The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Rev. DR.. Cheever's Closing Sabbath Discourse
In the Church Of the PuriIans.

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Rev. DR.. Cheever's Closing Sabbath Discourse
In the Church Of the Purisaus.
Rev DR.. Chsever, pastor Of the Church OF the Puri
tans, last evening delivered closing DISCOURSE "com-
memoratve historical and Thanksgiving" occasion Of
the anniversary Of the Church AntiSavery Society As
was known this would be the last occasion DR..
Cheever would occupy the pulpit and the last Sabbath
that religious services would DO held In the church,
there was large congregation present. The preacher
took as his text tho sixth OF the io3d alm 1.-THE
Lord execueih righteousness aud judgment for all that
are oppressed
He sald:-We have long waited for the fulalment OF
these words OF the PSALM but God having emancpaed
the slaves without consent and against proesta
on we enter the and claim TO be ourselves
the emancipaors We put 10 the paper AFRO
gazing to ourselves that drew u up when the very
watermark proves II forgery. We were compelled TO
pay 1t by Gods omnipotence. Had We been stronger
than God, not solitary would have been emap
cipated to-day The Chief Justice Governors, Senator'S
and Representatives giving their adhesion, the Chief
hag refused his signature the grandest OF all
the measures of freedom attempted the ground
OF doubt whether Congress possessed the power to
abolish slavery in the rebel by law Of the
cons ution and the Interpretation OF all law aud shall
be liberty and Justice To say OF emancipa-
ton was ours was an assertion Of fraud against man
kind depr wing the whole race OF ono OF be most glorious
and instructive exhibitions Of human depravity and of
Divine mercy ever developed. II the spoua-
neons work OF tho government but absolute and uli
mate necessity It WAS not the natural Impulse and
working OF the government producing and establishing
universal liberty, but necessity the life Of the
nasion itself Five years ago the Lnciier OF the rebellion
said, 81 will exat my throne above tie oil God.
Oh, how the great Luci Ter has fallen. will set the
mount OF the congregation on the sides OF the North and
VIII call the roll OF slaves Bunker Hill. Now,
by the privilege OF habes corpus act he brought
out for trial for against The United States IL
for ten years the half of every Sabbath bal been
devoted by every church that theme
emancipation, the country might have been saved with
out boodshed and slavery have been peacefully abol
shed Eight thousand millions OF properly might have
been preserved 10 the country, and upwards mil
lions OF lives rescued from destruction. The establish
ment of the Antisavery Society arose in order
the church from the charge that IL in the interest Of
slavery. We commenced the movement wnen there was
sgn of secession when we had believe that
years of labor before the 70
brought against the pastor of this church
was ane and the conservative churches we're united
In bitterness against those engaged in the movement
But God In year did The cnurchs work
with the sword. But IN our church in The past
would not keep silent on the great line Of duty. We
appealed 10 truth IN every way and Ia every avenue
prepared memorials To congress; made appeals 10
the President and addressed the people In public
oages WITH all the faith and earnesness that belonged
To Christian church; did 1t alone regardless of
public censure; We sent dee'ates when not snosher
Christ an body in the land would do H. to present the
truth 10 the Preslden Winter after winI this church
had place IN Washington, and became a power, not
only In TINS country, but Throughout Europe. The
church, by Divine power. was supported for the
last twenty -one years; tweve of winch we have
been nvoyea In the whiriwhind OF tue con-
lict against slavery Not only have we worked
on the Sabbath, but have lectuTed, day alter
day on Justice and on the limits Of expectancy and tho
right Justice and liberty. We ieclured CHRISTIAN
raiicsism, the soundness of Law and the RESPONSE
bAty OF lawyers and the sacredness and responsibilities
OF the power, and the cessy and rghtness Of
ju-tce to blacks and whites aiNe We declared 1t a
TO woe against the right Of Others 10 voetnat 1t
a oe.lbofats theft We announced II the duty OF
Congress by the Constitution to shield tho poor and
detcnceless We aways demanded equal justice for back
and whine and spoke AGAINST tho prejudlcies against
c9or, mean, cruel and desplcablc. When Senator
Ian. addressed the people OF New York In tho
Cooper lnsi tuie during the cary part Of the war;
assured the people that IL the merchants OF New York
satlsicd the President that stocks would 20
down, he would issue proclamation Of emancipation.
