The New York herald., 1867-04-29
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

word shall quickly slay him.
The opening remarks then made by Dr. Schaf
in German. German address. by the Rev. Edmund de
schwenitz followed, after which hymn In the Ger
man language sung, Of which the following is
translation
The sabbath which the Lord hath blest
Ana 70 his peopN given;
or the eternal sabbath day,
Yes, still will refresh my sight
In this c,lm hight this peacefu ray
S or the eternal sabbath day.
How sweet and sacred does il shine,
The sabbath light, the festal time,
The peace He has eiernalv
in which our souls would lave.
Iesas ,s ali Us Sal, wi.l, Thy pnr,s, pr,, rest rest.
The peace Thou dcst richly givel
German address by Mr.. r. W. Raymond followed,
after which Rev. Henry Ward Beecher made some
marks, Of which the following is condensed report
ADDRESS BElcHER
II gives great pleasure to present such
ing this in the church where am wont to work, and
this pleasure Is not diminished by thinking that many
OF the audience Germans; this there is but one
drawbackhc fear that youare German and may not
understand word say. But II you are in that cond
ton you certainly worse of than l have been
during the last Of the speeches aud the sing
ngs. uanghter.) It was all Dutch to me. Haughter.)
will trespass unduy upon your time and patience
here advocate the continuance and the stringent
application OF the Excise law both IL stands related to
the Sabbath Day and as 1t stands related ALSO to tenn
pegance. ] can scarcely toll for which am
most grateful for this law--not being the
s best h .s,ng .,in that eoald Be had but a. being
in our temperance struggle. For, when at various
times have sought in various ways to destroy this
met by the questions, Why do you undertake carry
things to extremsss Why do you not frame wise, re-
70 TSs anu no. sv s
tell u.s. will drink, and IL is far better therefore,
that should take that for granted and that the laws
especially should undertake only 70 curta the evil as
much as possble-confne II to times and seasops and
maintain propriety within the bounds OF public morality
And since could do any better have taken this
net suppress, except by incidental operation, drink.
ing but to regulate the sale of intoxicating drinks and
the moment that law began to be put into operation all
the concerned felt It They raised just
much louder as any other that they had made
before been made. You can tell whether law is
good bad by the way in which bad
take IT, II they don't is bad. II they do it
Is good law, probably. 1 recoect when used 10
drive very lazy horse. Il was called family horse
taughter) One meant for the women and children and
for everybody TO drive. l would pull and pull and pull
aud jerk and jerk and jork made no difference
the old horse walked along in the same gait would
take big rope whip and whack and whack and whack
but he would not 60 step farther. Qaugher) But
recollect under his legs there tenderer piece OF
skin, and the moment h him there the tender spot
nauehter) So II you get law that hits the spot
Of bad men you may be sure u Is good one. daughter
be- screwed up ,tIs mor laughter 1ug uas am CON- ~
cerned when 80 many good men, especially when
foreign popalation-hat is, our population that came
from abroad, they now-conceive impression
adverse TO THE law, " II something
inhospitabie specially directed against
tlemans house ANA hc treats you Just as well as he
treats bmselfcan you ask any better hospitality than
thais II wc, in America, those come to Us
abroad. ourselves that
Is that inhospitable? This is against Irlsh-
men. II an Irshman gets under It that is his account
II s not made sgainst Germans III they across
the law. IL is their account II is aimed at without
regard to nationaes 1t is law public protection
mot against foreigners, but all men, for the
public veal And f in point Of fact thess little estab-
lisbmens In the hands Of foreigners than OF
cannot help that We wish 1t we're different We at-
tribute II largely to the education and and dir
into this country, they must make up their minds
customs, constitutions sentiments and opinions, but
not coercively, not in any distinguishing way
favor Of native Fcilizens and against foreigners.
You must stand IN your place as we stand in place
TO the laws. There others that feel that this
taking away mems liberty. l have looked German
crowds and think / such happy slaves.
uaughier) And you all look like Jolly slaves laugh
teri Where did yoI come FROM, Austria? And you
have lost your liberties have you? How many did you
bring? p4aughter) How free we're you there? How
free your countryy How free yonr pulpit.
your printing press thereY How free your public
rnectngsY How often could you assemble aud discuss
political mattesy How free we're TO crticlse
lie and to pick out your men What sort Of
liberty did you have in Germany and what kind in Ire
land And you have ~ this country and lost your
liberties Hauehier.) Oh, unhappy slaves 60 back
again and find them Go back (Laughter1 / have
never heard German, Irishman, American English
grumbe because the law obliged liquor dealers to shut
election day Because they believe II to be WISE
Be the polls are sacred The ballot s be
made be pure and sacred-sipce the whole form OF
government and the vital power OF all government is to
be determined by the will OF the people The expression
or that will at the ballot box must sacred
body polite a. mans tongue is In his own head
whom cruelty has taken and tortured and
his tongue IN the same state country whose bal.
lot box Is tampercd with There can be no guard
stringent 10 10 II that citizens express
their Judgments their condemnation their choice
the ballot box that this right shall be sacred they all
agree that u right election day. And say the
same authority in legislation which makes II right aud
proper do IL for election days makes It right and
proper for Sunday II is which has in IL the
public morality and good OF The community This law
Is not got up by nabobs There are that say that
and Puntanism--to ride over peoples liberties Where
did we get PurtanismS III am not greatly mistaken
understand to be the zeal OF the common peope
iov the good OF the common people. That was born
In the Reformation in Gsrmany-wben men began 70
the conscencewhen they began 10 assert their In
dividuai manhood and collective manhood and refuse
the prbes Of government and declare that the pubic
veal shall be framed by the voice OF ali the people or the
commonwealth II was an irrepressibe hatred of op-
preston Another was ne dislike 70 public smuse-
70 celebrate holiday, 70 let his children dance
around the Maypoef Why were games OF all kinds
discouraged by the PurtausS For the same reason thai
Il were in European nation to-day would ., my
face against them. Since the days OF Nimrod, sup.
pose has been the trick Of oppressors They try 70
bribs the common people BY giving them
menta They tickle them BY giving them GddIers mon
keys and bears TO keep them sontented. tIaughterl
Don't think or laws, dcu't vote, You may dance and
play and have ali the saints 10 the calendar bu. you
shall not vote. Tyrants thus bribsd the common people
from whom had been taken their political rights II
bribery Of pleasure 10 blind their losses and 70
take out their manhood--to make them content bs
puppets, aud satisfied with gsw-gaws Il was this that
the old Puriians against Il n cathedral win
dow wceod Iced men 70 tyranny would smash IT, I
would destroy anything that would keep me sod my
fclow-beipes from liberty and true manhood We sti
maintain that spirit borrowed from Holland and Ger
many 70 oppose whatever operates against tho welfare
Of the common people, whsther II BE- pleasure, custom.
interest anything else There ID nothine in the State
however 80 important 10 the State thri In the
mon people Any custom that detsriorates common
morals destroys the family, Injuries the young mon,
for The hgbes reasons ought be suppressed or rseu
lated BY law In the most stringent manner II 10 not
Puritanism that leads ~ 70 make excise LAYS; II
Is love Tor the common people. II ID felt BY .