The daily union., 1856-11-05
PATRIOTISM OF THE BIBLE.

The following article from the Louisville fold schoo
Presbyterian paper reflects vivdy the principles
have advocated during the present that we are
duced to insert it entire:
The Christian who does for bis country all that the
Bible requires him to do will be the very highest style
patriot His religion requires him to love all men, even
including his enemies and to do good to oil be has
opportunity. He is commanded to love his country bu,
he is not permitted to hate other countries and 10 tear
them down that he may build his up. He should
love his whole country, and not simply the particular
portion of it in which be resides
The patriotism of the Bible is wholly opposed to sec
tonaism, the feeling which seeks to aggrsndize ont
particular section of the country at the expense of the
other Ii remarked of nations that their interest
never clash with each other tn ugh there may tmel
appear TO be conflict The same remark may be mad
touching the interests of different sections of one gre
country like ours There may times be a con
ot between the interests OF the North and South and
the East and the West buit is really not So If one mem
Der Of the body polite suffers all the members of the
body will later feel the effects OF it. That
Of any section which Is promoted by the injury a,
another section is only temporary one The prospert,
promoted in such way will eventually be to be not
lasting prosperity, just can be permanent,
Prospered by the ruin of his neghbors He may appear
for season TO prosper but in the end their injury will b.
reflected back upon himself
al" is impossible therefore in the very nature of the
that Christian patriotism eau be sectional Ii seeks o
promote the interests Of the whole country because by
doing 1t best promotes the welfare of every part of it.
seeks advantage Tor its section the expense of others
Mason and Dixons line not the boundary its avc-
tons lft breathes in the bosom of south OF ths,
line makes him rejoice in the prosperity Of those of his
fellow citizens whose lots north Of IT, rs much as
does the prosperity OF his section II ii is found in
northern BOSOM is equally expansive 1t embracet
the South veil The North IN the arms Of its love
The Christian patriot ought ask himself the uues-
on How would l regard the measure or policy which
now advocate we're in the place of my fellow citizen
in another section. What influence will my favortt
measures or men have upon the whole country and not
simply upon the part of it in which reside p He shot Id
expand bis mind and take enlarged Of the subject
There Ia nothing narrow contracted about Christianity
Those professors Of il who have contracted views or feel
ngs bave them in spite Of their religion and aot in virtue
OF IT, II the eniafged patriotism ncuicated in the Bib
could only become thoroughly predominant more in
the heart OF Christian the North and the South
If they could be brought 10 lay aside all reference to their
particular sections and would all look the greatest good
OF the whole countrythe strife which now raging with
such violence would soon II be North would dc
TO the South and the South do the North Just wsa the,
would each have the other to do TO them were Their c
cumstances reversed all contention would cease ano
peace and harmony would prevail again. This l.
precisely the kind Of patriotism which the Bible incalcates
Without this no country as large ours hold to
gether aud prosper With Il, it may flourish and grow
stronger to the end Of time"