The New York herald., 1867-04-08
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.


text from the nineteenth chapter fourty fourth verse;
Of Luke" Because thou knewest not the time OF Thy
| visitation The meaning OF these words is to be
known by comparing the spiritual arrangements OF
Gods providence with the system OF His grace and the
instructions Of His word The time OF visitation is that
OF Gods peculiar mercy whether national or individual,
whether that which he opens before man wide and
enectual doors through which he win for the
security OF future good either temporal eternal
whether be that in which God is peculiarly near by
His spirit and especially ready to bless the soul that
/ seeks Him and the nation that awaits Him. The warn
ing in the text given TO tho nation as well as 10
each citizens SOUL and IL Is TO The present s
time Of great responsibility and solemnity for us be-
cause We are taking departures anew. We
have the opportunities Of instruction and OF
determining our future course foundations now our
course hereafter What advice will we take, that OF
God or OF manf What Will we follow, principle or ex-
pedencyS After dwelling very eloquently the time
OF mans visitation be reviewed the application OF the
text to nationa It applied TO a nation in the
present emerRency is in some respects the emer-
gin Of opportunity and power in laying the foanda
ons We please, OF the peace prosperity and glory OF
future generations It is . plethora Of opportunities
such as no nation earth before enjoyed The
apathy with which the emergency is regarded deplor
able and ominous The reconstruction both Of
power BY the light both Of all the discovered
and lamened mistakes OF the past and all the abundant
and Sufficient instructions OF Gods word and Of history
for the future We about to hold convention for
the forming OF new state constitution Is there any
regulating law principle by which the nation is TO be
guided, and what s itp or Is there none, and do we
mean 70 adopt none better than each day emergencies
conflicts and necesses The question OF treatment
OF the colored race whether will continue rob them
OF their rights give them justice without respect to per-
sons to be settled aud the question the cleo
ton or appointment OF judges one Of the most fonda
mental and important tina, can come up for determination
whether they shall be chosen the people appointed
session and for the interests Of parties in conflict or
during good behavior and for the sacred purposes OF
justice as enjoned Of God Now what is the great
overruhng law by which We 10 be guided-that Of
expediency and political necessity dvney appointed
principeS The bane Of modern society is this making
all things; It prevents progress il mistakes instead
Of rules as the main springs degrades law tempo
rary stratagem and creates class interests mouopoes
and conflicts Legislators in times Of revolution and re-
construction stagger in uncertainty from measure to
to patch up the last mistake Another opporuaty Is
now offered u.s. II s the opportunity of an amend
ment to the constitution commanding universal
suffrage without regard to color race. That
would settle all our difficulties, and is the only
thing that can do so II the constitutional
citizens At their pleasure without crime or treason
passes The only door Of escape from that enangie-
Bns H. ssss q. sss g hs n % s
nuifying all things opposed to It. do not know
where the training Of Senators and Representatives
can have BEEN under what Gospel they have sat and been
disciplined that they have adopted expedency and
necessity as their guide, when child could have told
them the emergency called for principle alone to rule
Justice TO the colored race has been gained not by
principle staesmanship but by necessity forced upon
US BY the extreme madness Of our enemies The right
whose rights were laid down under tho feet Of the whites
as bridge over which they would be glad 70 come
they would not come. but % would IDS execute State State
measures OF their own against the blacks would
S"G tns nr Swn sddsss and back on their own
weld e. inc ultimate necessity and lay down law Of jus
ce 70 the coIored race And even then they did 9oi do
from awaiting themselves OF the constutonsl provions
They thus sanction injustice by constitutional law,
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rule hem' Tbs discrimination Of this question de-
qssa mi M sss,rs Ss
known 70 bs opposed 70 the rights Of the colored race
sDS sS b Il. chooses b can ss. Ors.m.H in soa
provided By Congress nom being carried into
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II the laws are not executed It win Be impossible to
II they are not executed then by the operation OF the
constitution the coored in the power OF their
masters And all this was because the national Legisa.
ture adopted instead Of principle the makesh or ex
pedency After dwelling length on che necessity or
for christianity, and denial OF the Cross and desrs
dation Of it's doctrines II sanction the exclusion
Of the coored race from the right Of suffrage account
OF the color OF their skin.
The Midnight NIission.
special sermon in behalf Of the Midnight Mission
was preached yesterday afternoon In Trinity Church.
Roadway. by The Rev. o. a DuMon. There was . very
large congregation present. who listened with great at
Son. =, s ,ss ~, ,.s s.a s''gsfP'
I*se =, .ae object Of which s "tn
arch out and reclaim fallen women"
The reverend gentleman took for his text tAa 10th
verse OF the 18th chap. Of the Gospel of 81. Luke
Likewise say unto you, there s JOY in the presence
Of the angels Of God sinner that repentsth" ("
To many people the existence Of the Midnight Mission
was not known, and very few indeed understood the
aims and objects Of those engaged in It, It was
posed OF mon and women who were united In the holy
work Of rsclaiming fallen who were willing y 60
back TO the paths OF virtue and resume their place the
world Meetings held Of religious character as the
rooms Of the Misson and the plan Of operations is-
The male members 90 forth during the day. two by two
and place the hands OF the fallen whom they
meet invitations 70 visit Che Mission. On the evenings
the sss 81 .a U TIN sss y. and
and 70 aid them IN the good rescu1ions they may FORM
II any Of the os ones wish 70 change their life at
them and measures are taken 70 procure permanent
homo and remunerative employment The ladies Of the
vice, yupsshy and help 70 all Who sssk them. IL Is
dnRout Wosk, more dincuh indeed than many would
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that meets those engAged IN on every hand II Is said
that the enterprise cannot bo successful 10 spoken OF
romantic thing, deluson like the schemes for nav
gazing the air which attraot mons minds for little
time and then allowed 70 drop and never heard OF
Afterwards The timd afraid and the sauctimonieus
say II 10 dangerous subject and II b best 10 leave IL
alone But there greater difficulties than these TO
Il 10 hard 70 get the SHINING listen with
gravity counsel II 10 dicun 70 overcome the natua
repuson that sczcs them when they the admo
niiions Of those ssekng 70 save them. Being banned
by society, they become the antagonists OF society
But Notwithstanding all this many Of them are led 10
taks step towards The right ana many induced for
sake the evil Of their ways The greatest dculty Of
all IL the question, what shall be done with them In
stitutions, asyums and refugees are Of them
less; they frghsen them away What shall be done
with thsmf In the nrst place pleasant homo must bs
provided and In the second judcous system OF super
vision must b adopted Then employment, 70 maintain
them must be fIrnished. Many will return 10 their
homes but there those who have homes or friends
to welcome the repcnant back Those must for
time be provided with homo BY the Mission and sup
piled with work They must be secsrc from the
memory Of the past which apt TO brighten a one re-
oedes from .! and loses its repsllins fsfksssv
when seon through memory and ir~-. tney
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