Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-08-13
The Bible and the Times.

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Tunes we live in? Were the upheavngs and coono+; 20
sWangs TO and tro Of the kingdoms and nations Of bi
e'n century, known to the Infinite One ages upon aooe
has God, IN the Book said any thing by which
know something OF the whereabouts of the world on the
It's oesy Is there no clue by which can be known even
~ ~ w s'ase IN It's route towards its end that this earth
has come to ON its journey? There are prophecies are b
ulfled or are they being fulfilled and are the + -
live IN but the opening Of grand DRAMA gander than any bb
erto IN the Divine economy relative to the human race and the
accomplishment of Gods great purpose concerning man
Men VINO believe in vertabe Godan actual God that rules
IN tne universe cannot fail have questions of this sort
coming up before their minds these momenous times for e
age is pregnant with something something wonderful and al
though the surface of things men figuring in their
way plotting devsng arranging dsarrangng marching coun
termarchng setting some up setting down. Staying and
being sain yet at the back all this rather high over all
this believer in veabe God conceive of an agency at
work. who amidst all this the dignity Of his matchess power
and WISDOM is bringing pass his grand purposes long pur-
posed and perhaps long ago ootod prophesy we only
could that prophesy read and understand.
The most remarkable Of all this nineteenth cenu-
ry In before at least soft has the
Of darkness and the elements gh-he principles virtue and
the principles Of yany stood forth confronting another
battle array close and determined consng the right
rule before Think did right and wrong ercey
gappe with each other for the ascenancy they do just now
and the destruction of property and the destruction of
human life sacrificed to such extent they now
rbe contest whether the principles of orde of right of
humanity the principles of tyranny and desposm shall gov
There have been civil before, but civil of
acy the type the raging this continent has
been before This involves questions Of prodgous import
ance this nation merely but to humanity in every nation
and the magnitude Of the used carry on without
parallel
Rome in the days Of her power arayd her armies against
each other under the lead Of Caesar and Pompey the bat
tie Pharsaa in which the fate of the Republic was sealed
Popey commanded army of only oryve thousand loot and
seven thousand horse while that of Caesar who gained the
tory only half large In the conflict that arose
after the death of Julius Caesar between Brus ana asss on
the side and Antony and Octavius on the ohe "he
the largest Roman armies that had been seen were marshal
led against each other each party led 70 battle about one huuo
thousand men
England has been the theatre of bloody connections In the
reign Of Charles the st civil war ragged with Jury Az [ne
battle Marston Moor the most numerous armies met that
were engaged during the war they had put
soldiers side Cromwell entire army, oy when the hao
subdued and kept in subecton amounted on le Who
only about fifty thousand The revolution 1855 oy wch
the dynasty of England changed, was accomplished oy
am Prince of Orange with army OF fifteen thousand
History has recorded these revolutions and as great
events record Of this American civil war VIII hoW all
this in the shade Over one million OF brave dtteneG & mi
armed engaged in active hostes against each Vhe
this contest The federal government has caed to le o
and had in service hundred thousand men, ana
now calling three hundred thousand more Inc
ons have had nearly if not altogether as many ana such
niance and instruments of destruction were never before
into service to demosh and destroy while ago forty pounde
cannon were considered formidable but now we hear OF one nun
red and three hundred FOUNDER What weapons OF de
truction! =, ~, :; ro,,orlo
m aner Is it possible that in that chapter any auSlon IS m
to the scenes and commoons passing on the eartn Inc
shirts like frogs coming of the mouth OF the dragon Wa
hev but the unhoy doctrines and foul theories poP'S" ~
n6da nhilosophers concerning Cod reVeatol anu nu
resnonsibltv the monstrous anacss propagatea oy c
os nreenders to religion in mormonsnns ana
and s,r anningsms the abominabe teachings PoPagu ~
bloc hearted poiticians that certain class OF =
riohte on This earth that another class is ooun 70 d
t snrs are not uncean enough-oul enougn-poGeei i e
1l anonoh then the bottomess pit tse1 IS no. lo ~
ra Il tbrouob and what things more unclean can oe b
hon s,,cb doctrines and what more vicious eao +;a
MOI ;bt and human veal be found there Inan 'ie
t "a nronanators of such doctrines? Verlly' ue th
t I In focs are let loose and their slime Is PoiSs % h
bl;t;s of men The end is not yet the oaCue b;fno
b bnt opened and that it is openeo I Lnd ar6
] t 90 on the earth must be purged 1Ie re- l anu h said
ve roeTs but they efectual ana tne
that he % thoroughly purge his hoor anu Let every
[ il Tertable God hope, and beleve anu anu @ oo still is an6
% ~ davdraweth nigh; that GOD tnae was t SD crushed
ol m ~ enemies to his government are m utte ] +
d h ba reion forever He intereseu ~ th that many
~ fd The interest of his church on tne ~ i an invisible
% ~ ~, lns in nations permitted h;b nlatorm-
oo eTs ~ work to bring up humanity on TO s"0i
to open for 1t a brighter day
,rondorfu that Christ should love r us hon We VI
~" .l1uor becauSe they are Dete ''