The New York herald., 1878-11-29

CENTRAL METH ODlST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev DR.. Newman preached in the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church, Seventh and Fourteenth
street. on "Our Country's Mission and Future" tax
ing his text from I. Peter, H. 9-.'Ye chosen
generation. royal priesthood, an holy nation. .
Obeaicnt to the voice of ministerial authority said
the reverend Doctor. we assembled in accus-
toned place of worship to acknowledge our depend
ence upon Almighty God to return thanks for
personal and national blessings and to mplore His di-
vine guidance for ourselves rulers and people
The year that ends to-day has been marked by the
severity and goodness of God 10 remind US that we
subject to His government. We have suffered
from commercial failures, from depression OF trade
and loss Of financial confidence punishment for
personal extravaganza. for dishonesty in business and
for false financial system in our government Let
reverently heed those voices OF the divine dis
pleasure
ON the other hand, how manifold has been the
goodness Of God to us The reports from official and
reliable sources show that we have for this year
900 bushels of wheat against 800 100000 bush
els last year. We need for home consumption
250, 900 900 bushels which leaves 17O,000o00 for
expectation. or, in cash, S1700O0.000. We have
1290 900 900 bushels of corn the largest crop
raised in the country. The cotton crop for iS7s is
equal to 50000D0 of bales against $1,000 900 of bales
last year, large increase from free labor, exceeding
any crop raised in tho palmy days Of slave labor.
While other countries have been the scene of war,
carnage and blood and visited with pestilence and
famine peace has reigned in our happy land.
BY the highest atnhorIty the comprehensive words
Of the text transparent from the Jewish theocracy
to the Christian Republic The Jews were q chosen
people to illustrate the grandest principles of phan-
thropy and religion. Sanctioned by such high
authority let apply these words to our own a.
ton nconsider1ble part of the great Christian
republics which Christ came to establish. Let us,
therefore inquire what the providenial indica-
| tions that called to special mission What
| is the character of that mission? How
| complish that mission that may have future
worthy of our high calling?
It IL fact TO which history has furnished ex-
ceptions that Jehovah calls nations lie calls indi-
viduals TO accomplish the exalted purposes of His
will 1t the mission of the Greeks to give liera-
ture to the world. which underles the literature Of
civilization. II the mission OF Rome to give
Jurisprudence to mankind 1t the mission OF the
Hebrews to give religion to our race. which has its
highest expression i'll Christianity. Other nations
/ have had their missions. while it IL mission to
| found. develop and perpetuate government Of the
| development of the individual man. Our national
| home is within the belt OF power. That belt Of
| power is q narrow lying within the thirtieth
and sixtieth parallels Of north latitude Within that
narrow zone the mighty nations of the past
dwet and the nighter nations OF the Grcsent dwell.
II Is significant that the founders of this Republic
began when other nations had left of; that they
nounccd the ultimate truths OF human rights; that
they exhausted forever the right of revolution Our
forcathers the peers OF the bcst the wisest of
the wise ana the noblest OF the noble. We sprang
from such men Washington. the patriot: Frank
ln the philosopher, and Jefferson. the statesman.
The reverend Doctor here discussed ut some length
the condition of the freedmen OF the SOUTH politically
and socially: their relations TO their former masters
and Their probable future. he spoke good word for
for their rapacity and cruelty to them. He yndi-
Gated the right OF the Chinese TO become citizens and
showed how much they benefit to the country
In material point Of view.