The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-17


The morning exercises opened by singing
tChrist, the Lord, is oday,' Madame Clara NJ.
BrinkerhoH leading in that and Chappels Easter An
them.
Rev. Mr. Tying took for his text the passage in Exodus
xii, ga lamb for house." Tracing the primitive
history of the church. he showed that its relation
which should be lost sight Of that family
Jesus Christ himself being the Priest of the household
elder brother, whom each could with feeling
OF personal The cultivation Of this intimate
relation between members Of Chriss Church promoted
feeling Of sympathy that "f member suffer, all
the members suffer with It; II member rejoice, all
the members rejoice with it," This thought led
the dark which has just taught us as
= nation. community Of sorrow The assassins hand
has robbed country Of It's head and drapcd weeds
Of mourning thousands Of homes It home TO us
personal annction. II stultifes all human
stoicism in the assaugemcnt Of this heart sick
ness. Every half.hung Tag which yesterday
dropped in dspirted breeze, each which coursed
down bronxed and manly cheeks every deep un-
utterable sense Of grief, to- day intense and alb
10 be the sad echo Of Elisha loving lament my father
my fatneri the chariot Of Israel and the horsemen
thereof for we see him The halo OF martyr
dom already encrcles the remembrance OF than
whom none In Office has been patriotic and
pure the principles Of whose administration have been
in the truest Christian-who sinqleness heart
fearing God served the Lord Christ Removed from
the place Of human prejudice all possibility OF miscon
struotion having gone, we can Christians rejoice
together that Abraham Lincoln lived; and though
Ah wet and brny tears, weep his loss in the
holiness OF our faith still 80 confidently say
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; even
% smith the spirit; for they rest from their
laoors, and their works do follow" How gle.
riousy true shall this last clause be of
him while there Ia freedom and man in these United
States to enjoy it, he shall not be forgotten What the
Divine purpose may be which Is shrouded In this dark
dspensation, shall not dare 70 speculate Though
man for whom the worst OF human deaths would be
lenent punishment the agent yet the sadness of
subdued but still trusting spirits must learn after all
mat II is the Lords doing He doeth az he wills with
nghng hard hsse old feelings OF vengeance which are
the plague OF all our hearts, Ito for him az one
nourneh for his only SON. and 10 be In bitterness for
MIN rs one that in bitterness for his first born For
double portion OF the spirit of Elijah might fall with the
mantle upon Elisha Be very earnest in your pray
srs Tor him who, by this sad event is called to
hold the helm OF State. He will need all your
OF the spirit which is 1ed-for country's sake for
1oos stand by Joshua you have by our meek and
mighty Moses We wreathe with Easter offering
olack folds OF drapery; we minge with eXultant
anthems the minor notes OF grief We silenced In
our overmuch Joy with choking sobs Of sorrow which we
cannot restrain. II is not untoward conjunction of
events WHICH calls us, FIRST occupation OF this
church TO mourn together Let 1t be but the Of
true christian sympathy Let the sadness Of the hour
serve 10 Impress upon hearts and minds the respon
snbiities we owe each other members Of a common
mousse Let us be bound people closely together
Let US our mutual burhens bear let US share our mu
tual woes
such has been the berallty and zeal manifested In
this new church enterprise that although undertaken
year ago with nothing in the treasury the wardens and
expect TO have the whole expenses Of ground and
building amounting 10 about 500 900 cleared by the
fall collection OF s. 900 was taken up at the close of
the services towards that object