New-York tribune., 1867-05-13
RELIGIOUS.
DIR. cuEEvER's SERMON LAST NIGHT

DR. CHFEvRR's SERMON LAST NIGHT
Tie Church of the Puritans was largely attended
last evening to listen the last which It's re-
Epected minister will deliver within its walls. Dr.
Cheevers sermon was intended TO he congatuaory OF
the success which had attended the efforts OF the
Church Antsavery Society lie chose hs text from the
eth verse the O3d Psalm. reading, The LOid executor
righteousness and judgment for al who are oples,en
rrbe movement in this country by Whch
the chains OF slaves had been fnaly broken proves
truth Of the words OF the text We nave 10 igt %
Imancipator. and weak and eOwardy III OT au-
% VI m and Gods mercy would have been Infinitely
greater lie might have saved us from the huipelIes
roules which have fallen upon us for our SIN Already
bny sudden and intimate the mercy which has been
accorded TO by God England, Russia AmeilGa ana ana
Braz the reforms which have taken place were al Coo
work In England God spoke through the VIII OF chris
tian peOple under a comparatively Few tadlng spilts'
free: in America. 100000 emancipated through the
necessity of in Brazil, again shaCkcs are stgek on
by Imperial will In America alone the freeing VI
was reluctant compusOn, in order 10 save the IhiO
But still Gods wisdom and power Is displayed IN al cases
aIits The speaker alluded 10 the approaching tria 0f
Jefferson Davis Five years his southern subjects
were buying and selling negroes to-day tmey are
and selling negro votes The suffrage mas lnade man oi
The once despised All the changes are Du phaes
@ tht m the sxperiment shall be made with absolute
suffrage of women as well as men, III is quite ucult 10
consistently exclude women from voting; the man cues
tonis whether or not women upon l 80 tS @
lege, will exercise the suffrage IN favor OF true
no opposition. God has abolished slavery IN spite OF
'the church" and OF false Christianity; ana ts con
a. Beware OF men," God saith "but fear them not u
for year, the half OF every Sabbath OF every Ghurcn
had been devoted 10 this field antiSlavery), slavery
would long since have been abolished, there wOuo nave
been war, and thousands of lives would have Deer
saved and millions Of dollars Of property But GODS tn'
was unheeded, aud when was passed, his time for ven
oeauce had come. He then accomplished In year o
Gar what we had failed 10 achieve in years. The
chIrrch not having done Gods work with the TRUTH GOO
ia fbe Cburchs work with the sword ThesDoctor theI
sinded enthusiastically TO the energy and steadfastnes
which had marked the course OF the Church Antslayery
Snnietv some OF the Republican papers had ex
nyessed the opinion that the pastor OF this church haC
Secone insane and had been otherwise assaied bu
% bded onr time and the result has proved the justice
and wisdom of our cause. We could not and would 10
Keep silence doing everything IN our power ana now se'
against public opinion. The people now say that It Is Jus
drgt wby then was not right 5lO years ago The
TSe m repy The plea Of inexpediency, andthis povesth
fatal political mpety and heresy Of the present time Co
has handed n his bill OF settlement Tor our cIler ~ Ih
shape Of the financial distress under ~nl We nOw KVa
and II should attempt the wckedness OF lePuulatoi
God win surely until be gers lls own ~ W Whl
church had Kept silence might now hVld thIs chuio
We bpt W )e2sed gO0nG but Sodk aSTs wac 9W RnS1'