, 1879-06-02
DEECHER ON GARRISON.
An Eloquent Trlhut" tn the n1cmory of tho
Grsnt AbO:ltEunIs;,

Al Eloquent Ts1hutH tn the Me1nory Ut the
GrsAt Ab0:lttnbIs..
Sntcia' nsua:ct IN 7hf Tr4oHne.
NEw YoHK, Juno 1.-1lcnrY Warl Dcccbcr's
sermon tu.<'ay, from the text, "Of whntn tlu
world WIS not wortt,y," WIS devoted to a,l
eulogy Of William Lloyd Garrison. Tue death
of Mi. Garrtson, he sad, after long life mt! n
hard struggte, calls to mind class of men who,
with him, wrought one Of tlc greatest clau0es
this world ever saw. Tic ranks OF those w:lu,
In the speakcr's youth, worked for that cud arc
thin,le.l, with uniy here a,d there one left, atl
inany OF them Just tottcrnE oil tho brink
OF tho grave. They ,lid noblv
work In their own war. Tllcy ,natlo
snnle mistakes, hut set themselves against op-
preston Of every kllId. und would not conufo-
mise with cvii In my farm. TlIc wouder IL not
so nurh that they ran into danger, as tl,at they
lived to meet the danger through which they
passed.
The great orll Which these mon sourht to de-
struy was slavery, a1i evil which flad become ill.,
grained in&o ta Constitution aud Into tho socat
and Mlitlca fabric Ut tic nntlon until It had be-
como part and parcel OF hoth,-wllcl existed
primarily as a commercial necessity, mud
grow, and Increased, anl spread until 1t
became n prodIgluus political power.
That 1t was which r,fscd UP tllat noble band OF
Aboltlonisis, every ulIc of wllom inust always
stand high in thu estimation Of Ills countrymen,
and the highest Of whom was William Lloyd
Gars!eou. or all tlu acn who Injured tn tho
great work in thu darl days, wIlen It Gust tnucs,
and meant moro to bu counted OF thclr number,
no one sus more worthy to live to see TIC viz,
sury won than Garrison, and 1t was reserved for
hiua to tasto tlsc fully rIpcncd fruits
v HfAfu fnfInr H,rr
man, but his greatness and power did
not lto wholly IN the bitterness Of his language.
lle fault OF tl.at vas In the school IN wtlct, hu
found hlusclf,-not tint bsa words ought neycs
tu lnye been severe; but llcY were ,ne1ctlcss.
fcrsoilailr, l'o was very kind, with u helst III
tender Us wnIlan's nIld pure as chftt!'s; but,
wlicn hu 1ookrd upon s!avcry,. ilu tecatua a,t
surgeon, alll tin heart ll not quake or tlle
lips Iuirur rs he plunged the kilito into Tho
huge earounc'e. Much Of this wns due
fS iii ~ s Grcs e ' assss. ss s q
commerce. ad the trlleklf!s Of politics.. ttarri-
son saw In thb beginning this tiangurs hidden III
tl'u eareas. of Slavery and lafd "nt ut tho sta1t
, enassS sts, o1 asst" IT," wss 10 nsysr sweryed.
War. !!ls posilton was TINT slaVery was wrong,
mud t!le only thlns To- bu t0ne was to unark,
assanlt, mud destroy I. lls had lived to sya .l.s
sss, sss s s .an III ae'as saery t'q Soaa aa ut t.
luroyur bY tl,u blood u to oat!o'.
It was tl'e South that brought un
tl!e War,-the War brought on cmanc,pa.Iou.
The lath Of tho pcop'u ot thr South In tie
3usstre Ut their rausu mud in ita ttna triumph
was 80 great. t!!nt 1t took them into stct iI-
t!amitablc resistance as tu reduce tlcln tu ah-
turs, 10 labor tor their bread Tic rssni.
would ba tl,nt by the tt.np one generation ol
Southern people had learned to earn thcir
hrcad by tue sweat nf thc!. Asows, labor would
F,eecIer concluded by applying tho lcsson Of ,t!u
1ifo Iu,t riused. It was i lesson TO ail men,
especially tI:ose just cntering uIou lifs, Tint Il
IL nlwnys sa{e to take tue h!gl.vs. g,uu,tl iot
principle, and that. no uattrr whit one NAV
suffcr oa The way, 1t Is aswaya best Ia llie ensl,
" Harrison has gu!iu to his 1est. No tongue Of
c!auor ulsturbs him HOW, liz ts Risen. and ia
standing atnang thu prophets uid tn Tie PRES
IucV Of Uud,H