The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-15
The Issue and Dut, 81 the ifo"f.

4 sermon pIt4fhfd 81 fttfr - - '%f -
al me- fret Congregational Church q 1erTs
Haufe. sabbath Erenisg ia Septe'"brr,
le62.
Ia preparing thi- sermon Tor the pres, NJ
/ have been requested to Do. have taken
lac liberty Of c0ndensing into lev senien.
res Que o. two points. which scarcely seemed
worthy 81 elaboration in a printed form,
and adding one. which the limits OF my time
compelled me 10 omit. in delivery have
reduced the whole 70 tie discussion Of san
gle question. not les thorough ] hope, be
,mse il appears here in form somewhat
condensed. l. Al
Trxr. ThclPrinces Of the Gentiles exeT-
csc dominion -~er them, and they that are
Great exercise authority among them. But
4 shall not be se among you but whosoeser
will be great ame,sg YOU let him be your
minister and whoe'sr will be chief let him
0v y-..- servant. haihs- X 25-91. perses
often in history. have ,,;,.a ,ea,lo
arisen 10 oyerturr the cor .,,non, under
which they lived such nttem 3. 10 Rec,
often glorious. not unircquently .,c.essf,l
Such was our own American Re, luton
Such the recent revolution in Italy. I,heI
lion therefore - not always Infamous -.
always cursed of God Why. now. that
united and earnest people. seek 10 ovcrturi.
this nation, do we call the attempt Infamous,
and call. with confidence. npon God to defeat
their endeaver
The answer % this question j. 20 be found
in the nature of the Government assailed.
aud the character and purpose OF those who
assail IL In considering the Issue and Duty
of the hour. let va glance at the two antag0-
ni-ts in deadly conflict lat tho nature OF
the Government assailed. aud the character
and purpose of the foe who assails IT,
Christ in our text affords "a the true loun-
dation OF a Chritan Government For Gov
eminent Is not merely human organization.
II Is n truly an Institution ordained of God
a. n the Church. Ii u ordained too for a
specific purpose It's true office is 10 protect
the rights and guard the Interests. of those
who. without IT, assistance. would be ensnaf-
81 by the designing or oycrp0wered by the
thing II Is organized not for the governing
class but for the governed Ii i an institu-
tuition OF beneficcncc. whereby the few great,
may better serve tho MANY. weak. This =
Chri.ts declaration Gifts function. True, u
has seldom faithfully performed this fune-
ton. bad men have gained the control OF
Government. have made II serve selfish aud
base purposes. have by It's fundamentally
oppressed the people whom God intended IL
% protect. have converted the ordinance OF
God into an engine Of the Devil. Nevcrthe
less the divine purpose OF government - that
which i set forth ia our text Aud when-
ever the Government of any nation has been
perverted from that purpose, the service of
the common people however strong that
nation may have bern. Il has either been
overturned a. a blow "A was Imperial Rome.
or & has sunk into gradual ruin and decay.
"A has Spain. or il has been reformed only
by an experience ~ fiery discipline, a. was
England
Vkefh,r Government kas perverted
shall ~ .lsripea 80 dsaroyed. depeHds mon
sfself
But AZ ,pash thi. text aaortls the true idea
OF tic functions 81 \ Government. history
preached nearly eighteen centuries upon i.
before the world fully comprchcndei 10.
meaning. Then 40 length. ia America, God
raised up philosophers profound enough % see
a. auaton courageous en.ugh e. cnuncialc
s.. statesmen were Wlsc enough TO found a
nation on a. For America waS built on this
text as Is chiet corner stone. lis Covert
taent vas organized purely for the benefit OF
the common people Look for moment
AZ Tie fundamental principles at that COT
eminent a. euuneiated IS our Fathers Bee
the Declaration II Independence
Alta time When. wish perhaps one tempo
rArv exception. every considerable nation in
Larape recognized hereditary ag.stocracy.
our Fathers boldly declared that all men
we've created e.laai.--no surely ia their or
gani1l.io0. physical. Intellectual OF moral 49,
but equal ia The Apprehension Of tioycrn-
ment and be- their rights under the laws. ~
time when neither lie nor liberty we're &C.
cure when ia almost eterx nation they were
la danger from laUlcs. violence A. the haud-
at either the prie.t. the kline OF the mob
aag Fathers declared that III men were ca
,lowei bv their Greater 9Th the inaiicnah'e
right g. lie. liberty aud the pursuit ~ haf-
riaess Rut e uo man may ALLEVIATE these
rights voluntarily. surely he cannot be Il. Be
fully deprived ~ them rs violence At
time when Governments we're founded on
re divine right 81 king ssti we're admin-
istered for the beuebt onlf OF the governing
class. our Father declared hat Government.
were insiisutesl aot fer king AMI nob'e~
bat to secure their rights q the c0mmon
people. and der.vci their Ass power from
the consent oi The governed They net ONLY
declared tie nights ~ ll.e psopic. they pro
vi,lci tog thelV mAaaitinsuce. A. q trne
when popular uprisnes we're looked upon
viii 4 horrof ,lutiie1 oaly hy that With
uhich we contemplate scFvilc insurrcciien
shes declared tie richtei tie people "a alter
or Abolish an saru ~ Government faf al
tacir capricc, bat whenever they hecsmc
destructive Of those ends faf el.th 4 els
declared 10 be instituted
We shrink back from the aiea 81 rslics.-
issu with horror Hat ave CHRIST ana has
Apostles. he worl has oeser seen meu more
radical than we're ihc siEnefs q tho necis-
ration Of inicpes.inecc ~ fhst prc,crs.
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