The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-05

sAwe IN The shsre ~ beae rGnsA ~ ID my Unm
.har~, eli inst II, and IN force against I'VE su-
thofi,y w.Vebslion ssainss God and injustice 70
man. and 10 cSmprsmise ~ such q rebellion would
he degrading aid sbsQxd. A majority might
Ard teach, and DO other legal sots b'is hey mus
not forcby rebel aid, nor encourage, nor gym
ps'hi,c with rcbelhon. The gate must lie opened
and II such . result only be obtained by ester.
rrinaiiop. tben-scarf,il A. tte alternative n--h
yausi 10 dime. God entrusted this nation with
'Self-govcrnmont, and Il 10 responsible " Himself
alone. This Dstion will only he righteous nation
by maintaining ID u will become wickci nation
by sscrificng n. And we must come out Of this
rebellion with determination that no hiturc re-
bellion shall he encouraged. The reverend gentle
man then alluded W she municipal proclanat on,
concerning the faxt- In which the following Ian
40 the Minister Of the various churches whom
viii devoIve the duty Of opening prayer In the pres
Of their cong reaa,ion. snd especially thoss min
Isters Who have ino,cs,ei the doctrines Of var and
Divine Mater, would hurnbly recommend that they
viii, on that solemn occasion, Invoke !he mercy Of
sioavon 70 hasten the relief OF our sufeting people
sy turning the hearts q thse In authority to the
None would willingly disrent from thst. Rut
what were We 70 give for pescet Geners,ions ir-
fnre sacrificed the very Gospel itself for peace
But what were wo to givel We were required 70
ave the life ~ our nation. Who stood In tho
way Of pcaoet Who but the men who insugnra,ed
rebellion, md the who fraieruized with u, and
encouraged and fstteroI H. AZ they did everything
which might tend ~ continue II. The day had
nations life, aud when Thousands az others, who
~ be stood In Union Square-might near him
almost without leaving their dwellings, encouraged
Them IN their demand. There might iDdc.d lie
pence " these supporters Of our enemies received
that Justice which they deserved Tho last
point which the Rev. gentleman defcan'"d,
war on tho eqnslity 81 man. Honor AL men W.
insugura,ed ma. The rrcs. Hungarian called The
vodty ri . pstion. W. had land where neither
saxon. Cell, Terton. Asiaic or other could say,
''This is free for all, bu, not tr me-" There was
~ r. lla Al a..
ernmen, had forced slavery on our nation in her
youth, ana had blocked up nll attempts on our
par, to abolish .. Thai very Liverpool, now tho
outlet by which ships supplied to the retcl'-
WINS also the Quite, 10y which The slave ,raic
foetered. That one exception our curse, and
our crime. The sons 81 Germans 81 Irish, Of
.Huguenots, ~, even Of China aud Japan, may,
and do, III, highest places Of ,r,irt and rroh.
But the exclusion II the sou of A;rca from
oil liberty has hcdn our curse down 10
this very h1r, when God has lrapr'cd
H. by the throat, and will crush Il. Could
there he pe ,co in compromising this great pr.nd
'plef Thcre could be Jcare Ia the land which
would enclose the cancer Of slavery within it. Az
must De acc, an have all the aIventager which
freedom brings II this In done, This will lie
righteous nation, and tod WI open the gates Of
victory nnd Ies'e. We wcro now nj the gates
When prayers for freedom, justice and hap mess
should cease 20 he hypocrisy when the country
should cease u lie oppressed; when tho churches
cease 10 make tho color Of skin The test Of church
fellowship when the country refuses Ia ncknowl-
edge treason wherever found, and the streets no
longer ,''cura with rcyilcrs Of our government
when tlic ooagcs - Courage litcous and disloya
newspapers, 10 tamper with meus' principles
when we give the same time means ami influence
70 maintain the lie Of the nation, rebels 10 IL
destroy II (; when We wouli rather le Justly poor
than unrghtoounly rich -"then," concluded the
Rev. Dtetor-"lit ny your eyes with joy, Tor Col
VIII say. / have opened the doof. Now upcn tho
ga,os Of victory aud peace, shat righteous nation
Nsy enter ir.'"
III. BELLOWS CHuEcr.
Services were held yesterday IN the church tDr.
Bellows, corner II Goth street and eth avenue Tho
sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Osyood. from
the following text:
HE shri feed his flock like shepherd he
sball gather the lambs with his and carry them
IN his bosom, and ahall gently leaf iLoso that ore
with youur. "-iss!Ih xl. ii.
Tho re..r,r. gentleman opened his discourse by
saying that they had net at the call OF tho Pres
DENT in the house Of prayer, to invoke The bes Ing
Of God to .,@ upon the nation, and that the tact II
rfRir 30 meeting WAS proof that there proper
relation under our government between temporal
and spiritual power, Will OF the same time all are
free TO act IL rel gious matters consic nee may
dictate between himself and his God. The rever-
end gentleman then went on TO sly, that what We
need to-day IL truo Christian craftsmanship In
the first place true statesman is wise, not fulfill
ing his du,cS in sectional Split, not trying 10 dis
some assure into which he ius,rt y favor
lite scbisun, 70 cause diversity Of public opinion,
and thus create disunon, but fulhll NJ his duties
10 tina. the greatest gOoi TO the greatest number
will be tho result. lie asked II there WAS
not to-day = gres, need Of such statesmen.
There has pe' u and art great differences of opin-
ION OF ideas tetveoi 'hc two sections uf coun-
Try. Onc clals Of politicians have leen acting in
such way as 10 make these Differences still
greater, while others have been engaged in the
good work OF trying to bring nbou, unity OF tcn-
tpient and Of oplnions. In tie time Of Washing
ION, political differences existed. Slavery hal
spread over nearly all land. and the question
,heu arose, How shall the laces Il, cmau, Ipatcd
Yei, the raton could then agree upon Questions Of
rights Of man we do not lcl We IN tie pcrpetuity
OF slavery. Some have taught US that coinptts are
nothing some aga have taught us that We have
right to invade our neighhor's domain, and man
age. his affairs for him This class forget thet
nations grow by avolution--not by revolution :
iha, these great changes must he brought about BY
ads.rent method than the ones they are using.
HOW our differences arc 10 be uniteu states
men must answer. The pulpit II To
enunc'aI" the principle ouly. 1t is bad
10. nothing q their institutions rem,u." TIL, ~
not the right feeling to CHERISH and II ia ono Of the
features OF TINS war that II ~ developing mutual
respect between the two fa.iious. Tie Northern
lnan mus that there IS something in the Southern
iusn 20 respect, notwitL standing tie TACT oi his
fghuIg in bad cause-thgt sncr al he is y man,
and as such has generous impulses, and Il il the
'sme with the man OF Southern Llr b. We believe
slavery IL wrong, yet we DO not propose any
methud OF emancipation, being content 10 leave II
To Statesmen to decide the matter, Iniyrrsl cnau-
,ipaton will take place in time and tic wide
diffusion Of the Gospel OF Christ y.ll be a
powerful agent in fastening thai tine, for
there can he no slavery where the Gospel
has its rgbtu sway We who are Of
the school Of Claiming have always advocated
mi n.it.u btxu al.