Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-26

PRIVATE REvENGE-A SERMON ON THE SICKLE.
TRAGEDY We have before us the able sermon
upon = Private Revenge" preached by Rev. C.
Nj. Butler, ID. d., in Trinity Church. in this CITY
on Sunday, the sth instant and published by r..
quest Of the wardens and vestry of the cEr,cb
ne text selected for the discourse j. the following.
: Proud and naughty scOrner Is his name WIN
"e,it.l IN proud wrath = Proverbs. xxi. u.
As ancient Instances of the proud wrath al
iuded 10 IN tue text the speaker SAYS that PLaroah 8
wrath was proud when he pursued Israel will Gis
SldrlOts and horses; that Sdul's was proud wrath
when he aimed his I2yelin al David: and that -,
wds AhaDs when Nabotl refused Ia .,iy,. hin, his
vineyard. - PrOVd tcrGfh - IL wonId h. IiHi
'nlt says the preacher Ia put two wOfls touet}Irr
which would more truly eXpr.Ss tIo 80 -
hearts sslf-wllled, pampered by self INDULGENCE
anu made arrogant 10y prosperity and power Lei
u DE remembered that proud wrath even ,,,l,.,n
.hhicnnS deserved DOOM never cal. achieve the
true ends of Justice " 'ii'
such revenge. the sermon ur,ees co,,,r,. III
moral sentiment Of society. 1t creates falls sep
'i"ht That h"nCJ demands that Il n an sbonId mo,
I'.I crime. IL no more than Justice is InIted
t 20 hih or SUI more pcremptOrily ifiustire me
rVedrd or delayed. u is easy To - nov, -
IaIizsiS and dreadful the prevalence Of sucL 81
80, in soclety must prove They bring the
S'hSe i sbahle-Whlch should act only ~, ,C.,,
Tor eEIl-doing-toac act upon them far VII L..
or Tor rot doing evil Hence connuuitiss s,
'si I'm The infection Of mere iustcs-so
much reawful than reven ge-upon oiI;.nd.,s 80
PeGidlly when they have been higf-harded rr,,eI
and atrociOus criminals IIenc. they stri, =, ei .
the sharp poison Of their personal and pri v.ts p,
Venge even on the point Of the venerable sword 80
a2isiracy and judgments Hence mobs ho,yi
under prison windows and execute. Lynrh Iay,,
Hence in tue circles Of the moral and rrIiginrs
VIII Dr. heard apr rOval of those who would moi
van Tor the slowly rising, 90 who have str,,cL
Gown The uPiiftrd sword of na0istracv and ,,.bo
nave pled the dagger or fired the rcvoIver of a.
aslh- Ihus - the moral sentiment Of the com
muhi'E horribly corrupted. 10 learns TO anrrove
what II should abilOr private r..venoa ri -
P'Se Mb1' 81 should vrHerate-public Justice
P'I ano'ier aspect Of the case the nr,.,cba,
PEI'"s' lh iIhPT,sSivrly truthful terms In 80,
,,o.'.y pIr,hrsn' do Int utter the solemn and
a dsI 49, CohVlcuon of my Conscience vyben
;, ~ lh!. move" fer mucL evil ipf,usHca 80
the community he may exert VII n,''h'e on
ever circumstances Df chairman. -. " MT
strikes down foe il is far less to- 80, non
Christian who stands by his side ,nd ~ VI tht
approve on Tue ct7 ! would have d. =,
same The one murders only a ma. 'h 'r Tue
murders the moral sense Of tiI,, tl' Other
one removes single life: the other IT,, rae
poiSons the air which is the breath of ali >, az"
The one strikes down bat a single culprit. ~
other un1eryes the ann OF law, whose office Is ~
strike down all Culprits. The one destro, buT,,,
offender the other destroys 4 divine principIe
IN short while in the one case it is only the guilty
mat ~ punished. In the other il is Justice herself
that - z bbeted. Oh, let the Christian leay. In.
approval and the sanction of this evil spTit Of re-
Nenge 10 those who know nothing of the grandeur
OF Tie life OF Jesus in the heart That he NAV NOT
yIeid cOwardly assent 10 the seemingly brave
al'l NOBLE, but in reality base and selfish senti
mems OF Goddess world in reference 10 rcven,,o
~ bis heart be fortified in advance, with TIC tn
Sp, IIt ana the right principle and feeling with
s.r :" meet injuries Inflicted upon himself and
81 .tI."1I "a Judge Of the true mode In which
N4'' Suo"'u DC treated In the case Of others