The New York herald., 1866-04-10
CENTENARY OF MErnopIsM.
Addresses Of Chief Justice Chase and
Bishops James and Simpson.
The Chief Justice Pleads for Civil and Politi.
cal Rights for Emancipattd Slaves.
&C. sc. &c.

Centenary Association beng the second Of series Of
meeting which to be held during the present year
which the hundreth year Of the existence OF tho
Methodist Church In America The church, which is the
largest the city crowded long before tho opening
| OF the exercises. Aside from the importance and in.
terest Of the movement far this influential dcnom
nation concerned the that Chief Justice
Chase would preside would have been sufficient have
crowded the honse II be understood that the
Chief Justice, in conscntng TO preside member OF
the Methodist denomination; hut there IL reason to
believe that he like every other good citizen, Is In.
,ersted In tho furheance OF all religious phlan.
thropic movements-especially in connection with
denomination that is 80 intimately Identified with The
rise and growth of the American nation As soon
Chief Justice Chase appeared he appaudcd. The
exercises were opened by the singing Of thc hymn
commencing
From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creators praise arise.
Rev Dr. Cummings I'D in prayer, and appropriate SO
Bishop Ames then said 1t affords pleasure
troduce 10 the audience the Hon. p Chase, Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the United states who
will preside during the meeting this evening.
SPEECH or CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
Tho Chief Justice on arising TO address the vast audi
ence was received with great enthusiasm He spoke as
followsT have accepted, my friends, the invitation
tended 10 me TO preside on this occasion with great
pleasure feel that II good to be here and To parc
am told that taking the chair ought 10 address
few words to the people here assembled Ny engage
possible for me 70 prepare anything like regular address,
and you win not expect that shall accomplish all that
hope, express the earnest sympathy feel In the
work which has called you together night leads us
10 look back, and II bids look forw arda hundred
years ago and hundred years hence; hundred years
vast audience hardly any OF the vast multitude which
people the whole Of the face OF the oarth lived hing
forward hundred years " another point Of time whsn
all thai engaged In the activities OF life tho
face Of tho whole earth shall have gone TO their final
account Il 10 very interesting moment this moment
between the two centurce Go back the beginning OF
u, and our nation not: this great American people
perhaps Of . few patriotic men Then the foundations
of this great church, which now nils the Land with La
Who would have Thought thai seed dropped into tho
earth. almost a. were, 70 human eye BY accidnnit
was planted BY the providence Of God TO
sow slowly sowy, yst surely and srtsnd In borders
until embssces land the IKE OF which the sun never
strength rns church who's: csn,enn,si year VIC are
celebrating now rocked in the storms OF the Revou
asserted y. risht 70 proclaim the gospel among msn
matter vhs, eoeienasnc,.m might asnd In the way I
Ens.na- va. "a ,hvOsgH shs proy,dsses Of God %
assert his ind ionoe q sh rsrshly dominica, sst
New world 81. too, our country loyal to the core,
earnestly desiring TO msiniain its allegiance 70 the
in.. .lIesisuo. and % OH how sn"nSy 'n eSs the
triotic men Of that age found themselves Obliged
s ss .assS os Of tho -.
