New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-29
VOICES FROM THE PULPIT.
SENTIMENTS OF MIR. rALMAGE.


Tamage had returned from his vacation week earlier
than lie intended in consequence OF the alarming
don Of the President. Ill Morgan was at tho organ,
ana Peter Ali led the singing with the cornot. After
the Lords Prayer had been repeated Mr. Tdmace read
IT. Kings 90 containing the story Of IGozciahs aicoa
which, said, read II it had been written for
ing like thaI of yesterday, The ifty-thrd hymn "GCd
moves in mysterious way" noIt sung !
and then Mr. Talmage prayed lie said |
the people met to seek blessing, to lmpl0rc !
mercy, to encourage each other ana to get soacc. We
stand under great shadow, said Mr. Tanagc because
Chief Magistrate Is prosrate wounded aud anguish
stricken We thank Thee that Thou hast spared him until
this day, when the prayers OF the Nation
Invoked in his behalf. Divine Physician, pat Thy gentle
hands upon his wounds Thou can5t cure him Thou
hast never lost patient Promise him length of days
and give faith of miracles. Lift the midnight
shadow from the Capital of the Nation Soohe his pain
and rally his health. Let not be told that the assassin
successful. We pray for his aged, whto-harcd
mother, for his weeping wife and for his children To
Thee we commend them. We plead again and again
Father, il il be possible, let this cap pass from rs
Vain is the help of man. All human science and slh
seem mpotent Lord Goa, restore him to his family ana
to the Nation But it is decided that he must co. give
him easy exit Help this Nation to be- in Christian
manner, submissive"
The from Isaiah XII l: Comfort ye,
comfort We my people, saith your Cod This reiterated
command TO the ministers OF religion said the preach
er, although made centuries just "a appropriate
as if 1t had been uttered this terrible morning "The
President is shot" sounded through the train
Wnlch that Saturday lnOr.ing, 1t stood at
WilliamstoWn, Mass The report regarded alb
surd and impossible I asked then, I ask you n0w
why should anyone to kill him2 He had nothing
| but what to him with his own hand. He had
fought his way mp to the Presidential chair. He
| not despOt, Nero, Robespierre He had
| wronged He free and happy, and wanted
all the world to be the lie had family edu
catc noble wife who needed him for years to come
they to shoot him why should they that
moment when he was starting few days welearned
| VaCatOnl How could take steady aim n lia
noble form, draw the trigger and see him fall, il
pcable. But the deed done, and black shadow
every hcarthstonc in America. We have prayed
| him. God win hear our prayers in one way the
other.
am thankful to my friends who have me dis
patches this morning to his condition. The reports
| give a ray Of hope Who knows but that President
may forth again and riie through these very
streets trumph3 God grant it. But tho Indications
not IN that direction have FASTENED my
turn because wanted to obey tho text Whic com
| fort you l must comfort my soul, for public
event has 80 overwhelmed me "a this could dwell
on the event and point out many things that may ia
through il he dies, but instead Of doing shall obey
my text and present to you only the aevatons of this
stupendous horror
Alienation the first James A. Garfield Is prepared to
exchange worlds II God at to call on him do So
Long ago lie settled that business, leaving It TO
the assassin. There is nothing of in him. but he
holds manly outaud- ou belief in God. He preached
the Gospel in all pacesn Wails.. the day Lin
coin shot; mt Chickamauga to the wounded In Con-
| Eress. 1t not thing 20 him, 70. at college he
read his Bible. The last thing he did before leaving
| Mentor Tor Washington to take the communion.
