American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-08-02
THE ADMINISTRATION OF GoD, INvoL,
SUBJBCT-

THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOD, LNNOL-
WING THE DEATH OF A. LINCOLN.
TExr:--lst Kings 90 and 42d-"Thus saith the Lord
Because thou hast let GO ont Of thy hand man whom
appointed TO utter Instruction. therefore my me shi'
go for his life, ard thy people for his people
The Bible was my school book; as
reading book in school | had no other
1t was my ''first book" of history, of phi
losophy, and of politics; and in the light
of its pages, l pursue my studies still
From the Bible | have learned that God
is the Supreme Ruler Of the universe )
that human government is ordained OF
God. and that to the degree in which
men harmonize with God, are they capa-
bic Of self-goyernment; government in
harmony with God, is submission to the
will of heaven.
cd teaches by example as well as by
procept; special proyidences are particu-
lar lessons. The deluge was intended as
much for the benefit Of the subsequent
ages of mankind as for that generation
upon which it fell The judgment visi-
: ted upon Sodom and Gomorrah placed
them upon the historical record in such
way as to make them, fol us "an exam
pie, suffering the vengeance Of eternal
fire" Abraham was tried as much for
the benefit of us, upon whom the lends
of the earth have come, as for his own.
The dulness of our nature demands case;
perhaps God himself could not have told
us how to live. in such way as to make
his teachings effectual, without giving us
model life ; but in the history Of Jesus,
we see how to live, labor, suffer and die,
The whole Jewish nation was typical, the
Temple arrangement was an epitome Of
the world, and Palestine, was bible
written on the ground History but re-
produces itself solomon says: "The
thing that hath been, it is that which
shall be, and that which is done, is that
which shall be done. ."-Eccl 1::9
Gods own hand guides the pen while
passing over the first Cycle of the worlds
history, every principle of religion, NOR
ais, and politics are embodied in the sa-
cred record, constituting the Ribla tho
Urim and Thummim in which the care
full reader may see portrayed the history
of the world for all future time.
The Empires of the east were formed
npon basis that ignored the God Of
Heaven. Crowned heads usurpcd the
authority Of the Deity; thrones were
established in blood; the rights ofthe reo-
pie were dsregarded; God and the peo
pie were alike disrcgarcd, aud tho old
world is the grave yard Of nations. God has
not left the world without a witncss.-
The Jewish Commonwealth was formed
under his own hand it was planted on
the highway of nations; separated from
the heathen by peculiar religious rites,
bound to the service of-God hy constjJu-
tional provisions, sustained aud protected
by Him in the performance Of duty, i,
became one of the first nations Of the
earth ,exerting an influence the modifying
power of which has been felt to the re
motest corner OF the world.
The United States is reproduction OF
Ancient Isrsel. 1t was to be such in the
intention of the Pilgrim Fathers. 1t is
so, in that the God of Israel is the rccog
nised God of this country, and our Dec
lartion of rights, the external and inter
nal structure Of our Government har
monies with the Bible plan.
Let men say what they will, the Puri
tan Fathers laid the foundation of this ma
tion, at least, so far as the type of her
Government and the characteristics OF the
national mind are concerned, and they
laid the foundation upon the scriptures.
The Geographical structure of the Ameri-
can nation was something over which the
Puritans had no power; yet the map of
Palestine, drawn up by DIR. A. Clark, in
harmony with the plan of Israel, recon
structed, (See Ezek. 4S) would answer
for map of this country according to the
charters secured from the British crown
Israel restored, was to secure to strangers
the rights enjoyed by the home born
The United States as nation, is made
up Of all the nations of the earth. Men
from all parts of the world lose their
national identity when upon our shores,
they are baptized with the spirit of our
free institutions.
dsrael was composed of tribes, each
having its own subordinate tribal Govern
ment those tribes, thirteen in number,
(for Joseph was divided) constituted one
nation. The United States was made up
of colonies, thirteen in number, (the
British charters extended from the At
lantic to the Pacific each of which pos