great nation were founded tAppisuse) And 40 they
have lived together, the church multiplying her adher
euts. increasing everywhere her works, building hfr
temples In every o. the land and sahering every
whore the lost and the orsaken into the fold Of Christ
seeking to do good In the spirit Of love until to-day
sbe spreads her borders throughout the vast extent OF
the republic II s natural that such growth there
should be div sions Alterations, or
shoots; but may not hope that the Of div
son pass one by one away at length all the breh-
rem who have been divided may stand 70, ether In one
faith. owning Lord and loving other with
hesrr Renewed appiau.el A hundred years ago
And ai the end of this hundred years Tho
r hfh nj se1 tg he
storms OF the Revolution has Just passed through
ther great revolution. The last days Of the century
even more than Tie first days OF the century, have
bern tated by storm and tempest and In these last
days what mission It has be Tor this American
Methodist Episcopal Church 10 perform have had,
you know somo part 10 bear In this trying criss my
self; and how often have thanked God that tue
Methodist Church throughout all the loyal land knew
only sebtimentthai Of devotion to God under
God, to our country. lAppause But, my friends,
have leaned upon you-how wo have leaned upon your
bishop--how We have leaned upon your Minister |
howwe have leaned upon your great people and We have
RECOGNIZED among the bravcst Of the brave the men who
have gone from the church 10 the battlefield believing
that " u was their duty 10 sacrifice he for God
no less their du,y, need be, To sacrifice fo for tho
county tAppau-c And We have "a sed through N
storm. sud emerging from under the guidance %
the principle OF love and Justice which tho dew
by which ihc early church waered and pourished
some think fhAt there are great dangers around US
40 there are We esist every rpoment IN the nds Of
great dangers for the sapernendns providence of
God which preserves NIL the elements IN their places,
and ell the elements IN Their respective functions,
always great danger, but we greater danger
than have been at many times before and feel
perfectly confident that He who has led thus far
through the storm and the tempest when the
highest aud the winds swept most nercely
viii guide through these waves which s,ill hea,e |
their surges upon the shore But they are not the |
siding s.ors. cheer, Bu. what !. ,ho pr,pe,pI. e
which led 10 the foundation Of the church, take that
~" love 70 man aud love 70 eod-precisey the revere
~ the old pagan principle, which sclhshness and
hate and AZ that separated peoples and nations this
new principle gathers ,osetner peoples nations and |
th ~ plant oonrort aud mutual trust And nov these
principle. u mutual trust mutual dependence sad
tuai help have brought together this nation this great
nation from the Atlantic the Pscinc from the Gulf
the Csnsas and bnd together By ndissoIubls tes this
day Tue lasrsiios o. u in the s,e:dy prosrs. which h.
nation maklug - well ~ ths Church In recognizing
,as rshu o. man and the duties Of man % man cheen
being and not feel that hs b brother Renewed
spgAa.e A slav. represented upon Roman .,ase 70
play written BY Roman who Vas himself slave, Ut
ina IN iron, o. Roman sadiehc. =" reckon no,LIns
OF those words In that day Roman e,senshp embraced
all that thers vas that uA eonslderci 'alusbi. 10 /
Roman ci,ireaship standing up ana saying - reckon
nothing human alien to me- aud th1nders d applause
greeted ,h., .'n,Im.n. from Roman lga Nov ahsD,
all history siissts n vas nothing N which L
msn thoroughly beisv.d-oo,hns for -bich any
pr nopls come. down from Heaven u oom,- from Him
who dod 10 redeem MANKIND; and Hs Who shed his /
precious blood tor al men, has brrsthed upon the
The heart % tbs rrest nson tia, Sublime thoaght that
counts nothing human alien " ~ and thai willing and
resdy 10 do al s duty 10y the hsmb and the poorest
0 mankind tApplanss Nov. then, shall never for.
get uth what s~ntmsnts learned that rr~s, of
lnsos vaa 70 be performed 10 The nsrne of tho A~r
people BY him, who thfo1gh an ass2ssins hsnf hO
been soni 10 bis hone, vs tsus, 10 Heaven and w ~
perpetually remembered among men for his kindneas q
heart his eonsclentousnass and be gDyfncss H.
solved a. o. tod me himself one niEht yins In ht bei
neitsung upon The stats u The oosntry thar sh9gh
please God 70 drive The army u L~s from Peunsyvar
ibn be voali proclaim freedom " the sisfss
lee vas driven from PsnnsyirAnia snf Mr. Lincoln
sad 10 me y VISA he had oesn dnvsn fyr,bss bat have
got n % a. and ui the sssl
and the prociamaion was tssssi bov osa,io1sly ard