The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-20

they shall osnng onns 10y snaia oe ;,v, and sor-
| row and mourning shaYY me- @.S m~.~s sss
II, even l, am he that com mtorteth you. Who
art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of u
man that shall die, and OF the soa of man
| which shall be made as grass ~s ' -
| Aud forgettelh the Lord thymaker, tn AT
hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the
| foundations OF the earth; aud hast feared
| continually every day because of the fury OF
| the oppressor, as ii he were ready to destroy ?
And where is the fury OF the oppressor?
"The captive exile hasteueth that he may be
loosrd, and that he should not die III the pit
nor that his bread should fail.
"But am the LoId thy God, that d vide6
the sea, whose waves reared; the Lord Of
Hosts is his uame.
"And have put my words IL tny mouth an q
have covered thee in the shadow OF mine
hand, that L may plant the heavens and lay
the foundations of the earth, ana say unto
Zion, Thou art my people"
Mr.. u said The text brings before Us two
general ideas
/. God as !, Deliverer.
II. God "a Il Coinfnr Ter.
/. As our Deliverer-
lst. 1t refers US to His latent power, which
We may invoke. awake, awake, put on
! strength, q, arm of the Lord! -
I'd. 1t is power illustrated in history. (See
verses 9 and 10.
Awake i'll the ancient days, in the gene.
rations of old. Art thou not it that hath Gu
Rahab and wounded the dragon? Art thou
not 1t which hath dried the sea, the waters
of the great deepY that hath made the depths
Of the sea way for the rausoned TO pass
over ?"
50. 1t is power that is the subject of pro-
phecy. See verse II: "Therefore the redeemed
OF the Lord shall! return and come with sing
ing into ZIon and everlasting joy shall be
upon their head they shall obtain gladness
and joy and sorrow and mourning shall
flee away
II. AS our Comforter.
Let. lie would remove our fears. See verse
L.: -, even /, a,n he that comforteth you
a. The foe is mortal. /" Who art thou
that thou shou!dst be afraid OF a man that
shall die, and of the son OF man, which shall
be made rs grass
(2.) His fury is nothing to fear land hast
feared continually every day because of the
fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to
destroy. And where Is the fury of the op-
pressor p
"a GOD who is the lord thy Maker; is
the only being to fear.
81. The anxiety OF the captive exile is
known 10 Him, and ne has not forgotten us
when we suii-r. He is the :. refiner,
III. AS a Deliyerer and Comforter.
He sums up All blessings by saying We have
his word and the protection OF his providence.
The writer regrets he is only able to recall
detached passages Of this eloquent sermon,
which held him spell bound in common with
an immense audience.
In celebrating the first particular under the
first head of his discourse, viz: the latent
power OF Jehovah, held back by Him until
the proper moment arrived for its exercise
the preacher urged the duty pposl his hearers
OF calling upon God, and invoking that DOW
er-the enc. .uraeement we had from The text
10 look up to God for His assis lance, and the
comfort might derive from our knowledge
that there was power reserved with the Al
mighty, intinla ted in the text, Awake,
awake, put 01e strength, = arm of the Lord
Dwelling upon the second particular, st
IS power illustrated in history the preacher
enumerated the instances of Gods interven-
ton i'll behalf cf His chosen people, as re.
corded III the Scripture, which authorized us
to lcok for like intervention low III our be-
half and in behalf of His own cause.
We are warranted also to take enc ourage-
ment from prophecies already fulfilled as well
as from the prediction laid down in the third
particular, and 10 put our trust III God that
III his own time he would bring good out of
evil, and that the end would be 10y and glad.
