The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-14
From The Rome Courier,
nun rapREcNABLE FoRTIFIcATIoN.

chat the DAYS OF iWPisShaU"nsJ na.N o.Sn
sraapht 10 an end, by the mighty Columblad
and the Armstrong gun. The skill Of the
Eaa;rcer and the solidity OF the rock, are
sl;le rendered mugatosJ by the steel point
Cd missile. Has not God thus permitted the |
destructive ingenuity Of man TO oyerdo It
self. that we might in the end find Him the
only strong tower; the only refuge and
strength of the nationf Itmay be questioned
whether as a nation we have ever been
brought 10 feel this truth. The days set
apart by the Presidenr aud by the Govern
ors of several States, have been but partially
observed as days Of fasting and prayer, and
their effects upon the people are not visible.
There has been no preceptible dlmlnution
Of those sins regarded as national. Sabbath
breaking, swearing, drunkenness and extor-
tion. still cry to God for vengeance. Such
fasts will compare more closely with the re-
;ected than the acceptable facts, described
n the 5sth Chapter Of Isaiah and Cd Chapter
of Joel Such fasts do not propltiate the
Divine favor. Ii is not so much an absti-
nance from food as ii is an abandonment OF
sin that God requires. 1t is not loud pros
fession Of holiness, but an active engagement
IN works Of righteousness, that our God
Iooks for. liz We would have his favor we
must do his will. Guided by the two chap
tars % which have referred, the following
thinps would appear to be necessary TO such
fast as nation should observe;
LAT. The nation is the sinner. II is not
tbe individual, ,ae family or the city, but
The nation and yet, while for the blessing
and deIiyerance Of the whole nation, il must,
a such. appear before God as the sinner
its falling 10 do so shall not prevent the Of
fering OF the individual, the family or the
CITY from being accepted; for we are told IN
the same chapter, that whatsoever shall
call upon the name Of the Lord shall be de-
Iyered.o A requisite then Of such fast, IS
tina, every soul in any given district or ma
ton. shall appear before God; and 50 the
passage teaches. even from the Elder unto
the sucking child.
Cd. There must be in the hearts OF the
people so assembled. a sense OF their having
sinned, and Of their inability 10 deliver them.
selves without the help of God.
sd. IL those seeking Gods mercy desire
to be heard, they must, so far as IN them lies,
abandon their sins.
4th. They must practice those things
which God has commanded.
The DAYS of miracles have not ceased, and
thousands who will live to see the end oil
this war will know it. II may be that no
man or BODY OF men now on earth, have faith
TO work miracles, but that 10 no evidences
that they have ceased. God Instantaneously
farned the whole current Of human feeling u
the hearts Of tens Of thousands OF men. on
the hattie field Of Manassas Plains. The
visest and most skilllul military officers
could never see or find an adequate visible
eause for such a result, and the man OF iaiti
il left indisputed. TO say that q was by tht
direct interposition OF Divine power. lnso
faras Il was superbaman and contrary TO th'
tendencies of the occasion, It was miracu
Ions. such miracles God has often wrough
for the deliyerance Of his people, and he i
still faithful. His ear Is open 10 their cry
and when we cali ppon bin ne viii dellsel
US. :.
Do The people Of Floyd desire 10 see dis
play of bis power. Let them cali solemn
assembly in every district, and gather into ]
every soul, old and young, white and black
and here call upon the name Of The Lord
and determine that SO far as in them lies
they will forsake their sins. God says W
must do justice, love mercy, and wall
humbly before Him."
Many believe the spectators have dom
muCu evil It LleIn Gtdot AWEtI WpStdhWHr
and let trade take its legitimate course
Merchants should be satisfied with a fai
profit, and farmers ought to be willing TO pa.
IL. Farmers should refuse 10 take any NOR
for their produce than Is just, allowing 70
the rise 10 all other things. The mechanic
and laboFer should faithfully discharge ever.
obligation. Ali persons who are able shouli
give aims to the poor, whether Of money o
provisions, as they see opportunity Of dom
good. Profane swearing and drunkenness
should be abandoned, and the Sabbath shout
be kept holy, and spent in the worship Q
God, by ali classes. A simple obseryane
or the directions given in the chapters refer
red TO. so far as appropriate to the time an
country, for they were some Of them loca
and particular, would, if sincerely attende,
70, ensure the safety Of any city, county Q
nation under the sun. There Is nothing re
quired that is impossible to the BnregeBerate
and therefore al classes are called upon
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