The first opportunity he had after he he de-
cared my old friend DR. erlaud, that trusted
| all in Gods hands and ready to die ;o live. /
want ali ,hc world to mark that this thed
ispo intdels sectors, pro,ate's. the most
radiant sense Chrlstians deatl-hsi .. Thou asSlss
| anguish OF our beloved President There have been
other Christian in the Presidential char but the
most pronounced Christian since the time OF Washing
ton is James A. Garfield INC goes. nc goes straie
rroHotion lie Viii lose nothinc hut VIII gain @ycry
tang Whether le i've or eo snoat Tor him, Victory
ALIENATION To second his family viii he masnla
Gently provided 1or Tne more than Sl5OOoO already
subscribed Is hint that tEcro Is n9t one IA ne muons
OF AhoriC" TIV W., '.P" t'' u t''! 10 ~
present the colplee financial dcyorance his Iauly
Alc, ation tSifi tae President die this Nation
Harrison. Taylor aud Lincoln diud, and then t was o
20 strong as 1t 10 now. ~ on mat aWlul I'd % July
happened. There wouiu have been other pistol shots
The ht,r of tie Nation is sore ia head IL lyc MN,
viii be only hic tahon and tnat by law ana MOI by
| pulling down The Washington jan. No. Lst ali THINKS
be Hanged Ir by the neck until RS dca GoGS a
plauscl II inc President de, what OF his saecessori
nave no acquaintance wan the ncomns Prrslent bat
/ say give Eld lair chance, lAppause.l DO as
dies t,nnA 81 give special bossn 3 aud t1a
tao chef hlcas oi GarhcdS Administration VIA he
Cabinet who certainly Wall be retained. PosllastcI
ranks o the star Route sWln'iloss canio. he
spared. Secretary Window has Wlul.at miracle an
un"ncc, ana ho ,n"t remain Eohcit Lincoln tappiauseI
admired ~ all, VIII IA! sure contihue IN the Cabinet
anu many oi the other lne ulcers VIII be- retained nm
st.aiyn, troi Cod the spirit of good government IL,
Ian II VIII b. IN occasion ot unlimited and iiu paraccd
opportunity fellow c'tMens fellow mourncrs now is
AIlcvia..on tHo lourth: President die he dies
81 what must be Lac best une. Cos! sets the our
lie. If ne Gle he goes when he has iuo love OF ali Inc
people ia 90 hoatls he accom- eued thc complete
iuu clcfh"i Pchctt"l Oh tue NorJn ana iic South. is
sickness ha~ done more toward that cuuld nave
been accomplished Il he had lyc Two prr,tlcnt,l
n ifl.
lrom rs brcNtty Ws nature. There has ,it of
the sick room an influence which cannot DC ncaturaI
AHcYhilph lac hilh; lhtS makes thr biatntsi az
ohil3-5ocklng 0!5foiItuuu. GUilru said. h.Vnnt
given Hio NhG. Wintn0W IA Kin ou." The hotels of
Washington axe Hli. " roosts Tor batlord, Ike him.
Gui,cuu is 40 "OY yiy. Thsrc hundreds al thr,u
TEoy Killed tWV other Presidents Taylor and harr.suu
VINO acre Wiihptu ouI Ga NE ~ plAco-hdntcrs. Leo
ti5 tMug stop!
Ancyi,ton the sixth: II las resulted in an ontbnrot
OF ~ hi EI"fO"s ana dlNIhe ihFonc and cptlagc
Victoria &nd schoolgirl, PrOtc- ant ANA omua 4tbop
the East ana West hemisphere By one yoc, pourcd
own blood iOr TRANSMISSION mao the Pr,sdcns bniy only
represents the ic,linS OF the Nation. Appijuisr
. Alienation the Last: The tact th4L Nation b,g
hao Impressed upon IL as mover boio te uncertainty
OF human lie. stnrtng pleasure excursion VIA
We'll low The bells would ring. Nc would
lausc gqt lear message W soon coaea ptesl
cent G.rheld - dead II so, Then with the lom OF
great rocessons ana with tho sound of minute guns ns
silent f0rn WI pass through enc It's way
home IL WI be carried to The quiet graveyard ana
ld down among old friends. We have no Westminster
Abbey in tins country III which 70 bary kings but W.,
haye gTsat ATomaiheart IN which We ensrnc our
coin an otier great men, and cry, The Lord rcignotl
+ dent! 0odsGyc the Nation.
1 OPINIONS OF Dir. MACARTHUR
o The services in the Calvary Baptist Church.
in West Twenty tlr-s yesterday morning, had special
reference 10 the critical condition Of the President In