New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-07
Sermon on tie Political ISSUES OF the
DrF, by the Rev. VIM. ~. Hooic.

An immense crowd gathered last evening IN
tie Ihirtyseventh.st Methodist Episcopal Church "a
Lear a sermon from the Roy. Wm. II. RooIe on tie
Political Issues Of the Day" Afor tie usual nitro
ductory services and 4 few explanatory remarks, N
which NJ Boolc said that. in Ulcr 90 restrain hins,.
fom any hing that unbeLtune tie time AID place
and nh.s might otherwise escape from Inn IN INC
warmth Of Argument be bal committed
what be should say 20 manuscript. He thon
read as the texts r his discourse the several ra'ages
Of scripture confirming toe answer 81 lhrst I'ePe't
ing the giving ~ ifihute 20 Cesar also from Romans
18Th char The - ~ tho 5th verse, and ltt Ilm0Ay
"a chap lsf and al AiteT some arg ImeLt b'
10 the duty oi 80 men, especially Christians ~ sustain
their Government hy both voice end VOTE ana To CAST
their votes In the coming election according 90 thcr
condolences Mr.. Boole ~ como length repeated tht
assertion that Christian mon have nothing ~ 40 VAN
politics saying God bad 20 much need Of good men 10
work olt his oiigus o. good men 81 h4M' .Lu
that q great sin of tie country had J On Lat
Christina men ard men ~ character M iCittt
ability bad been that they were 30 wrapped up ln he
business and religions duties that pOhtcs had pr'h
seized upon and mouopzcd BY men who made iraar
and haiaeess brter II public place, and TIC prohw Of
Office hat The very word politics SUNK VI Tue noe
trs of az honest men. Their alsehood 10 tie sacred
ttust of American citizenship was "a great measure
rc,ponsibe fog the convulsons that were nov smoking
the republic it, foundation 'or It vas ny ih't her
ect that the couptons had crept into me
and the elcruachmeuis made upon Attrfy NAleh ht1
rendered tis revolution necessary. he way however
vas teaching the people that eternal vigilance
is the price oi liberty and was awakening them - TIE
,acrodrosrousibes attaching % tie casting OF Their
ballot 10 specially warned his hearers 10 ne guided
IN their selection Of eaud dates by prime pies not party
and not 20 be misled by dark, uusolvlOe seniehets
SIMPLY because uttered by The nominee 81 party lie
then referred the ambiguity 81 the Chicago Ihtcr
aud Met lcians letter. one party claiming mar tuey
meant war. tie other peace and That the wal was a
failure lie then showed what would be the effect on
the south Of such Official acknowledgement OF defeat
and that Il really meant this he proved by quoting rom
the speeches al Chicago of Ibauncey Burr Isaiah Ky
ders and otlers and were they WHO had lost sJnf
husbands brothers In the wur io d-lonoi
their fon, BY admitting that they lad iaed
In An unjust cau-ei Nr. E0Ol" then compared
M some lcng,h the Baltimore and Chicago Platforms
dwelling especially upon tc anti slavery doctrines Of
the former and asserting that It's Opponents nad not
yeninfrl 70 a.scrss H. \ most curious thing Was
how two such candidaies cell. consent !. - placed
mon such platform IS ~ Icng5 DE M the record
Of each showed that the va, man Who was always
wanting recuorcomcnts ard ne Other, the very man
who had always refused 20 send Inn rcJuiuscowcuts.
two such mon came gohr Il corlt only be- 70 cheat
the public Hc them rtrIged 20 the absolute necessity
Of settling, nov they bad chance Tie slavery
question: without the abolition OF which the Republic
could never b. eor peaceful prosperous, and con
cludcd with 30 eloquent peroraton expressive ~ is
confidence In me gl0ious future awaiting ihe nation