Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-08-10

And now once more, fellow citizens, the
solemn hour is come; all the more solemn
because it seems tobe the last; Let Gods
voice be unheeded now and no more may
it be heard, and our dear, our bleeding
country will stagger on to her final fall.
Oh hoy solemnly does this call of God
roll upon our soul. From the awful cloud
which envelopes Atlanta and Richmond,
amidst whose shrouding canopy brave men
in unequal forae stand up once more for the
struggle for freedom from thu rich, warm
bloM that has just moistened again our
sacred soil; from the walls Of the wounded
and dying on the lonely battlefield, and in
the crowded hospital; from the cracking
flame that is burning many home; from
the desolats hearth stone of the widow and
orphan; from the deep past hallowed with
precious memories, and strung with bright
threads Of hope from the future which
seems to send forth q hollow sound as from
the aspulchre Off nation; does the, call come
"Prspare to meet thy GodW Once more
will the All seeing eye look down upon rs
to see if we have hearkened to the voice Of
his judgments, and if now we still be found
faithlesp and ptofiless our doom l maybe
sealed. = ~ Eis.s -. ~ =.
That people is fipein vickedness and
ready for the sword Of divine vengeance
which can stand callous and indiAetentla-
midst the jndgmenia Of aoa and refase the
call 70 repentance and prayer which they
bring Are our people psnitent? Are
they prayerfulF Are they humbled in
hearth Are they serious in. demesnor like
those who may soon Jose at one fell blow,
life, liberty, country and hope1 I leave
you, my fellow.citizens, to answer these
questions for yourselves. Atthe same time
] give you the solemn assurance that until
this state ofthiugs comes about, your hope
of deliverance from your enemies is built
on straw. Will you otlearn in timer
Will you linger in the faoeof the most SOL
emn duty that ever called man, patriot or
christian to action? Will you wait till you
see the proud arms Of our Southern chiyalTy
humbled by the mean and mercenaty bands
that come against them? Will You wait
till you see the gaunting and merciless foe
planting his foot Oh every inch Of Southern
soil? Will you wait till your own home
is laid open to his inroads? Will you Wait
till your helpless children cry to you in vain
for bread your wives and sisters fol. .protec-
ton 7 With all the earnestness of which !
am capable, Itch you, my countrymen, that
nothing stands between You and such 3 fate
but the power Of God; and unless you re-
.pent and humble yourselves before Him
and call upon His name, it is what you may
expect. our prayers heretofore have. lack
ed. hearts and faith I; our .fass-days have
been mockeries; God is not propitiated.--
You must arise my countrymeu, from the
lethargy which stupefes you,. ftom the love
of sin which deceives and blinds you.-
Each man must call upon God. Each man
must for country, for duty, for wife, for
children, for home, for life, for liberty, for
all, arise in the strength Of a. solemn con.
viction, and cruelty the flesh, and turn from
ain aud humble himself before God. Let
she infdel sneer; let the worldly man laugh;
let serious men who love their country con.
sidery 1t is FOOLS who make a;mock at
sin i it is PRAYER alone that will sayethe
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!. "a A MINISTER OF York DISTRICT.