New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-19
THE NATIONS AFFLICTION.
LESSONS OF THE PRESIDENTS SICK ROOM.
The Zee Henry Belo,os al Sou,S Church (Unt-

Church. at Fourthave. and Twentiethst., yesterday
morning. upon " The Lessons Of the Presidents sick
room, and the Nations suspense. The text Psalm
xxiv 10 IL y God how long shall the adversary re-
proachf shall the enemy blaspheine Thy name for
ever' Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand. Thy
right handf Pluck 1t cut Of Thy BOSOM"
Nothing, said DR. Bellows, Is more affecting than the
bold pleading with God which exenplined by the
characters OF the old Testament The faith of the srae
ties was principally faith In special covenants. In
treaties between God and the human
ity snch a. Abraham Isaac jacob and David They
Sarued these covenants giving them right insist
on Ia, fhment of tho CONDITIONS that God had prom
lsed them aud any departure from His promises they
ie' NJ liberty to reproach Him for 1t deemed
impety. tut rather the opposite to call upon HIM in
their prayers 10 hiln His part and shame the
Almighty ON the ground that His peoples misfortune
would give the heather of exultston If God
not come quickly IL their and they Him that
He would lose His reputation How long" they said
shall the adversary reproach1 Shall the enemy bias.
pheme Thy name roreverf'
There something implicit IN this chldlike faith
that we are almost forced envy it, 1t would be mel
anchoy tact indeed II faith III God had decreased with
the growth Of knowledge education Probably il
mas not but certainly II has changed God no longer
National or tribal bnt universal. and His being i'm
Ineasureahly wide Nature earth so
null OF people to whom the patrarrha society
hidden that the local idea of God ont and the
God that men worship is the Of and of
the living, of angels and archangels. Yet there is a
silent covenant between God and His people, the belief
IN which we have seen revealed in the popular attitude
toward the drHster that has fallen upon the President
For eleven weeks thcpeope have watched his ucuating
life alternating between fear and hope. Never per-
haps IN the history OF the world has man been the
subject of such universal conoerna as
If his bed were spread in the centre OF vast plateau
with the Nation kneclne about him, every man. Had
his chamber walls been his sickness coud
hardly have been moro In the heart millions of people
than 1t has been. The summer has been overhung
by pail. The people have felt that they
pore heavy burden, and no happiness could
give them peace with this cloud OF sorrow
hanging before their eyes Other disasters to empcors
and kings have drawn much Interest how i'll they
compare with this In the way they have filled tho
peoples heart. Our President is Il man who ha. raised
himself through all the grades of faruer's boy pupil
schooimaster. general and statesman the high Office
that the people have conferred upon him ia n man
VINO mas always lived with the people, and whom the
people therefore love.
You recall the efforts OF interested persons backen
hs rec"fu; ana you all know what he has proved him
SELF in the hour OF trial Shot down when he was starting
upon journey of pleasure and OF usefulness and that
thonSh ne had not personal enemy in the worid-shot
ia the back from the distance of few paces I'm nuhtc
railroad station, before the or s chief advisers by
rnihan-~a poor egotStical ecreutc rutan drvoured
by vanity, perhaps with mad Idea OF mission that
ne was 10 tulhl-he has disappointed most santuue
expectations OF his would assassn How sad 10 think
OF that poor miscrcant. and how oned the re-
Suit! The deed has reused nothing universal detes
In,lon or me run and sympathy With the victim IT
siehced party differences aud DESTROYED the wrccks of
thal dlsgrarefu contest that was still lingering in
Aina1y MOI man was eit VIII" looked upon the
Through all this storm of Indignation one has been
ruhhn,s shot Though ls body WAS almost pierced
.nr".S ~ py ollct which by some strange guidance
a,hi ihs ma ar limitations OF Cue National Capital
by the oprrsSive attentions that Nation demanded
t"r ,ts presds4 rot word Of petuIancc np-ence
more gentle aud trusfu Through all his gatherings he
others nnre e i6o%b Tpo sn Cod opei
no clam for exemption from pain and death he has
bravery lie ready When lie was SHOT down thore
was 20 uerd for him TO change Ills characters only
hood his faithful wte3 snce i6e m mH"enf
Without WI hon" pride o. position her heart unchanged
and she has with grand simplicity that makes her a
mg6 %t ..r tGs rfe,"ev nnrsrd nn day and
scknow'e,lI" Der thrr peer aud treat her sister
news nom heI son. without word compliant or hif.
