The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-08-31
CHRIST THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

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The following Communication, issued by
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Messiah. Truth is the same that it was
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IN the days OF the apostle Peter when he
said to him: ''Put up thy sword into its
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DEAR FRIENDS AND BROTHERS: Amid the
contentious and perlIs which are now aft1lct-
ing your land, solemn are the feelings I'M
der which we address you. Long united
in the love of the Gospel, our hearts
have been stirred within us in thinking of
your peculiar and unlocked for troubles.
So inadequate is language to express our
sense of the trials by which you are sur
rounded, that we are ready to shrink from
addressing you upon them. AT the same
time we cannot, in justice to our feelings,
forbear to assure you OF cur sympathy and
sorrow. More especially are our minds
affected as we think of what you must be
passing through in being called upon in a
those views of the pure and peaceable reli-
gion of the Messiah, which are dear to you
as to ourselves.
Inclined as man is by nature to have re-
course to violence in the defense of what he
deems a Just and righteous cause, he who
cannot upon auy consideration. do evil that
GOOD NAV come. necessarily exposes him
self to mich Instrumentation. and even ohio
ouv IF dear brethran. anv of Won are
exposed to such reproach-if vour conduct
shouId he imnupned or mal;gned or vour
r,o,;vos underetooJ Lot noro of tbooo
th;pgs move Won II ia an animaI;po
thonIht that he is the true natriot who in
his Whole conduct. is concerned 70 Get unon
the nrecepts of his Divine Master. The
moro sor;ous tho crisis tho moro ;m,ortopt
Is II that vour testimony IN Christ shnuld he
ma;ntained The hoar;n, of an offec,uol
witness for Him. is a sniritual warfare not
tn he carried IN with carnal we.nons Nov
Won watch INTO nravAr boId;nr fact tho
Hrofase;on of your f.;,h ,v;,ho,,t
manifest;np to tbosa aronnd Won tbat tbeSy
are the bes3 citizens of earth whose citizen.
shin is in Heaven
Dear Younger friendst ie ia with a warn,
feeling in MANY of our hearts that we saek
to commend TO vour candid and ser;ons re-.
Election the trntbs which we are endoavor-
| inp tn conway Permit no in syr,notbv
and love, to offer YOU a few words Of Chris.
tan counsel. In the ardor of vouth in
vour love to vour countrv and its fraa ;net;-
buttons, you may, in minolipg with many
of our fellow citizens, be subjected to me-
culiar trials But few of those around YOU
may have enjoyed the privileges of your
early training, or have had their eonseiences
awakened to those great and precious truths
with which many Of you have been familiar
from your childhood. Let not their false
liberty be your snare. No motive of patri
otism can absolve you from your allegiance
TO your Lord and Saviour. Keep out of the
excitement of popular commotion, the tn.
multi of party agitation, the strife of tongues
Remember that Christ is the captain of youI
salvation. His grace is sufficient for every
emergency. He is our omnipotent helper
Abide in him, we entreat you, under set
tied persuasion that you cannot either KEEP
yourselves, or, Wishout Him, do anything
to promote that which is really for the good
of others. Let your petitions ascend, in
his name, to the Father of Mercies, fol
yourselves and for your country. What
comfort and strength will the Christian be-
lever derive from dwelling upon the pure
and spotless example of our adorable Sa
viour, who, amidst those who esteemed Him
not, went about doing good who, wher
He was reviled, reviled not again when
He suffered, He threatened not. but com.
mitted Himself to Him that iudge;h right.
eousIv.
i How annronriata to vour nresent circum.
stances beloved fr;ends of averv acc anC
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Uou Is our refuge ana etrenStn' very
present help IN trouble. How full, no"
forcible IS the language, "Be still, and know
that / am God" Should terror prevail, and
faith in our Lord and Redeemer seem to b.
| weak msv Won sanct1fv tina Lord Of Hosts