Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-30
SHORT SER VI ON I
REV. PHILBNDER B0MBSIIELL.

My BRETHREN:-With the deepest emo
tions Of ovcrpowering picty and the most
profound soctudc for your spiritual wei
fare, address you this evening from the
following text:
"wcighed In balance and found wanting"
Weighed is a term derived from Ben, the
father of all the Wadcs, and it originated
at the time the Maine Liquor Law was in
force, and Ben had to buy his potations by
the pound instead of the quart
Balance refers to the remainder due the
grocery keeper after Ben had given him his
earnings.
The peculiar traits in Ben's character
J would at one time have rendered him OBJ
jectionable to US christian people. But at
the present interesting epoch in the world S
+ history, all the sins denounced by the law Of
Moses and forbidden by the teachings Of
Christ and the Apostles are fully atoned for
, by loyalty to the government-l mean
, Abraham Lincoln The Prophets and
, Apostles of old did not have the foresight,
5 nor the moral courage of the loyal Chris
tians of the present day. Old Jeremiah
l was content to prophesy concerning small
{ things but Lincoln and Greeley, and Sum-
n ner, and Banks, and hundreds more had
= the courage to prophesy the downfall of hu-
, man slavery, and to preach the liberty and
d equality of that noblcst type of humanity
il which the Almighty made up to order and
II turned out as his premium workmanship.
Is You know my brethren refer the Free
). American Citizen of African descent. -
n That the manufacture of the colored man
IS was premium job is most clearly proven
c by the action Of the divinely great and
h good Lincoln, who considers him worth
h three hundred dollars, while white men are
- are not considered worth their weight in the
&c dry sand which blisters and burns upon
5, the sca-shore His superiority is further
le proven by the fact that the loyal christian
N government gathers armies from the utter
~ most parts of the earth, to exterminate the
Iy "white trash" from the fertile fields Of the
ID sunny South, that the colored people ma.
as come and take them for an inheritance for
e, ever. My brethren, may the Lord bes
III you if you are loyal.
hc Found, is a term of great Importance i
er my text; and it is Of very general use. Gen
or Banks found immense quantities Of cotto
sc up Red River; Chase found the way t
er manufacture greenbacks; Lincoln found on
m how to reward his loyal friends by findin
hd an immense multitude of new ofices-s
III great that no man can number them an
lli he also found that to give the blacks tn
III most extended liberty, it was necessary
kill off the white trash. And you, m
lh' brethren have found that no man sine
the creation of the world has done so muc
for the human family, and bestowed sue
we manifold blessings upon his country ;
VI Abraham Lincoln. You have found thj
under his administration you have enioyC
:, blessings and privileges, the like of whiC
~ have never before been youchsafed to ma
He is loyal he is the Alpha and Omega
c.r cr- the beginning and the cnd-of all t
'ice Christian virtues You have found tn
'u his name is spoken with reverence by eve
'''' loyal tongue that the loyal people do h
i'', homage, and that all Christian minst
"" preach, pray, and sing his glory; and
'o,' stow their anathemas on the copperhea
az a'A May the Lord bless you if you are loyal.
tbc Wanting, my brethren, is very sign
y. cant terms. Father Abraham is want
-, more men and more money. He is wanti
the $500 clause stricken out of the &C
". scription bill. He is wanting the rebels a
y, the copperheads exterminated. He is wal
ing the last man and the last dollar to p
down this accursed rebellion; and to gi
We universal dominion to liberty in the nal
.ru- of God and humanity as taught by brotl
ate Beecher He is wanting new Constlt
IDS. ton and new Union based on new ide
,sed for which he designs taking out pate
the And above all, he is wanting re-electi(
any that he may dispense offices, and contrac
ives and salt-licks to the truly loyal. May
shly Lord bless you if you are loyal.
pre- My text taken together means that
rom republican party has been tried and
rect people have been so delighted and essent
use " blessed with our management Of atfi
OF that they want us to continue in author
des- that our Father Abraham, who dwelletl
Washington, and who is the governme
eve may dispense his blessings upon the 10!
MT" and cruelty the copperheads unto death
non May the Lord bless you if you are loyal.
!, for My brethren, be obcdient to yonr IN
him ters-Iincoln, Stanton, Halleck and all
ho- rest. Remember what your pious preac
low tells you and act it out. Be loyal, &
yar' greenbacks will bless you in your jour-
L. through life, and in death your preac
$ to will ticket you through to that spirit Ii
m a where you will be employed in the delig
the ful occupation of rapping tables for Fatl
rae Abraham, our Prophet and King, or
for playing hide-and- go-seek with strong mi
ed women, whose love is as free as
gushing mighty waters which pour dc
sslsts the smiling sides of the great Alleghen
MN n,nl May the Lord bless you if you are loyal.
ID by My brethren, you will arise and sing;
We No ,,ro,,or, o,r Priest and King Let all
If it ~ nrniSo Iva aivan
ftS's' He's noblest ruler of the earth; and outsh
as to all in Heaven,
fault He'll crush the eopperheaos LOT sure anu
.l the rebels too;