Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-07-23
Very Short Editorial Sermon On Tie Var.

The country is crying out, "God help us
or we perish" People begin to feel that
all is gone-ploperty, reputation, rights
everything, unless changes come. The
President is not deaf to these cries; he
must he reasoning thus, "let the people
showl for salvation; it won't hurt them TO
"repent for their past sympathies for the
"rebels and for their carnal hopes for a
''peaee upon the basis Of concessions; let
"fhem cry OFT long ard deep for mercy;
"and tlan it will be safe to break the seals
.'ofthe book Of life IN which is proclaimed
elderly to all, and read t them that beau
s'ful lesson wherein is taught that man is
A'but little lower than the angels-all
"men but little lower, the poor as well as
"the rich, blacks as well as whites, and
"that God is no respector Of persons
"fhst negroes are none too sacred for war
"to Fl bit for iheir rights and Liberties; in
''asmuch as heaven is open to them as well
"as white people, and all alike liable TO the
"pains Of he'll, even so are all alike respon-
"sible to their country and God" Thus
and so must reason old Ale, who is com
mander-in-chief and the great school mas
ter. HurFah for the great change for
which the country is preparing, when
every loyal man without any respect to
color, shall be called to arms for the
country's salvationI Glory to God for his
unfathomable waysin bringing justice out
Of wrong and yiolence-justice to al, es-
pecially those deprived Of all rights, despi-
sed for their and hatred because poor
and in bondas Truly God is great,even
as He was great in delivering Israel
Men everywhere, fly to arms, for in the
latter days Of the war holiness and liberty
are to he added to patriotism and you
shall be heavens instruments for the last
great work. Readers, and men of old
Grant, the great harvest is at hand, not
for gathering the crops Of grain, but for
reaping crops of justice and good will to
all. Men tell us every day, they cantwork
witha hearty goodwill, because the gener-
ais deal so lightly with the rebels and set
our men to protecting rebel property; why
this is all necessary to rouse the country
and cause people to demand with an oath
that holy, heavenly vengeance shall be
dealt to all rebels according to Gods uni
form practice since the world began in
in dealing with tyrants. The day Of retri-
button is at the door, and blessed be all
who volunteer now, for there will be quick
work and the rebel South swept as with
fire. The elect time has come, not by
mems strategy at all, but according to the
Almiehty's sovereign DEGREES, when the
blood Of guilt and innocence shall comingle
aud waste for special regeneration OF an
oppressed people. Such are not the pop
ular doctrin IS of modern preachers who
ignore Gods special decress and Gods
old ways Of raising up bad men in order to
show His power aud relieve his people
from bonds. The dissipated, distracted,
torn and worthless condition 0 churches
everywhere has followed as a result Of re-
nouncing Gods 9ays aud preaching the
modern popularisms against the Bible,
touching the sin Of oppression lightly gent
", Mcdowell Ike, anyway to please the
church, tn. rich, the office-holders, and
other Balam's asses.