ness. 'Thers fore the redeemed OF the Lord
shall return and come with singing unto
Zion and everlasting joy shall be upon their
head they shall obtain eladntsS and Joy
and sorrow and mourning shall flee away"
The preacher then dweit at some length
under the head OF Discourse God as our
Comforter. He would remove our fears. al
even am He that comtorteth you - The foe is
mortal. "Who art thou that thou shouidst
be afraid Of man that shall die, nd of the son
OF man which shall be made grass sh
His fury is nothing to fear, "And has feared
continually every day because of the fury of
the oppressor, As IT he we've rfady to DESTROY
And where is the iory of the oppressor:"
The enemy DO 'ss-d of his eighteen mil
II
WhelYn us, but who's first efforts at our de-
struction 1t Bethel euu"ch and on the plains
of Manassas, proved 80 disastrous to liilnself
when his legions WfE- sent howiing back to
their capital in CONSERVATION and Hismay
Well might we ask ''where is the faY of the
opDressor Us If he were yr0dy to DESTROY" And
row one of their foremost orators who made
himself cons pcuous ON the floors of Congress
tor his bitterness against us. had latsfy been
al : By SOU thern bnllets--ha who said that
Massachusetts should yet furnish Gg vernon
for = nth Carolina. Peace TO his ashes. We
wish to his spirit no harm but we coS,ld ask
"is ne readg 10 destroy; where is the sury of
the uupIessor?'
Oar stt-rIrgs are not unknown 50 Him
who Tu les lhr SEA, and the anxiety of the cap
tive exile il huown to Him. He has not for
gotten US VIII IL We suffer. He is the 're:iner.'' -
Like the refiner of gold and silver who sits
watching the operation OF the hre, increasing
il when he sees Eecess try, but withdrawing
the geld and silver Il: the proper moment
when all the impurities have baan re-
moved, 80 God is now purifying us by
making to pass through a ee1 son of
tribulatio and suffering, and when We shall
have been refined and puri8ed, He will say
sit is enough
The peroration of the discourse
passingly eloquent and affecting. None who
were present will ever forget the pathetic
ailusi0n To the dying words OF the ycathful
Georgia soldier, recalled by the words in taa
text And have covered thee in the shadow
Of mine hand" Few have had so beautiful a
tritu IT, to their memory, ae the preacher paid
to- that of this soldier hero, who had looked
dea TIA right III the face upon The tt Il OF 3attie,
escaped that field OF carnage at Manassas only
to fall IA victim 10 the merciless typhn1d, far
from his home in n cherries Richmond hotel.
This Youth said on being asked II lie was
afraid TO die, Oh no, l am not afraid TO
die; have been a faithful soldier, although
not IL faithful child of God, but l place my
trust in Cnrist. ! hope to make good report
TO the Commander above. l did want again
L l..
We shall meet in a better land" After
time and almost his last words. he SAID, g II
could only see my mother and get her last
kiss l would willingly die and go up ydncer
10 a sweet little sister we buried six short
mon tbs ago. Oh, MIR. Duncan, wouldn'a : that
be anAap-wouldn' that be GRAND
The name Of this young hero who thus
qnaiied not before the last enemy, is George
W Whitteid Stevens, OF Savannah, Ga, a mem
ber Of the Oglethorpe Infantry, and CT the
immortal Eighth Regiment, command!d by
the gallant and ntsd Barlow. They We're
worthy of each other. May their example
animate and strengthen us for the futnr4 con-
test.
"Aed have put my words in thy mbuth,
and have covered thee in the shadow of:mine
hand
TRIEITY cHuRC8
The Rev. J. ID. CouIling preached al ex-
cellent sermon at Trinity Oh. Il Church, from
the 10Th chapter of I'd Chronicles 9th Verse
- II, when evil cometh upon US, as the sword,
Judgment. or pestilence, or famine, we stand
before this house and in Thy presence, for
Thy name is in this house, aud cry nnioThe
10 our afEictioa. then Thou wilt hear and
help liz considering the subject, the spaake
seiii on to show the certainty of an osarrul- |
ns prosi 'ence ia the circumstances by which |
" were at pressat surrounded, The degsne.
racy and wickcdr eSs Of the North had brought |
about divisions, and II was tor the South TO |
work out ths great problem OF Christian ctvi.
|txatton The necessity Of q Arm reliance
apon divine power WIS earnestly urged, bring |
ing tbs mind OF tbs hearer closely home TO !