New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-05

The Proposed Illumination.

Blessed are the pescemakers, for they sha be called
the children Of God"
love thy ne ghbor and hate thine enemy. But say
you, Love Your enemies. bes. them that you DO
fully you perecute you that ye may the chill
dren Of YOU Fa.her which Is in Heaven"
To he Citiss's,Ct Ne0 York
The above is the language Of Christ, our Lord.
and Reieemer. The blessing sppertains to all who
in thought word and deed refuse to- or
nive st. contention and violence, and are prepared to
adopt the glorious anthem which heraded the advent
the Messiah, On earth peace, good will to men,
The obligation to obey his emphatic injunction Love
your enemies" sc. is binding upon all. No crcum.
stances release from acting in accordance with
the spirit which it breathes sophisry extenuates the
guilt which sccrues from knowingly going counter
thereto by engaging in giving countensnce to war
and bloodshed. Ours s professedly Christian com
munity-we acknowledge in word TO be the disciples
Of the Prince of Pesce-to be dependent upon His mercy
who died for snd to be bound by His prectpts and
commands both they recorded in the Holy Scrip.
lures and they made known in the secret of the
heart. How then secretly exult publicly re.
joice the misery and destruction of our fellow.
creaturesi How we, while assuming the name Of
Christ openly set his commands at defiance and pro.
claim that hate those who called enemies and
triumph over the wretched end Of the thousands who
be. 10 meet their judge
Christian Professors pause and consider For what
Is the nten led Illumination Why is II proposed end
what Is de gned TO be lis effect IL Is give expression
% seHnes and your feelings respecting the horrd
battles which have just been fought between your Tel
low'men-the children OF one common Father all Of
them like yourselves processing the name Of the meek
the lowly. the harmless son OF God
Picture to yourselves you can those battle fields As
they are described by those who participated in the
dreadful scenes Thousands who bad never seen or
heard OF each other before meeting in deadly conflict
their vest assons reused to state OF fenEed excite
ment and their gresest efforts put forth 20 mange and
destroy each other. Brother staying brother and urging
eaen other 10 do the worst IN plying the murderous
task The ground sirewed with the MANNED the mutt.
lated the dead and the dying. The air sled with the
thunder OF he artillery the shouts and Of the
comostsnts the shreks and walls Of the wounded and
the sroans and prayers OF the dying Think OF the
number OF harmless women aud children killed by the
balls and the bursting shells and when the din Of
battle over and while you called upon 10 testify
your Joy hoy many hundreds are lingering in pain and
anguish nnn death shall release them from the misery
OF the nosOne hospitals With all this call 10 mind the
wives made widows snd the children made orphans by
the appalling acts now about TO be celebrated and then
ask yourselves whether will become you Christians
to Join In with the proposal to tell the world in the EN-
phanc language OF conduct This 10 the fruit Of the re
gion we profsss-we rejoice 10 tit is 10 accordance
with the preceps Of the New Testament and herein We
As protested disciples OF Christ may and will triumph
lhls IN Effect the Illumination il designed 10 proclaim
snd the lesson that II Will teach may De- heard and felt
throughout the whole length and breadth Of our and
II will be the sanction given by all those who partic
pste in H. 10 the misery and guilt which have accom-
panied the deeds celebrated
Pause then fellow citizens, before you sct-before
you glory over such events Rather let mourning aid
sorrow clothe your spirits that being humbled before
God We may be prepared 20 lit up holy hands and
prsy unto him If hsply his righteous judgments for
oloodguiiiiness may be sverted from beloved and
favored couoiry and ntercedng that the rulers Of the
nations may he brought to the niquty of destroying
their fellow snd led put stop the euson OF
human blood that the Spirit and precepis Of Him who
came 10 proclaim peace earth and good will 70 men
may prevail and 50 the day be fastened when nation
shall not t Up sword against nation neither shall they
learn war any more MAHLON DAY, ia Pesrl.st