THIS exped ency. Expediencyi Vas anything
g,nea by tn delay We fought the good fight through
all these when II considered ireao to he
apolit.onist We might have held our present citadel
had kept silent; but that woald be To hold sep
1cnre sculpturcd stone and ourselves sealed up in
We might nave been enormously rich AZ a corporslon
Ike the favored Dutch Church, and Irnity. Tue bcirs
of Annske JAMS II they lot their properly might bod
the church, ten churches BIT Ii is Lesson
To baud on leased ground out 10 hold Gods
fee simple $1,000 year Tor grouod rent too much
meet: that g the why relinq
building, not because could not othersi,e hold IL
We ght held il had been under the wing Of a
Common Council, no would give the publ property
site tor a Cathedral and give up UnioD square Tor
funds sustain 10. No wonder church should sustain
itself IN bat Hut we had such resort. do
we sire It We have jus. right 10 DO proud OF
cnurch--a chnrch that supported tha appica ion of
justice aud truth against the raing of the country,
tho gu iost an toe wealth ana respectfully Of The
congfeganOn might he But MOI to bs turned
aside from the path OF duty at q time wBcn 10 be
ab0.itionisa 10 be fanatics aud destructionsis.
God mas conpeled the nation by success on OF neces-
ses give the backs the suffrage and 1t IL 10 be
hop a that Congress via be restrained from
nouncng the ,sci that the amendment giving to each
State the right to dsiranchse such ~ ITS citizens IL
pieasss for any but that OF crime God bad
peed the granting Of the franchise 10 tue blacks through
bad behavior of the South aud tho conduct of TOE
President Therefore, We are under great obi.
cations 10 God. In addition to tns fat that
msni'esiy thrown upon God-tha, ~e
under greater obi, atoms tnan Otner nation
IN the world, and under more solemn covenant with
Him through His morcies hereafter 10 il the
grand rule OF government and eopieto do justice,
10 love mercy, and walk humbiy with our God. Aud la
regard ourselves AS church, as have in-
uma,ed In paragraphs, that had az or making
this noble and magnificent endowment, and tue pay.
OF all the debts OF tue society passed from ed,
though We had done our work and lad nothing
accomplish any sphere Of duty 10 fuinL We going
by Gods bcssing and mercy by tue providence aud
PERMISSION and sustaining goodness OF COD to oud
new ediuce for the worship OF God IN THE city Our
place plot Of around IS not entirely liked YET
though II IL In power 10 do IT, as intimatsd, in fec
simple But for the present 30 shall worship the
sabbah MORNINGS In lecture room, and We propose
after what called tho summer vacation TO enter d.
recy upon the work OF build ne chprca OF God and 4
the gospel aud worsnippng IN IL and inviting all Others
with that disposed, ana depend upon Il by
Gods help shall make as true this has
been IN the past 10 freedom and tue divine truth
poss bly, mako u, and We will welcome without
money without price all OF evry class and denom
nation come and receive tie wine and milk OF the
Gospel through instrumentaiy. WIth those re.
marks close casng ourselves the country and the
world with fu belief that we on the OF
perencing and witne sing n manifs station OF Gods
providence aud mercy, In connection with which the
light that will be and known viii b. the ghs
the almost, In comparison with that OF the
midnllht tasting ourselves and The nation aud the
world God lei hope 10 have the kingdom Of God
come to our own hearts before attempt % 90 promi
neni dream OF being successful IN the movements OF
advancing HIS kingdom on earth.
sunday aud -. Aiban'-.
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