Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-31
for the state Sentinel
SUNDAY BEADING.


SULLIVAN, ND Oct. Is. 1893. 4
Ed. SESTINEL-Dear SIR: noticed in YOUR
Duly Of the lOth iust. an address To the Gospel /
Ministry throughout the United States. from
the pen of Rev. L q Cannon. for SUNDAY read 1
ing. So veil pleased am with the sentiment
and spirit OF the article, that have concluded /
To pen a few thoughts In addition. tor next Sun
days reading And first | take the position /
from the New Testament Scriptures. and the /
prophecies OF the Old. that the reign OF Jesus the
Christ Is emphatic,lly reign OF peace and for
that reason his subjects cannot engage IN n war !
of ae-h aud blood without iorieiting their Chris
tian character aud standing. To sustain INV 20
sitiOn offer the following:
Some 740 wears before the Christ was born.
God said by the Prophet Isaiah: Unto Us a
child u born, unto va a sou u given; and the
government shall he upon bis shoulders: and his
name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor the
Mighty God the Everlasting Father. the Prince
OF Peace. OF the increase OF his government
and peace there shall be no end, &c. Hence If
hs j. the Prince of Peace of course he Is not .he
Prince of War As there j. 10 be no end TO the
peace Of his kingdom, therefore those OF his
disciples who have gone To war have left his
Kingdom and entered into another. the character
lstic Of which il var Again, some Il2 years
prior 20 the birth OF the Messiah. God said by the
same Prophet referring 20 the character of His
reign: A bruised reed shall he not break. and
the smoking hsx shall he not quench, until he
send forth judy neat unto victory. Such being
the mild character OF his reign, IL may be truly
SAID that - inconsistent with il Again, a
the birth Ct our Lord. % give mankind clear
view of the character of his reign. God sent a
multitude of angels To the shepherds, announcing
"GlOry 10 God in the highest and on earth peace
good will towards men, for unto you Savior
is born, Who is Christ the Lord" Thus the
reign OF peace began with the birth of the Prince
OF Peace Distinguishing the dispensation
Il. l..
them IN reference to the character they must
maintain in the world. he said: Blessed are the
peace mikers Tor they shall be called the children
OF God he also taught them, saying: "lf We
do not forgive men their tresptsses, neither will
your Heavenly Father forgive your trespasses.
He taught them TO love their enemies, saying:
Bless them that you. do good TO them
tina; hate YOU, md pray for them who despitefully
use you ami prosecute you. that you may be the
children oil your Father who in Helyen'-as
much a Ia say YOU cannot be IN children on any
other terms or IT any other ch iracter is exhibited.
lie taught them that they must not kill, nor
violate the moral law. JUDGED his whole life was.
characterized Oy love and peace When about TO
leave this world he said to his disciples: my
peace leave with YOU; my peace l give unto
you He then commissioned his apostles to
preach the Gospel OF Peace to all nations, even
10 every creature 10 ali the world. And they
went forth with authority, teaching the disciples
that they must Hollow pence with all men, and
holiness. without which man shall see the
Lord They taught them that If they kept
every other comm indment, Vet If they killed,
they transgre>sOIs of the law" They
taught them 10 OOey igiStrates, to be subject 10
the powers that be, q. the Government.) and
to observe all the laws Of men that do not con
travene the laws of Christ, but IN such to
obey God rather than men. To render unto
Cesar the things that are Cesar's (Which nay in
e al hotr a,I
unto God the things that are Gods. which in
ciude their whole soul, body aud spirit.
Gods image being sttmped upon them
from the creation, and they being created anew
under the Gospel in the image of Christ, there
fore they AeUng to God; whereas Caesars image
is stamped only upon their coin and property-he
eau only lay lawful claim to it, and must give
WAY to Gods claim for their personal service
Even the trainers OF our government understood
this divine claim upon the Christian, and ingraft
Ell upon the fundamental law of our country the
privilege of exemption TO the man of God Oh
account OF conscientious scrupleS against bearing
arms. But III doing they did not exempt his
money or property IA property the government
has a claim upon, II its necessities demahd It
Now, how any Christian man can carry the
weapons OF de 9TH aud engage in human slaug hter
and not violate his conscience toward God, il be-
yond my comprehension. One thing to my mind
Is certain, and that IL, he cannot engage III such
work without doing violence TO every principle
OF the New Testament Even John the Baptist
! who was the lUrerunner of the Gospel, or golden
age, teaching the first principles of the Gospel,
| told the soldiers exact more than their law
! ful wages, aud 10 TO violence TO no mln-alf eady
! Inaugurating the phi cipie of peace that was
| characteristic of Messlah's reign Again: the
Savior taug Int the Dple that II His gdom was
OF this world hs subjects would I. ht maintain
! IL: but. SIid lie, Il !, not from hence, thereby
I'm hat ulu- rtrhf nd IN
test their iAitl. ami LOYALTY 10 Their Lord reign
/ OF terror WAS inaugurtted uriug their earthly
i pilgrimage, and tie APOSTLES and early Chris
! tians subjected 10 severe trials, to torture,
! to he giobel. were burned AT the stake, and EN-
durcd every kind Of suffering aud DEATH without
! opportunity OF defense, the civil law being
/ suspended and superseded by the military las
now They arrested by sold ers and pun
\ lshcd 10y the military authorities even unto death.
i without murmur or complaint from any one,
save Peter, who took the sword once and smote
/ oil servants ear Immediately upon the occur
renee OF this event the Savior. 10 enforce upon
their minds the principles OF his reign. took the
ear, placed it back. healed it, aud commanded
! Peter to put up the sword. asserting that they
1 who take the sword shall perish by the sword.
!. He taught them in 50 doing IN II the weapons of
! their warfare were not cdrnal. but spiritual.
i james the Apostle likewise laugh, that wars
/ arise from our lu>ts, and never had their origin
/ III anything tntt WAS gOOu. Out am reminded
that the cry Is raised by the ministry that must
support our government Very true indeed; but
/ as ministers and Christian We must also support
aud maintain the Government of God The
I Christian lives in two governments, and must De
/ lOya % both. How can this be done when both
!, demand undivided service? | again assert,
let Cesu have money. but God our homage. ser
I wee. worship and talent The unconverted
| ackno ledge only government They be
long wholly to Caesar. They want money. They
| have no CONSCIENTIOUS scruples about bearing
They get up wars Let them fight, if
they love IT, they are largely IN the majority,
and II they 10 not wint pence let them have war.
But tie man 81 Goa does not encourage war or
strife. II he s'S 10 encourage fighting lie would
4 AT once tall from -rtce 30 tar that il would re
quire Oitter weepIu-. and tears, and praS ers 10
restore hm Ii hlS crime was Hilfu he could
not be restoi ei--u0thng but certain and fear
ful looking ter OF hery indignation would await
hlm Talk hot 10 me about any mau serving
God under the Gospel dispense alton. by taking
human lie that which he never restore
The euemN OF God aui N ~ j. heading % that
Arrangement. He i the Psiuce OF War-he i.
the spirit that Nuras ia he cduieI OF d.S0ped
ence
The miui-tr, have Ter lhem.el,e> down. won.
derully down. when the, consented 10 turn poll
ticaus ana ueconie he advocates OF war teal
In.