold 81 seize
him. The next instance that viii al, er Ia Just
upon the Of the brcahin, out Of the Rebellion when
il mad been received to amend Constitution IN behalf
81 slavery 70 render n safe FROM all interference,
south OF certain line. On that occasion Nr iOy siOy
declared at never had thcIo been revolt rnu-el.s
or Internal snCC satan led the cohorts OF rebel angels
against thc throne 81 God ia heaven and he had hciet
learned that tod offered any compromise With the
feDel angels. giving them the privilege Of fcbcOr "a
he'll south Of - 80. The effect electrical and thu
,yceel went all over The land The last instance tho
ifness OF departed brother when b. LrnuL "a
~ bill for the cn.e aud unconditional euaAo patton
Throughout the United States. And TINT bill he Wa
labofug upon even 10 the hour q; his death. nm told
that amer his arrival in this city from Washington,
wiih the disease rrcying upon hn. he rose up and
If With The original strength VI his iron conttn!on h.
could by effort ol the will shake oil the disease, and
sud, must 90 10 my place in Congress aud that
my bnl X carried through" But God permitted him
only 10 behold the land beyond Jordan. lie took him
away the midst Of his unfinished labors Our brother
has entered into the OF the people OF God o. the
lcesulnesS of thai welcome. Innsmuch ~ We EaIe
done unto .; the least Ofathese my brethren, yc
have done il unto me- His active III. with labor IA.
ce,si and intense enough 10 have crushed half dozen
common mon, vas devoted eLteiy 10 ills grand
ain Of deyoTance of Tie millions ol the caslayed. IL
but continued ministry in their behalf when le
ei. Us parish where he Ind lsbOrd Tor sixccn ycau
successfully and entered upon hi pot Represent
Tive inC0ngress. One II the morning papers states
that IN leji he left the Ministry and devoted himself
politics. IL should have brcu written: He changed
his pulpit but continued Lis Ministry. with tie
his audience He did not leave the Ministry"
never len it. lie coItLaod its sacred labos in that
direction pointed Out by Gvd. Our politics nccdcd
of the nation bis pulpit in Princeton he changed it TO
the National Assembly. aud there preached Christ and
Him cruclfed IN behalf Of those Gr whom Christ
died With the heart OF n Euttsn. bcrcaycd
brother speak to-day; but at the time feel that
personal griefs-f had almost saia tho bitter neX
prssstle grieis Of the dear family from whom God has