Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-04-12
Religious fHisccIIanp.
THE CAUSES AND REMEDY
OF THE
NATIONAL TROUBLES.
K A S T ID AY S L r NJ 0 N
BY REV. wNt II. LORD.
Preached at the Brick Ch,vcL, Honipelicr,
Aprii 4. 1861

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which were warriors. TO fght agiins o house of Isrsc
20 bring tlc knrf0m again 20 RuhooIHm che son of Sole
omou. But he woTd OF God came unto Shem4ith the
man of God, -lyiug Speak unto Neho0oam, the SON NJ
Solomon. king OF Judah and unto al Che house VI udah
a9d belmin, and 70 the remnant of Che people, saying
bus sa1ch thc LoHp, Ne shall not so up, nor tht
against your brethren the children nf Israel return ov-
cry man 60 h- house for this thing !. from me They
hafkcn'd therefore 20 the word Of tlc LoUu and
"a 90 dcn2rt according 70 the word of ihc LoUD.-
kisGs All o. 22 y, "a
The thing which the prophet declared to be
from the Lord, was the separation of the tribes
.ol Israel. the fcvoll of Jeroboam from the
house Of David, and the establishment of a
now kingdom. For four hundred and seven
ty-fye years since the Egyptian captivity the
people of Israel bad been one people They
were the descendants Of one man. They had
common recollections of defeats and victories.
They had progressive history, a record Of
augmenting numbers, national strength and
renown. They had the religious institutions,
which carefully nurtured the feeling hat they
were brethren They had the bond Of com
mon law and a common tabernacle, whittier
The tribes might 90 up to a common worship.
To these things their heroic and venerated
captain, Joshua, had added q common coun-
try, that had been wrcsted by their valor from
the hands of despscd and savage enemy
Ilcy had wrcnched the rich territories Of
Palestine from the occupancy af idolatrous
hcathcns, and filed them With the accumuQt-
ing evidences Of prosp porous, national and
social life. Their armies were the bravest in
the world Their ships visited all known
ports, and came back TO the holy city laden
with Iyrian dies, with the silks and pearls Of
India, and with the gold Of Hagiah The va
rious tribes were kept distinct, each assigned
TO Its own portion Of country, aad governed
by i's own municipal regulations. But there
was one tribe whose cities wore scattered
over the whole country which kept and waited
upon tho tabernacle, which offered sacrifices for
all the tribes which formed the connecting
bond Of Jewish unity, and which testified that
the greatness Of each tribe stood in It's fellow
ship with the rest, and in It's relation to the
whole society. This community of interest. this
union of The Hebrew Commonwealth had been
continued for centuries, and it was one OF the
great blessings of David government shat he
bad asserted and established it with renewed
strength.
But such a union. historic and glorious,
became az length a subject of jealousy. In
the Judgment Of some IL o-tefcl idoatrics,
and social ind uncq al privileges and exalted
the ruling class into an uri@iocracy Ambi-
iious men first fomentcd discomfort and en-
vics, and then said so the people. " Behold
N'' 'ne '''f''n1 'o'' we Nliai besig"lng
lnv" 'u .ne '''''' ana arrogant men 10 me
'"' ''e''Ne sP'A1'iA'n iH lhc ~t!hciai
'N1''''l.l'' 'N1l "A" cie'tet' bl le-Ahu- ple
'oiN''a' were ~'po'eu' o"' they aH i"I-
Gu ''''''''"hS were asked ana then reius-
.'' Wet. -'iN'eu ana theh ",'AA'@"n. I't-
''",' ''""'' 'ne names ana sought 90 MAKE
'"' permanent ana hopeless INcy
'''" "'' '"'H separate priests a'''ls ana
'%,' y" 'r"' "'' Ien'"' ''.n'' ol lh'l
''" o''''s "'-"' oe "ui'le-''''- Inc n'n-
"o's' "'D'' "''eh theif united regions hao
"''.N,' 80 ID "uhAie' VICTORIES "e'e chang
GU ana "o"'''' !" vain lNe Prophets warned
'l"'"'' ''' "'''''"H' anu 'o'e'''d tne eHeot,
.l JIG I' ''' increase" corruption ana the hnal
ues'Iuo''oh OF tne revolving i'oes. la VAIN
l'e9 |,P' 'n" prayed ana pfopNecieo' ana
l'l '.''" " '"NN utN''"Iou oy strangers whose
princes >no"'" pe Ieoe'loHs' ana compan-
IONS oi tn'e' e+Ao'inS sii's ana following after
rewards hHt nothing neither memories
nor n'I's' n''.Ae' common i'N, taonerac'e'
Ie"Sio"' na'i'iiy' country nor glory neither
warnings nor pfeu'c"oas could stay thc tenn
pe'toous course oi the Seeedlns trihes' I've
~ u1y u'i''eo 'nein lui'her ana iurther rom
UNITY, ana nom a'i nope oi IT, until at last
lue aNlueu ana lmoltlerea descendants oi
ul"HaHl n'nSinS TO the winds ther anees-
'la' Leo'Hectons ana their lu''Ie ASPIRATIONS
s'oou i''e TO '"ce armed lor no''le encoan-
'e'' 'uGan ana henJahin' tne Two tHoes
, 'na' s'uoh oy lhe uhion ana tHe constitutions
"nI INSISTED upon retaining lAe government
ana n""'ine ]" uo"h uhimp'iIed 20 Their pos
"I''y' co',e''ed unuer thelr KING an army OF
n"nuIcu ana e'Snty Thousand CHOSEN men
'nu "1'IIoi7' 20 20 lofth ahu cn'-use tne Sc
oeu'nS uIoe'' VINO hau stolen the common
treasure, ana armed themselves In revolt un-
8 ue' oo"n' that Nlle aenas'sue' whom the
p'u'oS notice ehleHy as 'tne man VINO made
~ 'i" b"' the "oiu Oh Nou came 10
tne lOy"l '"oes' saying 70 tnem' le shai
~ ~ 'V' usi' '6"'"S' your ore'nreh tne
V"''N'' '" VI is'eet return every man 10 ms
noa,e' ~, 'N's 'N,nS Is from me-
; 80 ms vac -. ia paNe 10 '"o loau'' OIL
, tio '''''' anu '''"'seu nun on certain con-
u''U"s' u'"''"'o success ~ ne "a'Aeu III
LOU Ways nc snou'u e'taoll'a sure mouse
S nNo 'h"' o' ba''u ltaeii ms chiidreh chH-
ofen should reign aiter NM At the same time
assurance was given that the loyal uloes
soouia never oe oVer'h'9wn' ihey had the
Nnguon' ana temp'e' ana capl'"!' as pledges
, luf tuc past, the present ana the luturc.