Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-11-09
PROPHESY FULFILLED.
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fail TO see the hand of an oser-rulipe
Power, in the events that have trans.
pired in our Country within the lasl
few years aud how far the foregoing
prediction has been verified, each
can Judge for himself-e--s-s----.z4
Events have occurred contrary te
all human expectation, or anticipa
ton. None but the Power that car
change the thoughts and intentions
of men, as man turneth the water
courses in his field, could have
brought the results that we have
witnessed, whether men, angels, oil
devils, or all three were used as the
agents, the result is of God. No one
who can believe that a lying spirit
was commissioned to influence the
prophets of Ahab, could doubt for q
moment, but that similar spirits
have had full control of the preach
ers and politicians of the South, and
their sympathizers in the North; in
spring the first to ignore the pre-
cepts of Jesus, and to teach the peo-
pie thai slavery was Divine institu-
ton ordained ofGod. And the Sec
ond, the politicians were inspired to
fire up the Southern heart with false
moods of every grade that the most
artful demon that exists could in
vent, so that very large portion of
the people, both male and female,
became perfectly frienzied under a
physiological influence ofspirits of
the very lowest and basest order,
so much so that their women were
thought to be nothing but she devils,
by men of correct principles. Was
ever Pharoah and his hosts more
Fcompletely infatuated by similar
spirits, in order that Divine power
should be manifested through his
agency? The third class, the North
ern sympathizers are, of all men on
earth the most base, treacherous and
vile. So much below the Southern
rebel that they astonished the South
ern members of the Charleston Con-
vention, by boast.ng that they could
get men at the North, to swear TO
any thing they wanted them to.
These corrupt creatures, unworthy
to be called men, had their mission
to fulfill, by discouraging men from
enlisting and acting as spies for tue
rebels, and otherwise forestalling
the wheels of the Government all
they could, prolonged the war until
the Nation became prepared to obey
the mandate of Heaven, and let the
oppressed go free. The battles we
lost the first two years of the war,
with the encouragement the rebels
received from their Northern friends,
did more to perfect the purposes OF
Heaven, than anything that occurred
prior to the issuing of Lincoln S
Proclamation. Until then we had
no evidence of the hosts of Heaven,
being in favor of our cause until
then, many Of our officers manifested
more jealousy toward one another,
than loyalty to their Country. But
no sooner had that Proclamation
gone forth, than our armies became
inspired by spirit of patriotic 10y
atty, from the officer in the most re-
sponsible position, down TO the com
nonest soldier, and victory perched
upon our banners in every quarter.
Men of modest pretentions, and hum
BILE origin, rose to eminence and dis
tinction, and went forth executing
the righteous judgment of God, upon
naughty and rebellious people, who
had revolted against the throne of
Heaven. more than against the laws
of their country. He who can't see
the hand of an all wise overriding
Power in .hese things, can be none
other than q benighted darkened
Atheist, no matter what his preten-
tions to Christianity may be. No
soldier who scaled the Lookout Noun
tain precipices and followed Sherman
through the South, spreading des-
truction and desolation, far and
wide, with fire and sword, will doubt
for moment, but that he was in
spired and sustained by a power
other than human, when he reflects
upon the many incidents of that por-
tion OF his life, AID these reflections
may eluse his soul to rise to a
higher standpoint, where he will be
enabled to see that, although the
Decipies of Christ, wore and used
their swords, for season, yet mas
much as their masters kingdom was
not of this world, it was expedient
that they should put up their swords
and cease to use them, in order to
obtain resting place in mansions
above the regions of strife and dis
cord; for although the higher powers
can use every indvidualized spirit
that exists, whether in the body or
out of it, whether in this sphere or
any other; In order TO produce re-
suits determined upon by the coun
ellis of Heaven; yet nevertheless We
can never realize that We live, move,
and have our being in God, in that
Divine essence or principle that per.
meates everything that exists, in
which all the hosts of Heaven. and
all the souls of men on earth live,
move, and have their being, whether
realized by as or not, until we pro-
7gress above all strife and discord,
proclaiming peace on earth, and
good will to men. n- a---l4.
IL any part of the foregoing pre-
dictioni has been fulfilled the whole
will be, and the blacks will continue
to be as thorns in the sides. as gall in