Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-02-27

ulation has increased four fold. From five millions
we have become twenty millions. Morals and re-
ligon have not perhaps kept up with the advanc-
ing population, but they bent on doing so. Ma
ny powerful revivals of religion have been enjoy
ed in nearly every part of the land. There are a.
bout four million professors Of religion of the va
rious Protestant denominations. The standard of
Christian character and Of ministerial qualification
is every where rising. Many are running to and
fro, and knowledge is being increased. 1 fear, my
Brethren, that do not sufficiently prize our priv
ileges, and that our hearts DO not go out as they
should in gratitude to God. And especially fear,
that it is not remembered that responsi Utilities
are commensurate with our privileges.
l am far from shutting my eyes to the fact that
there have been evils among us-great and fearful
evils. We have been engaged IN cruel wars. The
cries Of the oppressed have entered into the ears
of the God of Heaven against us. But at what for
mer period have not these same and worse evils
existed? l do not say that we have been perfect.
BY no means. But l do say that we have made
progress---that the evils alluded to have received
greater rebukes during this half century than in
any former period.
1t is wrong therefore for any man to sit down and
complain and murmur of the times. Gratitude and
JOY become us rather than iamentatcn and mourn
ing.
2ndy. This review teaches us to enter upon the
future with hope. Not only these times be tier
than the former but the future to be better than
these. The brightest, the most glorious promis es
remain yet to be fulfilled. The kingdoms of this
world are yet to become the kingdoms of our Lord
and Of his Christ. All men are yet to know the
Lord, and the whole world is to be filed with his
glory. Wars are to cease under the whole heaven,
and the reign universal righteousness, and pc ace
and love is to commence. We are as yet, my Breth-
rem, only in the beginning of the triumphs of
Christianity. Our Divine Lord came into the
world to accomplish something better than has yet
been attained. He says to us "thou shalt see
greater things than these" Let then enter upon
the last half of the nineteenth century with ged
expectations and great hopes. 1t will be the
brightest and best period there has ever been. AS
all things hasten to their consummation, great and
glorious events will crowd upon us. We may ex-
pect wonderful changes, signs in heaven and on
earth. We may hear of wars and rumors of wars.
But truth and righteousness are destined to tri-
umph. The LORD Jesus Christ is to reign King Of
Kings and Lord of Lords. Who then is on the
LORDS side2 Let him labor and pray with faithful
ness, energy and zeal and he may yet hope that exc
long the Of the seventh angel will be hear IN
heaven, saying the kingdoms Of this world are be-
come the kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ and
he shall reign forever and ever.
ri James Grahame. Jared Sparks. W. H. Prescott
Judge Story aud Others have spoken of his History
work OF much iaborious research and merit, and r
faithful and elevated spin,"
l2.l History of civilization, p. 305.
(3.1 for the reinfn OF the Bourbons France
The cause acknowledge, science, freedom and pure re
gon the Continent, will he thrown back half cent?
the inrsues of the Jesus will be revived. The bat
tie OF aeIioo seems to to put back the clock the
world six degrees. Robert Hall, v. g. p. 81, OF his
works.
[4] Professor Park. $50 says this eloquent
writer, care the diseossriss that it has become
difficult for in active lie to keep Of
ae~ arts and ne" ram tic Nsas OF science is for
American to keep up his cbsss ser the geography of
county. Once the number of p and satellites in
solar system, well ofthe States
was ssreotyped in school books but feel afraid
TO me nion either of these numbers until have in.
au,red for the las, teesraphie despatch Address in
Boston, May 90, 1850.