Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-09
A mnRIrED compLImnNr.

Inc Rev. William Il. England, clergy /
man of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
preached bold, fearless, and patriotic ser
mon on Thanksgiving day, to the congrega
ton of which he is pastor, at Milford in this
State. He spoke as one whose heart glows /
in love for his country, and its glorious insti
'utions of freedom and who, despite the
ciamors of traitors and peuured outlaws and
their sympathisers. is ever ready to stand by
the Union and denounce its armed enemies
in the field, and their secret abettors at
home. His Discourse is published in full in
the Peninsular Nelgs of last Friday, and will
amply repay an attentive perusal Of it, We
commend its noble sentiments to the Union
men Of Delaware.
In the course of this admirable sermon
Mr.. England compliments three true, loyal
ministers of God, who, like himself, possess
the fearless courage to stand up in the pull
pit and advocate the integrity of the Union,
and expose the Vaccinations and plots of
the rascals-once in the high places of State
who sought to destroy the government and
hiAhS Ahh Auih upNll Ant AbHhs Al
speaking of the influence and duty of the
christian pulpit in the present hour of the
nations calamity, Mr. England says
Driven from his moorlng on this point,
the caviler, either from ignorance. malice, or
some other unjustifable cause, denounces
the Church as a pioneer in our national
troubles. That three ministers of the Cos
mol Il, in, ,,F la
ness, saw the cloud approaching and like true
watchmen, as they are, sounded the alarm
from their pulpits and essayed to arouse
the public mind 10 prayer, to loyalty and
activity in defending the legacy of our fa-
thers, still red with the gore of revolution
AIRY conflict, is true and when the army of
the Government shall have returned yietori-
ously from the field of blood, and tine nation
once more breathe the atmosphere of mutu-
al peace and prosperity, the Rt. Rev. BisHoP
LEE, of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
Rev. Mr.. WIswELI., of the Presbyterian, and
Rev. j. Il. SMITH, Of our Church, will not be
forgotten"
1t will doubtless be gratifying to the Rev
gentleman to know that while he was utter
ing these complimentary sentences at Mil
ford, two of those he named BIsHop LEE
and Rev. MIR. WiswELL were, at that moment
standing in their respective pulpits like trne
christian patriots as they are, urging their
hearers with all the force of truth and elo-
quence to stand firmly by the cause of right
eous government and law and conjuring the
people, as they love religious liberty and
would preserve all the blessings of free
christian church, TO give their moral strength
and material aid to the constituted aathori-
ties of the land, to the end that honorable
peace may be restored and the rebellion
crushed out forever.
And moreover, it may not be inopportune
here TO state that these good men have the
satisfaction of knowing that they labored
not in vain on that occasion. The demand
for their Dlscourses has so far outstripped
the limit Of their respective congregations
that it has been deemed necessary by num-
Der of gentlemen to put them in more du-
rable than newspaper form That of BlsnoP
LEE is now being put into type for pamphlet
distribution with all possible despatch; and
the whole-hearted friends of the Union will
soon have an opportunity of reading the
good things which that estimable Minister
of God had to say for his country and its
glorious institutions, on Thanksgiving day.
In respect TO the sermon of that other
unfinching christian patriot-Rev. Mr.
WIswEIl--although it was published in our
weekly and semi-weekly editions of last
week, and extra copies run off, the supply
soon gave out, and large pamphlet edition
has been found necessary. 1t is now ready
for distribution, and may be had free of COS,
upon application.
1t is "a source of pride 10 christians every
where 10 feel and know that the ministra-
tions Of the pulpit are thus acknowledged
and their influences leltthroughout the COM
munityi and especially must it be gratifying
to the loyal people of Delaware. in view Of
the fact that a yigilant influence is being
constantly exerted against them by the slave
power and its traitor adherents, the enemies
of the glorious old Republic of our fathers.
We cannot but acknowledge our gratitude
to God for having blessed our little State
with these three christian pioneers, and ad
vocates of law, liberty and humanity--Rt.
Rev. Bishop LEE, Rev GEORGE +. WiswELL
and Rev. j. +. SMITH.