Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-03

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in The fear Of God, ana without the fear .
man, assert that this institution has been, Is
and long viii be, prOFi9entisl trust commit
ted 70 the people OF this section Of our beloved
land: and, l charge that the neople Of thl
South have been unfsithful 10 their trust
Understand mel 'fHesr before you strike 2
Our unfaitbfulness consists IN THE: We hayl
defended TIE institution, as one OF polities
I ecoucmY, as g matter OF profit as a question
OF dollars and cents. I honestly believe tba
To- this we have sinned. { It is not an institu
tion Of political economies Il is God-giv.
en- Gcd-blegsed institution. Blessed to tht
master, II be rightly use bis trust. Blessed Il
the servant, who is thus raised to the highest
position to which bis nature can aaain-,h,
position Of understanding and receiving "a,
Gospel Of Christ, to which, In his native bar.
barism Of Africa be must have been long
perhaps forever, a stranger. 10 we. then
J5uld have Gods blessing, we must be gtiid.
ed By him. We must defend this, cur institu-
tion, as trust received from bin. With this
whole subject we must deal as Christ and his
( apostles dealt. We must preach as they
I nrea-hed. We can, and we ought to defend It.
on purely Bible grounds. And this we must
do, in all kindness and Christian brotherhood
with Gods professed people at the North, Il
they viii let Us, but in faithfnlness to the trust
I though in opposition 70 the whole world IL we
l obedience to God, lies between hedges OF steel
and over psvsments sprinkled with bloed.
Thus much of the sins concerning which
z an 10 speak Thus mach Of the prov0cations
| which we have offered 70 Jehovah. and which
1 NAV well lead him to enter into judgment with
u.s. Is be thus dealing with the nation Tue ns-
I tion Is be thus dealing with us as a part Of
| a once united nation Not even the most
I casual observer OF passing events can blind
Z - = ~ aFN hat in D
I peril, and that as God has done this, 50 be
/ alone can preserve US unhsrmsd in the fiery
ordeal through which we are apparently about
! to pass. There is therefore a call, a loud and
! earnest call, to US to humble ourselves with
I fasting Of soal, Cas well as OF the body, with
/ repentiugs for these, our sins, with earnest
| suFpliosuons before him for bis pardon and
] hIs blessing.
VITO can tell IL God will turn and repent,
/ and turn away bis fierce anger, that we perish
not 20 This is the method Of Gods dealings
I wi bis church. " This kind Of deliverancs
( gCeth not out but BY fasting and prayer -
I God in mercy and for encouragement to rs.
I has recorded numbeTless instances OF the efi-
cacF Of such humiliation. He never vet has
said TO the seed Of Jacob, seek ye my face in
vain.1 The Christisn sees the hand 4 God
in these trials Of faith. He trusts lis Father
to order al things wisely for bis own glory,
and well for the best good Of those who are
supplisnts before his throne.
Tie infiel, in derision, may ask, where now
is thy God but bis faithful ones, having hum
blsd themselves, and laid their petitions at the
throne of mercy, will confidently expect that
God will hear and deliver them from all their
troubles. Deliver them and here q question
arises which, thus far, have carefully and
Intentionally avoided. What is the nature Of
that deliversHce2 The text says, that We
rra~fn~ nr nd / erho he auftnranrn that
we perish not"
And here let me say few words personal
to myself. You who have regularly attended
my ministry for more than FIVE years, viii bear
me witness that whatever may have been ny
private opinions, I have never "preached the
lmss," nor anything else than the pure Cos
pei of Jesus Christ I DO not now intend 70
depart from habit so consonsut with nv feel
iDgs and views OF the duy Of a Christian
minister. What | am about 70 say, is concern
Ing no merely secular topic. It Affects our
duty ss Christian men. i shall be spoken IN
the fear Of God and with weighty sense Of
the account that ! must soon render Of my
ministry. ! would ut'eI a few words concern
ing our duty, as professed lovers of God, rs
profssssdlY obsdient ones to his commands. I
would say a few words concerning our duty in
i5ssr peril0Es finlss, ana I speak thus because
I love the cause Of Christ-because / love
him-because 1 love the dear people OF my
pastoral charge. What, then, is the deliver
ance FOR which We, to-day, shall ask God that
! we Ferish not7 These latter words Of inspi-
ration bring our peril hume to rs. We are in
danger Danger from whom? From breth-
rer who, bv their 0Fn wilful acts, and n nt
/ by our fsul. as to them, "have deceived US,
and are arrayed against u.s." Dear friends,
Goi will be our sure defense, in the conflict
which seems near At hand, if we put ourselves
I 10 the right as to him, by humbIipg ourselves
before him-by seeking his face and favor.
