New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-25
THEMES OF THE PREACHERS.
THE YEAR AMONG THE NATIONS.

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viousy formed the decorations at the wedding OF sop
Ass,stant W. c. Beecher, The church
was well filed, and Mr.. Beecher preachrn rs
he has on many Thanksgiving DAYS. giving
review OF the year among the natlOhs'
His references to the trial going at Washington
and his presentation OF the need OF the Gcah pehay "
certain cases elected hearty applause.
Mr. Rcecher took for his text Psalm Gill. 2: Bless
the Lord my soul and forget not oil his benehs' In
part he said that It good once in year to command
the sun like Joshua stand sin, and to recount theVc
tories achieved, whether personal social SECTIONAL OF
the victories Of world They were MOTTO be reviewed
in conce or seshness but to learn the best lessons
therefrOn.
desire said Mr. Beecher to call attention to-day 10
the national and worldwide developments OF DIVINE
Providence They are the cause not only OF profound
thankfuness OF profound hopefulncss OF the future
There has been great wealth OF national hcath' inc
nation has lain i'm o wholesome year. Time has matured
tho rconIe IA loving mother does her babe The ele-
mepts have not married disturbed the settled peace
There have been violent connagraons ana no ueNa7
tatng storms. Harvests have been aDuhuaht'
and every drop Of rain has been trans
mittcd into its equivalent dollar our sUIu'
has been enough 70 meet the hunger of the globe me
increase NJ wealth has been bey ond tie powers OF
,srsticans Peace and reconciliation have gone abroad
in the land Time is better than conscience and SELFISH
ness than patriotism In ehecting the reunion vi
the states which belligerent In the he"
tir,ea VIII
and community OF interests. They are one again III
l., ,to,, ora-hftb of "A century after the fratr-
cidol strife In the extraordinary development oil
the Nation's prosperity the iron roads are not ohy
the servants Of commerce, but thcy arc no'"'
agents. Five thousand miles oil rails arc w
many clamps aud clasps TO bind the whole country u
ono and the iron lines of latitude and longitude work
ont worthily the interests Of all moral power oon
from selfish interests As hatred il stronger thah love-
and as one black flag Of VIII far more speedily
rouse men TO united action than all the Whito banners VI
eace 80 selinerest Is stronger Than cOhScehoe' "'
graft on conscience seintcrest ana mighty power u
formed. Christ, in day, with Maininon can 40 '"'''
az much as Christ alone.
And the dangers organized capital aud monopoly are
ro.tar than we can conceive They must be watched Yet
they are not powerful 10 damage n they are ~ po
III and help on. The danger "a inci'chta' anu no'
urinary Except by organized industry not oncleh'h
coud have been done that has been accomplished IN
This land 1t has made the rains and the ocean 10 serve
us aud has built cities and factories. No power can
c,,nsre with that Of combined intelligence and wealth
organized To mighty enterprises. when the detHm'ht
becomes serious It be stopped No power 81 ~ no
opprcssion can be brought 10 bear on this Nation
spirit will rise up against and way out OF II be touu
or way TO crush IT, In what appear to some 10 be dark
heavy clouds in The horizon also clouds but they
nre laden with benccent rain for the aryesS, ana not
with wind and bolts for destruction
The great national calamity Of the year has borne good
fruit II has developed the universal sympathy OF
man with our President throbbrd one great heartbeat
around the world Never before was 80 shown the
perfect unison Of humanity. II has been great
gain 10 the race A cruel blow broke the alabastcr
box but the perfume Of sympathy went from II over aU
the world Sprung from tbe common people, with the
spirit Of the common people, and raised y the common
people 60 q c0uslcIiiY above "il'h N'I' ~ no
when the world tet for him felt Tor Itself Death did
not destroy It's hope. Three mcn-Lncoln the martyr.
