The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10

fere was man outsloe OF the nale OF roman c'u
7enshD st1nding mp and saying ~ reckon nothing
human alien to me-" and thunders OF appa use
I,eted that sentiment from Roman lips Nov, theS;
IL sentiment; IT was not prtncipe, as all
history attest. IL was nothing in VIII oh men tho.
roughly bellevod-nothnR Tor which any man was
from Heaven Ii comes from Him who died to redeem
mank nd and He who shed His precious blood for
al men, now 1es % eh%s bopbt St y coups @
nothing human alien to 1t, and that 1t is WI.
ing and ready to DO all ITS duty by the humble
Bnd the poorest Of mankind. (Applause Now,
then, shall never forget with what senti.
ments / learned that one great of Justice was
TO be performed in the name OF the AmerIs
can people by MN, who through an assassin's hand
hos been sent TO his home we trust IN Heaven and
will be perpetually remembered among men for his
kindness OF heart, his consclentOusness, and his
goodness. HeIesoved, as he told me himself, one
night yinP In his oed, medtatng upon the state OF
the country, that II 1t should plea God TO drive tho
army Of Lee from Pennsylvania, that he would pro-
claim freedom to the slaves Lee was driven from
PennsylyanIa ana Mr. Lincoln said to me- ''I wish
he had been driven further; but have got to 1t,
and Will issue the "-(applause)-and
the proclamation was issued, now cautiously and
bundled Gays arr ged aud first OF January came and
the proc amation was made the great tact in Ame-
beng throughout the whole length and breadth OF
this and received from the American nation,
through ITS honored head, the pledge that they
should be maintained in their freedom; and so now
this proclamation has been consecrated as part OF
the An Constitution by the action OF this same
Oone. Slaves emancipated are but half men TneY
must be educated; hey must have the gospel
gong abroad throughout the length and
breadth of the land preaching to them,
and everywhere noble women and noble men
are consecrAtng ther energies to the work
of their instruction. But this IS not all that is ne
cessaIy. The iaith which has been pledged to them
by the nation, tnat they shall be maintained in their
freedom, must be redeemed and to-day we have the
lneliP that the Congress of the United states,
resolves OF the whole of the American LOYAL psopie
have declared that these emanclpated slaves shall
nave equal civil nights. tAppause) A step further
remains among the steps; Tor 1t is long work this
raising whole people; Int one OF these Steps,
us count it, Is that they TO whom you have
given freedom must be permitted to defend it by
the ballot loud applause And, speaking here
between the two centuries, should be untaitntul
to my own convictions If refralned from utterlng
that word before you. But, then, let us .ook for
ward This woIk Is AL to be donej civil rights are
to be secured, Ical rghts are TO be secured fra
terny IS TO be established, and we are to feel that
every man who wears the image of God is entitled
to all the rights which God Las given to his chill
drtn. (Applause) Everything IS TO be lett, then,
10 the operations of those natural laws by which
men raise themselves in society," each selecting those
whom he prefers Tor his associates, and no man
dreaming that any other man has less night to life,
liberty, and the pursuit or happiness, and al the
means hch life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness are guaranteed aud defended than ne
has himself. And now, my friends so much
Tor what the nation and the church have done
together thus far: hundred years to come! When
we look back and see what God hath wrought; when
we see what de has been preparing in these later
days through all this great work OF mercy anu en-
uanCnlsement WnaU can we -tn1nR nunQreu years
to comeS who can tell hat this nationIs TO become
II 1t Is only faithful TO use1f Who can measure the
work that this church has to perform IN making this
nation true to itself and true 10 Its GOdY verify
believe that but tor THIS church nothing of that which
we have thus Iar real zed could have been accom-
psned. verify believe that God IN His providence
raised up this church. i do not say that He did
not give appropriate spheres OF action TO other
raised up tins (the MethodistJ church for the
purpose of aiding IN leading this nadon to these
grand results. Now this church is celebrating her
hn lfVafr arrnnr h0r
of her own denomination and l am glad to know
that many other households of the Christian name
are ready TO come forward and stlnd with her. re.
cogplzng all that she has done, praying for her
cess, and anXiously sympa llzng with htr, ANXIOUS
that she shall attain greater measures of efficiency
and usefulness. l say this church, thus aided this
year. is preparing to take her place-not to
take her place = she has taken 1t but to
keep ber place and TO move forward III her
place in the Christian and mora regeneration.
And then shall not undertake TO portray the future
as it rises dlmy before me and see the great multi
tudes filling the land, doubling and quadrupling
and quutupng see such churches TINS rising all
overit, and vessels, winged with steam, bearing the
Gospel messengers to earth's remotesU corners an
telegraphic wires girdng the earth in every direc-
tion-more numerous round The world than they are
to. day through New 1ork--so that every pulsation
OF every heart is responded to throughout the world
and tie Church multiplied IN her numbers, purified
in her faith, stauolng between the world and God,
bearing aott the standard of regeneration and 50
tion-the powers of language and of conception fail.
No human beng can paint what the centenary OF
Methodsm is TO bring forth. 1t is in the hands OF
God. He who has wrouPhJ IN rs far will work still.
Only be 1t Ourt--our part, however humble, to do
something while we yet live that these glorious
hopes may be realized for those who are to come
after us. .....r .......
The Chief Justice was frequently applauded
during the delivery Of his speech.
A letter was read from the Hon. William Law
renee, who was announced to speak, apologizing
for not being able to leave his seat in Congress-
in consequence of the necessity OF giving his
vote for the Civil Rights bill. The announce
ment was received with great applause.
Bishops James and Simpson delivered elo
quent speeches in favor of erecting splendid
building for the Missionary Society OF the Me
thodist Episcopal Church.-N. Y. Herald.