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

Rrsrohed b. fke Rea. J. ". Pugk, IN the Pres
tyfcfiaa Csarch, in WGrreHtOn, Firginia, on
Friday, fhe 4ik al.
Jonah 3, g " Who can tell if God viii turn
and repent, and turn away his fierce anger,
t1si We perish not?"
The condition of threatened NinsVsh was
MT unlike that Of our own country, in this,
tAs crisis Of our nstional existence. Her
people Tainly dreamed of union Of sin and
sa'stv. They were awakened from that dream
b. Tie awful message OF impending ruin.
Aid God speaks to ne, dear hearers, to-day,
bV bis providence and the words are frsught
With peril to us ans 20 ours. Nav. more
Or cunsciences also are msde the messengers
Of God, and say, that our personal and na-
lOIzl siRs are strong reasons why Jehovah,
Jealous OF bis honor, should deal with us in
Ta3Ement, unmixes with mercy. We are
SHINING people. Ia Whatrespeets, and in what
gay, may TIE consequences OF this siniulness
arsrted? These are the themes Of which
fWouid mainly speak TO you to-day. How
have we slnusdP ! answer; Ist, Coystous-
ias (Which God calls idostrY.) iE ihs PrsTs-
i1lr TN u TIE age. den Of this day seem
haunted ty an Eil-absorbing desire to become
rich. They are not over ecTupulous as to the
means By which this desire shall b gratlhsd.
They DO not seek wealth as means Of doing
good to otheTs, but az the chief end Of their tx
avarice, which seeks 10 accumulate, only
to hold and to hoard. The highest ain Of such
4 one is to be reputsd rich in this worlds
goods. Gold is that mans master. He does
not ocD what he has anassed; be Is a miser-
able s.rf Ave and il even religion inter
noses Der authority between these poor clutch
ers cf ezrtbly psif and the object Of that greed,
her authority is trsnpled upon; her mandates
are wholly disregsr6ed. II pecuniarF loss
= - ~ rar 3 ~ .aHss~ go
ugious principle, the principle is most gener-
zilv sacrificed, rather than meet the loss.
Ave, even in The church of God, Mammon has
swaVed bis golden scepter over many souls that
kSFe claimed to have bsen made free in Christ
Jesus. Covst0usness, wi its close and cling
fng clutch Of tie almighty dollar, has many
willing slave, who, IN words, claims that be
has no ki.g but the crucihed one. Like the
children Il Israel in the presence Of a plsinly
revealed God, We, as a nation have SCI gp
golden goE, and woTshiped at bis shrine. Can
such sin be Unnotlcedf VIII not Jehovah,
niEdf1l Of his glory, will be not griad our idol
to powder, and cause Us 10 bitter sorrow to
drink hereof? 10 TINS We are verify guilty
before God. Men, professedly Christian men,
are net willing to trlst the Lord with q small
moiety Of thar which be has given them in
trust. Their niggardiiness dwarfs their hearts;
their iliissrslitv lowers them In The estimation
Of their filowB; their " Hing ssrfdom 70 their
gains kindes ths fierce anger Of God and pro-
v0kes the swift judgment Of his wrath.
9 sabbath breaking is another Of our
national sins. Is this a d srth charger Alas
il is fearful tru. From fhs national lesis-
lsturs down 20 the begTiaed fireman upon oar
railroads. we trsmpie under foot the dshonor-
ed cerpsss Of Code murdered Sabbaths and
] cannot but fear that our brethren in a sister
ste, who have 50 lately disreEsrdsd Gods
command By doing their own work on bis
day. c0nnot but fear thai they, in some form,
wiz suffer foF their wrong doing. That il is
tine Of revoiution is no excuse. Men are
wonderfully liberal in their views Of what
constitutes necessity, ia theee latter times.
They bad better hsve " made haste slowly
20 fsrss that day was concerned, for whose
spares Gods daT. spares suffering to himself.
