Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-12-28
A SERMON
Preached on Thanksgiving nay,
i'm the Eresbytcrian Church
of Washington. Ohio, by
tbe Pastor, Rev. w.
NJ. Ferguson.

tbe kAsSNE. btets w.
VI. EeTguSOn.
"Thc People which were icf of the sword
found grace In the wilderness s.s."-JEkEMIAi
XXHi:2
All the Prophets Of old were ministers Of
the Gospel though VIC modern ministers of
the Gospel are not Prophets Yet. strange
to say, some Of Us Of late have imagined
ourselves secrs, having most wCiphty bur
dcns to deliver to our rulers in both Church
and State, on the recently made known will
Of God and duty Of man-sail burdens be-
ing an il!igate mixture of sacred and politi.
cal components, in which the latter has very
generally great preponderance Notwith.
standing the glory Of these latter.day gifts,
the Prophets possessed the superior excel
lence over all of Us Of being inspired of God
and not Of passion or Satan, which enabled
them to unyeil the future wiih.its coming
events for the admiration and interests Of
all who heard and believed what they pro.
claimed
Thus they sooihcd the minds Of the sor-
rowlul with the balm Of Hope, that noted
medicine Of The miserable to which we all
look for relief in times Of distress.
The broad seal that heaven enstampcd
upon their commissions avouching their au-
thority to speak in ''the Lords name, was
the immediate fulilment in ways Of mercy
or Judgment, of some of these predictions
before the very eyes Of those who heard
them. This was an cdrHeSt Of the truthful
ness of the whole and should have bcgotten
"A corresponding faith IN it Us a divine rcye.
lation.
Superior and peculiar, however, as was
this great gift to these Jewish ministers.
they never exercised it to crafty their un-
rn nv suppnn.oI ".' ira, Ia ",o' III; ~ ~
hnn,;I,r XXI c,r a ',iar,' ~ J;1 "i;I
,hn~ ,,,o %u !, ,J' '''o =. uou .'os ulu
my uaD =. " .iiG nee!cct Vi t'e
sspp;ai,e a,in 'iioaG common luhi'ohS ol re-
,so.ipns, "iii'n 'eia'eu " "'la' nu" Oee", aS
poInc's uiu " "nit ""s ''''oc I'he FORMER
naa,ns 40 ,lu,? "'o"ett 70 aWaheh ltla'iS1-
si,l,'s a,iu l'railG' a'u ''ie ialter 10 ehNihd!e
I" '"1IC.",io. f, a"u i.ol,e'
l.; iioM oo'1sIn''y uo ',iey rc!cr 10 'heir own
ne,'p1' " a.: !" I'ici1 ''ic Sra'i'udG
~ ~, '.ic I ,li''o'i n'''' u 'no great u'er oi
"''
''h "i'' '''4''iis ''!phN,'S uocS pa,iI
reheafSc, again anu again, the wonderful
history of his people in the sweet lyrics of
his inspired Tyre Hear him: 80, that
men would praise the Lord for His good
ness, and for his wonderful works to the
children Of men,. Give thanks unto the
Lord for He is good for Hi, mercy endur-
eth forever. Let Israel that j., the
church-''now say that His mercy endurcth
forever Let the house of Aaron that
Is, all true ministers Of the Gospel--"now
say that His mercy cndurcth forever -
LET them that fear the Lord that is, all
christians NOW say that His mercy en-
dureth forever"
Thus sang thcroyal son ofJessc. He was
rc bn ,vos npn+;. I,,r lin,
THY loving Kindness, o Lord is before
minc eyes, a | look upon thy dealings with
myself and with the wonderful kingdom
over which | have been called to rule. -
Therefore, Bless the Lord, ., my soul and
forget not all His benefits: who torgiveth
all thine lnlquitle>; who hcaleth all thy dis
eases; who rcdccmcth thy life from de-
struction; who crowneth thee with loving
kindness and tender mercles. Such Il
crown, unlike those composed ofcostly gems
by human hands, can never cause pain to the
head or heart OF the wearcr; but it will give
contentment that
walls the sunny glade
HeVonI the Wealt of r' To- t'iD urchose"
Eor trro onrtort Is oro,,n that Io,,a,,,.
| II H.. -, Is:l - ~: - l''
ScIuo,ii "calS' b1Niu KNEW 'iiS' anu, ilchce'
he addS-'Let them cXalt the Lord in the
congregation of the peoplc. and praise Him
in the assembly of the Elders 1t is better
to trust in the Lord than to nut confidence
in man. or in Princes -
There is certainly something trnlv GRAND
in such grateful refections Indnej II
seems to nc the nictnre rrarhcs the snhIima
as in fancy we view these m;ghtv men of
Cod stonjing bcfore tbo ossamIiad thou'
sands of Tsrael--thnir hro,st swell;no will
thr love. and thc;r f,cnS sb;n;n~ with Ne
E"bt of heaven anNrnoch;ng WITH ono bamd in. in
tn the fnture and with tbn o,bnr ;ntn tbo
mast, and hringing tngntbnr from cach tbe
sensible evidences of Gnj's loy;na E,ror ~
his nconlo in r;ch n,arc;os on;oucd ard ~
st;ll richer nrom;ses r. hn fnlGIIcJ Such -
s;ght / s,,. ,ras ononnb 70 ra;so tho so,J 81
eynrT ;nt ,hn nG, Va
If Jsvot;nn and fll L;s boart WV Win i,' ,bnnL
fitness and his Ins with nro;so '''"N
A. far onrsnlya. J,sm hero nu,, nonvnrod uo ava
not M nronhcts m Wo lnv v'u NJ ,c cm ~ mv ".e
tion Wc cnnpot d;y;na rho fntrre-"wa ."a''u aro
nor ,llo nyen tn tail wh,t aau nav hr;nn "'r
fa,,h Vat ,'' " @ a's "," ras ~,
md f,o ,ha "oodmaS ~ ,h Wv ri '"n -, ~ III III
u nthnn 0 ~ J J'ii I;e, u W. w u; .'
!" w tho IA I -" ht & any ,'iv ~ Jul 'o'e0'
III ~" WI, yru n'H ~ r''', ,'nuS '"s o.,
e My rising soul surveys '"' '0''
Transported with the view I'm lost
= IN Woh"eF' rove and praise :,
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