The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-25
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VIII 20 aul sta,ss 81, erl 5aHu- q
hish go srps. te ras christian
maa cs the~ vaga og Be. a. be
go Ga Wassiukta
Ny tnn Noe ba Is ~ position
esa at tse ssJuc,s &. at tlis part
inc Yothsreof ovf ID ,hatIam
ncfe have Hsei aole than qu,rter d q
century hers my children we're horn. snJ
here ope 81 thrm Do. buriel know voc
how sooa sbal, 80 yta sgsis. 4 iaty le-
aoIyes upon nc, wheb is, peraaps greater
than ibai which bas ieyoltcd upon aay 9th.
q man since ths days o. washington lie
nestr suuld have succeeded except for the
ad 81 Divine Proyasoc, npoa which hg AZ
ways redel fl thal eanuot succeed
vi9est .bg as Ham "a, vi % sustain
~ biH, ana 5A le same Almighty gehg /
plaee my nl'anes at apportj and fhops
goa. fties rti aH pray that may
receive bat Divine Assistance, w.Aoa,
which a.auol ,aceee.l bai With Which .uo-
cess ts1nm astt ail sou aa IN af-
fguauale a8tvda
Goret3 sra rral ocr aEain, aud then
again { ypr er vl allow yoa,'hls last
nausuUl oc,m, 3 ar ru@scd nom
ans etuHaat pit o.r he opponents. Or II
any lsSenggluI ,putios the eucmiss II
tbe country, 50 tiu,tul in GOD % strong ia
llcatcus own and ci,tnal Truth, Sc hopeful
oftfc future AMI yct pfeperel for the worst
closing, y0u sgmsptpr. N.gh these words
With malice tonud none. with charI Cor
all, with lrmuess in the right. as God gives
as 70 see tie right, let as striye to finish the
work we aie To- . bind up the Nahon's
wounds, to care for hlm who shall have
borne the baJ.e aud iar hg wil wand his
orphans, 10 ali which nay achieve aud
cherish JUS ana lasting petce, among our
selves and with an nations. in mll barmo-
~ With HE above We have, on what VIC re-
gard ood authority, flia lttlo and touch.
iug incident 10 relate Not many months
since, gentleman having business with the
President, was requested Is "a friend to ask
him tphflhei he iaesi Jesu. The business
being concluded, The question WAS kindly
asked The President busiel Ir-s hoe ID his
handkerchici, lurnod away aud eept lie
then turned aud saiJ
Wien lea t9ne 10 take ibis Chair Of
State requested my copntryma 70 pray
tgr me. ! was not then aCuristiau. When
MY son died, thc sorest EST 81 my life, ]
was NOT Christian But wAeu went to
Gettysburg aad looked upon the graves Of
dead heroes who had fallen 10 defence d
their clnu1y, ! then aud there consecratcl
u,s self y oh,iee, Ss I4ee Js.-+ k.a
can ne hil to Zee tb,l Sc loved Jesus, the
Saviour Of the world, ana mty we aot trust
thu bis spirit tests in The bosom ofhis Father
and Our Father, never more 10 be disturbed
by The Sin and turmoil d earh
And yet this yety aud dear mau, who Of
all Others, seemed prepared bJ hi- ripe aud
large experience, ~ Bis manly virtues, hi
unquestiouaoe patriotism mud mature states
mauship 10 guide Us to the end Of our terri-
Die conflict, Is no more seem to be IN
a uigbt-mare maze, struggling against this
sad truth, and yct with more than night
mare reality ctmpellel to believe that il is
50. sofrowing most of III that We shall see
his face no more among the living
Our hearts ache anew aud our sorrow
aow space, aud We weep with bis compan-
ion, knoua emoag rs, aud children and
fiends. We mingle our tears with ouEsmit-
ten lard But ta'ouah our tears shall we
not praise th,t Divine 70 aer that gasf i'm
70 ", n tie hour gi ou pai, spared him 20
long, aud permitted bim fycb, to rejoice in
lbe fu. assurance Of hupe, IT a preserved,
restored, united country, o. principle too
that Il we are une 70 d, ID, s.l purify and
elevate U.s.
Ia cIoaiug pcrmit ne @ Say, that stand-
ins rs s IL. pilb lie afflicted miIlions Of
our ecunuymgu, eear me opeued tomb of
hm ehuse lcata we mourn, GOD Aas spokfa
to us. lie means We Shall iieai ihe voice aud
nat does be say Put pOt your supreme
trast n Princes ., IA ans Elahiy Power
There j. ohe higher Ihnl 81. Larhiy kuers
vii you love ana oDcy hi~ viii you