The New York herald., 1872-12-02
NEW HERALD MONDAY 2 ls72-TRlPLE SHEET

VINO knew him best win keep his acts and words
IN tender freshness.
accordsnt or discordant as 1t may be, with his
peculiar views, will lament an hon0red leader;
labored by his side and for his cause; the freed
man VIII not forget him until he forgets the record
Of his scars and the .Ss breaking OF % MS chains;
will be symbols Of his memory. There is not a
noble cause or kind work OF man that win not feel
nation that, when heat, passion and transient ex-
element passes away y Just and generous
srsSt and GOOD men. % Therefore ne needs s srI ny
lengthened or elaborate eulogy from ne. But upon
ROnt. may sgessl ought to here and
af shis discourse. Nh. Greeley was
x8l or OUR HOUSEHOLD OF FAnH
Iais ~. was ais chosen place Of Worship: We shan
or aeaoctation Of the sabbath and sanctuary. /.
shall miss him e one OF the most familiar links in
trouaS SnSsEd ana me i9f twenty
among those Of their comparative youth. who are
now thinning and sscetterng away, recognize
~ =. ~ among my earliest and trueas friends. He
NO pAIR-wsArHEa cHRlsr1xx,
but was always In attendance In storm and sum
eass W Il: r., S ssS IL s.S %
kinds Of charitable and denominstio61l work. he
was not merely : yewholder or hsaFsg. He was .
% him. It crew out q Rim, the earliest ingram
s%sS & s you'd .ss nsS. % a:s m
g. g many % under osner names and other iorms;
PATH or THE PEOPLE,
u worldly and superficial sense, II b not popu.
lar faith but even now It is strangely msconceived
and bitterly dsnounced. With nm conviction was
could not hold its belief in any narrow limits or cut
% Sas s"sys as ma s,a us Tss
that we IN our ecclesiastical position had not put
ourselves out Of the Church, but had been put out
chief conviction OF the Divine Fatheshood. do not
say too much when | say the peculiar character OF
s n s e
God and the universal brotherhood OF man. So it
vas his inspiration in life we know, thank God,
HIS SUPPORT IN DEATH. a tu,
When weafied and worn with lies conflict, he
sank sank upon on IN the field and knew that al his life OF
Dne Of simple faitn and trust SO he compassed
peaceful end. We always listen to catch the dying
man 30 simple, 80 truthful, 80 grandiy triumphant,
THosH nos, wosDs or s
reclness q any mode d G6rlstanity: i may 6e
40 proof Of christianity itself but aiter al renem
9es snss ns da aSs n s
THE WHOLE CONVICTION OF ms LrFT
He had lived IL constantly, and remember, too,
It Is this Christian truth after all. There is
power in it that is not revealed in cold philosophy
or nppant worldiiness. He who can say In the
iveth is strong In the faith and the assurance or
God, and strong too In the work OF this world and
go when the YORK he s % n %
Jesus, " hath seen the Father"
Mr.. Hepworth ON the Great Journalist.
The "cold snap" kept q great many from church
morning, but at Steinway Han, although
It was not quite full, the services were well at
tended. Mr.. Hepworth preached from Hebrews
xii. Give have had fathers OF our fiesh, which
us, and we gave them reverence; shall
we not much rather be In subsection unto the
Father OF spirits and livefn At the close Of an
eloquent discourse he alluded to the departure OF q
great and respected journalist from the earth to
that bourn from which no traveller returns in the
following touching manner
THE NATIONS LOSS.
When great afnictt0n comes We are reminded
Of our own littleness To-day We are here; to-
morrow gone. A death has lately taken place for
which the whole nation mourns. We can speak OF
him now because he is dead Il had almost said
that he died br0ken-hearted. He has been inter-
woven with the interests of this country for forty
years, and inst at the close Of one Of the most
citing canvasses which we have known this truly
good and great man "sh0ok OF this mortal coil.n
IHo turbulent waters are stllle0 at laSt and the
candidate receives the prayers Of iorty
millions, while the other lies pale and cold in
death. When we forget his eccentricities we viii
erect monument to the name Of
A MAN OF WHOM AMERICA SHOULD BE PROUD.
He was endowed with q large amount of great
and true moral courage. believe that his motives
were as pure as any that ever throbbed in q hu-
man bosom. We are forced to confess that he did
what we would not have dared to do. Many men fill
positions WELL and yet we never feel their presence
but every one felt the presence OF this warm
hearted man, who did what he thought was right
and trusted the consequences to the future. He
was thoroughly good man, and his errors
seem to have been those Of judgment and not OF
heart. While intending to do right he often did
who tries to do good to the greatest number
This country will not forget the 1act that Horace
Greely wanted to pour
THE BALM OF GIL.EAD INTO THE PUBLIC HEART.
sure to fall upon us Take God as O father and
Christ as brother and with their guidance you
Will traverse the dark passage and enter safely
the pearly gates Of the palace beyond.
THE EVENING SERMON-GREELEY'S CAREER AND
In the evening the hall was again crowded to
sunocation, rumor having gained circulation that
this discourse OF Mr.. HepwOrth would be upon the
death of Mr.. Horace Greeley. There was not q
seat available after seven O'Clock, and chairs and
benches were ranged along the platform to accom-
odate many who were unable to obtain seats else
where. The hymn
- Since Thou art my guardian. no evil fear
Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay.
NO harm can bcfall with my Comforter near
having been sung by the enormous congregation
the speaker selected for his text, Acts ill.,, 2-.The
work whereunto have called them" He prefaced
his sermon with an eXhOrtatiOn to the young men
Of New York to prepare for the future world, and
referring to the death OF Horace Greeley, he said -
THE GREATNESS OF THE SORROW.
1t Is well for us to stand still moment in the
presence OF great event. 1t is right and proper
that we should learn the lesson which that prOvi-