The New York herald., 1865-04-20
Broadway Tabernacle.

The services In this church marked by Q selec
tion OF hymns and prayers peculiarly adapted the
cason. Tho choir heavily draped; from the organ
fell in deep folds an elegant American flag gathered up
with festoons Of back and white The reverend pastor
Of the church introduced Rev. Dr. Capp, Of the Homo
Missionary Society, who ssd-we have gathered hereI
this morning by common impulse here, the house oil
God here where you have often listened His word
here, where You have confessed your sins TO Him. and
where you have approached His molly table You have
come hither in your hour OF sorrow, by univer
sal spontaneous desire, not indeed, 10 listen formal
funeral oraton but because you want TO meet God and
hear Him speak That 3 the deep feeling OF the whole
community Never time when the whole heart
and soul of the people thrilled with common rentl.
ncnt you are not mot for the mere Indulgence of ma
onal fce!inc observation has taught YOU that there isl
little profit In such 4 c0ursa-has ta,ght Won thai ifI
natural feeling all b. which this and similar
give rise, many soul would godown unrepentat the
grave. You have higher motive; you wish commuici
with God to ask Hin 20 guide your thoughts and feelings
into tho proper channel, and to learn from Him the lesson
He wishes to impress upon hearts And IL tol
me tlc first practical deduction make IL the
unceasng presence and prov dcce Of God We bat too
frequently forget this; forget that God regns-rcay
regns above and around us We believe IL, indeed but
all too fainty and ooldy and u s only when some
startling occurrence ranspires that reused and
I exclaim, "The hnger Of God Is here In domcsc|
bereavement though human sympathy does soncthug
We turn uns as1ed from 1t, aud indulge the deepest
cravings of the heart the strongest yearnings of el
soul with God alone We know that God chasteuetb
whom he lovcth let then, that great love which God
shows for nation and for institutions, in the
great chascning which His hand n1cts inspire ur with
OF the value OF those institutions and al
proper appreciation Of the principles OF Justice all
men, upon which our government s based In the cause
which TO Gay bows the whole nation in grief God would
teach us too new SENSE Of the nature and tendency
of sin Could but how sin lies back in tho
heart, brutazes Il, Keeps II from communion of man
. aud from the impulses of mans common nature,
would abhor IL abhor IL in is now and
IL would always appear 10 us black and hateful ap
pcars to-day. We have gathering and ruling
Ia the public mind have gradually culrninat
ling has caused the rebellion IL has caused some Of
tho most highly gifted the refined and the intellectual
10 violate the sacred oahs; and to-day, in the
midst OF quiet social scene in the midst Of peace and
security II has been the OF crime such ~ never
bforc has stained the dark annals OF history. As we
stand hand 10 hand 10 day around tho saed bier Of
maryred President let solemn pledge be that come
what may henccfortb, slavery must de-not In name
merely, but in such reality that no vestge of t
shall remain Lot regard the death Of that great and
good man AZ sacrifice made for sin III had not
deeply and grevously snned would the emergency sver
have come that robbed from him and ~ that precous
lifeY He died. then for And as when we think Of
that other and greater sacrifice for all men, our hearts
are melted with love and tenderness when reyovc
conjunction and tenderness feeling be y
all OF us, and let US resolve that hcnceforth we shall
firmly, determinedly aud forever rid Ourselves of ali
completely with the great sin OF age and country
few remarks were also made by Rev Dr. Badecr oil
the Home Missionary soclety, and the pastor Rev Dr.
Thompson who bcaut uy and oloqucny alluded 10 tho
second inaugural address the last will and tesla
mentr from the father Of his people.
The music low and solemn and the prayers Of the
reverend gentlemen alluding 70 the nations sorrow,
were marked by deep feeling and simple but pathetic clo
Quence.