The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-07-17


A SERMON BY ROBERT DALE OWEN
By request we re-publish to day from "THE
New HARMONY AND NAsHoBA GAZETTE" OF
Dec. Sd, 1928, "edited by Francis Wright,
ROBERT DALE OWEN and Robert L. Jen-
the following "Sermon on LoyGhy,"I
preached and published by Robt. Dale Owen.
The Sermon is Of course intended to ridi-
cule the inconsistency and hypocrisy of the
Christians of the United States for being al
the same time republicans or rebels against
the kingly power. The sarcasm of this sac
ralegious and impious publication though en-
tirely without point as originally applied, is
well deserved by those pretended christians
who can be induced by party feelings TO the
gross and glazing inconsistency of voting for
their arch %reviler, Robert Dale Owen. We
think that when such christians have read
this "Sermon," they will be able TO under
stand what the New Harmony Statesman
means when it say that "Mr. Owen will be
beaten for Congress when christians prac-
lice what they preach; and not till then"
SERMON ON LOYALTY.
TExT.-Romans Is c.. & 2.-"Let every
soul be subject to the higher popers. For
there :ss ns DoWer bat Of God; the potcers
that be are ordained of God. Waom$o-
eyer, therefore, resiStch the pover, re-
sisteth the ordinance Of God; and they
that resist shall receire TO themselves Dam
nation"
beg for a moment 10 call your attention,
my christian friends, to the book from which
| have now read 10 you. 1t is the Bible; ii
is the word of God; ofthat God who cannot
lie, who cannot err; whose words are a light
to our wandering feet, and lamp to our devious
paths. 1t is our rule of life; and from its
holy commands there is appeal, neither in the
He avens above, nor in the Earth beneath
The sainted spirits of our reverenced fore
Eatherr hear the blessed voice, and fall pros
trate in alteration before the almighty pre-
%sence; the angels on their heavenly thrones
hear the blessed voice, and bow their heads
in humble submission. All-sll obey, and
adore. And can ye, worms Of the dust! can
We do less than thisg PROSTATE your human
will, PROSTATE your human reason before His
throne, at whose nod the Heavens stumble.
Approach the Almighty with Bonded knee
and heart, and say:
"Not my will, Lord, blu tthine be DONE"
IS there among the assembled crowd before
me, a reprobate so hardened that he feels
not Gods authority, or doubts His holy book
Is there a wretch SO impious that the words
ofmercy fall on his ear UNDECIDED or contemn-
ed? l ask ye yet again, lives there among
We such an one? Mark him well. Let him
receive special attention. His is the portion
in that lake, whence the voice of torment as
cendeill up forever and ever to the throne Of
offended Justice. He shall depart into eter
nal fire, forgotten of man, implied of God
the damned child of everlasting perdition
Woe, woe TO the wretch! Better it were fol
! him that he had never been born. Better
that a milestone had been hanged about hi:
neck and he had been cast into the raging
sea.
But such are not ye my christian hears
Ye will be submissive, ye will be obedien
We will harken to the commands of Him who
\ after he has killed the body, hath power tc
cast the soul into hell fire. | know We will
see it in your mein of meek devotion;
see it in your looks of holy reverence; see
il in your attitude of pious attention. Yt
will listen when the Lord of the Universe
speaks, and ye will obey when he commands
your obedience. Here, then, on This conse-
Grated spot, on this hallowed day, at thi:
holy hour, the Creator speaks to the creature:
of his hand, He speaks to them in the word;
of man. He points 10 that conduct in this
world that shall make you His forever in the
next. He opens the gates ofParadise and
bids We enter-so ye will only, for a few short
years, walk in the earthly path He has SO
liciled for ye. He says to his chosen people
LET every soul be subject 10 higher powers
Here then is your duty; submission to those
whom God has placed above you. WoulC
We evince your fear TO God? honor the King
Would ye please your Father which is il
Heaven? obey his vicegerent upon Earth
, And how light is the duty! how easily
construed the command! Ye have no
carefully to examine the orders that are Civ
en- 10 you, nor cautiously TO weigh their con
sequences, nor pr~esumptuously to question
their propriety, nor laboriously to calculate
their effect
"Submit yourselves as it is elsewhere
i said to every ordinance ofman Tor the Lord
1 sake" Exclaim not! question not! judg'
I not! hesitate mott Hath not the Lo I'd said it
: and who art thou, oh man that repliest agains
God.
: See here the considerate goodness of gu
e gracious Creator! He requires of no on
that which is beyond his power TO give. Al