The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-14


60 ught Ministers too old 90 leave their homes
gave tneir blessing TO their parishIoners, girded
the trusted friend ana ADVISER OF Hancock and
Adams The ministers OF New England anu tue
temperate ana peaceful measures we're ioGnd
from the moment The nrst shot was fired, In tue
van OF the hosts Of liberty. me e,os ser
Langd0n, Gordon, West, Payson, show this
sermons that were Ike shotted guns aimed az
are uncomiortaby long ana we may regard their
theology with suspicion, bat they were written
\ pose, and WAC. In the hour OF trial, could hnger
musKet as well as they could handle text
NO one can read the story OF the planting Of the
/ New England colonies without finding the reason
lot TINS attitude OF the clergy. they were Ine
came here IN Inc MaJdower. they were
independents; they believed In seIgoysrn-
tolerance. with ali their narrowness their
harshness toward opponents IN Church and state
their herceness toward those whom they deemed
heretics, they had this principle OF religious I'D
erty in their blood and brain-tne principle which
their spiritual fathers suffered ana died or on the
4 their right 90 worship God and TO pay taxes ac-
| cordlng 10 their conscences. The secular spirit
entered largely into their lie; but IL is not TOO
| much to say that religious motives were predomi-
nant. They believed in religion and sacred hugs
| In Church, Sunday and Holy Book, and In the d.
vine realities back OF these. so when the storm
came and the people bent themselves TO meet u
We're WEI seen in the front and tneir voices were
heard above the sound Of fife and drum. IL would
| be true ascriDe TO them exclusively re-
| ligious purpose. Their contest was not waged on
merely sacred grounds; 1T was for political as
well as religious idea that they PRAYED ana
iought-only the two, pure religion and pure poll.
tics, Church and state, good citizenship and good
Christianity-were blended in their theories and
woven into the texture OF their thought.
what, more definitely, was the religious element
In the events we are concentrating know
word th ' gse men 10 preach
ers and hearers alike, were pre-eninently men OF
faith.
Ftrst-Tney believed In God. They had much OF
the confidence OF the old IsraelteS they liked TO
ment they desSted in the story Of the chosen
people, anu believed that they were chosen peo-
pie.
be disposed TO question the truth OF their theo-
logical doctrine OF human deprayity, but we shall
err greatly If we do not look beyond this TO the
religious truth concerning man which they GER
tanly held-the eternal truth which found Us
fullest expression In Christianity, VIZ. THAT all
men are brothers OF one family, equal In the sight
OF God ana lifted Tor freedom, sel-government
Third and finally, they believed In themselves.
They belonged 10 tough ana sturdy STOCK; they
were wen poised strong reliant; they Iook Things
not deceive them nor the brightest epauletto
dazzle them; they had been trained In a rough
SCHOOL, had cleared forests, built their own houses,
planted their own fields, trusted In all sorts OF
emergencies, to their own resources, fought
wolves and Indians before they were forced TO
nght men oil their own name aud blood. such
were our i2tners, and such always are the men
who win the worlds battles.
For all or US 1t seems to me
THE LESSON OF THE DAY
Is simply thls-to cultivate the homely virtues OF
the men who founded this Repubhc; honesty IN
thought, word and act; economy and thrift In
renee Tor the truths Of the CHRISTIAN religion. We
are Deset on every naHd by dangers greater than
nem onV Sy me Spirit WEIGH changed the
colonies into tree and independent States.
REy. A. b. KENDIG.
Rev. A. b. kendig, OF the Monumental square
church, selected his text fIom the Gospel accord
ing TO John, eighth chapter and verse,
and announced as bis theme, civil and Religious
considered this unity in respect to their common
origin, thelr desrableness, costliness and danger;
He then considered their diversity, in that all
who would cannot enjoy civil freedom, and that
confers no new or exalted social relationship.
REV. A. B. TwoMBLY,
or the Winthrop tCongrevauonan church,
preached sermon from |. Samuel, ", 1920, IN
which ne traced the political condition of the
from Egypt until they became a great nation, and
oontrasted 1t with the yigor anu advance VI Tue
Republic.
PREPARATIONS OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
As the day draws near for the departure OF the
Seventh regiment to Boston and participate IN
the Bunker Hill centennial celebration the prepa.
ratioRs assume visible shape and scope. To-day
the scene at the ArmorJ Will no doubt be
a busy one, for the members are required TO
put their equipments in perfect order AMI there
will be many calls for extra evercoat straps. belts
heavy marching order Non commissioned on
GERS must see that their several squads are In
good shape, and the servants OF the different CON-
panies will be busy In attending 10 the wants OF
indiyiduals In fact everybody Will have something
TO do, and the amount OF work performed will be
surprising TO those not accustomed to the move
ments or large bodies OF soldiers. Colonel CLARK,
In addition 10 MS ofilcia duties secretary, is
exertng himself 70 secure the "Health" OF the
command while away from the city. In this the
Colonel is being aided By Surgeon Morris, who,
naturally attached 10 Popular Lifeu Is very
popular with the rank and hle; ana DR.. Freeman,
the Hospital steward, mas made an extensive raid
on his stock Of drugs Tor y, the reglmensai medl-
entity neglecting his Trust" In attending
to his perplexng duties as AdJutant,
ana Commissary Houghton Is "Lumbern-ing
TO the front in his extensive arrangements for
ieeding the men while en- roVte TO and from Boston:
Quartermaster Boo Weed Is probably better posted
Just now In the cost and best means OF transporta
ton than he u In the market price o. "Lngs,n
"Fllersr or "wrappersn and the Estate" OF
Quartermaster Sergeant Burrell Is almost As
bad. Sergeant Major COve has all his
Fixtures" in order, and IS as ousY as the AdJu-
tant, while Louis RAIDER has already packed one
half Of bis knapsack with good "HavAnas.n The
Field and stan being 50 busy. tia pleasant TO
Captain Allison has "Fslt Goodn ever since
the project was started, especially as Captain
Pollard announces that Company will have no
Cas- about IL on the trip, while Captains kipp
ana BaTFebt lntenu 10 see bDab quarters arc Wen
"Poiced." Captain Ely has all along taken great
'Stockn IN the excursion, and Captain smith,
having Surveyed the matter in all Its bearings,
announces that the r0ute il true and correct
Therefore the trip Of the seventh cannot fa to be
pleasant and profitaOie.
II is understood tnat 100 officers and men viii be
in line . the regiment marches down Broadway
on Wednesday, ana they will be accompanied by
about three hundred veterans, VINO will appear IN
their unique aud handsome uniforms.
OTHER VISITORS.
The Fifth Maryland regiment will arrive at the
foot Of Cortlandt street At halpast three
O'Clock on It's way to Boston. The command
Will be received by their friends OF
the Seventh regiment and escorted 10
tnelr armOry Tor collation.. After the fes-
tlvlties the Marylanders will be escorted to
their boat Of the foot Of Murray street and sent
on Their way rejoicing. 10 BostQp the FIfh Will
be received bj The Eighth Massachusetts,, who are
also 10 receive the New YORK seventh,
A large number OF the military OF the city or
Charleston, > G., the invited guests OF the Old
Guard, OF New YORK, Will arrive here tomorrow,
AMI are 20 be given a'banquet by their entertain
ers at Ryan'5 Union Place Hotel, Fourteenth
street and Broadway After the banquet the