The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-13

TIE fac, tia, God reigns and reign> 1n The iate s!
! Of his Kingdom. TIE destiny of the nations is in
hls hands, aud he is engaged in building up
! kingdom of righteousness and peace How car
we believe, therefore, that he designs ultimatel,
to give this land up to anarchy and de.olOtion
| 1t cannot be. The final state Of this country viii
be one OF prosperity and blessing, though there
is nothing in this consideration alone, to show thai
| there may not be long aud wsseful agony before
it is reached. The glorious futuren sure, because
God reigns Snd reigns for that future; and be-
cause he regns fer that, believe he will help u.
into 1t as 90, and as fas, aa we are prepared fol-
it-in any event, sometime shd because he reignS
for that, also, this present trouble is s,ep in
his providence towards il. This is the ground OF
my confidence.
also derive encouragement from the analogy
Of political changes and euenis escnherc in modern
times. They suggest the though. that God, hav.
| ing spent former ages in the elementary lessons
and preparations OF christian civilization, is now
! simply employing political changes to bring the
nations more directly into it. He seems to have
| abandoned tbs former circui,ous method, and to
have adopted g more speedy one. Nearly al! III e
| great modern coDyusions have resulted in the
signal and immediate advantage of christianity.
The English war With China was in fact bu. a
hidsoas and ugly phantom, going before christian
| ity leveliDg down Chinese walls, and letting in
the Gospel, TO make ,rial OF the swarthy, unspyi,-
| ual millions. The war in India was as remarkable
for chr:stianizing the previous essentially pagan
policy Of the English, in the government. of that
country, as for Fastening the downfall Of the
va ing pagan religions themselves; 90 that the
| religious prospects OF tina, popu.ous country were
! never so brgh. as Oh the day when thu, war
closed In like manner, tn. cannon Of the French
and English in the C,iaean war were no more
effective 10 destroying the Russian fleet, or in
batterisg the Kedan and M4akof, than in shat
tering Turkish preudices, and opening The empire
Of The Noslems to the gospel OF Christ. The
revolutionary changes in llaly, e!so, have uneha;n-
ed the Bible, loos.d the missionary from bis dun
geon, and let free and pure christianity out into
, the open DIR and The light Of the sun. May We
not believe that these facts reveal Gods presen.
meth d ? that he has 20 need cow in modern
times, after all the discipline OF his providence,
and all his preparations. TO continue the circuous
process, but can make political changes direct
steps in the advancement Of his Kingdom And
may We not think that be is teing here what be
has been doing elsewhers,-prep, ring some signal
good for Misleading us by "shor. cul' into
some great blessing?
have also measure OF hope from the
strength Of The vtiaI bands tohieh bind modera
c'uill1td society together The dependence of the
individual on society," ina state of high civilization,
fer happiness and comfort even, is complele-far
greater than in savage or half-civilized life. The
savage can get along without his fellows; no: so
the civilized man, in these times OF the division
Of labor and mutual dependence. Hence the
strongest and ultimately the governing instincts
OF modern society are towards Jaw and order,
stab!s government, peace and good will towards
man. The lnteIaeing hbres Of society are sow
strong and when other wants or passions rend
them tor q time, they speedily become quiet
again, and qriet produces soundUes and health
Accordingly ID countries which have been swep,
over by successful revoue rs, the vital iR.sresta
of the people h,ve experienced only temporary
injury. All the val ana essential institutions
have ou,Gved the shock. Form, have changed !,
Gut substances remained. The inner life Of the
people is the same, and the things they hold most
dear, though their outward relations aye altered.
All the good, in x vernmeDt, which their civic
worth entities shen TO, they retain, or speedily
regain. Thus revolution in France is bat rip
pie on the surface. The national spirit, ins,i,u-
tons, and essential forms and methods Of inter
course, business, and law, flow on the same, sub
stan.i4lly, under kins, Constituent Assembly,
Consul, Emperor, King again, Emperor once
more, and .hen King, and then President, and
finally Emperor. France survives Revolutions,
never but tor moment sinking below her own
moral aud spiritual level, never but for moment
rising above it. REVOLUTIONS in France are like
!, The winds which sweep over her, not m .tcrAlly
touching her, though for the time Causing her
forests aud harve.,s to bow befor. them
am apptehen>iye, however, of no such out
ward change in our government. No, at all.
But il there should be some slght modifc I'll N
OF our political system, a. the result of the pre- en-;
"ar-as there may be; and even il there should
De a great aud radical mod ication which do
not eheve there will he,,here is not the slight.
est probability that the unde-life Of the nation
wou d b. disturbed. We should continue 10 BE-