New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-04-20
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sweet ana sure re" dIu Ling 49,
be- and peaceful your dying hour
To the members OF the Cabinet, would say,
Co1-ycr11oRs. true and tired "A heavy atfcuon mas
come upon Won IN the early morning oil an auspicu 20!
Through life remember the he ana DEAN ei ioa'
chief God has warned you with warning tha' summons
vou 10 the meatarions OF eternity. No WISDOM nor set!
nor device will save yau from the grave Ihs terms Oh m
Gospel are ric1 in mercy and hope Live ves Oh
10 vour country; GUT Ike men,, and De prepared "
the high service OF your God IN heaven
To ;bs neorle Of the United States this Providence a
meals as with the power Of miracles II says Cease Ee
from man. whose breath is IN his nostIis ana Aho" le
the Lord Is God! OF late there has oeen leo sle H
dencv rsan-vorshp which deatry Many other crying
sins are abroad in the land which might Justly incur Inc Oh
vine di=peasure Though may notspecy the particular
sins which may have caused this great visitation 10
upon US there is evil enough n the Nof' anu Sou an
East and West justify any measures Oh
lion God has already punished nation by teIfc le .!
awful disasters on and ocean, by ghuui disease
BY the almost universal prosanon OF commerce ana oi
the various branches OF business by INDIVIDUAL losses anu
State ernbarassments sscrt BY private ana punlc
INDICTMENTS of yariou< adnionitory kinds. And To- what
manner of punishment hath He melted cut 10 Us now II
We rsnent not nor humble ourselves before Him. he has
other visitatons in store for Signs OF war are already
flashing across our horizon and God has al HIS command
nnunerabe methods of emnipoen retributon May we
stand in awe and sin not May we be instructed IN 'ne
season of His Poydentia warning lest at last, lie " rule
with rod OF IRON, and oash Us III pieces Inc P'e'
| vessel y >,
BUT this our individual and national calamity, would
fail of one of It's direct purposes did not solemnze
us all into preparations for own death Let TINS dis-
pensation never be fol gotten Let It chasieh Us IN me
midst of mrh haunt away unlawful pleasures correct
the decisions and vain aspirations OF this lite remind US
of our mortality, and guide 10 AZ inheritance moor
ruptib- indebted and thai adrth not away " As the
cloud is consumed and yanisheh away 50 he that goeta
down 10 the grave shall up 10 more No more en-
ioynen OF Gospel privileges OF sweet Sabbath hight, OF
pleading conscience and OF the Spirits CALL shall bring
back hope from the gloom Of the sepulchre How soon
alas NAV the silver cord be loosed, and the golden
bowl" or pitcher o. wheel be broker INTO meanes
dast ortas attend the earnest enueates OF Jehovah
power He who can DO suc! works as lie hath done can
surely deal with YOU as He Will Soon must you say 10
corruption thou art my father 10 the worm ihou
art nv mother and my sister. Oh, before that hour OF
desoation cometh learn say God, Thou art my per
ton and 10 Christ, Thou art my hope.
Beings who witness DO, many demonstrations
of love- and TRUTH and goodness, and justice ana might
and mercy-al passing before US with the glory oil 'e o
Ought remember that such high privileges Involve mig"
responsibilities ''The kingdoms 81 the earth and the
glory of them shall depart; but your soui-yonr immortal
sououtying the vanltes OF life and the degradation oil inc
grave shall eternal bcssedness IN Heaven or cte
nal misery He'll Our days are as grass and our glory
as it, flower but the word OF the Lord endureh Tor ever
Our bodies which be dust will, Chrlst be IN
US arise the glores OF celestial existence No more
shall the view and cypress be wined for tomb but the
brow of the Christian shall have dadcm OF beauty brighter
than the light of the morning. and ncorruptble imnor-
taty In the great day when nations and rulers shal De
summoned by the trump of the archange may our Pres-
dent be seen in robes of righteousness, al Gods right hand
and NAV we all be there 10 swell the praise.