Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-09
MIR. LORDS SERMON AGAIN.

We give place to another communication on
Rev. Mr.. Lords fast day sermon, which real
ly hardly touches the sermon. The writer
catches upon the means used for the purpose
Of bringing about the rebellion, as indicated
by Mr.. Lord, and, putting them for the cause
Of the rebellion, rings the charges on "con-
solidating our government" building up a
despotism,' &c, and quotes resolution
passed in Phillippi, Va, at the time Of the
John Brown raid, TO prove that the South
have always expressed confidence in the pat
riotism Of the North and our desire to pre-
serve the Union. He might have given reso-
lutions passed in other cities which have
since been more active in inaugurating rebel
lion, but in which those who passed them
were unable to Withstand the tide which has
now swept over them but it would prove
nothing as to those who are active and fore
most in the attempt to break down the gov
ernment.
His reference also to Gen. Buffers letter is
not germane to the subject, as neither Mr..
Lord nor anybody else will deny that out
RACES have been committed upon Northern
men in the South. But this war was not in
augurated to redress these grievances. 1t is
a war for the suppression of rebellion, by
the same men who perpe;nted those acts,
against the government, and not on account Of
any private grievances, or for the propagation
Of any moral reforms.
| The great difficulty with many who read
| Mr. Lords sermon is that he has thrown a
bomb shell into the camp Of those higher law
theorists, who would use the military power
of the Government to unconstitutionally des-
troy the vested rights Of the states. They
dislike it because it is neither abolitionist nor
pro-slavery, but sound and constitutional
They would be glad to make it appear that
there is "cat in the meal" for the sake Of
saving their own political necks. That Mr..
Lord is not abolitonary is apparent from his
sermon on fast day. That he is not pro-slav-
cry, we, who are accustomed to hear him, have
also the most indubtable proof And as eyi-
dence of this fact we have asked of Mr.. Lord
a copy Of a sermon which he preached in this
place on the last thanksgiving day, in which
he spoke in no measured terms of the mad
ness Of the secessionists, and said many things
which he found neither time nor space to re-
peat in his fast day sermon. We make a sin
gle quotation as showing more explicitly mis-
views on the subject Of slavery, and which
will shed light on much that to some may
seem less clear in the fast dag sermon. We
hope that it will be sufficient to quiet the ap-
prshensions of certain ones that the latter
discourse is from one who would sustain slav-
cry at all hazards, as some of our correspon-
dents have intimated. In his thanksgiving
discourse he said
81 have no interest in slavery / would not live by
the sweat aud OF the bondnau I believe that it
dcmurazcs, iir the most part those whp maintain it.
when the last chain struck from the hand OF the slave,
shall rejoice, but would not do evil that good may
come. | would not encourage loyalty by arning it to
strike for the Government and then distract and destroy
it by bidding it strike for political theory. | would
provide things honest in the sight of all men would
not gather my hosts together with the war-cry To the
rescue Of the Government the Con.ttutlou and the
Union, and then when they mustered for the battle
bid them contend for another end. No let slavery take
care Of itself II rebellion enrenchcs itself behind IT,
then both must fall But when IL is allied with LOYALTY,
let them stand. God will take NJ both. PTovi-
dencc takes Of these things better than can
and 10 Him, with profound gatefllness and confidence
commit them The nauers Of our Governmcut
united in deploring slavery. Il evil aud bitter
heritage As such they accepted II, and hoped for It's
speedy end But it has grown with the growth and
srcnPthtnod with the strength Of the nation. The cot
culture has been its stimulus and lis life II that
famous king is dethroned his vassas will De set free
and then the prayers and expectations Of the founders
the Republic viii De answered, and America will no more
stand forth among the nations the mother Of freedom
and the land Of the slave. Let us await Gods will