, 1863-05-01

hug Of the Russian Bear.- Bhe Will yet mako
that claim good. Italy from tho more fatal
Wherever the claim Is also claim iIlsss to i've
higher life, it is sure to be made good. God
Wall vindicate his own. He IS with the
strongest battallions, but that is because, in
nc long run. the strongest battallions arc
those that are with Him.
Tell me now, then, the great purpose Of
this revolt. and will tell y0u whether It can
succeed. Is it to raise u nation in the scale of
lie: Is 1t to let oppressed men go free: Is it
to unfetter the intellect, to quicken tho life?
Dc these men propose to make free q noblcr
religious faith, that has been put down by
0espotic power? Is the home to be moro
pure and holy than It ever Was before: Is 1t
TO Lift away feather weight Of tyranny? As
the Lord liyeth, not one Of these things. But
power in which no free thought can live; to
conform into deeper degradation religion
that IS already bye word and hsssing be-
fore God and man to establish Q soclal LIE so
lideous that we cannot mention Its wide
reaching and most internal aspects
to break up this best trial at q commonwealth
The world ever eaw-the hope OF oppressed
nations, the problem Of the world. The South
has fought gn1lant1y. She has shown patience,
courngc and fortitnde we cannot but admire,
She is still powerful; let us not be m1sled BY
! rumors Of her extremity to underrAte her
! power. We have done enough ofthat fooing in
TWO years to outalst century. Now, 1etus sup
pose that we appearto be no nearer to the end
than whsn we began, shall ne give up? Yes,
when We are ready to say that we do NOT
believe In God or his truth; in the powor Of
right against wrong; when we can admit that
God may be set aside. aud his cause 20 down.
| NY deepest trust to day is not In our armies,
hut III God. Still, VIC must have armies, and
| we shall have armies, If to raise them Unity
church, and every church in the land Is
drafted clean from the preacher to the organ
| tloWeF. I am glad. that preachers are not
| to be exempted. They have managed to shirk
done 60 tar, except here and there man
| whose heart is bigger than his cas5ock, Let
us take our chance, and If we are called, 90.
or pay o. run away. do not trust entirely
| n our government, our Executive, or any
| Thing we have on hand, By which to work ont
| this great issue Of the American destiny.
| Let us fast from selfpraise at least on this
day, not blowing our own trumpet, but the
| trumpet Of God will knock the walls Of this
Jericho down. Now 20 back to my lirst
lnongAt. dod mas supreme power in this
World-a deep interest in men-a church and
cause as opposed tethc church and cause Of the
! Devil The one side or the other In this con-
| test belongs to God. Rebellion claims Him.
We Claim Him. The one thing to find ont is,
which Is right-wlich chords nearest with
things are true, whatsoever things arc Of good
report? What have all the ages testified for
our respective principles. How docs the B-
bic stands How 90 great thinkers, poets,
prophets stand? I do not say preachers, be.
question On all sides. We must come back s
| finally to this: Those tina: stand with God
will win. The world, life, history Is written
all over with this testimony in letters of liT-
Ing fire,
Is God then on the side Of a free common.
wealth, or this despotism with the aristocrat
ut the apex aud the slave at the base? Is he
| on the Side Of human right or human wrong,
Of light or darkness, Of such social safeguards
and sanctitics IS We make the law Of our
life, or those hideous usages Of the pit that
away and plunge down into deeper degreda-
t{on. God knows, ftiends say this not for
war, but see no other way to solve this prob
lem except this, and tlat other, beside which
war is supreme felicity; We CAN do no other
only day to know who we fight for. Do
We belong to God or tue Devil? II the things
that arc tho Law Of thsirlife to our misguided
antagonists arc tho true things that lift men
nearer to God. and e1alt n nation, then there
man. But if the laws Of life that have made
these Free States happiest on all the earth
{and know they are, + lived Fl years in the
next bcst) If these laws are the laws Of God,
If God has deep interest in these vast antag-
onisms, and supreme power over their issues,
no man can shut. The final upshot cannot be
mistaken. will make them which say they
are OF God and arenot, but do lie, to worshipat
thy feet and to know that have loved thee.
