Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-16
Printed at London by G. B. and r. ".
for G.. G. 1913.

The selections from Scripture are divid-
ed into eighteen chapters, each with an
appropriate heading to indicate the class
of passage contained therein. A few ex-
amples of these headings or titles will
sufficiently show their general character.
l. A souldier must not doe wickedly.
2. A souldier must be gallant for God
cause.
8. A souldier must pray before he goes
to fight.
Throughout the work there is mani.
tested entire confidence in superintend-
ing Providence, yet no encouragement is
given to the soldiers to neglect any pro-
per personal efforts or material means to
accomplishing their ends; nothing at
variance with the standing order, " to
trust in the Lord, and keep their powder
dry"
Since Peace Societies have become pop
ular, the question has often been put,
with the confident expectation of mega
tive answer: SIS the profession of the
soldier consistent with the obedience to
the precepts of Christian love enjoined in
the Gospels 2" Cromwell's whose chap
ter on this subject is short, and we copy
it entire
"a soldier must loue his enemies as they
are his enemies, and hate them as they are
Gods enemies.-Matt. 5: A. But say
unto you love your enemies.-II Chron.
l9: 2. Wouldest thou help the wicked
and love them that hate the Lord! Ps.
139: 22.-Doe l not hate them, o Lord,
that hate thee, and do not l earnestly
contend with them that rise up against
thee? Ihate them with unfeigned hatred
as they were mine utter enemies"
There will probably continue to be, as
there always has been, a difference Ct
opinion respecting the honesty, integrity
and sincerity of Cromwell. But one thing
is pretty we'll settled, viz: whatever his
character and conduct may have become
after he gained the dazzling heights of
political power, he commenced his career
a deyout and true man; and his army
was mainly composed of good men, filled
with a desire to promote the glory OF God,
and the welware of their country.
Cromwell's cousin, the celebrated John
Hamnden. once began to upbraid him for
selecting such, men for his soldiers, and
compared them with those of the kings
army. "Your troops" said he, ARE
most of them old decayed serving men
and tapsters, and such kind of fellows;
and theirs are gentlemen's younger sons,
and persons of good quality. And do
YOU think that the mean spirits of such
base and mean fellows will ever be able
to encounter gentlemen that have honor
and courage and resolution in them !?
You must get men of spirit, and take it
not i'll what l say, of spirit that is
likely to 90 as far as gentlemen will 60,
or else I am sure you will be beaten
STILL" Hampden, however, was con-
vince,l by a short conversation with
Cromwell, that good men made better
soldiers than mere gentlemen, as he has
himself written: 81 accordingly raised
such men as had the fear of God before
them, and made some conscience Of what
they did. And from that day forward
they were never beaten; but whenever
they were engaged against the enemy
they beat continually."N 30 st
Those persons who are fond of seeing
condolences and pressing comparisons
to their extreme limits may find won
derful instance of cause and effect in the
fact that the success of Cromwell's army
commenced Immediately on the publica-