Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-03
An Eloauept Passage.

The following eloquent and patriotic ex-
tract is from the sermon of Rev. w. e.
IJAMs, (who is well and favorably known in
this place, delivered to his people, in the
Mahoning Presbyterian Church, in Danville,
Pa, on Sunday, April 10th, 1865. THE
deep religious feeling-the piety and ratri-
otism--the words fifty spoken. like apples
Of gold in pictures of silver constitute
this thrilling passage gem of beauty, "a
mong the eulogies of the lamented dead
pronounced by the lips of those who can
speak we'll" In the course of his sermon
Mr. Ijams said:
But as individuals have their emergen-
cies, SO have nations; and feel that to-day
this land is called to mourn. It is like the
mourning over Josiah in the valley OF Me
giddon j great light has. suddenly disap-
peared from oar National sky. A great
name has passed into history, which will
immortalize his deeds.
The President of the United States, a
great and good man; II his prlvate NE su-
perior to all those low vices that degrade So
many o., our public men. and IN his othcial
career distinguished for his lofty patriotism
ana devotion 70 Ircedom-haS fallen by the
hand Of a cowartily assassin, and now lies a
corpse in the capital of this great Nation.
The spirit of Slavery which Is always and
everywhere a spirit Of insolence, insubordl-
nation, barbarism and blood, has found in
him, its most iiiustrl0us victim. Always IN
his life generous, conservative, mild and for
giving; he was basely slandered, calumni-
ated, traduced and finally murdered by the
foul fiend of S:ayery-which inspired tral-
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commit the blackest crime in history. No
ble martyr to patriotism and liberty day
we mourn your loss
That great intellect is darkened, that hon
est face which so often cheered others with
It's smile of genial humor, is now rigid in
death That noble heart whose every pull
sation was for the honor of the nation and
the good of his race, that heart is now coll
and still and emotionless. Those hands
which in youth toiled for his own support,
and of late have so skilfully guided the Ship
| u Stdte, vii never again be stretched forth
to grasp the war-worn hand of some rag
ged, but brave soldier boy-will never "a
gain press the despised hand of the black
man, whose friend he W IS. No, those hands
to-day are folded over as true heart as ever
shrobbed. He is not appreciated to-day ;
but history will write him down assgreat
and good.
He loved his nation and thank God
has saved it from its destroyers. His work
is done-his mission ended, and the loyal
North mourns his departure.
We sorrow most Of all that our great
leader who conducted US safely through the
wilderness of this cruel, civil war, was not
permitted With us to pass over into the
prom ised land of liberty and peace but he
died upon the border-and yet, thank God,
he died on the summit of the Pisgath OF
| Victory, from whose lofty heithts he could
| look over and behold the visions of glori-
Gus future.
1t is fitting that we should to-day turn for
| enlightenment to the word of God. where
we learn that His Proridence Is orer all.
We cannot now for our grief read the solu,
ton of this mysterious problem but God
will unfold the reason of permitting, in this
iuncture, calamity so appalling and terri
| be His word assures us that the Judge
of all the earth will do right-there let US