The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-02

HONEST and sincere in your professions ui dosl'c
to serve him, though IN your own way, you would
love him, but OF thus yuU give no evidence; for it
YOU loycl him YOU would obey hs commands keep
his prcrptS aud obey his outhorty. Nou would
not prolauc his name, dcsccrats his holy day, and
neglect many cf the means ot grace aud some Of
the riches, ordinances of Gods house While We
do these things, Il is IN vain 90 say that vc love
God; for "hc that lovcth me- SAYS God, keep
eth NV commandments. aud while We neglect any /.
known duty-thucs which orc plainly revealed to p
US We are not rendering TO God the things which
are Gods
Now, m, friends, ir It is the duty Of the Govern
mcut rs we Oclicye IL Is, to punish those who deny
it its just claims, IS i, not Gods preWgatiye, or
duty, it we may So speak, 90 punish any who re- I
fuse o him his iust duts2 Is It rcasnulhlc that
God should bc neglected with impunity? That his
authority should be rcCutcd at pleasure? That his
commandments should bc obcyed ur djsoheyCd as
our evil hearts may themselves determine May
W. rvbrl against Cod when We desire, AMI carry
our rebellion To such degree as W. may wish
NUv, Won who do so must pass Judgment upon
yourselves. You know God must rmlsh Nou for
not rvNl l,rnC unto God the things that are Gods'
for God iSu Jealous God - the Lord vyyugcth,' 10
"thc Lord will takN vengeance On his udvcr>arvs,
and he rcscrycth wrath Tor his cucmias I" " he will
not acluit tie Wicked Some have ryol.iug and
rcbcllious hearts who "rchclaeajustG light" Who.
SoevCr rebclleth against light. and rcptutcth not
shall die for Gods language Is, " Woe to the
/ rchclltuus children" God "haS uourishud Nou,'
still you "hlvc rcbcllcd against him" DO you
ask, "What must we do We feel that we ARE
rebels against Gods righteous government and de-
/ serve his wrath aud curse tor over say orc
. pcut, aui turn unto the Lori, who will have mercy
/ upon you." In his mercy he will save YOU; tor
che hath no pleasure In tia death ot the wickcd;"
/ but yoVr rebellion deserves punishment and il you
/ do not repent and acknowledge Your allegiance to
! him, he must in his Justice, punish YOU. q, come
be reasonable, b. loyal to the government of God,
as we'll as that uf man. We owe obedience to our
. Government, because we believe 10 10 hc the ordi
. dance ut God. Surely tGe government ot God II.
self as much deserves oUr allegiance. Iuraltv to
Gods government, therefore, does not interfere
with LOYALTY to earthly Sover'iUS. Christianity is
in perfect harmony with patriotism. Religion and
the state Urc not Ut variance. Tho purcsi Christi
ans have always been the trucst lovers of iur and
liberty, There is then, no excuse for your rebel
lion against God and his righteous prcccpS. Bat
il YOU will rebel against lght against know ledge,
and against vuur own judgments, must simply
give YOU God sentence upon you. lie says, " II
We rebel against the commluiutu.s Of the Lord,
then shall the hand of the Lord he against you.'
But If YOU Will fear the Lord and serve him, and
obey his voice, and not rebel against linn, hc will
in his mercy, pardon Nuu, AMI own you rs his
loyal subjects. VIII you do these things? This is
the tribute God asks. win YOU now " render
unto God the things that are Gods" as our Sa
vior CniOinS upon lis
But il is not only the duty of individuals to rcn.
