The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-19
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An Eloquent Passage.


/ The following eloquent and patriotic sen.
Iiments were delivered before the Arch
Street Presbyterian congregation, hy the
Rev. Charles Wadsworh, in his inaugural
sermon;
Paul's principle, as set forth in the text.
applies as well 10 The Cipil, az tho Social
and Eccles,as,ic. A christian minister an,,d
the pdrtz1nSdtp of IL cGranI nifty. y.-i.ss-.,
to " know nothing save Christ Jesus and hin,
crucIted.' His duties as preacher are su-
perlnduced duties. As Gods AMBASSADOR he
comes 10 men dvesled altogether Of Fictitious
differences. To lie sovereign and the slavo
to the mighty man and The msnaI-to
The creature fawhIng on The foot.cloth of
throne and The freeman standing proudly be.
fore kings ln the glory OF immortal manhood
Ito al! alike, he comes, bearing The same
flaming credentials Of Gods anger and Gods
love; standing IN his high place Of embassy
he is not TO look on ,ha, the Holy Ghos.
will descend from Heaven to give point TO
lesson Of craftsmanship, or power to an axi.
ON Of political economy He is 10 look on
man as spirit whose nationality is but de-.
cayIng garment. spirit winged for soaring
TO that high world, where men Of all king.
doms and people are one 10 Christ. He il
to forget all minor interests. He is to for.
get all human distinctions. He is TO "let
the dead bury their dead" He is 10 know
nothing save Jesus Chris; and him crucfed."
Meantime we would no, be misunderstood
here. Far be II from US TO bow before this
most foul, yet favoric inhdel clamor, where.
by Christian minister, BY the imposition of
ecclesiastical hands, is held thereafter dives.
ted Of all rights as a man and as a citizen;
even under the shadow of the Cross, he will
not-he may not-ho cannot forget his coun.
try Paul, amld the surprising glories of
commonwealth Ike ours, would have cried
~i'h even more than his Roman exulta,ion,
am an American citizen" Our beloved
land, with its boundaries the broadest-its
government The frees.-its institutions the
ndblest the world ever saw, is Gods great
gilt to every man who breaihes it's blest air,
and exulis in its sunshine. And woe be 10
that man whether Civilian or EccesiastIc.
who dare 'ay down at fools bidding his
great birth right, or prove rccreant to one of
It's ennobling prerogatives-who dare leave
American liberty, as an unprized thing, TO be
narred by the hand Of unskilful legislation,
or wrecked amid the conflicts of self seeking
ambition" no dare fail in one title of all bs
can DO TO give sieadfast strength TO Ameri.
can name and American nationality.
Gods pity on the creeping thing ,ha, can
listen unmoved TO the whisper of Disunion
mat rises even now upon the ear Perish
the heart that Ihrobs not in agonizing desire
laal this glorious ssterhood be never broken
Palsed be the right arm that feels not its
slnews ligheo like steel to speed our soaring
eagle 10 lis fight to the sun Stricken be
The bosom that bares not itself in full strength
to roll back this desolatng surge THAI would
sweep all these glad and goodfu glorious
!hings away as wreck upon the pillows =
Not know my country mot honor my ceun.
try mot struggle for my country Why
then would be creature without soul. un.
worthy my ministry-unwortby my mau.
hood.
Nay, nay-such political wisdom, | will
Know must know-because absolutely ip
II, am TO know Christ crucifed For, nv
audience, dear as to every American chris.
tan must be his country--dear, because OF
the prayers of lis consecraton, and the blood
OF lis bap'ism-dear, because of its great
breadth and mighty power, and glorious fame
the home Of the free-,he hope Of The op.
pfessed-the beacon to he na,ions-ihe era.
die of that infant liberty, which yet, when
IFS limbs shall have waxed strong, will leap
from its swaddiug bands in great manhood,
and 60 forth in giants path, 10 shake down
the despo,sms of a world in rushing omnpo.
tence Yet to his loving heart is it dearest
OF all, as the great instrument under God to
bear on TO its contamination his adorable
Gospel He sees Christ in American nation.
airyi Christ, the God Of all Providence,
presiding and preserving it-as the great
spring in the mechanism of triumphing
EvangeI. And TO him it seems that to sew.
er this blessed Union, were TO loose the sill.
yer chord of mans hope, and to break the
great wheel at the cistern. And every chris.
tian minister will stand b. - -
nro, Union-and struggle Tor Inc
Unon-and preach Christ and him crucfisd
as the cement of the Uaion, ill his right arm
is wlhered, and his tongue dumb in death.