Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-07-12

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but also the sparrow falls not without his
knowledge We presume there are but
few who disbslisvs this great truth, and
believing it, cannot help but soc His
hand in the great struggle and in every
event of it.
Defeat taught us many salutary lessons
it showed US the folly Of trying to win be-
fore we slew, and to continue thus, was
but tramping the road to nevitable ruin
and death
The providence Of God has taught u
that treason is crime deep, dark and
hateful. upon which high Heaven frowns
and at which christian people shudder.
1t has taught US that hu,han bondage
is nations curse-that subverts the
great fundamental principles OF the gos-
pei, ard lowers to the level of the brute
its victims and il. advocates; and the on
ly course for a nation that wishes to be
Great and glorious, is TO sound the voice
Of freedom until its echo flies round the
world.
We cannot fail, especially, to observe
the providence of God in the death OF
the President. Notwithstanding many
plans were devised--plots laid to take
his life yet in the whole term of his
Office he was mercifully protected. His
work was not yet done, his mission was
not yet performed, and it Nas rot until
God saw that his par, of the great task
had been completed, that he gave per
mission aud the foul murderer succeeds in
his hatchery. ..... .--r
st mast need be hat offences conc.
6at too rnto that man By phon, the Of
fence cometh"
Does 1t not appear, providential, my
dear brethren, that ABRAHAM LINCOLN
should be spared until the rebellion was
riven, shattered and dismantled, and
struggling in It's last spasm orsr the
gulf that lay wide stretched for its re-
csptiou. Does i. nc. appear provideutial
that he should be permitted to hold the
helm until the last storm had heen passed
and the last angry billov had been over
come and the o1a SLIP was pointing. and
within hai!ing distance Of the barbor Of
peace; 4 wonderful providence indeed.
wonderful and mysterious though it be
let US be submissive.
.. We learn that government is divine.
This appears from the declarations Of
scripture and from matters Of fact.
Government is Of God. "The po wers
that be are ordained Of God: therefore
lie. every soul submit to the powers
Every individual tha. is protected in his
person and property, enjoys the benefits
and privileges Of his government, is
bound to yield obedience and aid in its
ttaintainance We conclude that it Is
divine from the fact that it has withstood
great efforts to subvert it, God has de-
Tended and preserved It, the mighty
powers which were hurled against it have
failed and as a rock along the oceans shores
has withstood the long and severe dash
ing of the waves, so has our government
stood noble and strong. Beloved
America the land Of our fathers, the land
of our birth! VIC .ove your institutions.
your fair 6elds-your mountains and val
leys, your lakes and rivers and your rolling
ocean. May the Lord Of Hosts continue
to preserve and bless thee and having
brought thee out Of the furnace cause
His face to shine upon thee continually
8. We should be lead in humility to
confess our sins, both individually and as
a nation. That this dispensation may be
sanctilied to our good we should PROSTATE
ourselves before God and plead for par
don. And to day as ma ton of mourn
ers, assembled before Him, lie. our hearts
and our united prayers so up, as the
prayer of one man, let us lay our
petitions at His feet and in faith await
His blessing in our cturches-in the
closet and around the family altar let the
voice Of prayer be heard, aud this prove
that we are "Nation whose God is the
Lord" in whom alone we trust
D% A Clergyman in Mobile went to
Cen Granger, and asked him if he pro-
posed to compel the rebel clergy to pray
for Andrew Johnso aCompel Won ~