The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-23
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urative language we have cited says to bis
servants aud iriel.ds---' Be ye not troubled
1t is the same cheering voice that cont, r.
led and animated the ancient people of God
when overwhelmed with affllctiou. % Isra.
el, fear not for have redeemed thee. =.
Thou art mine W hen thou passest through
the waters, will bo with thee and through
the rivers they shall not overflow thee !: when
thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not
be burned ; neither shall the fame kindle
upon thee. For am the Lord thy God, the
Holy One of Israel, thy Savior Under
! the soul inspiring influence of such promises,
the psalmist sang; tIlg r. s..
God is our refuge and strength very present help
Therefore win fear though The earth be removed
Ana though the mountains be carried into The midst Of
Though ,ne waters thereof roar and be t, oubled
Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereofn
God-our Refuge: The eternal, ever Iiv.
log, present Jehoyah-who made aud gov.
ornB the universe, Offering perfect security to
poor sinners Of the dust, who trust in him,
in seasons Of oyerpowcrng distress and sor-
row &. HAS ls a woudcr'u revelation O! God
What am4&ing condoscenson and grace The
Almighty calling from Heaven to poor sinful
creatures OF the dust, " Fear not i" | am
your refuge; you have perfect security in
me- Thanks be 70 God tor the everlasting
projection thus most freely given TO. his
Church and people.
The day Of calamity has come. The fires
OF civil war have been kinded The hearts
OF Gods people arc overwhelmed with sor-
row and fearful torebodngs of impending
horrors. 1t is a war in which all the malig-
nant elements OF sectional haired will be call
ell Into play. Alas that it should be so |! Is
not the Almighty infcting judgement on the
Church and the couu ry torthelr SINS Then,
why should not al his people send up one i'm
plo ing cry to the heavens, beseech,ng God to
ar est the sanguinary career Of the war
tiend, and Danish from all hearts the malig-
nant spirit of revenge? Is it too soon to
stop the eflusion of traternal blood or too
late for God to iuterpose aud calm the surg
ins passion o. men, and speak peace to =
,,oublcd nation Is not our Savior the
Prluce of Peace? Has he any pleasure in
the terrible assault of this deadly conflict be-
twee,, brethren -~ ..-....
II this horrld conflict can not be suspen,'
led--"ar--we would dir, ct the bleeding
.eart o! Christian patriotism to the fountain
of consolation opened in the word of God.
We trust that our republic is not duomed to
destruction; that government founded
lpcn the consent Of the governed, is not to
DC hcoifed at by the desputs of the old world
Is utoplan vision never to be realized Can
t be that God has providentlaIy intcrlered
or our dcIiverance in the past, and signal
zed our country history with marks OF his
avor, in Its unparalleled increase in extent,
numbers and wealth, and 10 Its progress iu
he arts Of civilized life, until it had become
n example to inspire and sustain the hopes
f the friends Of liberty through the world,
n order to destroy it, and make it byeword
I'D reproach among all nations :? We trust
can not be. Our work is not half done
Ut mission is not fulfilled. ,