New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04

Every pew of the Central Methodist Church
wa filed yesterday morning when tac Ec,. Dr. j. y.
Newman preached. lie devoted his sermon IN the At
tempted assassination of President Garfield aud re
ccfci throughout The close attention Of his hearers
once they broi" into applause bat we're checked.
TO day. 'aid le preacher, stand in the presence Of
er'at crime. The lH'H"tions Of Nations birthday
are oycr-hadowca 3D., national grief The Chicf Alne,.
trate 90 great and free people has been rutnc,y shot
lie who had struggled honorably from the depths OF
poverty who by Lls own industry had placed hime, (
side d. side with The Princes and Kings OF Europe who
had received thr suNfacs az ny uions OF people, who
had qualified himself or the discharge Of h great duties
by patient toll hT sincerity md by patriotisuho Ia the
victim OF the a-e..rin', bullet. who ,ga- the ripe.
scholar conVcraut with the whole range OF ancont and
modern literature the patriot proud Of his land and for
whose institutions he iupcrilcd his life In The day of
bhti the orator among orators the statesman wise and
caclcoue, the Christian charitable aud unobtrl-vc the
Faithful aud LOVING husbaudior such be stricken
down awabens the widest grief and ns the land
With mourning. Shall We. to-day. in the presence OF
God ana the holy anecl7 appreciate the depth of thi-
itf Last night The city hied with Gloom and sor
tn"i l"lH morning non tine Wires hnYc flashed to ia
ih hope OF recovery, there rs dspostion 10 forgive the
@ ',,' 's "ic'in IN ,'ine. OF war; When rpne
alooists Had Ae victim been rcyeling In the wealth
he deed; hut I'm the il,,,, toc. Of '' ch m
deiy IL 1t premium, when lac who is n Sdan. nor
'%"' hG KIND a. father, * selected the victim OF
me decd would possible strcuct the imrc-on of
thr dc,p"ud dark dnnation OF tts crime seems to
forget Bat there rs one She throne of The inverse
VIII" olY Tor Scs when pcicneo has Transformed the
sentimental charity that looks lightly crime. and an
vices which slile the dca,low at the hocst nslii'
uG"h 81 the community; Let II not he with This
offence 80 matter what s politics are ne our Prcsi-
cont lie represents you and me. lie represents the
teSencc the conscience, The Christianity of this Re
public The stripe Of his politics 30 be considered
for a moment lie il Chicf Maristratc and sit IN
80 lar a. the soyereipB Of the Republic is concerned
5S1 1 xxx thG cI iri1 is not only regcde,
of Ichoyb Tn4if w. sgo,,a a. tG Noty tnlon9
i oiin ana r'e above the probable causes that led 10
There no providence in this offence God never en-
puyh the asssins rcYoy cr to accomplish lis exalted
purposes lie permits crime but these pcrmiseions
u, yer eA planned though they De in the hereafter
to ms day The martyrdom of Lincoln has never been
nnY1 T@"n ,sht on the terrible aspect of that terrible
said 1crc wac providence in bat that pro proyde
mns never made ts appcaance to ths day We must rise
that wlntevor lie docs' II" Viii Vii NOT '' io,c I''
human Will but viii hold hc offender to an account
can trust IN God for the government Of the world and
made subsrycmi to good Many ' wits wit sak abe br c in
society that are never made beneficial to mnndnd while
ntHels may be the ministers of His benehcence don't
n , there ere, was providence sLuhng behind that
they saw Demonstrations OF impending doom. but the
sPG rs S tralY subject to law as The North star
with great Tragedies, but Intelligent people will rise
Him who make the wrath of man to praise Him
NOT four lnaions had passed guratiOn of
our beloved Iresldcnt, and each him
sorow-te dangerous illness of his beloved wife, stck
en- down almost to DEATH the tragic death rable
Uncle Nho had been 10 him foster father and the dis
Sessions among those of his own political household em
uttered by ciniiattOn and rccriIAnatiOn which sad
uecu inc heart OF every true Amcrcani these, and
more mad Vcxed his Administration, but out of them he
Would nave soon emerged Ike the coming of the sun
from clouds and tempest. The morning of the Admins
uoloh mas been stormy No other President OF the Re-
pune mas had such an experience, and before the firth
iumaton the murdcrers hand il lifted against him.
,,intrie must De causes social ana IN
dividua, that render the commission of such
u crime possibility. The religious fanatcism or
Jerusalem Explains the crucinxon of Jesus Christ Am
1ltioD and envy explain the conspiracy against
julius Caesar The turbulence OF it, sufficient To cx
plain the death of Mr. Lincoln We may therefore search
successfully Tor the individual and social causes winch
To-Day cover us with shame that each feels MS
chcc mantle with crlson, and citizen wants to look
another III the race lie feels that il Is crime against
conscience against the Bible ana the Christianity OF the
age No WONDER men suite their breasts and almost
damn the day they were born to think that under our
friendly skles where the Bible X spread out open 10 all
ana Jesus Is honorcd there could possibly be 80 lost
70 al thht IL noble III manhood 10 strike such dow
A. was not hate lie declares he had no hatred Tor tc
ficsiuent 1t was not revenge. You may say that nc
was discharged official, but that not the reason AS
signed was 1t notoietyf Perhaps so, Tor one
so constituted in mind and body might soiilo-
qulIe, :" III canuot be President, can
ton OF the Government. from to another. can
make myself immortal, IL not in glory. then in infamy
10 not the commission the crime largely due To the
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