Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-12

conVlcuon tnet no stated WorsnlPPoR
in this sanctuary is SO false to his
God and his country, so fsithless to his brave
brethren in arms, so disloyal to the memo
ries, suferings, and achievements Of his ia
theirs, so recreant to the demands and hopes
of the future, so utterly apostate from all
that is good in the Republic, as to consent BY
his suffrage, at such an hour as this, to weak
en- and disheartsn the General Government,
and fill the hearts of rebels and oppressors
with unwonted joy. May this young,
but powerful commonwealth, in her great
and growing prosperity, be spared the deep
disgrace and disaster Of being morally asso-
oiated with the impious hosts of rebellion,
and plunged into bloody strife within her
own fair bordersI Let US do our whole duty
as freemen in the pending election, and with
Gods blessing, this great calamity shall be
sverted, and all will be we'll, "Who is on
the Lords side let him come forth"
Passing from this particular application,
the preacher proceeded to q more general
discussion of the position of those who nay
be declared to be on the Lords side.
J. They recognize the moral claims Of the
cause of humanity. There dwell in their
breasts habitual sentiments of regard for
truth and right, and their controlling pur-
pose is to respect the proper feelings and
lawful interests of their felloW-men. Their
constant endeavor, in their intercourse with
others, is to conform to the recognized rules
Of uprightness and fairness. They cherish
a hearty sympathy with the wronged and
the burdened and the suffering classes of
the human family, Of every measure are the
objects of their special charities and system
attic ezertions.
They embrace the spiritual interests of the
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lation of man to God, as well as his relation
to his fellow man. These social relations
are important, and the redress of earthly
wrongs and the removal Of human miseries
are worthy objects, but still more important
are our spiritual and eternal relations. 1t
is a sacred mission of humanity, to break the
yoke of an aceursed slavery, and restore to
the oppressed and crushed heirs Of immor-
tality, his God-given rights-the sanctities
Of home, the free develop
ment of his powers, the treasures
of knowledge and the pursuits of honor and
happiness. But is it not sublime work to
deliver the bond-slave of Satan, and confer
upon him the sweet liberty Of the sons of
God ? to cheer the outcast wanderer Of earth
with the grateful prospect of a homo in the
skies, and recover him to the endearments Of
a Divine and forgiving love, and the untold
bliss of an Infinite Fathers benedictiOn2
Recognize, then, the moral claims which
meet you in your civil and social relations,
and be the undaunted champions of the fee
BILE and defenseless, of the injured and suf
fering speak valiant words for truth, and
freedom, and justice do what lies in your
power to relieve of its woes the burdened
heart of humanity, and to bring to an end the
disgraceful works Of the unprincipled and
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nocence and the gains of ungodliness, and
whose successes are private wrong and public
disaster. Embrace, with hearty approval,
the objects of that kingdom, which is spirit
ual and immOrtal-seeking above all per-
sOnal ends, the peace and prosperity of Zion.
Devote yourselves, with an unreserved con
secratiOn, to the service of Imnanuel-fnd-
ing your highest enjoyment in communion
with heaven, in the interchanges of Chris
tian fellowship, and in the new born breath
ings of the heirs of heavenly grace. And,
belonging to the Lords side now, you shall
be recognized as his when the conflicts of the
earth and sin shall have been succeeded by
the fruits of faiths victory and the lasting
repose of heaven.
ERIE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH,
A concluding passage from the Sermon Of
Reverend S. B. Page, Pastor of Erie Street
Baptist Church, delivered yesterday morning
on the duties of citizens to their country.
When any one cannot sustain the Govern
ment under which he may live, he should
leave it with as little delay as possible.
Leave it for his own peace and that country's
good. We have no sympathy with traitor
Gus hands or traitorous hearts. A national
enemy is worse, and more to be dreaded than
q personal enemy, whose revenge is satisfied
when one is sacrificed, but an enemy to his
country seeks the ruin of all. This is why
laws against treason are so severe, for it is
considered, and treated, as the greatest crime
that can possibly be committed. It attacks
directly, the supreme authority of the ma
ton, and is the most aggravated and helm
GUS. A traitor, like a pirate, is an enemy to
mankind, and can never be respected by any
nation, or restored to confidence and esteem.
The names Of Aaron Burr, Benedict Arm
old. Jefferson Davis, Floyd and Stephens,
will go down to future generations associated
with Judas Iseariot, a Cataline, Robes
pierre, as enemies of God and man
This is a serious time in our national af-
fairs, demanding " thoughts that breathe,
and words that burn"
The false cry of peace, when there is, and
can be no peace, till the glorious object Of
our contest shall be obtained" may delude
US.
To stop where we are is to give up all to
Southern traitors, and to admit their exhor-
bitant and unjust demands, and become our
selves minions of slaves. We have too long
nourished the serpent in our bosom, to
change his nature and render him harmless
in future by wrapping the cloak of peace
over his guilty head. The past is instructive;
let rs not disregard the lessons of history
let us not look merely st the surface of things
This war must end where it began-in the
midst Of those who, without the least provo
cation, brought it on. A united North will
speedily end it there. A diUided North and
digidei Country will bring it here, send il
eUeryt5here, and continue it till ruin comes
upon all, and our quiet and peaceful home:
become the abode Of strife, our churches and
hospitals, our popular and plentiful currency
mere waste paper, and freedom, prosperity
and honor, here find a common grave. And
in the language of Robert Hall, in similar
crisis in England, " If Liberty is suffered t.
expire here, whence is it ever to emerge il
the midst of thick night that will invest it. ,
Where, would ask, shall it ever find anoth.
er asylum? Who will have the courage t.
plant the tree of liberty on any soil?
The speaker then referred to the epithet!
"heady" and high-minded," defining
them and applying them to the present is
sues. He also analyzed the deletsrious in
fuence of the PopO against Republican in
stitutions among our Catholic citizens, ant
proved all traitors, heady and high-mind.
ed" at heart in unison with rebellion. Tht
man who votes for YalIsndigham votei
against his country, his religion, his Savior
and his God.
The speaker speke of the gigantic prin
ciples at stake, aud to the fact that the Who'll,
worlds looking to US, and appealed mos
eloquently to his hearers to save the STATE
from the rule of 4 convicted traitor, to lister
to the cries Of the rebels in sympathy will
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