The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-20
CHRISTIAN DUTY TO The SOUTH.
Lecture of Major General q. q. Howar
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Lecture of Major General q. q. Howard mt
Newark, New Jersey.
One OF the most appreciave audiences that ever
graced any of the public ediGccs Of Newark assembled
last evening, in the Central Presbyterian Church in that
city, listen to GRAFTON delivered the subject 81
.Our Christian Duty to the South" The announcement,
that this would be the only lecture General Howard
would deliver in this city drew together the ere
well tho cultivated, moral and political
elements Of the city. The lecture the fra,
OF course OF seven to be delivered under the auspices
and for tho benefit Of the Young MEMS Christian
association, and this Inauguration hesreaks for ihcm
entire success and rich harvest At eight O'Clock the
onearmed soldier stepped upon the platform, supported
by Edgar Farmer President OF the association, and was
received with enthusiastic GREETINGS.
General HOWARD spokc rs Yellowstone evening he
mot Christian gentleman from the south who took him
by the hand and sad SHOW you who profess TO DC
Christian man. exercise such spirit as you ecem to to-
wards the Southern people, and advocate such mea-
scentiousiy my duty THIS conversation Fue
ed the proproty Of acareful inquiry into tho matter Of
Christian duty towards tho South a. soldiers and lay.
10 the truc condition OF the Southern people, based as
seems to be on tho testimony which each OF US would
clearly recognized Yet this testimony given with the
views derived from personal experience Is all VIC have
to guide 10 tho conclusion that cannot expect
perfectly unbiased opinion. Nev rtheess u We would
seek duty with predetermined candoF with spirit
OF prayer and with spirit OF tharty which sunerctl
long aud is not contentious VIC might expect 10 onch
the Christian sympathy in the South and, possibly, be
answered In the same spirit. His pan he said, Is this
evening TO make classification OF what we call tho
South, cording 10 hs obserya IONS Of the two classes
Of those who profess TO be loyal in the SOUTH and then
discuss the separate divisions. II was the custom
before ths In this country TO call the slave
States the South and during and since the war tho word
Sonh FOR the most part teen confined 10 the nsur
recionary States. Now, he said, Nv this term being
applied 10 the Southern people many errors hse
become prevalent. When the army was marching TO tie
relief Of Knoxville in East Tennessee he remembered
calling AT gentleman house and askng:hm Are you
Union manf" Repeating hs ~ atioI, he received ,he
answer, ~ am Southern man. and thai meant that
tho Southern in that district we're seccssionista
lie would regard as Southern in tbs address any body
reading in the nsnrTcconary states, and ny avoidng
any Misunderstanding these two terms will he ya,.d
And FIRST there those men Who engaged heartily
in the war and who gave up only when The institution
of slavery and It's conconants abolished and
10 express their allegiance 10 the govern
ment, secondly the large clasa who a. the Drsi pre-
tended that they gave up the bonds q contention and
the United States or something equivalent; thirdly, the
class who have always been dls.oyal and now centre
every power 10 overthrow tho government and tho
s, unconditional Union men, II Is very probable you
viii recognize the OF the nrst rlass, for they are
engaged In seeking public offcee aud they would
deprive the negro Of all the rights ard privileges that be-
long a. him The OF the fourth class do not
persccute tho Union men who may live near them they
do not 0gtracze them berauac VI their fearless adhesion
10 their country they encourage educational enterprises
they favor the building OF school hoGses and churches
they encourage emigration and therefore do not sock TO
prate ebout the Yankees The others 10 keep the
negro n state of practical slavery they cheat HIM 81
his wages and do treat him having com
mon rights and privilege here ia where laborng con
tracts broken up for they deprive tho aborer 81 he
hire and here ie where tie schoolhouses and churches
destroyed The General considers the conditions Of
readmlsson o. the states 70 ihe lnon TO be repent
snce their part and believed that forgiveness may
precode repentance, but reconciliation with mutual
conldepco never could and duty Christian
qucror forgive them, and after due repentance.
with proper recognition OF our laws 10 receive thom
into communion