Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-28

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Creature all et,ndu,s, ,on or,ra,s and light
Up from the du,t the last srea, day isl bright
Bright On the Holy mouns in round The throne,
REGION. On r.aioos far sSsy ,ssv r,V ,hia. '
rTis ligh, ineaalie us light Divine!
-r Immortal iishl, aal lie forsvermOrel
, 1t such ee the hentags o. God people,
VINO can choose put rejoice IN II
IL enough we can ma nothing 50 ade-
quate 10 our necessities ID which, or IN pros
pect OF which we mayreJ9'ce. Then let thy
heart De iuii OF Ihsnksglvins to-day to dod'
v, thou disciple OF the Lord jesus Prai SO
ye the Lord, Tor praiselis comeiy to the up
rienl, a-
HAPPY art tnon v israe! wh' ike un
TO thee " peep q saved oy the Lord whe i'
the so'eld Of tiny heip ani ths SWORD OF TUNE
eAceiency
from 'nese oon@aefalions let us turn 10
pot,ce' -,
III. HOW FAB WE oAS CLAIM
THAT THE TEXT II AN APPROPRIATE DE
scRIfnoN'oF OUR PEOPLE AS NATION.
ANA herein we shaii ma the reguiatlVe
reasons on the partor a'i the inhaoltants
ei TINS grea. nseon, VINO, On account OF
which' nave oeen caiieu together' TO tneir
reSpec''Ve pIoceso, reepg'ous "orsh'p, Irom
thetr se'erai RAJ. omp'oyments' oy our Chief
Magistrate' 10 return humble Rra,efui,
heartfelt thanks.to Almghty zoo BLESSED
Is that people whose ood Is the h'ru' we
think ourselves sincere and al OF you' my
friends, may have fe't before, fhdt zoe are
hoppy ~ or or ndnef 1he Onuea STATES
q Ap.ersea: ,',s =, = ~
~ has que os7'here more senineant'e t'eof
power strength ana an,'yf ~ implies 'n', one
way, o.e .r,an nan. ons " .no cii'si p
sns cm Cn'a" VI. cns.ac,u-up',y. w., Anu "hu'
',"o"S from 'n's ne,e 'ne,e 10 a',:, !,
'here must 10 pea.e aaa nar''ohy. Ap' II
we caanp' 'p' ae'er'ni"e ''"N' tn' "su'' '.a'
we are IN 'a'or WIN "ou. VIC csu ue'ela.,0 :,
'nis ,ae'oya s'"pis ieie''e.'e " o'
'i'e'''e' " 'uH ss 'ia','n " '"e'o y"
may say 'ru'y' oou ''a'n ''o' uea,' 90 "'.n
any n"'on' o'"er .nai '"o'' ""' "'e ~
MS 'aVor' Our na.ionai existence enio'aoe'
aperioa OF iour score a7o e'she years. uu
ring "h'cn t,me, ior 'he hlos' part, "'"er'
faVored' h'ghiy favored, OF uod win peace
ana pfospef'ty' unt'i recently an e'ement OF
uiso DER Eassered strength OF corruption
sufnclenf, even TO ourst upon US IKE cap
| of thunder, shaking the heart of the nation
to its very centre. But as we see the
lightning descend from the leaden cloud to
the earth, even so surely did-we "behold
and saw Satan falling from heaven 70
Through the instrumentality of our great
leader, but principally through the favor Of
God, we have been delivered from the dark
est stain of deilement recorded in the his
tory of America-Slayery. Who of our
number cannot put the juliee trumpet to
his lips and sound with might and main the
words inscribed on the es,utche Of our na.
tion-war for the turbulent. peace for the
peaceabls. and freedom to all the inhabi-
tants 1t is true, many have fallen and
stained the ground with their blood, many
bearthstone has it's vacant chair, many a
heart in sorrow untold beats in sadness, but
have they not the eternal G cd as refuge y
Add think you not, that the spirit Of Di-
vine grace has touched lightly the heart,
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