The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-05-19
Moral and Religious,
For the Caledonnn.
WAR MUST CEASE, If CHRISTIANS WILL
NOT FIGHT,

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controversy. Let them proclaim to tho world that
the christian religion has attribute that can sumo
ton these wholesale burheries in the human family
mud that christian or will take part In lhem'
give any countenance or support to m'hnry Prepa-
rutions, and War would cease from the earth now
tho world would bow and reverence the majesty Of
the religion of the Gospel ofPeace, exhibited in po'
sition so sublime by its disciples Thus restored TO
its original vitality, how soon would it become the
power and wisdom Of God to the elevation and saliva
ton of the whole human family! DISCRIMINATING, at
blow, the greatest monster-curse that sin ever let
loose upon the human race, how soon would its prn-
cipes-the hiding Of lite power-Peneuote all the
dark habitations Of cruelty, and pcrvade and rater'
uze mankindl
Mr. Editor am no visionary enthusiast, nor do
advance abaseess or unconsidered conjecture, when
I say that If the ministers and members of Christian
churches in Christendom, would set apart one Sab
bath-day-the first in July for instance-ior sim
uaneous consideration and action on the subject OF
Peace, they could exterminate war from the human
family forever. As the result oftwo hours rever-
ence in the house Of God TO the full acquisitions and
principles his gospel OF peace, they would rescue
the immense revenue which the bloody BeIal ofWar
annually EFFORTS from christian nations tribute to
its canniba idol altar, and apply TO the elevation oil
mankind. Suppose, MIR Editor that on the first Sab
bath Of next July, it should be agreed that every
Christian minister throughout the ci, ized world,
should preach upon of these four texts:-B thine
enep hunger, feed him; Ehe thirst, gire him drink;
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, and
pray for them tcch desPiieruliy use you and peTse-
cute vou:--.aH they that take the s,cord, shall perish
with the scord:-T my kingdom ,cere Of his World,
hen 7pouh my servants fgH,-but noo (becanse my
servants will not 6ght)> is my kingdom not from
hence After having faithfully developed and applied
the spirit and application Of these precepts of the
Prince of Peace, and demonstrated to every Chris
tan in his congregation, that it is no more consistent
for him TO take the sword and redden in the blood
Of his brother than il would be for his divine Master,
then let him invite every in the sanctuary young
and old, 10 come forward and sign a petition lying
on the table beneath the pulpit, and addressed to
their government in terms substantially !hese
ave tho subscribers, believing all war to be in
consistent with the spirit and preceps OF the Gospel,
and destructive of the best interests Of mankind and
Internationally prohibited by Christianity, and an I'M
necessary and brutal method orsettng questions Of
international controversy, do declare to the world,
that we will lend no aid nor sanction, directly in
directly, 10 IT'S continuation III tHe
And we respectfully petition your Honorable Bodies
or your Majesty TO take immediate measures to es-
,ablish Congress of Nations, an International Til
bunaI, or Supreme Court of the world, to which
shall be referred for decision all such questions Of
controversy among nations, have heretofore occa-
stoned a deluge OF human blood, vice, misery and
degradation among those "whom God had made of
one blood, for to dwell on all the face ofthe earth"
in peace
What Sabbath day would that be for tho latest
generations of the human race! How its memory
would be perpetuated in monuments wreathed with
the olive branch Of peace lifting skyward their august
and lofty brows, studding the whole earth like so
many Pharos b"acons shedding light Of hope over
the sea Of time, and all the regions Of humanity
lighting all the depressed and aenated tribes of
home TO one happy, undivided brotherhood; to the
comfy and communion of ono vast and peaceful
family! The whole world would bow down
in reverence the omupotent majesty Of tho Chris.
tian religion thusby the hands Of its disciples crown
ing, in one day. its divine Founder King of earthly
Kings King OF natons he is King Of sants install
ing him into the Kingdom promised him from the
foundations of the world, and which, long this
would have embraced all the islands of the sea and
tho uttermost corners Of the EARTH had his follow
been true to the dignity of their calling, and the
terms Of their fsay and the letter Of their
with the Prince of Peace. What Government or
EARTH what King or Autocrat, would dare TO lift up
banner Of blood against this demonstration Of mora
power? Where would the red Gorgon Of War
which has drunk the blood of fourteen thousand mill
ions of the human race, and preyed, like a deathles
vampire, on the sinews of Labor, and burned tn
earth over with the Sodom fires of hate and passion
that would make the flames Of the internal pit NOR
intense-where would that monstrous Abaddon find
place to breath on this green earth after the doing
OF that Sabbath Of Sabbaths after that simuItanecu
declaration OF the Christians of Chrstendom that the
will practice and learn more?
But have already prolonged this article far,
fear, for admission to your columns; privilege, NJ
Editor, which shall be grateful to your generosity,
you will extend to few short communications whc
propose to send to your paper upon this imporar
subject of international peace. E.. b.
ROVE