, 1881-07-04

eo,isnSss saaltgth q natton," Prnv.txjv. 81.
at,d 1.-The nation and kingofil thai viii hot
serva Thee shall perish" Isaiah, *, IL
va,sen vM,Tseno!eH DC t,;tler the shallow of grent
tlon's fntlepenlni,cc, tito speakef sald liz
would ss,Gak upon Iii. cjoltns ii ti,e 1Ienllhiiu
qlgol, l.9 its elucated nnd influential eitizany.
9a,,i11! 9Gomn11ni,isnl antl SoctalIstn were areatly
b!,astets liberty, ant. were threatening t,ie
0Id World. It was t!ils feeling Of Unrest, Of
!issatisfaction with the restraints OF socIcty
u possible, IN itis Boosted land Of tho free,
70 Sefit tlle bullet Of the assassin into two Df
nc Cllel Magistrates Of tho United States.
H. waa t,e 'ilty Of TIE present to foster
tl.roug,!,ont tfo newor States and STferri-
tories, Christian education. This vnst region
Deiyeen TIC hceais was, soon to be filled
n'e,es MIN aesfn NJ ''sattnn i%s h and l. was 9n1y the
n,aMsl'ip that wnuld preserve tho Kcpublio
through Tho centuries: Whatever might
GONE, though the President be- carried a,sny
By tl!e cruel ham! Of the assassin. tho sDeakof
i,!ghls, sentiment uttered by. Air. GARFIELD:
his country" bit nobfsr stiil was Tie setti.
acn. lnctt, nlg best serves Ills country who best
THE 1.Ev. aEo,.aE c. IonrMEt.
Of tho First baptist Church. referred to the
Natlon's, present, great aflliction III his sci.
1non: lie ojfered n ferscnt appeal 10 the
1Alnligtty t9 sparc tho President yot q little
}9sfr o f. M s tq frfatSst sa S1 No sa and
vi Vie " oaa ~ tsy tssG:f fSS"ppf'y II sr fos srsas III
md tlf,exlHeted sorrow. ,AIl!l tho prayer WIS
offered tlIat. should the ,nll-rlling, Providence
his loving people, Ills Inst hours might bO
tic Sstlon not bs !!,idersd @ '' III &c so''ssaaense
~ its iiealtlly condltion Impaired. Speaking
],orlmcr sald That, In Ills opinion, tbs
tl!o awful deed 6y q wicked heaxt, Ihe resni!
ot = long career 9f profllgacy. flie reverend
sake of humanity and t!a good name. Of The
Nation, that 1t waa t,ity m affected brain
TINT WIS responsible for. tho attempt upOr
tho llfa Of our beloved President. But,
when the shots were fired. 1t Ind grown. ta
that condition because Of contamination with
2 wielsel world. The lesson taught BY tit
tragte event was, that all people, whether OF
any tins tY receive q summons IRON the
Crcator. and that more reliance .sltnn!d. be
placed in God .thnn in political i1,stltut!ola
when considering the success Of Govern
n'inistratorss. It would doubtless Ie
saitl III some parts OF, the. world
that tho assassination was due to tic laxlty at
the la.r.antt-orter SYSTEM OF this country
srte lis peopIe, S @ bt @ to tai satA ft es eo,!id
be found II, the fact TINT religious education,
tllg education Ut the heart, was not unlver-
sally attended to rs 1t Should be. The instl-
tntOns of tile country were comparatively
perfect, SO far were tl,ey aoad Of tha instf-
tutlons OF other nations.
TIlE REV. CHARLES HALL EVEREST,
pnstor OF Plymouth CONGREGATIONAL Church,
on Michigan nyellte, near Twentr-tfth
street. az n prelude to Ills sermon yesterday
10 tie attempted ] assassination @ q the Tresi-
dent. lie slid Tint within the past twenty
four hours 2 chaos OF feelings had Ind
control. Of his hgnrti during tl,at time
ono ono yast s batte.cd ID OF % sot'ons. 'G lhe sts CO.
1anl1ty was still impending, but, still, hap-
PLY, It seemed as Il tile nation had reason 10
be thankful to God for Ills good ulereles,
s ssns 5sysss @ Fssasas |S 1fsS os h ss
colin, in whicl, lle held forth strong hopes Of
which caused trenor Of excitement to run
'faE fly ay s!Y s s''issat sad. Sss to be one Of n-
yersal prayer. Thera wns mora ut stake than
people ut ilrst glnnce were apt to think, and
they shall bow bnfnre tho tllrnne Of Eruce and
avcssle s iii Ills % preacI,er f' rsfcrse % feeitnaiy 10
the noble ma,.lluess which the President Ind
displayed during his tlllo uf suffering The
physicians had declared that they nevet
fn fs &c so,ssas esass ostta s a' IL 50 bel slIee Il
death. Tiers Sas nothing stra,iee about
tl!at, however; tlie fountlatton E Of THIS co4r.
believed ii The words: aFor mo to live in
Christ and 10 die Is glli y; and. so believing
death had no terrors f0r h1s soul. It had
been tho Intention Of tlIe church 10 hold :
sf It isrIse al et qbasns bseso m sxs 10 o aas
service OF Mll Rllngether different nnture; yet,
while tho Presidents life still tretnbled III
the balance It would hardly, do to have q
service OF praise, and 1t would DO postponed
to future OCCASION. !
THE REV. T.. !. CALVIN .
preached yesterday forenoon at tina Third
Unitarian Church,, Corner, OF Munroe and
Lailn streets, the ttcsle being "our Conn-
try" lilo referred to onr National independ-
day, md said Tho American Republic was no
cii,ilcu ulYnlr. It did not come Into exist
encv by spaslno.lic impulse Or outbreak Of
passion. THO great problem OF sctf.goyerll-
ier owl, gooll alonu, bit Tor tho world. In
tho r9ysreI1t fvar ut Cod n1lu IN the tove uf
humanity. t4ut lofty !.lea was concplyel.'
"As God ls tl!o wisdom Md power bohlMt 9ll
did pllrp5sy to: build hp this Republic
were illslilrcd by Him." After traclng tho grea,
progress Of tic Nation w to Linc0ln's tima
IL told nf the traglc death 6f ttat great mar:
tyr. "1luw, llkv n terrific ,thunder-c'ap out
Ut clear sky. came tue elaost paralyzlng
lllessa9u frul,l tic National Capital Saturday
tint our lu,,orud President lad fnllen, In tha
It % soHt i pang M ti,roug gi Millions III Hearts,
an tho viz, lost Us p'!wer to brighten. and M
!lo lIad himself been spaltten BY THO lan! that:
hat SO rasl'ly, sought to tx tRko tue llfe 81! ct
tly. chord OF tieepest sympathy
wiltcl, lIal ~, been TOUCHED. through:
out tho land. Think GM| for tho word Of
llOUe mil encouragement that comes TO- ITS
lltlH nlUrM!lig. Our hearts bear our nlUst bplov-
al President IN lllUst prnyerful rvlllelllrnnce.
Il tils sah amd trying .exper!e'lee b. RIGHTLY
which shall Yield thu. peaeeablo frnits of
righteous Judgment. ltw!ll glyn u. lasting
rGblke to that utterly splllsh ,polttlcal policy
which, lOnkk IL solf'nggrnntlize'naLt alone,
aMl, wltero It canlot gnln tlle ruling powor,
seeks to undermine md destroy"
= I1s. WILLIAMSON, , -. -.
OF the First AlethoIIst Church,, said Inst
oyrIllsls tint l,e fult like statlilK by way OF
prelude that this was II remarkable tlay, It