Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-05-10
luatrhman & statr gonrnaI.
BYE.P. wALToN.
MONTPELIER, MAY 10, 1861.
THE BIBLE LOUDLY cHEERED.

On Sunday, the 2lst Of April, at Boston,
Wendell Phillips commenced an address by
reading the following selections from the 5Oth
and 5lst chapter Of Jeremiah and the read
ing was " loudly cheered a, the conclusion"
"rho word thatthe Lord spake against Babylon and
against the land VI the Chadeans bS Jeremiah the pro-
phet 10, sil raise, and canse 70 come up against
Babylon, assembly of gieat nations from the north
her frnm thence she shall be taken their shalt
Be- A. ofa mighty Han none shall return IN vain
Aud Chadca shall be spoil an that spoil her shall be
s,sfcd saith Lord Put yoursevcsi in array against
Babylon round about; all ye that bend the bow
her, spare for she hath suncd against the
Lord. Shout against her round about her foundations
are fllcn walls thrown down for IL is the ven
gcance ef thr lord take vengeance upon herr as she
"a sound of baidr Is In he innd and VI great destrue
tinn. he lor hath opened hsarmury aud hath brought
forth he weapons uf hs ind aion or ibis b. the work
Woe anto them ior their day .comc ihe time Of their
yisiiatisn
tlic Lord God " Hosts Tor thy day BE- come the time
that will visit thee And the proud shall stumble
aud iall, aud shall raise him up aud viii kindlc
hrc ia his cities, aud 10 shall doyour al round about
him.
"Thus saith the Lord Of hosts, The children Of Israel
and the children n Judah oppressed together and
an that took them captves held them ht aud refused
let them go. Their hedeemer is strong The lord of
hosts Is his be shall thoroughly plead their cause
That he may give rect 20 the land and dsuic the nhab-
itauts of Babylon,
"a sword is upon the Chaldcans, saith the Lord, and
upon the inhabitants Of BABY on and upon her princes
and upon her wise men. swordi upon he liars, and
they shall dote asword is upon her mighty men, and
they shall be- lismayed sword is upon their horses,
and upon thrr chaints aud upon an the mingled people
that in the midst Of her and they shall become as
women for Il the land of craven images and they
mad upon iaeir idols Illus the slain shall fll iu the
land " The thadtans, ami they that thrust through
n her streets fur Israel hath not been f1rsaken,
judah of bis God. though their land filled Wiih sin
against the Holy One of Israel Flee OF the midst
Babylon. aud deliver every his soul; be cut "a
u her uiquity for this is the time Of ;he L0rds ven
geance, hc viI render unto her rccompense. We
would have healed Babylon but she is healed; FOR
sake her, and lee 20 every one into his country
or her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and Is lifted uT
even 90 fnc skies.
"O One post shall run 60 meet another and one messen
ger meet Anohcf show The King Of Baby that his
cy Be- taken end and that the passapes are stop
ped aud che reeds they have burned with tre aud u
men ofwar afrightcd. For thus saith the Lord o
hosts iho GId of Israel, The daughter u Babylon u
Ike threshu1flor 20 is time Co thr'sh her The ,io
ence AND 10 my flesh he upon Babylon, shal
ihe iuhaltaut ~ Zion say and my blood upon the IN
habtants ~ Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say Then thi
hraveu and he earth and al that s therein, shall sin.
fof babylon flr the spoilers shall unto her from
/ the north, saitA The Lord"