Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-24

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One Of the tea,uros soarsva tin, Am. .r,,
| Of the sin a, Amsrieaa n sve,y H. ,,s - ~
with God, sunremacv and ,Se a,,sa,iS ss;'
over the .,uIs Of men. 'Cbsis, cowms.sra ah"s u.
preach the gospel to sll The Jews forbade tbs
prs,ehing Of the gospel 70 the oen,iless ThI.
mn nneo r " sae y, c'p 0, neI siu'' snd wf.h esn'
~ ps.d ,as Ribao aue,mo s.no IN nfm Lear
sembIe 10 hear the go.ps are 4 IN he hssd. .,
the MASTER. Tn, slave is chsttsi Millions 81
slaves arc BY law shut nut from the gospel, in Vi
,o ,n1n ha ~ an1 o. me gPspe!; As class w.
10 teach , coIossd NJ n.rsoo ~ 70 ,'n re.% y, eoan.r .
read the scri tunes which God eomm,nds III :,
search-this !. criminal of,nce by the sts,u,eir,f
ever slave State on, gerhups excepted And IN
,ha Una, Is.e me d~ OF o.apery IN fnect shut %.
he serpf@res and TO e1ov ~ ,bs ,;sb,. Ss oa ,Ss
gospel Without rnoIesistioa. - -
compsiibie. This, the hisiofy OF slavery and the
ls,,e,a sni car..c,sn,s ;nno, nonu 20 =, ~, -
the Bible The ysry f,v eroen,isn. con,,sb.na "a
Of the slave code b1, confirm he usneraI lruti,
From the p.st as our stand point, hsw dark .ths
picture o, me luiure q ionr mill n. Of peri'hin!
uns tn.,, ~ pos.sy doomed @ "sas Ant
rebellion AZ our stand .ooin,. now nd H. ,a,n,s
Of on enslaved race, slavery once extended ov =
the North American continest, an strengthened
ana s es,ael,,hed ~ by statute sccordiag 70 iSe de-
no.i,i.U " csnI snIensas h'as unss out sne in,sI-
lend 10 The sIays, the 0o.ne, % Of N. B;n,
Forhalf a csnturs the friend, Of. .the slsys
and of a free sosnel for ali have looksj
upon the dark field of slavery. As more DAT
perhaps, than any other dark place Of horrd
cruelty on earth, They have Iooksd unoa
India. China, ali ba,tbendom~unop -tbe
Empire Of the Turkman-unop the strons.
hold, of toe man of sin: YET upon Iii tbess
with hone. and cheering nrss,.s. ~ ths q.
moval Of syerv barrier r. ths entr.ncs ana
.nyesd T " nf ,hs R;Sis snd - I'm .osn.l sn nj ~,
tbsir ordinary .ecomnsn;m IN. vhs.
iookina A. tbs conj;t;no &c ths .j.,s .m,
rounded by b,rr;.r. mers forn,;d.bis thsn
Chinese wall. The hsart rev sickI .Hov fo
br.y. a Soutbsrn psnsf cods. and NOR.
formid, bic min. Southern and No,tbsyn
nr,;nJ;c. dsnx;.s sh. a,ior.d ..sns
r;sbt. ~ ~h;,. h; 9.n i hnmuJ "a ,..,,so.
wa, Ia The M,ss;onsrv = ous.t;on ;nyolv;n.,
cruel nsrseentinn' ana even m.r,rSop,
rs,lf Rnt God b.. s,;d S..eba- ,ro,,H ~
III. br,,,, ami t6orn, ooo;as, .,,- IN 6ot,I. . \
,oo,,Lj mn hro,oh t6eo T..no,H k,.~,, sh.,.,
tooetbcrn This ysb.li.en I;ndlsa h. Grs
! The fesble bri.r, and thorn. NJ ,hs rshsl
,l.yeholaers mas. .v.y bstcr. ths consrr,-
| ins anger of God. vhs,. IN syenss hi. nesr
! he ross in ansvsr 10 oonosrtnd nysssy. .(sad.
ing dsy and uisht. the nrom;ss NOV MlG;.
ing Far fhs snnrcs.,en oT Hs .oor,1 f,-
The mohjno of he n,s,iv. uon ,o;H 7 a,;..
snjI III, Toyd ,sW ,cj lin, :. sof.t,, To,;,
| hin tho, nu6,th oII;D, TIE iss, Ss,r;Sr
! "a ne R;bls and . fr.. .o.n.i h. h.~n
J hrs.ch.d. shs breach il v;dsn;n. .-.r, ~
/ And ths bearsrs of ths hs.nsr oi IL. so,s
! ,,nta n s,s;n, IN nnf,r3;n. =. l,osJ SI..
under winch. and the a. a. shs iIniSS'
I hundrsds of thousspds are now sittias. q
under their own yine and a. trse. s.d No
soul drivsr's lssh to maks afra;d vhile h>ar-
| inr the "vouderfuI vorks Of God" GIori-
| evsrv Chr;.s;en. and eveyv isvI nssr;cs
our assembline here to-dav-to 's.;vs 49, =
| 10 the Lord of lord.. for hi, mercv .ndu l.tS
Eoreyer '"'- --,I Ia TrH>sf
TODAY Missionaries. teacher, and sCha,-
l.ins by Hundreds are ,d;lv' smnl.v.d n
the work Of elsvatinr the frssdm.n hv ii. !.
knovledee Of letters. ths Bible and tEs
re.pel. Thousands can nov rad tbs B;bje.
who before tbi, rebellion knsv .ot . lcttsr
Hundreds of solai.rss-.nd Chaplsins in
the army, are smbr.ci pe eysry ODD ortunitv
of giving instructions TO the eoutrsb bsuds. -
Few soldiers now of ali oar srmies bus r..
ioice in the spportuuity Of doins ,ornet6ine
in this work. Thousand, upon thoussD1s
ara GLADLY giving for This csnss y Hu.drads
are Wiling and waiting 10 enter .bis.6eld n
interest and promisa-Ood !. IN tkis esJ,Ae
win not stretch her hand 70 God in vain.
From this 6sld, now opsned by shis as-
bellion. We NAV look a 4 stsndnu:stu y spd