New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-25
Rev. DR.. Cheever on War, and especially the
Mexican War.
Reported 70. The Tribune ]

Rev. GEo. 3. CEEEvER's Discourse last Sunday
evening IN behalf Of the Eiacation Society, was
on the new creation OF the world which IS 70 be
experienced under the power OF Christianity Al
ter showing the various and disastrous experiments
which have been made TO render the world pros
porous il sin and under which empire afer empire has
fallen 70 the ground and the earth has Continued 10 N
full Of wret-hejnes= tie Discourse proceeded 20 show
some definite points il which Christianity would re
deem snd bless il and some particular ways o doing
this klnors other enumerated points, there we're Eev
ersi Ysst and reignng eTiis which Christianity and
that alone. could pu; stop TO-
The frs. Of these inhurnan r,onstostes that oi
War Il is the concentration. Consideration and Climax
OF all evils There can be no greater proof OF the an
per OF God against nation than when he suffers it TO
be plunged unjust war And er-. aaT is n'i4St
iiza lagi ~ Christian gr5nepleg lsre been ar0a<d-
There are nc possible peaceful expedents which ought
not to be rsor,ej TO- there is degree OF Christian
fofbearance which ought not 70 DC exercised there Is
no amour, of forgiveness which ought TO be grant
81 nor any amount of pecunary vlany loss which
not 10 be suffered, rather ihsn resor. 10 the last
vasttude and complication Of misery and wicsedness the
punginr OF two nations in Wars the habit OF nell
war is the volcanic outbreak OF human wickedne;5
when approxiaae= nearest TO he'll il i he sSper
ment Of sin ordinarily restrained under tie crust OF
refsiness. the mountain OF human sxpediency. but
rising - ovcrp!us. bursting iCr !tse cra,er
nOcaiug all restraints of wisdom, al remaining bar
riers OF benevolcnce, all regard 20 ODD and man and
pouring It's fery dcsolaton human society. And
1t s wonderful 20 see SO: this tide pouring what
intoxicating madness seizes society. hov other
In their sober senses admire L. justify l. cE
upon you - pull away all dykes that might check
turn IT, call YOU traitors II you demand that be stop
ped tell you e, il have its full sweep, ill it conquers
pence by consuming a materials Of resistance II Is
wonderiu! to how men become devils III their rea
soning who weaI the profession OF pieiy before God
and man. Wax has been the habit OF the nations, in
utter disregard of the laws Of God and Gods love ;
and because other nations in ter agonizng strife OF
madness have re,sliaed and revenged. and Cancelled
pitiul mortgages OF money and rlfng frauds and in
suits by rivers OF blood by thousand households desc
lated families accursed villages burned and whole COM
nuntcs swept from existence there arc not wanting
those who justify in our own nation the same internal
process of revenge and retaliation
There is nothing but Christianity that will ever put
stop 10 this Christianity binds nations by the law
of love tina, 1t does individuals. If il does allow
90 and take his brother by the throat saying Pay
me that thou owes and 20 stab him il he does pay
neither does II license this demogiac revenge in natons
Our whole country thought So before plunged
in war; and we had perhaps as good an opportunity
God gave to people 10 show the superiority OF
Christian i0rbearance and patience selsness ard
the spirit OF Cain but we have thrown il away and now
you md men jusiiying or country IN war, because
other have been the habit OF going 10
Tor ust such reasons Inc example oil other nations
lar from justiiyng US condemns and considering
the light ENJOY the manner in which God in His
providence mas MADE peace win all nhnohs our pocy
una the boundess prosperity Win which nc mas olessed
~ ESQ mat We could easily nave given millions II We
pleased 10 SGT any poor hatloi up IN the world ana
taking our stand upon the principles OF tue Gospel IN all
probability the war in which we are now engaged Is one
OF the most niqutous that ever took place on the face
o. the earth.
It's injustice is scarcely parslleed by ts impolicy, but
that according to the principles of Gods Word is pro
digous Had the money expended in this been ap
piled any Of the WAYS which Christianity
mems cncrrics the worlds ancora,ioa what bless
ings might il not have brought What national works
might il no; have accomplished 10 no farther We
have thought ourselves too poor 10 think OF attempting
railroad across the Rocky Mountains; but the money
spent in the accumulation oil human CRIME and misery
in this one war would have built the whole OF Mr.
Whilneys monster railroad The money spent in i'm
poverishing and making still more desoaie and misera
bic nation already the object OF pity would have con
.rucied a railroad from Washington to the mouth Of
the Columbia
Aud wlia, would il not have done for Mexico bv ad.
vsnces made in the spirit OF kindness and forgiveness
1t would have settled all our difficulties peacefully and
without any loss OF homer It would have purchased for
all the territory might have needed It would have
built and endowedn thousand Churches thousand Hos
pitals thousand Common Schools IL would have ser
thousand peaceful Missionaries and Teachers, pur
chasing 10: them need be- the privilege oil spreading
Tho I'd nf nd thp oft tEn far