The Nevada journal., 1861-10-04
TIE WAR ANp TIE UNION.
A discourse delivered by Rev. u. Br!erly
In this Baptist Chu-ch, Nevada, FAST o"y'
Thursday, sept. -, 1901.

Ion 10 o10-Great men are not ALWAYS wise,
neither do the aged understand Judrrn ncnl.--.
Therefore ! said. llearken unto me, also WI
show mine opinion.
Elihu was much yoanser man than his
associates With becoming moGesty he
had refrained from speaking, because, - h;
tells us in the 7th vers>, 0a!s sfoula
sneak and multitude Of yo&'5 should 'oach
Wisdom" Put when they had spoken, aid
had not answered Job wisely, re:coivlnE
that great men are not ".w"ys W'5e, ro'
:ared men always able - discern the rlGh',
having an opinion of his own he mGdestly
but firmly proposed to give Il. This vas
right and manly. OF ali cohtamptf bic Char
acters (where trere IS rot 9ocitive l'cra:
denroyitvl know o. none create tl,E.7 thai
o. the man whc has 10 on mon upon c:ea'
and vita. issue, or, if hc les ore, oa:fs act
p,ve utterarce 10 it through iecs cf Io,a-
'mi.tirg himself.
In ore Of the ancient 1eDdt',c5 t Was II
,s,y thai if riot, or o,her 1u;oreaA occur
red in q city, and any citizen stood ft1'L
a,,,.t re used to identify himself VITA Hi.hei
Nary. ..e was punished ter his '1ntr ty-
r,ds 1ay was based on the ncirc ciF'e tLat n
al c;yi, conflicts, great interests are a Is
..a therefor, no ci.lzei. hFs = -:ght to ne
.r4iTeren.. Men who fought Oh 'hc vrorg
side. Believing thet they were light, were
.l...ne1 more honorable ;nar those "ho
.to,i :diy 1y An armed, or rnarrled heu-
-,a.i.y was deeHcdt 10 he L crime asaitst 'he
Sta.e.
THIS principle still holds good. In TIE
,-.seat condition of affairs in our Na.'on,
=, y man has tight to close MS eyes ald
,-sume an attituue of neutrality. Ia the
Co~.,nment is right, it is The duty of erery
citizen to stand oy it, and defHnd i to the
last dollar ard the last breath, 'f i. L
wong. 1t is lis duty TO oppose it by all
Constitutional mean, if 'ese VIII reac"
and -emed TIE wrong, e they will Io., then
bv revolution. The right of re- roln'ion, for
inst cause. is an admitted right, bat, the
ri i,ot 70 stand unconm1fe9, cannot be con-
coded to any citizen. The otlif ations OF
citizenship require that every rl"r shall
show his colors.
Forty years ago, sat Iy the fresjdc in a
border town in Yorkshire, England, and
read an American history Of he evolution.
Even thea, the deeds and daring OF the roy
oll,ionary fathers commanded my respect,
and looked upon them as more than ordl
vary men. Their valor and wisdom sur
passed any hing | had met with, in the linz
it~d range of my reading. Since .hHn |
lave read more, hut still. they remain une-
naalled. For more than thirty-fve years |
nave lived under the government their WIS
DON formed, and, in the enjoyment OF bless
l-ps which their valCr won, and what was
the admiration and wonder of my boyhood
has become the object of deep and INDY
ing attachmen. in my manhood, Now, my
affection for the flag and devotion to the
Government of the Union axe only Inferior
:, that which | cherish for the flag If the
cross and the goyernent OF God, am a
debtor 10 them. to he full extent Of my
,asans, advocacy and intuehce, and, while
A rtr or a stripe remains on our "nt'""Ai
rrs,gu, | will greet it as oue Nations nag
an!whcn neither remains, the rainbow shall
te The stripes aud the buFtiug orbs whicR
Hod has set rs jewels on the brow at night,
,hall lie the stars Of new flag, which no
oswerd's hand shall surrender, nor raitors
laul diShonor.
We meet on this occasion In mid-weet,
Il Ia not the Sabbath bell which has brought
us AetJ, NOR do the hallowed services OF that
day row demand our attention. The chief
Executive OF the United States has invited
tho millions Of citizens, of this great land,
to assemble In their respective places of
worship on this day, and humble them
selves before the God of their fathers, and
pray for the success Of our arms, tue per-
petuity of our Government nni the return
OF peace.
And how shall these objects be best Sc
cured Not, in my opinion, by inanc dec
Gamations about the desir,hledess Of peace,
or the blessings Of Uniou-nor even by
PRAYER alone We all desire peace. We ali
wish for its return; and every christian, at
least, admits the necessity OF the divine
blessing in order to secure it,
Prayer has its place, and so have other
things. 1t is as necessary that the farmer
should plow rs it is that he should pray, IL
he would have crop; and, rs necessary
that the physician should study the dagno-
sis of the disease, and apply appropriate
remedies, ms 1t is to confess that life aud
health are the gifts of God. We a'e in the
midst of q civil war, The Union our faith
ers formed is in danger, Not only is there
dtIerance Of opinion and heated feeling in
the immediate field where the battles ire
being fought, but, throughout the land. We
meet with It here, In Nevada, 1t affects our
churches, our business, and, to some extent.
the soeia' relations, It Is desirable that our
own views should he harmonlzed,
II, In the thousands of communities where
religious 'erylees are held this day the rad-
ieal differences Of opinion which exist can
be so discussed that come mlsapprehensons
shall be rempyed-and We shall look at
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