New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-17
Sunday school Anniversary OF the Tween
tieth.sf. UniversaIist Church.
REMARKS BY Mr.. GREELEY on THE DEATH OF
THE PRESIDENT.

REMARKS BY Mr.. GREELEY ON THE DEATH or
THE PRESIDENT.
In consequence Of the unfayOrable st&e OF
the weather the Anniversary concentration OF the
Sabbath School in connection with this church which
was TO have been celebrated last evening was deferred
until next Sunday The Church ike almost all others
in the city was decor tied with the coors embematc OF
sorrow and mourning. The appointed service was per.
formed after which Mr. GREELY spoke on The dreadful
caamjty which has bcflen this nation Tie lesson Oi
the hour he said that Of sudden and yoieut DEATH
He alluded 20 the feelings with which we Ousht to re-
gard the approach of such an event lie sOhe OF as
Ia tremendous change But sudden death. death by v0.
ence or crime las been invested by nature win st
more tremendous Influences IL is of all hlngs The most
abhoyrcnt that a man woman IN the pride OF life and
strength unGpprehensive uncOnsc0u. should be sud
denly b. violent hand 81 icken down TO DEATH tOr
four years death hgs held Carnival in our country.
IThe soldier going ogt always takes his
life in his hand, and always is az 1t were
In the pre- sence Of deatl But when one Of the family
circle one IN the midst Of social enJoymens and the
ease and quiet Of domestic life IS suddenly stricken
down By tie assassus hand stu more when one IN he
sick chamber which ought to be at once private and
almost sacred, is made tie victim 1t wonld seem that
no would be found depraNed enough TO pepetraie
such a deed. When death comes under these cream
siances gives shock 10 the human mind such as no
other event produce No iuuier how we may seek
10 bend our minds 90 other Ito lghs tOdaythc ResuT
ERECTION being the great theme OF Christian meditation
u takes precedence stAs INTO tie domestic cha III
her and into the sanctuary. Death not lie - the
Oulfcf Oh contemplation, Sullfn, Violent anu
e did not believe that III any phlsca sense Inc iakoI
be mn 30 suddenly I'll ckrn down ~ MhsbhglOh on
last Friday night would prove the destruction Ol the
lrepgDlic He had no idea that tie nation was weak
because any taken away. The great lesson
which has been taught Us by four years Of war Is
1.-THE greatness Of the people. He next alluded TO s
hopes of peace and Tranquility few days ago when he
le the city and said TO-DAY only know that the man
lin whose kindness ana goodness and suavy we trusted
for restoration OF ha blessed peace is taken from us.
What God has in store for Us do not know. only
look upon the darkness and say Gods will be DONE
There is no man 80 humble that his ioss would not
create "A vacuum somewhere. Men there we're OF higher
quat,es than Abraham Lincoln but you could not have
found a man whose destfucuOn would nave greater
Gigniicance and importance than BIS dehth. biS was
the kirdcet heart toward enemies OF our country
There was never In he e,eG of human wisdom such an
act of madness that any In sympathy Win TINS
Rebellion should have t8keE bis life. Not one whose
death would cause such disastrous change Oh the pros
pecr for them the death Of this man. speak Wnht
know. / know what his sympatlies were, ana am
proud of The fact that during the past four years WINE
he was being assaed with every Kind OF violent ytuper
alton has heard fan rom his lips or seen from tue
tracings of his zen anything that could be called
harsh or an uncharitable sentiment toward the pro
motsrs Of this Rebellion lie did not believe that rs
political O- q military power the Rebellion would last
mucb hanger He saw the uprising of "A fierce spirit.
which did not appear to him Christian but which still
was natural What rkens the prospect 10 me IN that
when the battle flags iurled the hssassins knife is
destined 10 replace the bayonet trusted ID Tue man
who was taken away from us TO remedy all ms by
nsnmity and tenderness. and forDearance 10 over
come this spirit, reuDlte us as one people VINO had
been unhappiy divided but who would forget IN the
bright and bengnant future the caamtie and the col
sons Of the past That man IL taken from us and who
shall do the work which hoped to see him 90, cannot
say. know that tbs same God Is over US now VINO
was over rs in our hours Of triumph, ana LII HIN
piace my hopes.
The Rev. MIR. Battles made few remarks on the
same sad subject waen prayer sas said and the bcne'
dict!on PRONOUNCED.