Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-22

guard How could he exercise 4 clo.ce' Does
Il sgree with his language, "behold go bound
in the spirit TO Jerusalem. not knowing the
.hngs that shall befaF ne there, save that the
Holy Ghost witnesss:h IN every city saving inst
bonds anl affections abide me, but none of these
things move me-. nsliher count ny 5fe dear
unto myself 50 that might finish my course
with joy and the ministry which have received
Of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gespsl 81 tAa
Grace Of Cod.' 1t Is vel known 10 every iHtei-l-
gen; reader that for the first three centaEies the
christians abstained scruPu,oasly from all war
So induce nj would lead them into tbs erIny
II had been prcticted by Isaiah that under the
christian dispensation, swords should r. beaten
into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks,
that "nation shall not lift up sword against ma
ton, neither shall they learn war any more
and that Christ shonld be the l'Priuce Of Peace"
and "of the increase of his gossrntnent and
peace there should be end" Zecharie.. in an
ticipation Of the same happy dlspensation, says:
"a nj Iler. cut IF tie ciario' froat EpAraia, and
the horse from JeJusaIem, and TIE Jqtie -5oso shall
be crit ~: and he siqlt sBeak peace uato tie Hsatlel
ami his dominion shall BE- rem sea T. sen, and ro'9
the yirey rrcn unfo t4f cltds of tie eG,fA p"
Justin Martyr 4. D. 10. ~ his First Apology
quoting the 1T reference here fnaasl says
THAT these things have come T. pass Vou may
he re udily convinced: for Twelve men destitute
both Of insirnction ana az eloq1ence wen, forth
frop, Jerusalem, into the vorlt, am hy the pow
er Of God gave evidence, TO every description Of
persons that they were sent By Christ to teach
All men the divine word. and we Who were once
slayers Of one another do not fight against our
enemies" IrcrenS discussing the sane passage
says the followers Of Jesus dlsusei the Wcauon7
of war and no longer know how 70 fight Ter
tuIian tells that the ''soIoiers who Aai been
d,
in consequence Of their conversion, ana ne re-
peatcdly expresses tbs own opIHt9n, th1 any
participation in war was unIaWiHt Tor pen .FffS
in Jesus''-not only on account OF roman id".A-
try bat because Christ had forbidden lite use o. me
sword, ana the revenge Of injorl1 s. onEEa ~ iHe
year 230, says eve 80 longer taAe ~ TIL a""!a
rpainst auy nation, nor do we learn a.k more y
make w5r. W" have become ior the sax" q Je-
sus the chIlareh q saee
Christians are the most i'sriai o. =,
cause they pray Ter tagF ilon". - 80
means. say me- IN lis 2y.,ys-,y,eu
y: 0ul we ''A' :, - non >; 49,.
though t'o u 2e "s -. 80 =, ~
reign q bsocttS'a"' '''e 49,, I'LL
stlhateiy 20 JON H = ~ - 1919 ~ ~ =
fhts account suiirFei i'..s ''o''a !; - I'M
hihe Lfictan'iuS " ote ~ - II -, -
moi DC iaWiu. LOT .'ie -'t.,s H. a. I.lib
iafe II ul"i Oh '2"' - = - c.
'''"" =, ~. ga95 49, ,ene}t,. ~ 9xrorl-
Si'"''" 49, = a. ~, ..,.,.l,,.t NJ tboa,
fiut''''i'to'i . -. - =; ~ ar.s,,r of tbair
persons "no, ,i:- ,ia ,,,iIG,,r,, cling. were
tl IL ~, forea n trib.s to return to il
perstHueu y ~ ra,,i,,,, Anisol late a.
M =, u " - %, : a. 4,.i.-,d i :, he con-
.io mn a., cf,rr,b ,},,t tar.ons. f.
. - f ',,co sbould revert 10 the
'eI ~ - r-tnlli,, +, n.s.or of
warfare Vi Wv "a :. 80 Z IN
aftn"EF' wing - 81 a.,
the good subjects VINO soHP'te.'o 80 -" ~, 60
Emperor ere w ois'p = = - = III
eVii' y were e'~y ~ y = t,,I}
sustain 'p"t 49, ~ o - - Ii, -,
Vilefca'e uefiiTc''.s ~ ""'," -.
l&etant to endure thal hF ""'cH mn
Is eYtnced. ere VIC "i7poseu 70 ~ ~ ~ :
Will not say OF secret asS"S7'H7 o't q W :"
tnies, should we want i"fce anu if'i's'' - =
true we are but OF Yesterday ana Fs' W no, 10, =
nied az you towns ''"eSi ~ =, ,-,
you ohls your teliptss .o--.,t -, ,,,,,,h
VI ti2s, p e4 NY e'frr :" ~ u
pleasure. Were 1T not fhrt orr Religion requires
rather to suffer death than to iufiict 1t
volume might here follow OF Ike testimony
showing III clear terms. that uhtil the chFi>'Ilh
profession had become atiianced with superstition
and ldoiatry. about the Ith century. no tfaF was
toipreted by christians. How our author cohid
venture the expression iii the apostles and their
successors in the christian ministry HAD taught
that the gospel prohibited military service. and
the profession of arms it seems very Strange that
we have no account OF it IN history. sacred or
examined simple volume of history either sacred
or proianc, relating to the subject, or he never
could have hazzarded so uuwarrautabie an aSser-
ton.
All that vet remains for to notice IN rela-
ton TO his :. address, (Which time viii not allow
me here to notice at length Is that which refers
to the authority given to war by the Mosaic dis