The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-04
SERMON By REV. DIR. CRARY.

The sermon was DoSed upon Luxe 4: 16-Zz-
the subject, The acceptable year Of the Lord"
Gods - acceptable year" is the grand jubilee
Of the nations, the sabbatic cycle coming fost.
Divine wisdom divided time into hebdomadal
periods-the week. the Sabbath of years, the
jubilee at the close of the seven Sabbaths of
years-the millennium.
Christ breaches ''glUl idings TO the poor
SANDER on the Son of God, endorsed by
nation, defiantly bruited against the conscience
of the world, and supported by an appeal to
arms, makes the continent reel like drunken
man. and the people tremble as in an earth
quake.
He is sent to proclaim g the recovering Of sight
to the blind" Christ is g. the light of the
world All reforms are under his guidance;
are improving in morals and in piety. Our
chronic stinginess has broken down before the
urgent demands of charity. and every benevo-
lent association finds itself nObly sustained,
while the nation pays hundreds of millions to
carry on this most just, most righteous war
against Gods enemies and ours.
He comes ito set at liberty all that are
bruised" Christ is interested in the present
war. Many men are msled. who will one day
get their eyes open and turn with unwOnted
enthusiasm to the country. There is right
and wrong side to this question. The cause of
our country is the cause Of humanity. The
army intends to set at liberty all that it finds
an army-goes with it-inspires it will give it
victory. for it is on his mission. The Army of
the United States is the nOblest, most intelli-
gent, most patriotic, most honest, the world
has ever seen. The very elite of the country
are in the army, and notwithstanding its wick
- -, spko and
piety, to the home population. Make circle
around st. Paul that would include as many
men as would be found in two brigades and we
would be willing to take any two brigades in
the army composed of white men. and agree to
find as much piety toward God and honor in all
things, as can be found here. They would be
as genteel as intelligent and as sober, and their
patriotism is at par, while ours lie about forty
per cent. discount.
Christ comes "to preach tie acceptable gear
of the Lord"-the jubilee of a thousand years,
and for this we will bless God. The church is
to work out, under the guidance of her Head,
the great salvation; she is to bring 1.-THE ac-
ceptable year of the Lord" Every victory of
our army is victory of civilization over barba
rism, of truth over falsehood, of freedom oyer
oppression of Christ over his enemies. Our
war is not for us alone, it is for the world and
ages to come. 1t hastens the Millenium-it is
the grandest contest Of time. Before this re
OolllOU SuOulU iltIdlu CIlu, VIC WOtiu
the old men at the affairs, and stir their blood
with the fires of youth we would arm every
minister and every man, and let the women.
like the ancient German matrOns, go to the
war, to help by every means, their lords. We
would conscript the last man in the republic
and let him die in duel with the last rebel, be-
fore we would suffer this atrocious conspiracy
to succeed; conspiracy which has shamed
that of Cataline; treason that blanches every
other the world has seen.
| Christ's sympathy for all that is good and
hatred for all that is vile. is plain. 5
The closing remarks were as follows:
We should earnestly and heartily sympa-
tie with the army and navy. In the language
of Gov. Swift we wsuld say: !" Let us call for
| Gods blessing upon them in field and camp
and hospital, and let us remember in sympathy
those whose houses and hearths mourn for
loved heroes who will celebrate Thanksgiving
Day with them no more" .---;lbs
We must not be contented with praying for
the army, we must express our interest in our
brave men personally by contributions to the
Sanitary and Christian Commissions; by q
hearty support Of the government, and espe-
cially by oritsng TO the soldiers Many Of you
have never seen Mail Day and the distribution
of letters and papers to our boys in the f1eld.
Behold the scene! - s9l o.ll
The mail has come; the Post Master huTries
to his quarters, distributes the mail by COM
panies, delivers it to the Orderly Sergeaats and
then these give out to the men. Yonder the
home sick boy reads kind, loving letter from
! his mother, the teazs follow - his eyes run