Finally, the ultimate victory is in the hand Of
God, yet the victory for this generation de-
penjs largely on us, .sOpcc 10 eyerv man
and nation comes the moment 10 decide in
the strife of truth and falsehood, for the good
aud evil side.''
That crisis is upon US. What We do to day,
bats %na t. -Em rr-J
to ourselves, to our own life. do MT scc
into that theory Of tbc future that con hIot
fom The soul thc consciousness that I was y
mean man in tlis mighty time. hold that
ideas imrarted tn lin in ,;s ,nnt',er,s ,a11.W ne
heard them in his cradle sonnNrcai3 then, in
his erellingbook, vet cannot tell what aide
to take with all his might, either has somo
nurer t1yist in h,s naI,,5e he ,.h;oi, 10 Iii
not hc hrJ rcsnonshIr or be "' 9s r. "a da,di1 ~i,
pc,il Of having his name blottcd out Of the
book Of life and engrossed in the church
record of the devil. 1 try to see how man
who can be noble, true, s'rong for freedom
and the Union could ever become Indifferent,
but cannot understand 1t. I have but one
explanation; You have read the old history
OF now the Hebrews to1led through the will
derness, MS We toll day. How, in ono
pace, they came upon serpents that bit
lhem. BIZ good men SO that they BECAME
ne,'SSe SIr or alea ana now Moses made ser
~ 4hat ~ ~ ~ ~ ts1 ~ =, A4us us Peo"
~ 49, serPGnt ~ tue po'e dlae w serpeat
49, - b5I aW 1uo ssi lcnI ~ -toses
.,.o VIZ otlss. ..Es soncluuc lsFg1ore that Inc
,Iat; u,neas melG coppelnea1us, ana nave no eA.
i,s axoont ~ that uns sooa thga aoou.
connorha,da '' ene' 'A'e 'ssn o4'ten ~
F1fcnIs who ho,- mn +o -so, ,ot m III J..
do o,,r 1rraoIa.t 49, ~ .. 49, '' % ~ tly ~
hrood +E.,o eSa e,;tht"i us1 - pss % sIlong;
lana ~ nv s+and fast ~ Nv sseaa gooa
Tan ho ~, 90 enr tho+ ~ ~ t,ii Goues.
nnS ne"c 4nnst scn.ao ~ ~ ~, na Ycol
ona1n orar ararr stnta t w ~. LII nuhs
ssnr IN is h,,,e t,Tmsn,cnt ,1a5aa ' r,nt m,ts-
rs Teyer hcf;ore for trcedom-tha crnS.n M
blessing Of tbo world. Hold m f,rmlv eve1T
one far f;of3 il will, M We connnt f,il ~
cent We tlrst fail in onr own snmIs
s.set tha txo fo-roa ~ foot ~ toos
Ami nrery man Enowa ~ who';'he u,nno-
Whose falti, IN God has INV ront "'N.N' |
Thai zoos down dcercr than lis iinner.n
rn,x,.v c1,,n,1
,-,41,,t eno.'.n' u,
selvc9s @ were neid IN if1n1Iy at tho usual
nou5, nai1'p ~ oclock. The Rector, Key.
~ ~. 5Ia!1, omclated: AlteI morning prayer,
.ns Keet1r y. ae annonnceq ms teft: second sam
VEL ESQ the Lord was entreated for
INC laaa, and tne plagne was stayed"
=, de oegun nls oiscourso by reference to |
tue present condition OF the nation. Our |
country, ne said, Is IN the midst OF a desola- |
ting war-n war fearful in its magnitude, ter
rible In its character; brother stands against |
brother, father against the son. The two !
parts Of a once happy and prosperous-aye,
beyond precedent, Observation-Disclosures arc
arrayed In bitter hostility against each other,
We have said nnn sin sSr that mn ah,do1v