New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-25
SERVICES IN TuE CUCRCNEs
SUNDAY.
Church OF the Purifcns.


A very LARGE congregation were assembled
on Sunday at the Church Of the Puritans 70 hear d.
Cheevers sermon on 1he Plea Of Treason for imprn-
ty. and OF God for Justice" The altar was iastefuy
drened with black gathered with white roseites the
nltarpiece being almost concealed by the droopilg
folds of the back.bordered national colors; TIE
pillars were wound with broad strips OF sable and TIE
whole interior Of the church was dressed appropriate
10 the occasion Or. Cheeyer preached from the FOL
lowing text:
10 BIZ heui Thou wit no, require H. Thou ha. secn u i2f
thou 5ehodes mischief and spite TO requie It wiin my band
the poor conno,h hme INTO thee thou ant the helper
th, iathetless." Ptalm le-rri, siy .
DR. Cheeycr considered that tails remarkable pas
sage went down 70 the foundation OF Governments
To Judge ard reluie with righteous tiDu'l2n, y
rcrcy--in r4pcy 10 the great universe oi mankind
AlsO IN The 18th psalm, II was sd that Judgment shaIl
ratgfn To righteousness. We have been suffering IN
this great in behalf Of the oppressed. DO Justly
Owe mercy and walk In the light Of God. In the CON
hnatou OF these our iuty Is found justice 10 the lead
,rs in this wicked Rebellion. and ""oy TO the whole
rank and file. But The punishmens OF traitors Is Who'll
I'M tie power Of Congress, by The Constitution WITH
them aud not VITA the President ihe mat
ter rcsts. But II IL consolation mat ms
reiterated sentiments IRE 70 much In accoFdan.e
with the law OF God AZ the present hmel
The question should not b. vha, viii the president no.
ut what will Congress dor The people should not iceI
aat such gIsat Pg~s are m ,sI bc,bs on tr the
question has been how do the oppressed fare IN
tmoroa Now 1t H. Is this country to be refuge icI
Y
ont down slavery. but God has put II down for us.
The question now IL whether ran put down treason
and rebellion. and do justice hr all Dr. Cheeyer Al
ded 20 the newspaper notice II the recent narrow &c
cane 81 GOV Ienton from being hit by stone thrown
by boy through the window 81 car. and The accom
dalton that the offender should be So
SEVERELY punished 90 preclude repetition Of the
.ct Eyen 30 with the Rebels They mus b. punished
20 as Ia preclude flturc rooellion. Vengeance h
mine saith the Lord" But punishment Of tie traitor
must be made IN spirit Of revenge, bot Of Justice
the execution u Gods justice IN bchallof the oppressed
III dcsertcTa are tried and shot why should they
not be forgiven when Geseyd! who deserts hir colO.
and gtts with hand and brain against his county is
taken prisoner and IL hOnored by the loyal men against
whom he fought II be Is let OF every degree OF crime
from justice there viii eventually be fatal
los. Of rower. Most Governments have had
wrongi but in the right and duty Of The pun
shm,nt Of crime Is unduestOuablo. We find PAM
Recognizing the penalty Of death In his own person.
lie an innocent man. appealed, not unto thIis, but
unto Ctsar. lie WAS willing 10 die II be lad csmmit
ted wrong Other crimes may or may not have tbs
penalty Of death. but the crime Of murder shali be pun
shabo with death. So with the crime Of army Treason
-aeocssi;a.iDg var aud therein involving the mnrd
Of bousandeyeTy death lying at the door Of treason
Every loys! man who mas digd In this
war is as mueh murdered man
be WHO dies IN defending his house from burglars Tie
consultation could not therefore, have been achieved
without the consent Of Jefferson Davis and Con Lee
tync W lor. with The life Of our ameaied President,
than L aimed 10 do with the life o. our nation, but 10
Lao murdered thousands upon thousands. The crime
Of is defined AZ consisting Of certain wicked.
acts The iobsis having been parocd the next stepi
was 10 reassembie tho Virginia Legislature, with.
ont SAYING word Of ireason-which was almost
treason upon our part l4rp'aI aI ,,, inc b'asA
tel fchpon1 for fear Of offending The fine feelings Of
the llebos Cur ool0red soldiers we're thus degraded
below these Rebels PbOye whom they should Lave been
so loliiy placed The annals Of history scarcely dis
close "A neaner ;locedurc. We cannot cDucllate lyl
this winsng treason. We would DO injustice TO our
own LOYAL troops concession 20 our enemies IL Isl
another injustice 70 the negro race which VIII ihil u H.
y0he for us the assistance Of heaven our black bo.
ders have been laying down their lives for and yet
wo deliberately degrade them rather thnnl
offend our degdliost foes. We have avoided aud
skulked from simple act OF Justice AM
graudeur which we should have been proud Ok All
these circumstances Of the capture 0i Richmond should
have displayed pride r tho black troops whom vel
haze set free which should have Frightened the pafe
u the future. How could II have been otherwise how
ever whom the brain and heart Of the nation has BEEN
stricken down by the assassin Tie speaker alluded u
sarcastic terms 70 the manner of Gen. Lee IN his sur
render his iornsl thnsks TO bis troops etc. contend
ing that by doing We have gwen countcnanco 10
ccOgnitiOn TO the caGsc'hi the Rebellion. Doubtless
this was mistake through desire on the part of
Commaudorn-.fio 20 bdcourtcous and magnnhimous
but it was nevertheless wrong to ourselves. Dr.
CLeeycr here Ica communication from Gen. Phelps,
of Vermont abiding 10 Gen. Lee having Tie free
dom of Richmond, while our President was being
murdered at Washington ae also read the following
note. which ho Lad recei'ed
REVEREND AND DEAR sfR; The Common Council Of this
refused ~ allow place for respectable Cooged
aud citizens h. the procession 10 b. held in Lonor
hin who's draih Ill deeply lament application having
been made that effect Fe'remDg 700 Sir a. faithful
yachnln upon Xons walls sud you this Information 20
lie your Judgment may best tend Cod glory and
e avuceufnt Of Ightoousness In th. our sin.
oppressed land Very respectfully,
sANL q. WILLIAMS.
No. lGT West Eleventh.st., ~ u. Aprl2J 1865.
The reading of this communication caused consider
able sensation. voice crying out SHAME"
II DIR. tHEEvER-les shame, shame shamei Then.
referring Gen. Shormans treaty Of peace witt John
son rGtnated his auditors upon the fact that
the whole agreement had been refused recognition and
Gen Grant sent "a North Carolina 10 take OF the
Rebel army there. John Brown Applause was hanged
the Government for treason against the State Of Viz
ginia sho has rewarded the Government by Rebel
lion, eliminating in tho murder of President Lincoln
because lie and the loyal people followed in the Footsteps
Of Old John Brown. In the execution Of Brown. IL
pleaded that the Government could not be true TO
itself and fail Ia punish the crime against Slavery
now how viii the Government II true 20 ltsef fail 10
punish the crime OF treason against its own existence
Slavery had not spared freedom; did freedom. then
pare ireedom' In concluding. DIR. Cheever said that
i was dangerous 70 take into consultation Rebels
against Cod righteous ruler will not take snch men
into his counsels VIII at this late day adopt for
ourselves principle Of injusticereuse the right of
suffrage 10 portion VI our brethren because leI Are