The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-04-24

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Although we do not often treat our
rea'lrrs to religious II .cr. and 10 come
extent consider it GU, "f place IL the c"l.
"mS o. purely secular paper. We are in
duced, l., the great lcauty and f"rce uf the
following extract, I" depart from our usual
! custom. We lind it i'll tie North British
| Review, in notice uf several sermons.
| This one WAS by DIR. Guthrie, of Scotland:
Look. for example, on the catastrophe
at the Drlugc. We may have our aticu.
! lion 50 en-ru>>cd by the dread and aw i,,l
character ot lhis judgment, to "ve'look
| all thar preceded h, md see nothing but
the,e dc,onring waters.
'Tie waters rise ill rivers swell into
lakes, and lakes into seas. aud lonu fe,tils
! plain the sea stretches out her ann, to
scize their ill,mg population. Still the
waters ii>c; and Now. mingled with beasts
that terror has tanned, men climb L. tie
! ih"un.ain tops, the lir,l roaIIng al their
! hee.s. Still ihe waters Use: aud now each
summit stands above them like II separate
'n'i >-iI INT Isle. Sill the waters ti>.: AMI
cf""dlng cl"scr Oh the narrow >jp,cc> ni
! their les mug tips. mcu and beasts t.hi
i"r >tan,in < room. Sill The lhundrrs iuar
aud ia" Waters r-e, till the last survivor ui
! the >hrieklng { nwd i washed 1T. ,ud the
! head o' ihe ligiIrs' y y goes down h,mca,h
! iI' wave. Amd now the waters ii>c uo
more; God, servant has done his work:
lac rests from his labo'>; aud. all aud
dr"wncd-al. life dc>it"vrd-au awful ii
Ience 'r,gninS and shoreles> occa, roll
ins. Drah t'r once has nothing ,o de-; hu,
rate IN tinml'h ON The top u! some yrnt
| hi!."w. whnch, mrciIu. nn coast. M cont
"eNi, II" Alp. mu Au,l,>. Ia break upon.
NwrrIS ron ri AID r"und the world.
NV e stand n.ha>l at thus >cruc: aud "a,
the c'"p>es "f gentle chillrcn and sweet
lm'"mi> are iua,img lv. We cNrlaim, Has
Cod forgotten tu br gracinu>-r> Ili- mrr.
cl clean gone io'rvcI!' No; a>snrrd,v not.
Whr'r. thrn, i, lIl> 'ucrcy! Look here;
look AT tins ark which. slcricd hv I'M IN
visible .lnand, come, dnn!v lhr.upl II q
gIoom. That lonely ship on shorerss
sea catrlcs mrrcN "u l"';ld; and within,
walls that ave pitched without aud within
>he holds the cn>Ilesi ficlul, ,h;i eve, sail
ei the sea. The gems uf the Chuich ~,
there the lat,urcl,> ut the old wurl,l. aud
the fathers OF Ih new. suddenly ,nuJ
the awful "iuum. as .hc dutt, over il.t
dead aud silent sea, grating noise j,
heard; she has nuu,lrd ON tie top o
Nf"'"'' me i""' Is OPENED; "n.i beneath
,"e S'S" "' '''e ""'c h""rh 'h"N came
r"'" ','''h men ''l''N'h'i burial, IKE hie
from the dead like souls passing hom
nature iut"n stale "i gracr-hkc llic saints
~ S''''" '>' at '"e summons 81 nc
'''' =" ne" "'"Nth ana ne"
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VOC "''' '"'""N'
N"i l. 'h'N All. Oar Heavenly Father
character Is "e"' /" u; "md must remind
( ~" 'h"l ere mercy lv", IKE The dove, Ia
,""' 'Ni '"ih' she h"d swept ihe world wiili
"'' wing. were 'h''r tut rIgI", only
o'@"' saved! ihe'e were thousands, mil
'"h' H,"Ghl' Nor Is II J"~t'c" /" G"d Ia
forget he" long l",td "i l'"ii'nc". ahl
preaching aud """ y. and compassion,
I""'rI'd that drcnniuI d"ii @r. l.. u. bc
l"'" ih" hgiHnIng flashed i'm angry
hra'c''~; ion. l"l'"" 'hundrr~ 'rI eel along
di~~"Nm. >k"''; Ions b-I"fo III" clouds
r"'h"d dam dead long t. toe th" floor
'''d sol" l''en M "f tl'>,a ID. und tho
l"""%' rs "@"ncieN at work. hr"k" ui', hike
Ia. deck "f " ly'"'"g 'h'P. and 'he "n'r'N
'n'hrd nom tr'';".'" '"''' '", ""''', "''"