The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-18

and guarantees or protection from their oppressors
That tragedy came to us as a mercful warning at this
crisis with all Its unuterable horrorsa mercu war
Ing 70 this government and people Thesevidence from
that island shows that the oppression OF the Old govern
ment under state Of slavery had been continued up to
this time. The freedmen there were deprived OF their
rights guaranteed TO them by the act Of emancipation
very after way proposed for the continued
oppression OF the colored race In this country THESE
thropc men, who pleaded with the government that Jus
tee might be done. These representations OF the
oppressed were treated as sedilious movements
against the peace of the country At length the
act OF hasty envenomed soldiers who tired upon
unarmed black men, led to rot-nothing but mere
riot. No insurrection-not the slightest evidence OF
preconcert Notwithstanding but a simple riot,
nearly bad the riot which ragged for three days
in this cty-a riot in which several persons killed
The Jamaica affair deliberate massacre OF the
colored race and carried to such an extent that upwards
of Two thousand persons have been shot, hung or other
wise murdered. The whole terrible tragedy was the
result the thirty OF oppression TO which the
coored that island has been subjected instead OF
their receiving the freedom and proecuon promised 10
them in the Act OF Emancipation. A whole generation
then has been educated regard the coored race
ing the late Judge Tancys, that black men had no
rights that white men were bound to respect Hence
the dreadful tragedy that las been enacted In JAMAICA
aud God only knows how long that war OF races Will be
continued there uni that Great Britain does justice.
God has risen in behalf OF the oppressed and not in
behalf OF the oppressor We, too, are rcenslaving
the coored race of giving them that protection
which guaranteed to them. We are pursuing the
same career the colonial government. did in jamaica
The greatest of evaporation in this matter is that
white race publicly declared before the whole
world and before God, as just cause OF their rising
in revolution against Great Britain, was that the
right OF voting withheld from them, and that
they made slaves thereby. Now, in proposing
thus rcenslave the whole coored OF the United
States deliberately marching to the gulf OF
ruin, TO the same riots, 10 the same discon'en and
and bloody combat between the races which has been
and still is waged in Jamaica. To prevent this must be
the act OF Congress in the present session Congress
must be appealed TO for justice to the coored citizens
OF the country This is the great work before Congress-
and he had perfect reliance that they would be guided
by the wisdom OF Divine Providence in establishing JUS
tice throughout the land. This must be the hope and
desire Of all Christian men, and God grant that 1t b. So
Services mt ST. LuIsc's Hospital.
The usually interesting services of the Sabbath at St.
Iuke's Hospital in Fifty.fourt street, Fifth
nue. enhanced yesterday afternoon by the presence
OF the Right Reverend Bishop Vail, Of Kansas The
vices commenced by the venerable pastor OF the
institution who read the lesson for the day selecting
the fourteenth chapter of St. Paul to the Romans after
which he offered beautiful prayer for the guidance OF
the congregation and also for the President and the
Congress now in session. that the Almighty God might
direct them and enghten them as 10 the wis st course
TO pursue towards the unity and preservation OF the
nation. A advent hymn, entitled the advent
Choral then sung by the choir after which BISHOP
Vail taking his text the twenty verse, first
chapter St Paul the Corinthians, commenced by say
ing how blessed are we who belong to a church when
reminds Of the first history OF the Church ana that
Christ cruciGed to the Christian the power OF God From
His birth He Christ cruc6ed IL was not alone in
the actual crucixion which was but the contamination
OF a long promised tragedy which had long been pre-
diced but nearly the entire life of Christ was full OF
suffering He is also Christ the power of God. Hefe
the Bishop many beautiful pictures from Scripture
illustrative Of the miracles Of Christ during life showing
that in His owly state man He was at the same
time Christ the power Of man. The right to govern the
world is given to Him because OF His humanity. AS
He knows all human fratcs. He understands all
our necessities and feelings Christ has Himself said
Verily, verify have said TO you The hour is coming
when tile dead shall the voice OF the Son OF God,
and they that hear shall live" Who is He whose voice
shall disturb the silence Of tho grave and gather them
into His prcsencc9 Surely it not Christ in His mere
humanity rs have known Him, that Inundated Him.
self for ns, for while He wants all the compassion
for humanity, he Is now arrayed in all HIS
power Chr st the power Of God The reverend gentle
then went to quote from Scriptures the great
ness, power glory and majesty OF God Christ On the
Iove-a love which produces such love upon
the soul; upon the He speaks more strongly TO
the sinners who caused this great sacrifice When afflicted
deeply in lfe and all human consolation avail not
the poor sinner finds consolation at the When we
lie down to die II is the which hnmncs the dark
valley OF DEATH from the first breath of life to our last
hour He it is he that sustains With beautiful ex-
hortaton 10 his hearers amend their lives during the
holy of advent and to ask grace OF Him who had
died to man, the Bishop concluded his sermon
After the usual doxoogy, the congregation which was
not very numerous. dispersed.
City Mission and Tract Society.