The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-15

Thankyioinafor Tho recent cictoriss Do.
lipsred at the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
Ghieago, Sunday, April 1874, 1862,
~. RY REV. N. coLvER, D. D,
And rejoice with trembling. - Psalm 2 II.
God has never relinquished his right ia
rule over this world. Kings, judges and
nations may spurn his law, and trarnple up
on his authority, but not with impunity.-
''Be wise now, therefore, o ye kings, be in
structed, ye judges Of the earth, serve the
Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling,
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish
from the way, when his wrath is kindled but
little" God is holy and just. True, in.
deed, ne deiightcth in mercy, yet still hThe
Lord our God is . jealous God." His mer-
cies are infinite, and we have reason TO re-
joiee in the visitations Of his love-yet still,
in view ofhis justice and our sinfu' 'ness--ol
the sinfnlness If o,lr nation, We have reason
to rejoice with trembling. We have reason
tn tremble, lest for sin unopened, or wrong
persisted in, his anger be k,ndled and we
perish from the way.
The present peaceful attitude Of foreign
nations towards us, and the recent victories
over our traitorous foes at home, are indeed
occasions Tor gratitude to Almighty God, for
his signal interposition. Cheerfully do we
respond to the call of our beloved President,
to render thanks to his name. But in doing
50, well may we take heed to the exhorta.
ton Of our text to rejoice with "trembling.' =
From the text and the occasion, submit
the following proposition, for our careful and
praycrful consideration, on the present oc.
casion: Hinder the stern aspect Of our na-
tional affairs, it bchqoves us to rejoice with
trembling solicitudc over the recent victories,
with which It has pleased God to crown the
arms OF our nation, both upon the land and
the water.
I. In military point Of view. the end is
not vet. Before we welcome the return oi
peace to our borders, there can be no doubt,
afearf,,i amount Of treasure and Of blood
will be demanded And many precious lives
are vet to be sacrificed. Whoever looks for
a speedy termination Of this dreadful war,
has not carefully studied the character Of the
yebellioas portion Of our country. The ele-
,nents Of Southern society are peculiar, and
well adapted to stubborn and protracted
struggle. The knowledge and wealth ol
the South are not distributed among the
masses, but mostly confined to the favored
few. The shareholders are an oligarchy,
ruling the masses Of the poor and ignorant
with almost despotic sway. Having the
key 1of knowledge. they can modify and con.
troi the massss to any extent they please.
That ruling eiigarchy have staked their all
upou the issue Of this conflict Be assured
they viii not cease from The conflict 90 long
as they can call the ignorant, and deceived,
and subjected multitude To the fieid ofslAugh-
ter IN their defense $50 long a. they can
fan the embers Of hatred, Or fiRd tho sasnna
OF fprosecutinS this war, Il will last. The
entire wealth. and mind, and muscle of the
South are at their command. Till they shall
have exhausted their resources they win moi
yield. Hard, and costly, and bloody fight.
ing vet hstwesn 10 and peace. We may,
and should thank God for victosies gained.
We may, and should rejoice, but It should
be with trembling.
III 10 I political print ofvisw, prospects
are darker sdil. This disruption Of our
peace is not without cause. It Is now OBJ.
vious to, all, that the cause is american
Slacsry. That which we should have learned
by the light Of nature, and the teachipgs oi
sound philosophy, but which we have been
AstS1mfAed not TO learn, We: :hAse learned BY
bitter experience, viz: that slayesy and liber:
~ cannot quietly dwell together In the same
rsppblie. They never haye--they neves
yjll. Liberty and slavery are both sggres
kvs powers. Liberty, with is holy, Justice,
lovcing and s:n-rebuking light, win b for
sver invsding the dark realm of opprpssion
wooing the oppressed to its lip, and peace
aadjsy, and striking home the barbed ar
rows Of It's rebuke to the heart and con
science Of the tyrapt, with = power, that NJ
shield can resist. From this, It's iesitimat
work, It viii not be dissuaded. Now, Cal
it be expected that the determined slavehold
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