Grant The hero. and Garfield the martyrsrrung rom
the IONS OF the common people. raised by no "rr or
trckery but by dut q! hard honest wgrs became t"'t
monarChs to render our national cu'hc' FpIl9"' ,D
all Time. Has this taught the Wo'ia h"musi p"r
good men aud our good institutions "o'k lGs'iH''
toward tho ultimate freedom OF me common n,'lr 80,
So TOO the trial OF that wretch al Nh@hnrtn -" ''iy
% a. task patriotism, may develop unexpected 'ur'
The secontrol Of the people J., the bee, arsc, I"g
the passions. In our war; In the dtDi that acc.H'1
from it, in rcadnsnG We we h1'e r,l'r1, ys
slain and lava boiled over from TIE cInter
OF human passion. waited for Tia progress OF or
basis ~ the pyramid ~ free government which no crisis
can 'oppe OVER Tho "a , '. "f coy.rrnenf MAS not
stirred the mnlonth al an inch II the President. Ncr-
I[Ssdon the cabinet n4a f iSa se - r. s '' he
! politicians had been slain would hh(r gone
an6cnrs nauchtcr 10 De- going AZ Washington n there
should come better definition " ID" nhu' which j. re-
the disgust % inspires. Some outcome q" snow ihtl
mctcor-brcd natures are not outside o. moral lave
49, a. r tRc rroloug.ton Of trial airh LOOKS now
ikea fight between imbecilr judge on one end OF the
| hrprh and n vasraut fool at the other lAPrausr
! n loofs ike an idonc court trying 10 find
But We look on hoping thar ont Of this g.auon Cd
oatnt broodinp there will come the birth better times
and those sane enough 90 oreaihc crimes ana accom-
iApplausc am not specially IN favor 90 hanging hut
ifthcre ever q or il tutrr r. one now am not
Get the risGt man to hang; bat In our modern
civilization IL II better To put man ~ hole where
| 80 one can see him than to hang Nm. Yet ihe
| better way not on occasion he ~ good ~ The
worse Hanging ought not 10 ncrca'f nud u done
all should be In absolute s'clu-lou WIN only one or
two Witnesses that the aW b. regularly accom-
pished. IL would cause moro terror 10 the brutal classes
10 see q man into the dark come forth only for
trial. aud then pass away, with 10 udngs no sight or
In our National prosperty the career Of tn" National
debt Il noticeable; SGOO,OOO,OOO bought our freedom,
and II cheap. In the payment OF that the important
step the recognition Of the sanctty OF the debut
a-salrd by rcpudiation and dishonest money The VIC
tory has been gained, and II was not the foreign
element OF the population whch urged reputation or
falre money We owe our exemption l1if'l !" thc Ger
war and In peace and 10 whom debt Of grnu ic Il
children Now the debt tar provided for that
ferences held how To diminish tbs income Of the
national Treasury In European nations the effort IA
10 augment taxation without augmeutg the Ill feeling
the people, and We twenty years after the war; are
Tying to lessen taxation The two syslcns
| III raising money are by internal revenue and
| by the tariff and they are trying 10 diminish the
which ia the bar to liberty They trying TO take
the Oh matches and enlarge the liberty Of tobacco
and run. while commerce lb Llndered II IA proposed ~
cndoW ships while tb"y can bring nothing TO our tariff
closed ports Liberty IN commerce, To buy In the cheap
Ell and sell in the dearest markets.. WIN no II
There is no doubt 10 the outcome. There Is only
college in country where Free Trade doctrines
taught.
As | look abroad, the barometer of Europe seems TO
| promise good weather. While the ancient nations
died and never rose again. the modern nations sumber
and wake Babylon aud Assyra had no successors, bul
Greece IA dead. Italy Is revived aud rcyiyinb. She
has glorious future. nation with CASTELAR, need not
if that nation IL Hpaia Lazarus will come
forth Austria II In far moro hopeful condition
than when besotted In power Russia Is not sleek fai
Her condition Ia like the SUnth in slavery days. Even
the Bible Society COud not send Bibles theTCthOugh II
IL had acnt Its secretaries to Interpret them harm
would have been done. GIAughterI Oppression cannot
| Lod absolute sway for long IN Russia; its power will
dFiuegrate Russia will have her baptism All nations
| have had but she will emerge not with Car written
! ON her brow, but Liberty. lAppuusc France