Lat ne, then, as BY general consent l am per-
mitted TO speak upon these points. let me speak
/ calmly, earnestly, and with a solemnity bsdI-
ting the subject. So far as our azgresS0rs are
4 concerned, we are not we have not been, in
| the wrong. Persistently, steadily, they have
advanced, for more than thirty years. We,
| loving ths Uuion, loving peace, bave forborne
TO take such measures Of resistance to wrong
ss even that lust lsW Of self-preservation,
against open attack, might wei have prompted
long since. and now, (as it seems to me-
now or never must 4 bound be set to the farther
4 progress o. this msd fsBaticism. And when
you ask me what that bound should be, in the
fear Of God, I answer-In nv humble judg-
ment, that boundary line, Which the God Of
providence has fxed-tbat which separates the
slaveholding from the non-slsveholding States.
Yes my brethren, ss one who an a peace
maker BY profession, peace-loveT by nature,
as one who bas hoped even when the founda-
ti0ns OF hope seemed 10 have slipped from be-
meath my footholi-as one who has clung to
the Union Of these States 90 long as NY duty
to the South permitted me to hope and pray for
its continuance and permanence, with honor
and security to the action with whose intsr
ests mine are bound up in every possible way,
] say now, remembering an this, let US rise up,
and act the part of Tsn, for our c0ua'ry and
our God "Our brethren are already up and
doing-Why stand We here Idle 20 Let US go
forward. not merely Hndsunte3lv, but simply
and utterly regardless OF the worst which our
enemies may threaten or dare. Let us prepare
to do our whole 'duy to this hgEand Old COM
monwsalth' y 10 our loved South, TO The insti-
tuition which God has committed 10 our keep
ing. I say this cslmly, adgisedly-not with
/ out earnest prayer for the divine guidance.
Why should We hesitate? The letters are
I forging Cor US" Shall we wear them?
only spesk for onel As for myself, never
DO, neveri What can we hope for delay or
I insction? For return Of healthful senti-
I ment at The N0rth2 They wto mould public
[ sectment there are sworn enemies 70 our in
[ terests. They are educated from the cradle 10
/ The grave 70 believe Us sinners above all ether
l sinners. Sinners we are, great sinners, but
not against the cause OF hnuaDity but not
becsuse VIC defend, and viii maintain, gsinst
the Whsle world, il necessary, the Institution
I o. domestic slavery, one OF the trusts which
I God has committed 70 US
What can we hope from delay That they
viii give us new gusran ees and ample sccu-
I rites FOR the future2 What guarantees can
I they give, which will be sacred in sanctions,
more binding ia their nature, than those Of our
common Constitution And yet, these they
/ have rcpudiated, these they have sbsolved
I themselves fro observing, because, f0rs0otl 4,
Z their tender consciences have taught them
that 10 faith should be kept with those who
are guilty Of The swfil ssn Of slaveholding.
I How can we trust what sCch cOnsciences may
7 dictate under the strong pressure Of empty
I pockes, and arTing horses o. discharged
] discharged from nsngfac ories
T whose spiniles are only kept In motios. By tie
I produet # black labor, Of slave issoT2 We
Z must have far stronger causes Of confidence
I than such convenient cOns1iences can supply
I before we can tres and feel secure.
For what, then, shall we waltz Until the
Z enemy is upon us2 Until the actual shock Of
I battle has been met by our gallant aad daunt-
F less brethren, who are already armed and
ready" ready in heart, ready in means y
Z mol ny brethren. q thousand times, NJ, II
( Ne love our country, nol II we love our homes,
I nol II we are true 10 the trust committed to
4 us, no again, no q Let as Be up and doing
/ The tine FOR action has cOmei Before fTod, I
solemnly declare that DO believe The time for
action has cone. Now or never is the alter
native. o., let it be now let it be now
But this being 80, you ask ne, what, then,
are we 20 humbls ourselves for? Why should
We fast, and repent, and sbase ourselves before
God2 For what shall We to-day ask at his
I bands? ! have bat one answer for all these
qnestionsi For Goi's blessing For the deliv-
sTing band Of hfs power 20 Be outstceiched in
ouE behalf To this end let us truly humble
ourselv before himl Let us heartily repeat
Of all our sine List us sincerely ask Of bin
forgiveness Tor our oiisndings against him
And then ell will be well with us. Ave ever
though he danes Of civil war should be en-
kindied in our midst, though they should rag
over and daeolats our own State, yet II 6ot
Be on cur side, We need not fear the myTuidoni
If northern in6deiirYi Yes, northern inhdel
itY-for let "a not forget that The BsscheFs, tn
Cneege-~ the Gdrrisons the PhilliPses-'h'
iesds u this unh0iy crusade against on
souikern instiiniions-sh0at forth, as tb
'iatLis-cry of their hosts, can anti-slaverl
per Sc - san an.i-slavery God - "a job
optrown greater tAsn Jesus Christ y what nee
,or,Ee fear from steh blasphtmers # tue itvin
"a Be with vs., 3 answer 10 cur fastings, ou
sedh ,nentings and applications
wzsYou see, dear aisnds, that have even looi
iiy en-
lsr, butr ,son,