, 1861-11-30


he sudden change Of the nation's history, aud |
It's decline after the death Of ofSolomon. slavery
vas one Of the fulcrums used by the great
lever Of destiny to overthrow the kingdom. |
The lessons to us we're, that eStrayagance, in
pfety and luxury, dishonesty and intidelity,
peryaded the nation and hastened its fan. In |
conclusion, tile speaker said:
Some may be disappointed that We have not |
spoken this morning On the great questions |
to-day. We have avoided them for several ]
reasons. First, we have spoken already and |
enough Of the old issues and in regard to those |
new questions which have arisen and are |
thrusting themselves into notice. We prefer |
to be silent till new developments, evidently
opinions.
The theme to which you have listened vas
chosen in part to remind you and myseA of
things Te are likely to forget II times 1Ie
these-to re-assert that God ahhors prodigal-
ity, dishonesty and infide1itE, gross OF refined,
no less than man-stea1ing, and destroys na-
tons for idolatry, as well a. for oppression;
and IN fact, to rcfnte, not by set argument,
but By faet, the soFhistry OF those who. with
with whatever ingenuity, assert that the cltl-
same man that the left hand should not know
what the right hand doeth~
This il the fact: We have book designed
to be the manual and 5ade-H.sctna OF the be-
Heyer, occupied largely with the poitlco-
religious history Of the people OF God, hold
11a1ior, and connecting them with the reli-
sion and morality and political fidelity Or in
fidelity OF the people, and bidding rs to
study tAes instances and learn for ourselves.
And yer ExUosl, l1se church, the keeper and
aaq at1thoHzsa hsr 5zr aaai e 5n,I 62ok ma5t
no! ny friends! SO long as Moses and
as liz pro=pect5 Of The SAVIOR
arc received and loved and applied to all the
relations Of life, go long as tie episnes Of St
Paul who taught Of government, stand in the
sacred canon, 50 long as we are taught to be-
ueye with St. james that fifth without works
Is dead, go long &c the history Of the ayes shall
escape oblivion and thought get its charter
from the sacred chronicle and from 1hI reveal
ed purpose Of God thar kings shall be ulade
nursing fathers and queens nuGsing mothers to
his people, so long will the church stand forth
in her proper place as the censor Of the body
polite, and use her prarogatiye to shape the
institutions Of government for the World.
Now in one way, now in another, sne Will eFer
in Assembly and IN the ulnl5ual1onn o. ,ns
sauctuaty declare herself to be the friend Of
order and progress, and thar liberty and that
alone Which i founded in righteousness.
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FIRST coSGREGAT1oNL CHURCH.
REV. Y. =. PATTON
psal1ns e1li1 y 6: Let the high praises Of God
be IN 1heiI mouths and s two-edgedssWozd in thel1
hands,
In tie Introduction, reference was made to
the seeming incongruity Of Thanksgiving
Day and the horrors Of war, and after two na-
1onal lasl7 oullls sne .eaf' ~ 3uus Anenl@ ses
upon tie land. Was II not feast at funeral
Ought not the Governor to have marked this
r.o,- of o,,a,,;+, br o,n;+t;no o,- uzn,1
aufnmnal 1est1sn' 80 solns nisns ll1i'lh JUL
so af77cted 1na4 he cou1d not find ueraic: for
80 N''.s
HA1eA ~ give t1anAs' aon' na'1oo tou1o ~ 7o
huInb1cd hut that it had occasion stiI TO bless
God. Yea. it was necessary at such time to
+a1-a az ,nrantorx of onr h1ez=,nr= tn avoid
1aAe ~ nt'en'o'e VI '"1 o4~7'
implcty and despair. Mr- ration sad LIZ
should, therefore, discourse upon the occa
e;ons Of THANKSGIVING to be found.
F;,st notwithstanding the War: second
| Rcans; of the War.
Undcr The first be would conine himself tc
..c.
t"o sFeelneatlon9
| !. The abundance Of our " estcrn harvests'
| It was no uncommon thing Tor war to be ac
| conpanied by famine, and tint again to resnl
| IN ps:tllenee- This dread concurrence OF ca
bu5banduaan had receivedits usual reward. ans
could be mentioned with special gratitude OF
| this Thanksgiving day, for i kept in motion
| the wheels Of industry, especially in this city
and supplied the poor and the army viii
| The peace that had reigned about on
| homes. Tic seat Of the war had been at a dis
tance. No Frcc State lad been invaded. I
| vas a mistake 10 Imagine that we knew ant
| mnnrnrd over these evils of war, We coult
| not do 20, till it Lad ragged around our homes
/ bid Wnst,. our property. murdered our chil
! dren. and brought nGishbors 10 dyc tllvi
hands in each others blood, Is in Virginia
| Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, lei hoy
easily might God hare turned the tide Of wa
unon our own State! Last spring, the rebel
excpcivd 10 have St. Louis, and with ii bis
SCUM. In thar cas-. Kentucky, would have fol
inwrd in fhe same iiircciion, and then Cair
| Hon1d have hen seized and the war transferrc
10 tic Drairies Of Iliuoi=,
Tn1ar rb,. ..cond division Afr Parton cnr
nuef 'nc =eeouu u.'4s'o1: 49,. - ~,e ~
war itself:
n, flat if had brouebt to head. for fin:
d,'cision ,cno.1a'nd;n.y i5sn.s, esnecia,1y ti,os
inynITed in 1hcse tl,rce oncstions IL. WhcrI
| - ci,-;I ororanucnt l. a divjne ins3ifn.inn of
| l;nstorx IN irs s11nnort- nnon the conscience
o5;s + ! morn srsti,l co1nI1ac1. Of hnman inyeI
t;on hasod m cxnediencv. and con=eouen1l
r.rncai,Ie II disrrr,1on3 The RibIe tau1ht II,
for1r1rr view and our Pil,rrin1 Fathers Iucar
r. fn,,nd our goyernuenI nnon If. The mol
ticians taught Tue latter theory, which breal
down at every point historically and ethicali,
and gives neither dignity nor moral support t
government. The South is logically csarTy1n
out the idea, in withdrawing from the con
pact, and the North is practically cnforcin
the divine authority Of g just government N
on unwilling parties.
f2.) Whether VIC are nation, or mere col
fedtracy: Our fathers meant TO have n
: ton, and, casting away the "Articlss Of Co
federation" framed By the direct action I
the people, a Supreme National Constitution
: | It was misfortune that they adopted pluF
; name, q nited States, instead Of America
Columbia The South cl1imed right to S
. ccde from the National [ Mon at will-:i theo,
: suicidal to permanent government. Aft
, long threats we shall now hare the matt
tested and settled.
: {3.) Whether slavery OF liberty Is to mou
| our institution and give us charcter. The
| | are autagoniEtic principles, incapable OF III
{ mony. One or the other must rclgn par
/ c1arizoa vIere the neonlt reversed tlc r,lic
i. Then came war by act Of the Shareholder
Abolitionists have ever sought Ieaeelal q
ison u .n1s c9ialoaets, ~ ~ ~ sHeea
r Hnra The nraocl,or Eead an ;n,,,ressive eytr.1
d from lis discourse, delivered two years sine