The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-27
The Christian Spirit in Time of W.,
The Methodist says


The Christians OF our nation will h..
much to do with the prosecution OF onr nv
until it is brought to successful termin.,:a a'
They must give to our cause the force vb;aI
can be derived from moral principle aIon'
and they must communicate to the nsto..
mind the patience and calmness which coro
, from faith in GOD. In the progress Of ,L
struggle now going on, we have experieDoat
the most sudden alterations of FEELING ~
extreme OF exultation has been followed hv Wv
extreme of depression. To-day seDsih's
gloom has settled upon the people; and 10,
the loyal Christians of our Union should !.
the posSessors of calm confidence in the r.;
umph OF the right, aud should communcst.
that confidence to all arounJ them.
For every thoughtful Christian is studeo,
of the course of Providence, aud the most nal
pablo lact in the revelations of Divine Prov;.
dence is the n-though sometimes SLOW.
triumph Of justice and truth. God has d.
clared to US that his plans CONTEMPLATE III.
overthrow Of iniquity and the supremacy of
righteousness, and to the consummatioa Of hi.
plans all men-bad and goodwill be made
subservlent. He maketh the wrath of ma,
praise him. As he has done ten thousand
times, so will he do. if needfu, Ten thousand
times again.
We have relied, 10 the prosecution Of the
war, upon the national resources and this i
right, tor our resources are neither few nor
small, And yet is not the real strength Of
the attitude OF the nation TO be found in the
essential justice OF its demands As between
the Union and the rebellion, the conflict one
OF sincerity, agalnst treacherg, Of gentene,.
against ma ice, Of equitable la" against Iag
lessness. And surely, if God be u3t, viii d.
not take care Of such . cause? Our material
resources are all very we'll yet the matera
is YEA ker than the spiritual, Hence the race
Is not always to the swift, nor Jae battle 10
the strong. They 10 olden time misto0,, wdv
trusted in their chariots and IN their norsomen
because they were many they found hatGod
broke The bow, cut the spear IN sundeT
that ne burned the chariot in fire One Of
the most inspiring convictions when our minds
can cherish is the belief that God la, only to
ally himself with auy man to make him oa.
nipotent. Worldly strength and wisdom have
have natural tendency to prevail over oppo
sltion, yet they are 40. ali. Poweriul, Buthe
lnterposition O. God is often made apparent
in tie success o. his own against fearful ODDS
arrayed against them. Hence though hand
joined with hand, tue wicked 20 unpunished
and the stars, 10 thier courses fight against
the wrong. doeis,
With such faith III God justice, tue Chris.
tans OF our country should Sustain the 0s'
tionaI spirit, and keep alive toe rational coo,
idence. Al uufatering trust IN the DIvae
Providence will give US the luI command Of
our recourses, and equanimity III season Of
disaster it will enable Us, too, to avail oui.
selves Of the favorable moments which, rlghl-
ly seiz d, bring success. Let Us only believe
that the same God whose hand was visible u
the creation Of the nation, will not desert Us.
unless We first basely desert him