Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-10

For the State Sentinel.
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% II for Christ assure you that do this with an
h,nest purpose. and cOnhdt nt trust that il will Do
good had hoped that some one better quail I
fed would have taken the responsibility OF al
dressing YOU, but have hoped in vain. Nv
short experience has taught me that there are but
fes persons willing 20 forfeit their reputation. 4
much less 10 run the risk of public censure per
secntion. open violence Be this as il may,
am persuaded that nothing good. great or praise I
worthy can be accomplished without risk therefore
trusting to the guidance of the HOLY Spirit ard 1
the protection Of Almighty God | shall least
the bread upon the waters, expecting To find il 1
after many DAVIS Aud would il not be well, 4
nv brethren, TO pause moment first. and prayer +
fully enter into close examination Of the spirit
that has prompted you in your thoughts. words. 4
feelings. actions. desires and determinaiionsl I
But do you ask how shall try theml | an
swer by the word OF God: IF they speak not
according to this word, il i because there is TO
light in them" Ministers as well "a Others are |
liable to be deceived; they are but men and by /
nature no better than those around them; but by !
grace and by virtue Of their commission they /
claim. and ought TO possess superior intelligence
and morality Were il otherwise how could |
they exert a controlling influence over the Masses
But how are we to know the difference between
truth and error: true and false rel gOn true min
listers aud false teachersf | answer again bv the
word Of Cod "By their fruits We shall know
them" But what are the fruits of the spirit
viz: Love Joy, peace, long suffering. gentleness
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Against
such there is no law" Nv brother have YOU
the spirit of Christi Have you the above fruits
How necessary they TO make you successful
in your work minister of the New Tesla
ment. You can not be a true minister Of Christ
without them. eff We have not the spirit of
Christ, We are none Of his" Oh. how MANY pro
fe-s to belong Christ who know not Christ
How many profess To preach Christ who have not
the spirit of Christ-neither do they preach
Christ How many have left their calling IA
ministers and engaged in secular employ ments
How many have left their focks to be scattered
and devoured by the great enemy OF souls, and
who have laid aside Their ministerial robes and
with arms in hand have gone TO the field of con
hIct and deadly strife to bathe their hands i'm
their fellows blood They come back with
their garments stained with human gore
and assume to be ministers of Christ
and are not those who uree them on guilty be-
fore Godf But what does the word OF God saw
"Our weapons not carnal. but spiritual and
mighty through God 10 the pulling down of the
strUngholds Thou shalt not kill > The
servant of the Lord must not strive" The
wrath Of man. worketh not the righteousness of
God. Follow peace with all men. and holiness.
without which no man shall see the Lord "
blessed are the peace IN kers for they shall bs,
called the children of God" &c A strange in
faiuaton seems to have stolen over the
minds of majority of the ambassa
doris OY Christ and Obscured for the
time being. the light of revelation The saliva
ton of souls is no longer the prominent object be-
fore their minds; other thoughts and other Ob
iects engros. their attention. They have lost
sight OF thlt truth which declares, He that
winneth souls is wise" and Others have gone in
the Way of BALKAN for reward Hence they
cater To the fancy Of those who siy, "Professedly
pleasant thingsl" and of whom they expect to be
rewarded
And here let me call your serious attention to
another and more prominent point. one thar has
and will effect seriously. your usefulness rs min
| listers OF Jesus Christ, mean the part YOU have
taken in bringing about, and the influence YOU
are still exertng in keeping up our present un
| happy sectional troubles The charge has been
made and | fear with too much truth. "That if il
had not been for the active part taken by minis
tiers OF the gospel this bloody civil strife would
| never have taken place" How far YOU are
eharge,ble for this war am not prepared to say
| This much do saw Had YOU exerted YOUR in
fuence against undue party spirit instead of help
| ing it on. and had confined Yourselves wholly to
the ai, ice of Christ and his apostles in attending
exclusively to the requirements OF your commits
| sion which To preach the gospel of peace. YOU
might have prevented il | awfully fear
that those of you who have engaged so heartily
|
of the slain upon your garments Their blood
will witness against you nj the judgement seat of
| Christ. The cry of the orphan. the distress OF
the WIDOW and the waillngs Of those lost through
your advice and influence will strike terror thv
| guilty soul, and do you still cry blood. blood
more blood? Have we not had blood enough?
| Are YOU already drunken with the blood of
your yictimsI Have we not had distress enoughl
/ and can you "a a minister OF Jesus laugh at
/ hmm hut
| Have We not hid destruction enonghI Oh. mon
ster in human form. you claim the spirit of
| that blessed Jesus, who wept at human suffer
ings? Go hide myself from human gaze until
possessed with better spirit. and may God grant
unto the. repentance unto life.
And wonld it not be we'll my brethren. to begin
to consider the effect this struggle will have uOon
the morals of the nation! Ii we will hut take the
past and the present an index to the future it
/ will be sad enough NV very nature shrinks
| from the contemplation OF so gloomy a picture
/ Nv soul sickens at the thought of deeds
terrible and scenes more horrible and bloody
| than those already past. In the moral world
how the mighty have fallen! If we turn to view
/ civil and fashionable society, how they have be
come contaminated. IL is no uncommon thing
10 hear of adulteries. libertnsm and prostitution
| in the higher walks of life; murders. thetts and
| every species OF dishonesty and infdeliiy. walking
/ in open daylight and without rebuke: drunken
ness. profanity, lying and deception; Sabbath
breaking, seductions. &c The time was when
/ men aud women were asht mel OF what they now
glory in. The ministry rebuked sin; now. fear,
\ they too often wink at IT, Hence the boldness of
the wicked Too many run with the multitude
to DO evil. because il is popular; it will not do.
they say, TO rebuke sin in rulers-iti is because
/ of fear. Ii JEFF Davis and his Cabinet, aud
Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet, and all the
/ Governors. Judges and contractors. and all the
officials of the land. don't repent and turn TO God
| they will be damned rs soon the poorest beg
| gar in the nation God is M respecter of persons
salvation i provided and offered 10 all. the poor
| as we'll as the rich We are in trouble rs IA
! tinn: and whilst not TO stop and in
quire who l. most Co blame, We are not TO lose
time in eliminating and terminating each other
/ and thereby begetting "A worse spirit than we al
/ ready have among the people: and by using hard
names. one u the other. producing discord. which
will eventually u not checked. end in open coli
sion And then, who can conceive OF The wide
spread ruin that wilt result from this unnecessary
unchristian and dangerous course. And do We
not hear Christian ministers often indulging in
this way while heir lips should be engaged in
PRAYER 10 the Almighty 10 turn away his wrath
and sntre u n an undivided nation and a people
that shall honor God and his cause by doing jus
lce and loving mercy. &c AM how much more
in keeping with the spirit of the Gospel .'Griev-
Gus words stir up strife: but soft answer turneth
away wrath " Kindness begets kinduess and