St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-16
Wendell Phillips on the War.
From the Aati!slaivis,r.y!, Standard Sta,

Hall, in Boston, to listen, to q discourse
on the War, by Wendell Phillips, Esq.,
before the Twenty -Eigth Congregational
Society; and almost on equal, number
were excluded, because Of the hmpossibili7
ty Of finding even. m Inch Of standing
room:e THO platform was most; 'paBeN
yet tastefal1y decorated With The "sta1s
and stripes, for tho first tipeg seapjpg vD
sEmboize tbe cause Of impartial freedom,
under the extraordinary circumstances of
the times. Other parts Of the hall were
also handsomely Adorned Credit for
these decorations, which spoke 10 the .au-
'diepes better than words could: :is due to
Charles Follen, bly, nwhose'kind and gsner.
ous tboughtfulness land, exquisite taste
they were provided and arranged. ) The
desire to hear Mr. Phillips was Of tho gra-
vest and intensest character On entering
the hall, be was greeted With hearty, Iiee-
pressibie rounds Of applause, which were
frequently repeated during the delivery Of
his thrilling remarks. to. The following Sc
lectionf of Scripture, from the 50ths and
5lst chapters Of Jere,hian, was first read
by him, and produced a marked sensation
in consequence of its extraordinary appli-
cability to the state of the times in our
land. 1t: was loudly cheered at its conclu.
sion. ..,t,1 ., ,tn..,,,' II e..
.,,t.The word that the Lord, spake against
Babylon, and against the land Of the Chal-
deans, by Jeremiah, the prophet. Lo; j
viii raise, and cause TO come up against
Babylon, IN; assembly Of great nations from
the north country; and they shall set
themselves in array against her ; from
thence she shall be taken;, their arrows
shall be as Of a mighty expert man /; none
shall return in vain. And iChaldea shall
be spoil !; all that spoil her shall be sat
is6ed, saith the Lord. Put yourselves in
array against Babylon round about all ye
that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare nd
arrows; for she hath sinned against Che
Lords:. Shout against her round shout;
her foundations are fallen, her: wallis are
thrown down ), for it is the vengeance Of
the Lord: take, vengeance upon her:% as
she hath done; do unto her. ~. j. Il. {, ::
"a sound of battle is ia, the land, and
Of great Destruction The Lord hath open
ed his armory, and hath brought forth the
weapons of his indignation for this is the
work of the Lord God of hosts in the land
of the Chaldeanss " Woe unto them ! fot
their day is come, the time of their vista
ton. 81. 90, H. r,.;r, .r,r. 4>,rrs:.:
'!""Behold,: / am against .thee,. @. thou
most proud, saith the Lord God Of, hosts
for thy day is come, the time that I will
visit thee. And the most. proud shall
stumble and falb and none shall raise him
up: and I, will kindle atira 10 his: cities,
and it. shall .depour, NIL rouhd about. him. !:
.:.HThus saith the ,Lo4d of, hosts, The chll-
dren Of Israel and. the children of Judal,
were oppressed togetbe7; :, and all that took
them captiyes held them fast, and refused
to let them Co.,; Their Redee amer is strong
the Lord Of. hosts.is. bis name; he shall
thoroughly plead. their; cause, thrt be may
give rest, to tue land, and disquieti the in,
habitapts Of Bobylon. .,..;t vi: r,.,@ 5od ii
"a sword is upon the, Chaldeans, saith
the Lord, and upon the, inhahitants of
Babylon, and upon her, princes, apd;rupon
her wise men. "A, sword is upon the liars;
and they shall dote !; asword is upon her
mighty men, and they shall be dismayed !;
a sword is upon their horses, land upon their
chariotsp and upon: ALL the mingled people
that are ,pi the, midst Of her J; and II they
shall become as women for it is tthe. land
Of craven images, and. they are mad upon
their idols. i Thus the slain shall fall IN
the land, Of the Chaldeans, and they that
are thrust through in her streets. For U.s.
rael hath not been sforsaken, nor Judah lof
his God ), though their land was filled with
sin against the. Holy One Of Israel Flee
out Of the midst Of. Babylon, and deliver
every man his aqul :be not cut: of in her
Eiuiquity; j; for this is. the time; Of the Lords
[vspgesnce he: will render uRto her rec
ompense. We would have healed Baby