Hfne"s IN ne" sue 100 brave and beautiful These
oath "t "ihcr some smiled at the action and others
sueercd aud hutea that 1t was don, Tor eject Rnt NJ
will smile now And wno viii believe th,I il
was auy motive hat the simplest whicn prompted him to
honor ihus the women wnom he honored so nuchl
Low are We to rec"nclle faith IN providence OF
ch"s" MIN M Se. n,"Mfm "nrnts cod might nave
hte such has certainly been effect Tue hearts
aud the country has resented the rlrt 40 one 1
Everl difference is aunlnl.tcd presence OF the
been shaned to silence AND the s,l. "so
long excite pub c interest mas risen 10 he rnR
raiing quesiou OF the day Not even tb p' V y
PRESIDENT whose possible elevation first eub,ttcrrd
the sehse OF disaster, has conducted himself otherwise
than ar hs best tticnds could wish.
IL rs pfesumIuods Ia say tna God raised up this as
@ loI Tue mere purpose OF bringing pass these
tual results Bu tnis he.eve tnat no event can han
pen but tor an end, and thai the temporary prostra1n
Rooh Jnsl nS ich part OF Gods endless plan IA
those occurrences winch strike once IA ovlousy
70 good RELIGION would have died years ago God
KNOWS no" uch attn h.s bear ioI things are moi
ri hIIahi IItr. -.
accordance with God's overriding proyHIence Mrrit
anu otiube do not x" togother, ami ev ihrves
Luure vigorous 1uan good But. and mysterious
though HE purposes be, is just TIL gives ia,i s
aud all the poty and goolness HE worth own
ing rs ,wrumg ont Of hearts that believe in
suite OF the seening harshnes cruelty and indscrn
lha:lon ~ tue ways Of God For there sometning in
a heart that Tells MIN there I" At the head OF
seeming injustice an essential good Nolning has Kept
so strong hold npou the ds hearts of Lie wori,
ny &c, Gus u', ,he ooure :" history shows that lie
guided nations Tor ther good There u silver lnlng
misfortune has many time uie to the arms of
2HsuT say my ln"nsh he stay me, Yet VIII in
providence Of God hecauso has been shot down Ia the
their richest crowns Through ways OF suffering rhn
very evils mat jod SENDS lend trc sner,r siren h by
iOrt!lying The w,il OF hiu VINO IT may be
IN TINS "orid-ll may he IN another Toe dearost
sons OF Co., d'ed nlon cross What would that lie
nave been worth bad ii been saved by hcavens utorpos
Ton compared WIN the preo.ousncss 4. aealnf
''sS0' ns sa"onnsss per
course OF iIr-a faith that Uopcs against |
deeper iath that is the support Tu II tue belief
Ia prayer depenaed on evaenoe % ITS having been
VITA TIE tnihss OF the past ihink tue sailors VINO
sea- think OF the prisoners have prayed M vain Tor
aelverauee, and the wandcrer IN desert dying OF
thlIsl tha. nls paJ els canuo satisfy How mat IN
Tue ia o these unanswered prayers sneer OF the
ny scist nas no bower to sIa4e aith prayeri
SIMPLY occaise the real result OF prayer is upon tne
mnd ana neart. Prayer Is SOUS inartlc .te IaI
Definite material eHI Prayer reiresnes i iUe
t Uy intvoose villa the great Master oi Life,