Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-12-06
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
sxpncu OF DIR. THoRNwELL's SER
MON.

N2ON
M,ss,s. Editors : II was with feelings OF no ofdiIai! eno,
ion ,ha, T. with many Others, listened to the eloquent ana
snrcihIe discourse of Dr.. Thomwell, In the First tresp!ter-
mn Church at Columbia, on last WeahesaayItne /" ap
en,u,aJ hv m Governor, as q day Of humiliation ana pray
pr Had nj once sat down and sketched II on, 1 couiu a We
Given YOU verbatim, many eloquent passages 4. "a ~
S Saanv eynress their desire for publication, mat l haslly
many . We wonld have the opportunity, not only OF see
inc IN. bu, of distributing it among our trienas. II nuh
Der Of copies to be published ne In So and imperftct,
ua;sh, he interesting to your many readers. III eouiu give
the political argument, 1t would be Il lesson 10, s.a.eSn nn
&C. ronid give the application, 1t would DC a iesson :. VI
n n, oou,a,Sino as IL did, reproof, correction, and instruction
IN I,iohteousness. With the hope that this sKetca ma! III,
duce many to obtain the publication, l present II un'"s"
,be columns of your widely-read paper. n, -, aud
AMER impressive prayer, and the singing OF ne as AN
soth Psalms, in the former of which occurred me 'eSe-
"In deep distress, a patriot band,
80 Implored thy power to save;
For liberty they prayed; thy hand
I Inc ;n nronSe,ic mower. He took for his text,
Isaiah Ixxyii, the LIST and 9th verses m'iusl'ti ~. m 20
narticulany dwelling on the first verse; IN ~ ~ ' cIn,hs a.
pass S mn. > Himself with sack-clo,h, and went into the
house Of the Lord" eo VAR no had been in the
-. Ill of which time he had spent in SCUM Cafoiila;
ana nas,y al of that time in the city OF Coiumpia, le hu
never alluded 10 politics from the pulpit. ~ d ING m ao IG :"
a citizen, he had ever his own opmio"s pr he5 Chris,
anas,ionS. "a a minister of the gospel, he preachea .hlis'
cuci6ed. and endeavored to turn the sinner rom us poII
daee of sin, 10 the liberty Of the saviour. ne y a.
fherefore. the embarrassment under WINCH w w 49, ,h n
,es necessary 10 bring in his political opinions, III oluet oe
more fully 10 illustrate what he was aDout " ~ =, safor
Sill. he wished his hearers 10 accept ~ha' w sH.u hi - .
go = secular affairs, only as opinions WHICH us eon,
ene1 ~ ave him a right to maintain, and yet as making ITO
law for .notheEs rule oil acuoh. ,uo, ,ooc,bor2 -
And first he would enquire, why "e y. mm ra sirned and
To humihate5 ourselves before God. We m' f, Sin
,e feel in view of coming distress, GODS judgment wi ,m,
Without drawing an analogy between TINS peopt "mu All ~
children of Israel, vet for the sake OF lllnstiauon, ~. o ~.
hu na ,ha conIn1nwealth of South Carolina, had TINS day
prosrraied ourselves before God, clothed Il. hs hnHae nf ,he
ashes, confessing sin and entering mo ' w hank ciyino
rpt- -. IN, nj anDninfinu q uaS Ol IItlihSSi ie
ID n,aver. was an acknowledgment OF Gods sovereignty,
We came now in a three-fold capacity. tlrst, u OH u =, q
hoS, Of States: second, as a sovereign statei anu unnu' =.
~ "a, And now. I'm a true spirit OF humiliaton,i el
,s confess our sins. That there was SIN new. =, W.
evident, and evident from the TACT tlal ths h,
-,;sad bv orr fonefathers. sustained for SO HAL! !eaS y!
las.u =: vas now totterinp TO its ruin. Ii was not Tor nm
20 saw where the sin originated or where IL HOW a -. hr,
ther in our Federal Government, or III ~ u"s,iaa,;on he
;She c,ue tn this in a spirit of impartial mVesugaioh' m NJ
had no doubt we would not find our own skSs Eest ,me e
then referred 10 the state OF our country az uc v VI u'
Revolution, Each State an independent oTelhnhrnN, IN
49,, - nerform any act which appertained to any natloh.
