New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-17
The Voice Of the Pulpit.

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published hereafter.
The Voice Of the Pulpit.
Ii is safe TO say that in every congregation III
sNew.York yesterday the National bereavement was
felt deeply and sorrowngly and from many Of the pull
pits there went forth OF great and pious trust in
,God with patriotic admontions and warnings that re-
Elected honor and dignity upon the clergy OF the me.
stropols We subjoin reports from many services Of
various seets held yesterday and Saturday and re-
greet that our limited space compes US TO forcgo the
pleasure Of allowing vastly room 10 accounts Of
these and other Sabbath meetings SO far we hear
'nll houses Of worship were, despite the unfayoTabe
weather densely crowded with worshipcrs.
TRINITY CHURCH.
The exercises in Trinity Church yesterday,
5althoueh an occasion Of ordinary festiyiy. partook
'strongy Of the somber hue observable In the outer
sworld At the morning service The choir opened with
ghe anthem commencing Christ our Passover Is sac
fTilccd FOR Us" The body Of the Church was packed
with an attentive congregation Dr Ogiby conducted
the general exercises. DR. Ninton. ascending the
pulpit rcmarke ed that be had changed the discourse be
had prepared for the day in consequence Of the terrible
Scalamiiy which had hcfaen the nation His remarks
TO the occasion Many Of the congregation bahcd
I I'm tears. The burden Of DIR. Ninion's remarks was
directed 10 the lessons Of the day and be impressed
upon his hearers strongly the fact that justice should be
tha, end the tendercs feelings OF the heart must for
4 the time be curbed
ADDRESS PROM BISHOP POTTER.
On Saturday the Rev. Bishop Potter issued
"DrAH BRKrnRrs; With gr,f which have no language
express Isppea to you to ofeI up your prayers Tor 'h
Magistrate Of the United States The mais ant
which had jo.i proved mposn 90 destroy the Gov
lite Of it, honored bead glorious Of service and
devotion i crowned with martyrs death
and
neIt two weeks the Player for pe'on under Del
Eued for the country with these sight ehsnr. Instead Of
the people Of this nation for whom ETC. and instead OF hun
also appoint the payer time Of and ,urnnlt'.
would thu, sner the soernne. Of asi~r
be clothed In mourning.
Praying God TO give you Hs blessing and 10 sAncfy i
Bereavement q beloved country remain ancc
Tomato brother IN Gina, ~ ,,-,,,,,,--,
" Easfcr Eten. April -, 1861
| SERVICE At srANTOy-sT. BAPTIST CHURCH.
At the Stanton.st Baptist Church, after most
appropriate Introductory services tie pastor the Rev
~ T. HscoI ID. d.. preached hne discourse fromI
Romans H. g. Of which the following h. brief sum
mary The whole nation ls to-day In tears Abraham
Lincoln il dead. He could not conceive that any real
honest right minded porsOn could do otherwise thanl
mourn such a great. irreparabe loss. Every man,
woman and child in this city to-day will weep for him
lTLe whole world would weep except indeed traorsl
land Rebels who would with devils rejoice from one!
end Of the earth to the other They doubt glad
land they alone. lie held that God called Abraham
Lincoln 10 the high place which he had filed with 20
Imuch honor and credit. But few days ago all wereI
'reioicing-prospccts Of permanent and happy peace
1.-The CONSUMPTION ended and day Of Thanksgiving andI
'Tejocins appointed; but In night, how changed all,
things becomes The great house Of 10y is turned toi
mourning In conclusion he trusted and most snccreys
hoped that the President would not only act thel
better part became great statesman and the headi
o the nation but that he might also 1--we 10 the Tear OIL
|the law.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH, BROOKLYN.
The pulpit at Henry Ward Beecher's Church,
Twas occupied by Rev \. G.. Burton u the Fourth Con
gregational Church, Hartford Mr. Beecher being abb
sent upon the e1currion 10 Fort Sumter The church
Twas draped along the galleries and ceiling with black
After fervent prayer referring 10 the nations be-
reavement and after the singing Of the hymn. com
ncncing
God moves in iny.ierous way,
Iii, wonders to pcTform,' &c,
The preacher commenced his sermon from the text my
Revelations. xiv. -. The preacher after fonowingf
out the ideas of the text in general manner. coscds
with an eloquent and affecting euoy Of PresdentS
Lincoln. Gathered about the fallen form Of our Pres
dent he said, the American people cdedicate them
selves 10 the work IN which he with myTaids OF ourS
brave brethren have died and swear that this dyngf
Rebellion shall be laid out stone dead that this ferocious
Slave system which has carried private assassina
ton into the high places OF the Capitol shall have nof
mercy at hands but shall die like maleiacor be
fore the eyes Of the nation. In much kindness
and spirit OF forgiveness rightftly demanded OF
us. the guilty South shall have them in the name oe
Christ but not TO the jeopardy Of the interests OF thet
Repubhc."
After the singing Of HYMN the audience was dis Il
missed.
FRIENDS MEETING, TwRHTETH-ST.
At the meeting of the Orthodox Friends inn
Twentieihst unusual degree Of feeling peryaded
those present aud auon was made to the death Of the
president and the condition of the country by Edwnrdf
Marshall and Robert l.. Murray in Their prayers 1heE
former. after speaking Of the necessity Of mourning for
onr SINS said I'VE mourn for the nat on. We mourn
the loss OF him who placed at the head Of the ma
ion. and, as the dead cannot praise Thee, suppt
cate for the bereoyei family Men nav mourn, butt
they cannot understsnd the depth Of their grief he
them 10 Thee in prayer and may they live in accord
ancc with Thy VIII the rest Of their days and whcnx
their days are over do Thou prepare them to meet nx
the realms of bliss" X. j.. Murray Cwclt par
culary upon the loss the country had sustained in this
dspensa0D saving In view Of the great grief IhOnE
hast permitted 10 upon by the removal Of our
beloved President, he who having loTed and seryedE
Thee on earth has been removed from the scene OH
trouble and Is forever az rest with Jesus suppcaeH
before Thee and pray that Thou wilt help us TO put }
away our anger remembering the declaration that
vengeance beIongeh to ne will repay We ask for
Thy blessing on those lett in authority. Wit ThouE
give them wisdom Thou did him Ia guide them
arlgh anu may we through this terrible baptism OF
blood become nation fearing Theea chosen vessel toH
carry Thy name from this time forward"
CHURCH OF THE PURITAyS.
The Rev. Geo. Il. Cheeyer, ID. d.. Ofiicated l.
in thus church aud after the most fervea supplicaton
10 Heaven for the blessing Of God upon the bereaycd
family oil the President and upon the nation proceeded
TO deliver bus sermon, from the significant text Of Ec
ciesiastes III, H. Commencing Immediately upon the
absorbing subject Of the hour Dr. Cheeyer argued that
our enormous lOss we should not fail
to recognize the workings OF a lust and a.wise Prov
dcncR TAs dfal Of Abr bam Lncoln--our yust noble