New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-19

Then tie crash WA a. II long train Of cars, rushing
OF the swiftest spetd, had hurled itself against q
morntan and sLd together like a telescope A greA
ssl of agony rose and the tenderness Of human sym
psihy was drawn forth bet there relaxation ia
the Laws Of God. Why did rot statesmen look 70
Code warnings 10 the jewish nator-hrst,
10 the united king DOM ard then after the dissolution,
to Juoah and then when these last were dsregsrdsd,
they might see that the whole nation was swept away
city temple and people. We must tot forget, more
over that retflbut0n accelerated with the CROWN
Of the word. The whole age was faster than any Pre-
vious; there was now less time than ever before be.
tween warning and judgment. Ia history we found
icoatry unrgbteous judgment, and the conceslmens
Of the word OF God were ghtnir rods TO attract Gods
wrath Look at the great enormty which stained our
rational einine look at the holding and trading upon
Of Al sOO 600 OGtofmmorta beings and the nation CON-
ing more and more to defetd and mslntain II. When
staeecosches were suppsnted by railroads the ques
ton was to be decided whether Goo eaoos'h was 70
be respected Ths had rested msiry with church.
uep the directors of the companies. And here were
railroads who had entered into combination with the
State 70 break Gods Sabbath by carrying the
mail. Every usn VINO owned soocHs " oonus
in such road was responsible for this. Ii was
crime in comparison with which the crimes OF Judea
were but trfes Look nov at the vast mercantile
oisas,er ard depression amocg railroads. And dld We
suppose God would stop, that he woudlstay his hands
of the nston continued In this sin As his discipline,
too applied up to certain point for the purpose
of reforn, after that il to destroy Ii he hed
determined to save must expect chastleenent,
Tor ne WOoO LOT save us III our slpe. but VIC
had only just encountered the outside sweep of that
whwind which would eventually send US 10 the bot
tom. TIE United States of America could be
gulphed as essily as the Central America. The
very first thing to get on, Of the crisis was to
tuln again unto Gcd. Little causes hai been
mentiored. Some had said that our wives had
wom TOO many elk dresses, bu. scsrcely any
had recognized that it was the Judgment of God.
Corporations which come even under the gulse of
benevoepce if they attempted to restrain the proca
nation of the warnings of God through his ministers,
incurred his curse. Their peace, peace. was the
watchcry of all false prophets. II We would avert
the judgments of God, We must wait upon him. llll
then there would be pauic upon panic. We must DO
Justly, love mercy, and treat our poor iighty-our
peor smopg whom were four millions who were nos
cssseG as peor because they reokoned as chat
tes Our only safety lay in doing justice to the poor
We must turn our foot from trampng upon the Sab
bath. This was Gods way out Of the panic. Any
other way would be only an extension, our debts
growing greater all the while. II did not do JUS
tice to the poor, we should have them trampng
through the streets to our ruin. We must increase
our contributions grestlyif necessary, even to the
extent of one years dividends The crisis too, should
brirg to our mind more strongly our responsibilities
for eternity. These we knew, and they would not be
put off What should ii profit man if he gained tie
whole world and lost his own soul