ye, our ancestors, behOlding the unity III
abroad in the length and breadth Oh mS l1 nmr p%ronir-fndinr
ural barriers 10 divide us; looking upon our Pgops1 LYLE
,hem of one language, essentially OF one releioh, om
sympathy, recognized the fact that Coo had ueslsneI anm u
~ ha onc IN porernment also. They determined 10 lo,Na d
Iand here he would not use the word kcpuDitcal, wiz"
had been so invidiousy used) repreSehtau'c nn,n
In such an one, there Is necessity 70 be aNetsus Ill. ,hn :,
Nh. former We had In the sovereignty OF the mteH it
,r was 10 be secured TO the Federal government; Mmeh
was constituted by the joint action OF these inuiNi a.hioh hi
Tt,o,, transmitted TO IL certain rights alu po"e'S,"
nreviousiy been vested in themselves. was nS q"
For far the States; and as our fathers saw Huch lheon'.n
fence arising from the submitting OF the sefetai ava y, rm
.a,io, of zach State for approval or Otherwise, uel 81
;ned m make the Lstrs, send them forth as laws, 'nu anom
the objections afterward. In such a government, us Wv ~
of those representing the people Is, not !" - he ,frir will
10 what ia In itself right. One great principe lay d. nv .n nh
~ basis of our government thus formed-hato u sUU "aaLinn
Our Constitution was a covenant mi, o -. y u sc, Of treason in the
sioh, ofGod and the traitor vile as Judas, who BETRAYED MS
Saviour with a kiss. And how had that covenant y: ~ uU
y ,enresenta,ives been faithful TO their trust: he spoke
of disrraceful scenes occurring In Congress, wv NV H. nna
and barter in the halls of legislation; d u n,hi ! ,rnst From
tie Legislature, he exposed the Judiciary; anu III ~" W.,
rebuke he told how justice had fled from uleif at nm,y hm
80 omr ounS ourh Carolina without blame, lot lautsi a
was o "nmni,,ed On our own soil, sufficient TO call down Inc
vengeance of Almighty God. Our oaioIpoa, J ~ ,a;n,
legislation and justice, were impresiatea VIII "mn yvns in
W. We're NOT quinless, and now, ere this government. W"s ~
ar;s,snce q centnry, this government of which we Jusu! DOGS
Ted as the noblest on the face oftie glope-tms VI ;" mnnij
so dear to every lover offreedom uiousno Sas un The enc.
he the derision and scorn of tyrants ana despos, l. Nv
mics of free institutions in Europe "ouiu I y Ht,II,cy nf on,
ton, and point 10 us as Ill e'iue"ee 'N '"
doctrines. -,a.;,r,;o, an Institution
sanctioned by the trainers of our Constructor -Susltihcu Wy
right, by reason, and Of divine decrceMcNis. ny III r Inhor"rs
tries though In different forms, for all hlust nave l"'iols
aaes r,,eT ,h,, i, was not our place 10 question the decree
of the Almighty, with our narrow, one -siaeu sNmsn us ~ ~
was put into our hands Tor hish o'a and Which we were
JUS vi NtiNh wv III bal an lnpI
bound 10 nrotect. He then solemnly asked, had we peen
faithful 10 that trust and again babe each one 10 coihe e''
Tossing, and ask aid for the future: h,d h.., vain
,,d hosstG,l. From trusting too much TO our own Suehsui
.e had forgotten, TO a great extent, falth IN '9a. lniS ""s
~ and 4 sin of no common magnitude. talh-enL,'uS
a,rng,nt and profane TO such an extent tnat ne cou'a Nv nv
better illustrate il, than by giving the dlsulcuon " IL.
Ersncbuan. who, OH being asked how lie uis'nGulSieu a."
American from au E~nglishman replied ny repeating q H"n na
mon form of expression used by our people, o"' VIM" ,e
would not desecrate that holy place by usiis. - m"I n w
,r,e that profanity was one Of the crying SINS D. our .unu;
and truly God would judge it: After eHno'uiS m mS mnon
~ caIm4es, and moderation in action, lie lnpiesStu upo,
them the noble principle of not yielding 10 eo"a war; hs ~" ~,
accepting a course of policy. Let truta aha us' and II ,hc
basis; fairness and honesty our rule OF acuoh, ~ I" -,
blessing of the Almighty did not attend us IN uG q ibnr
Nigh, look for it, YET we should certainly feceI.e ,hc
mopyIe STAYED with her devoted band for a prlei slan. us
nlyriads which poured upon her, and yet lnerlnOPs, w. W
lost. But who will say that she taught no leSsoh' "nL
ever liberty has been spoken, ThernlopylR mas peeh m"N a a
word-a lesson for past time, II will live 10 future o.. ,itn,
glorious thing il Is 10 die Tor ones country q glorious uin-
TO die a martyr to truth and ~justice-bul sthi more etonou,
to live a monument against oppression-a living mohuilen.
they can do nothing in such times. Though not penlitted
TO enter the halls of legislation, or fight in the heldS ol pal,
lie. they can In prayer ask Gods aid from their closets, anu
ask his aid for the right.
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