The New York herald., 1870-05-09

o few words During tnetime when our Israel was
erossiag the Rel seahe dih not mean the ls!ae, ~ y,
EsNpt, but he Israel Of IN country-he wls tOlu DY
some Trends IN tle South that very pretty in'e-
Iest ng little girl, very sig ltly co.ored was IN
slavery id could he purchased and ne al that tune
was buy ng slaves-a work thlt he aiways looked
back upon with great conplace cy. he told ms
southern friends that he could not entertain any
Idea OF Q purchase unless the girl were bron1ns
North 1t was needui IN or Ter 10 DO tins that bonds
should be entered into for this grs return II she
were not purchased. When the negotiation com.
menccd for tEis with the slave den keeper that
worthy paid him very high compliment ana
0BENRY WARD BEEouRR's WORD WAS WORTH MORE
+ THAN BONDS"
and that II Henry wari Beecner said she should be
retHrned II not purchased. he would rai her have
that than all the bonds in the world SO L',to
Pink came on, and she was pa ed one Sunday
morning on that PLATFORM and the price OF her re,
demptiUn from slavery asked i0r. Ihero was .
waking up OF enthusiasm that morning that that
church had never witnessed before or since, ana
more than was wanted 70 purchase her realized on
Among tho contributors was literary lady named
Rose Terry who did not happen TO have as mucn IA
her pocketb0Ok as she thought she 0uent 70 vc,
and she dropped into the basket ring which she
took from her finger IL saw that ring In tn, bas-
her her finger as s'I an em5em H p of her redempton'
Long after this occurrence Mr. Beecher sad ne
sg "a e. e a2ss russ o. Set TO
maine % and blended with il the lady VINO gave me
ring and his own name, and she was called oy the
ROSE WARD.
Rose continued to support herself and her aged
grandma her by labor, and now she Is impressed
with the idea that she ought to 10 something or her
own coloted people. She Is des,roas OF NJ
ting herself for that and for that she re-
quires $3.50 to enable her to go to washington
University to he educated. Plymouth church con-
groga ion had redeemed her body; 1t was therefore
fitting they should now redeem her mind. lie knew
they would do 1t. The col ection was then made.
and from the appearance OF the well filled ba6k q
we should think that Mr.. Beecher's threefOld col
lection was an unquesti0ned success
:. The sermon was from St. Matthew. tx, l3-"But
go ye and learn what tnat meaneth; will have
mercy ana not sacrifice; for am not come to call
the righteous, but sinners to repentance"
The preacher at the outset referred to the social
character OF Christ when on earth His friendltnesS
to the non orthodox and sinners OF the time, ana
objected to as too liberal and mixing up with peO-
pie who would be likely TO injure HIS reputation.
An ANALYSIS OF the attributes OF justice and mercy
shown In the character OF God and His dlspeDsatons
toward man; the setting forth OF the evidence that
mercy and not justice was the leading characteristic
some characteristic remarks on the attitude OF the
church towards Christian ty. Speaking OF sectarlan
Ism as itself UP In Its own peculiar notions OF
polity and It's own special phase OF faith, he SAID
more liberalty and deeper religious spirit In
ev table II Christianity were to fulfil It's mission. As
evidence OF the need OF this he said that though
eighteen hundred years had passed away 1t was .
fact that n
NOT ONE MAN IN MILLION PROGRESSED CHRIS
TIANITY. $3.50
Africa was barbarian. Asia was beathen and Europe
and America were only civilized, and not Christian.
lie closed by amplyfying some views that conscience
to be made perfect must be allied with love, ana also
the great blessing that the contemplation OF this
view OF mercy was to Christian man in his dying
hour.