Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-28

violent blow on the shoulder, and look
ing him earnestly in the face, but in sue
a manner as to leave no doubts of his in
sanity, asked him-''Did you ever than
God for your reason-mine has gone.
Well, we are here assembled to-day 70
that purpose, to thank God for continu
ing to us the exercise of our reason.
remember once an instance of blin,
man preaching in this church, and was s
struck with the deprivation which he la
bored under, that at the end of his dis
course / proposed that all those who ha,
never thanked God for their cye-sight
should now kneel down and thank hin
for it. There was not single person
present, | believe, who did not knee
down on that occasion and do so.
Again: With God there is no variable
ness nor shadow of turning-the divin
character has been tested through thou
sands Of years, and has always beer
without variableness or shadow of turn
ing. This is manifested by materia
things, as instanced in the sun at it's me-
rldian, here is proof that there is M
variableness in God, nor shadow of turn.
ing. Clouds may cross over and obscur,
it, but God is light-God is love.
Again: We have the seasons-God has
ordained that summer and winter, seed
time and harvest shall not fall; hence the
husbandman knows when to prepare the
ground. Whence does he learn this ? On
what does he rely! Upon this great proo
that God is invariable.
Again We have, in the same manner,
day and night, labor and repose. All
these laws are supported by his power,
and kept in order by him. What are the
laws of nature but the ordinations of God
What preserves them but the power of
God Lie has never varied In these i'm
portant respects, but blessings, in an un-
interrupted stream, have flowed on from
past generations. Look at the moral gov
ernment of God. This is different from
the governments of men. When man
shall learn to lcgislate like in the Bible,
the world will be reformed; but while we
have governments of penalties, men will
live just as they are. ..-. .....
The old dispensation under Moses,
which was government of penalties,
faded, and God introduced the govern
ment of Jesus Christ, which was a gov
ernment of love. When the governments
of men are based upon this, we shall live
but never until then. The history
of the past proves this. This govern
ment of love and motive has been main
tanned like the universe. Here acts of
divine mercy are as constant as the SUM-
shine, without being variable or turning
away. If men desire to live under a gov.
ernmcnt, truly blessed, they need only
place themselves under the government
of God, through Jesus Christ. Again,
God is the giver of all good, all his gifts
are good and perfect, as told us by the
Holy Spirit, "every good and perfect gifs
is from al ove." All good is from above,
while all evil is from below. Every giii
of God is good and perfect. Thus, after
~ deluge mans bill of fare was enlarged;
before the deluge he was not allowed to
take life. Thus the seasons are given to
ripen to maturity the vegetables and fruits
for the good and comfort of man. So in
the relations of life, and the distribution
of good things in this life, the law of COM
pensation should not be overlooked. For
while one man lacks what another has,
he who lacks is compensated, inasmucn
as he NAV enjoy himself as much in this life
as the other, and has besides the happy hope
ofahereafter, God intending that every man
should glorify him here, whatever be his
The sun shines for all;
"seek first the Righteousness of God and
all these things shall be added to you.
In the Southern portion of our country,
the pestilence has been raging while God
has been merciful to us, prosperity has
hourished through the land, the working
man has been employed, and our coun-
try-was there ever such country-has
been blessed with manifold advantages.
Has any people ever increased like the
people of the United States The news
papers state that one thousand persons
arrive every day in New York, seven
thousand per week. No other country
under heaven could stand such an increase
of foreigners; but this can stand it. We
are at peace with the world and the rest
of mankind. See the Treasury of the
United States, crammed to repletiOn. All
these blessings that we have received, are
from the Father of Gifts. What is our
defence? Is it our army or navys These are
looked upon as the right arm and left
arm of the country. look to the arm of
Omnipotence, to defend US. The citizen
soldiery of our country, in the event of a
war, will be again, as it has been before,
the radiant bulwark of our country. So
it was in the war with Mexico; the drum
beat, the tocsln sounded, the mechanic
left his workbench, the farmer his
plough, and the merchant his counting
room, the man Of science, his favorite
pursuit, and the professional man who
moved the court and senate chamber.
threw aside his law books and was trans
formed into the soldier.
We were amazed at the transition, could
scarcely believe our eyes, and we honored
these men with our sympathies, as they
exchanged the comforts of home, the
honors and emoluments of peaceful voca.
tons for the tented field, the hardships
of the camp, and the dangers and horrors
of war. They met the foe on their own
soil, under great disadvantages; soon
came the dreadful conflict, the storm O
battle ragged along the lines in showers
of leaden hail, charge after charge was
sustained and carnage thinned their ranks
But when the smoke and dust Of battl,
had passed away, the men Of peace anC