der unto God that which is his, but also of the
Government. Have we, as Il nation. rendered unto
God that which is Gods? True, Christianity has
. characterized us bat aayr We been As true, sin
- @-"."S' VIZ 81 ,iH,'",' ~ We S'n"," % ~,
I scattered Gods Word broadcast over the land,
Placing 1t IN every lanN, ana IN every man
mana l5@ur hrlIuanIN unused ,ikG SAT- 'hFougn
hc """'' I9h' nave we 't' R our lEIl sI"' Gl ven Gu
10 "iHet uau"hS as we WEht nave d'he nave
/ we given Of our means, as God prosptrcj Us. for
tHt'N''"s'Vh OF hl7 "'E'''i ana E'orN OF MS n"'r
nave we, rs a ua'l"h' t'H'''tu Un'o YOU Hv',''
worship InEe, an" s''' '''' us i' "'tu'H'N an" "y
S,INVN an now E"iI' we 'Ic III II" "''' !lI,,E''
How reasonable il is, tEcu, that lust ami Jealous
N"I SHOULD luh'>" US s'INtE'i a'h's' V' l.' our
nSi"!"IN' |, we GO NOT R"'no'' ewes n'lI'
NE ItIt"' VI WI S''.. ANY S,'N' t"C NV 'uN '%"E WV
/ We nave H''""U' "',HH IH'' VIC "l"SS' PS'lS"'
'"I "S """"" ''"' WI" "'' st'Ne ''c i'''" must
PcdiSu
me iiEh''onS are ur SAit "I t'r Sa''"' are
Iie'V I's''."S u ue' 'T'NH" !" va, i'"t u S',t
Know tNrrr l. WlcA'"n'SN enough IN II 20 curse H.
Iu' we Vl'' 'A''E are 'e ilGh'rnuT iieh III II II"
u"n save II iron" "rsHuCu"n' W 'E' us an return
uu'o "H "oH' l'' US '"N'o'c "u''e'tVs, "u' "u Ii"H
+ 'V' W." mc'VN aug E'"IG w vs. ,'lN'"","! :
I pray lAai ne VII! '''.'N pl'5S t"c 'hous'h'S "i
n"urh'IS 'lu Hun''t's III our "'ru' III cons iu%enyT %
VI U!'a i''u-n -n'''' y' S'l't' pi"! l'.i' ''e WI
N"Hi'''' "h" c"''S"'' 'l,e weeping Ni'"MS' u''
mourning Vni''I,I' am ''' U"'o,"s"''N II 'Ir''H'
/ lc' us pray lH'' "'n VIII GN'Apiisn our hAtonauN
/ WHt' an" srol-'F' ''al ne Nll'' in lle mysteries
vi I'N P"N'E"'t' C,'Sc I'V'h"" aN'' every Sta'n
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midst If ain, clnuI and tb% .frrn, nnj Will, tLo
p. L"a,,n. h,yn sn.n, n srrcl,,,.i ,yiI fin, bnnlr
L.ls ,r v.r,t, IL G,ol of ,,,l Ion sl,r,, has b,,,,
ro,,r,,l down upnu ms from r,, Throne nr Na,cv
/ and s,y.d our nation from Jo.,,,,rti.r, I,t ,s
rr,isn God ont of tJ,, midst uf tL. H,,u,.s nv
t.,r.rs Tbnrn i rposnu f,,, t,rl,sri,inc Sham,
on fine h,oyr-rongu,d ,nurn,,,r,r, tnot can GnI nn
can, ,f or,,tituIr eyrp in mis- i'm, of war Thrl
what miGht have b,cn. if instead Of sending oniy
uc sword Which is but one of Ills tour sor, iudT-
u,puts tol had scrt y the trrril rnoinrrv If IFS
Lnt i,li,rpntnn and s,vrnt ,cr,ss oTr rtI ,lIiors
land with oll his fiery rhorints t,rrthrr9 Whit
then? What if The "prstilrnce ibat walLcth in
darkness" had becn allowed fn Groom st,,Iflilv
down the Atlantic coast and alone tho Culf and
m, the Nssis,ippi MOVING down ,,ur citjz,n sol
dicrs in rroat sWaths md uuu. r,,ipg I'm, arms of
hra,r mon who mr., rhcr. to viaId fn ro I'm, hut
death What if loan y1unt rlnsn, Famine had
also bocn scnt tLr3uoh tbr Land and n,r cry had
rome mn from millions of rlou,bs ,. food and the
gIure Of the UtiIc.s heavens and tLc blirLt of the
barren carrL lad made men mad Win Llnrrr and
led mothers Il, eat their own fish, Surh tLinos
have been on that with the sword II has NOT
sent also the famine and tbo uoisone hnos and tbn
prstilrncp. let us thank God my hearers ThnpK
Him for our broad acre, of golden rru,n for thn
garner, choked with the harvest Thank Him
for causing thc earth SO abundantiy to lrinr fort,
h. + increase, that we can scatter our bread mon