The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

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mind NJ every thoughtful man. I tremble for
IN country sald Mr.. Jefferson, when ! think
which he ioresaw must come between the op.
pressors md the oppressed, ne, declared, that
TIE Almighty has no attribute that would take
well. wheh I was but a boy, that when the sub,
iect, of slavery, was mentioned old, people used
thing that is going to shiver this Union into
pieces aud then they would drop the subject
And now the forobodlng is on the brink OF
being realized. And, instead q, being all pre-;
confronting like men, the sure and ,%forcsccn
consequence OF our violation of the holy law
n IN! U case an sg 2 ISSntS Of sr e S we, 70 m ensrfisiiF pro ny
refuse SO much as to look in the direction from
? the trouble cannot he sscGged. II
must come; But We can put 4 on. BY ami
ance OF q word in the pulpit and by the press
for the rights Of man; BY hurting back into the
sacred liberty; by recognizing the right OF one
man, TO buy and sell other men: by spreading
soil OF the nation. you, may allay the brutal
frenzy of n handful OF Southern slave masters;
you may win back the Cotton states to cease
from threatening you with secession and to
plant their feet upon your nccks. and. so evade
the trouble that now mennces us. Then YOU
and perhaps. 1t is not certain, we NAV be per-
United TO make a little more money, and die In
cannot put the trouble off. Or wo put 1t off in
its present shape only that It may take ano her
S srese mor alarm terrlS Ws d for%; ii ali to t fst ria makes * sg Il
worth while TO live. and nothing else will
avail, perhaps those who can deliberately make
ton. but. stripped of oil honor and manhood.
they may eat as heartily and sleep as soundly
hut the greater for our unconsciousness of It.
The trouble which we shall then bring 9ipon
the loss Of all things but honor is n glorious
gain, and Q violent death for rights sake on
the s sc or by the hands of a mob peace
alternative for us OF the free States but to
concessions and compromises TO bring upon
o our 1 a far greater trouble. in the name Of
right. io' p re p ass fi to shiG e%Snf re Snd the Ss'S crisis 50 ike ike
men, let us, with all possible calmness, en-
f fsy That to t @e dread ths men soG S Of sa' I '" have
affirm, never since the world began wss
free States, as against that Of the States now
Of which they complain is nothing more nor
less than this: that we endanger the right
bf@ aFsae Gl"'% AND I'd i thsS n mnintalS n''R tSi, as m Ssss1s Us
claim by measures as inhuman and barbarous.
listening not to the voice of reason or human
them, suspected Of not favoring their cause,
or Of the remotest connection with others who
ty. 1t Is the conflict between barbarism and
civilization; between liberty and the most hor.
TISls ha ss srs called fsrt to st tsEs sp part. this ''F''' In
And all that is great and noble in the past,
an the patriots and martyrs that have suffered
hopes Of the human soul are on our side. and
the welfare Of untold generations Of men. oh,
grace to appreciate the transcendent worth OF
the cause which Is now at stake, there Is no
property. Of idolized parents or children, or
life itself, that we shall not count q blessed
and liberty and love, we have no need to grasp
the sword or any instrument OF. VIOLENCE or
death. But we must be ready without finch
and amidst ali the uproar and violence Of hu--
man passions. still calmly TO assert and to ex.
sTSise Will 9Hr f ssSssd a and topsIs, sssa liesFt tssii 1 net
Just and law-of-God abiding people will ever
do 6 1therwise than give ns sympathy w 3Sa r., an az aaa,aan; .
Christ. From 1888 to the time Of his death he
published q series of studies, eminent in the
and strictly technical research. Yet. in going
over the list, It is evident that the burden Of
e erS Of n's the Gfhris Ess 'n %reilsion. The eff eject OF
these studies on his W character and service
f. everywhere deponstrated. He expected 70
great tabernacle meeting in 1850. which was
Interrupted by the United States Marshall
William Lloyd Garrison made one of his pow
P fr'ad enn@ Taylor. f Ryn t'S1ss and kyis sT mob bore re
down upon the little group Of nbolitionists
gathered on the stage. It seemed that vic,
folded tsShind his back. determined to die with
Probably no other act of his life. no discourse
he eyer pronounced, j., more g ade1ppately and S eIot
animated him.
The state Of public sentiment In Philadel.
phia at that time may be Judged by the fact
that every newspaper IN the city refused to
l Rno'''TF The n PsDite e'f Gsdos g! d dpi fnSfE|1 admit Hee an
account G nearly e two oolum ans long hy J; Miller
on payment of regular line rates for advertise
Ing. SUNDAY after Sunday pr; Furness preached
day he saw his Practitioners leave Ills church
70 join others which did not do violence to
PIth da%s pdm% eOnssr "a is a:,d It tb was Ss thus nrs.t that
however, filled the vacant places in his pews
hearers. At one time, when the protests were
!oudest and most general. he received a call
congregation. and gave them their choice be-
tween advising him to accept II, and, or, the
Stss ewh nq lines. to T Rss~ asoi s B 1 TO %soq faTorsS sIep es
third anniversary Of his ministry in Philadel-
Dha'f hO sRsS ne d R5aibntify nef Srsthre ham s : may be
about your duty. have not the shadow Of g
i were written out on the sky. as II It were
Numbered In my ears by a preternaturai voice
from heaven. l owe IL 10 myselI 10 speak Tor
the weak against the mighty, for my poor. ig-
norant. d%espised; i'll treated brother man. to
OF sending men forth to lay waste human hab-
i~tations and TO shed human blood; veinly do
not copcern me. l say there is nothing on
earth, no, not his children's, bread, that con-
Germs a Christian teacher so intimately as the
interests OF freedom, OF humanity, Of peace
the cause of Christian truth. He Is specially
summoned to speak and work for these ac-
cordlng to the best of his ability. .Vainly do
you tell me that It is of no use, that only
~irritate and weary you. / cannot help that.
God will take care of that, and your own con
sciences: must speak to preserve Tnim;
awaken yours or not; must save my own
pastoral service with earnest supplications to
Heaven that | may be faithful to the cause, of
In a Fourth of July Grafton, delivered In the
year 1860, he pointed out the benefits to be de-
rived from abolition and anticipated the cele.
brRtioI. OF The nations centennial over u free
land. In the course of II he said:
Imagine, too, II you can, what a reason we
should then have for q noble pride in our ma