Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-09

you glad to 20 into the hnisc ui the lord,
and causes YOU. 20 CT vcd into his cUu,;s
in spite of oppo iag ncoavcnienc"s and diff
fcultics. In our army, ton souls are being
Won over to the Lord in away thtt reminds Us
: Otapostolic times. Even in taa: Nazareth
out nf which we urc wont t. think nothir4,
good can como. the cry i, heard on every side.
what shall | d. 70 Je sa""i?" aul amid
the unfricnd'y influences OF camp and batt,a,
many are horn unto God in Il day: but !:uw
seldom is that cry heard in place which ~
yet knows little Of the horrors OF war? Eow;
rarely do men cnlis: under tie banner OF
Christ Jesus!
And is it any bctt"r IL rerar! 10 tho in
trrests Of country? Do W. find that Is pie,v
goes down patriotism go's up? Are th1s.
who are false To heaven tue t. tae.r couat:y?
Look around YOU, my liearers-.o,k over tn,
land. What do you sec? Is the citizen and The
soldier as one in regard ID rho gr@a. struggle
which is going on? Arc th"y co-wolkcrs in
common cause? nj. i6ineI in heart and
hand, all combining their utmost energies
and efforts tp achieve the Lciivcrance Of Il
. bcsieged and bleeding country? All! bow
different is the scene which Is presented 10
the eve of tho thoughtful spoctl.Dr! Who
dial sympathy and corporation between The
ocgnpantS of that portion Of the soil IL Yet
unviSited by the fnc AMI the .allapt defend
crs Of that sill? That. influenced by different
motives they arc seeking different end, .
That on the one side there is IN cxa't'I pa-
triotism, unsparing in is sacrifices. whilst OF
the other there is Il snriid se,iSmHsS IN ,ii!t.
ing almost to disloyalty and treason
Il, .r,,I. Il.
noble exceptions. There ARE mulitnlcs who
are abreas. with the times, AVID fnliy alive 10
the magnitude o. the crisis. anl these are
ready with orc heart and mind 10 l,rr unnH
their cuuntry's altar al rha- thny nos haze
and are, and all that thcv hupe 10 haze and
he But is it - generally? Are rot .G"n.
this war were inaugura'nl and carried on
for their individual Icn"iir, and not 10 fee ii
great and groanirg country from L Tok.
which it is unable Ia bear?
My hearers, it is useless, if we wGU;l, ~
attempt to disguise the Stern AMI s;uhbarn
fact. That cavetouSncsS which the Scrip
tnres d"nource rs il,atry. AMI ~ coming
from hell, and lral;ry 10 it, has laid it, iron
hand upon us. Soc il in that mc.cie$s sni it
of extcrtion which first grinlS Is victim tn
wreck i. has made. Sec i: in tlla' raging spirit
of speculation which is fast oycrsrrca !iu; ~.
anl not sparIng even :kr clllrcA ai,i ministry
of God which. king n one mf Heaven ear.
lest and most iHlDOrta't laws That man shall
live by the sweat cf his brow, makes hast" =" lee
rich. and which inc'u!es within It's 1t som" rf
the worst elements If III LOTTERY and the g"m, q
table. Sec IL again in those whO nrc too hu.."st
10 he extoriioners. ard too c:u'ous TO be specu
t,A1, I.,k Il
are rs anxious TO drive an advantageous bargain
as If they had not far,lIing in the word: whose
aim seems 70 b. always at the very ION "t
the market though prices havn reac!E.! a pi..h
which bid fair TO Eergar the consumer. whilst
the producer has treasures which he knows not
how TO dispose of, and who can scarcely he in
hnced to make contract 10 be fu)iilieda month
hence, lest. perchancn. any calculation they may
make should fall short Ol the rate Of progress in
prices.
Lastly, and above nj, sec it in those who, with
an avarice which knows no bounds. are ever
preying upon government whose financial r.
sources are taxed to the utmost, and upon those
brave and self-denying MN who h,vinc left
all, stand day in and day out, rs our defence
and shield, and. (sha!i sag it,) upon those help.
less women and children who have been made
widows AMI orphans by this mcrciicss war. Sc
! it, my hearers here and there AMI everywhere.
Men think this an auspcions m"mant 10 lgy
up treasure upon earth now, - lille their country
is groaning and bleeding ard painting fr !irc
itself. and the tilngS of slaughtered thousands
are borne to MS on every brGczs. And 81 it is.
In tinieni war. cOvetou>ncss can range the lari
Mt will, and hard it IS to stay lis progress hy ahy
human process Such y time atf ,rls all the Ia
clities which The fortune hnn,rr can ask for The
attainment f his rnI. Nuw tie extortion.r can
ply his wicked acts, and the Spectator i!aY his
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