Oh. the sabbath deBecTa'ion with which, ss
nation. we are chargeabls Would you have
evidence thereof? OIL how such proof sccu-
mrflstss Sc called Christian travellers making
It convenient to return home on the sabbath
dsF. pleading fbst the iron horse viii perform
his wontsd journey, whether they are drawn BY
MIN 6r not. u is 20 sin (they ssy) for Them
tbus TO avail themselves Ct what viii be
zsbhsth violation, whether they travel or not
Ana then, they qaist an uneasy conscience still
farther, By promising themselves TIE pleasure
Of hearing their 0sFn loved pastor on what
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tsngible. and not God dishonorinE Manifesto
ton Of such devoted love.
Tie Young. following the bent Of their incli-
nstlsus reading the (for that day at least) God
FORBIDDEN novel or newsps psT-lounging On hO-
tel sitting rooms, talking politics or seandal'"
while the sabbsth bell ig Eummoning God-fear-
ing ores t. Code Wo ship Iippiers carous-
ing srs defviug Gods Over-tsskea patience to
desl with them as tteir sins deserve. Men Of
an classes robbing God Of their hsllowed hours
Of his dsv. Worldiiags laying their plans fer
selfish aggIsudis sment, aud nothing loath i 2
bsnless fv on that day is enmsshed in their
,,lss- vVebs no hing loath TO drink bis besrl's
Moo. Fair. and otherwise lovely women,
,snerous-hesrted, and Otherwise noble men,
6nitinr in Decorating Gods hsliowed day
Or hovv long suffering must be be, that be
bss not sent the sssiro5ing lightning fash, +,
sven before the heatens have become 50 awful
Iv porient0us Of eFii 10 ua and to ours. Sab
bssh-bresker, take ekrsi Especially II noni-
psllv child of God, beware No matter bow
rlig5t. in your own estimaiions may be your
5isregsrd Of Gods cem- lnd. 10 keep holy bis
ssbbaih dayi begare ffou are casting into
~ fressnrv OF Gods fzih Take care that
~ outraged forbeai See does not opea the
s.-5 .eates of his righ s5us Indignation, tbrough
which shall pour uph you TIE resistleEs tor
rent "a his fierce furyi Ah, do you trembls I?
Does your conscience cause TO troop before
yonr saftghtea Fisiot. be speetTes Of many
ssbbafbs slain bv your aWful actf il 90, you
rss5 moi wondLr that Gods anger bGfns
s-sir-f vous agaisist an who, ike you, dsspise
COY commands, 10 keep holy his day. L
cannot Be- Otherwise, SO long as your sin Is un-
repsnted Of and unforsakeni
Asa nadve we have held the living God
in ligbt esteem. We are prone to 'lay tae
sat.erire unction to or saE4ii7 that we are q
Go5-fssfIng people, 51t, all bow different
must BE- His est lslsti3n OF rs How opposi G
i he testi-.sony of the known md admitted
fsetsf az letter, but lately rseeit tsd, from an
ymlnenf clergyman, who for TIE past eS
months has been travelling 10 tbe "a world
this remarkable expression arrested il7 stten'
ton: $50 far ss nv observation sBd ibiocma
tinn viii settle the long mooted qusstl0n, Va
are the profanest people n the VFor d--sveI
= worse tbaH iuhdel Franco" Now VIII 3lel
! this Be- true o. not, surely every Cbri-. nat %
bear sorroWful testimony ss 70 the. e,i :,
with which be hears the name c
biaspbemed. Aye, how often isrsra enter
farce enacted, Of asking pari~~- lztto
God. because Of such blaa low I
his preseacs. while no petiiidt.ss ~ ..s
Is offered 10 bin against VII d
really committed. Nor is this q = = zee
men. I think the profznest ggeess sa tSs a car
ever heard, bsYs fallen from and I
.s.'..-,Ss ears Of sge7s, AndssTpsts. rol. -
Z XXI s,..i-lr Frrniti hnuging uurtafns nna
iils De b ezsautif ca a'Ao'''sfs q" ''' 4iafn
sads, il 1Ia-IIov forget . fnerst1u a AEsss, speed
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