The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-13

OF their own wicked choosing, to serve
them, and worship them, shall even be
as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins
Of man, SO have I caused to cleave INTO
me the whole Of the people, which I
planted, who arc upright in heart; and
worship the God Of their fathers in faith
fuluess, and in truth, saith the Lord !;
that they might be unto me for people,
and for name, and for praise, and for
a glory: but the great meu Of the South
would not hear. Therefore thou shalt
speak unto the great men Of the South
this word Thus saith the Lord God Of
Israeli Every bottle Of the South shall
be filled with wine: aud they shall say
unto thee, Do We not certainly know that
every bottle shall be filled with vino?
Then shalt thou say to the people of
the South, oven to tho great and high
ones, those lifted up above their fellow
men, Thus saith the Lord: Behold, l
will fill all the great ones, and every
officer, and every leader Of the people of
the South, even him whom they shall
choose to rule over them, and their min.
listers. and their priests, and their proph'
cts, and all that cleavc unto them, with
drunkenness. And I will dash them one
against another, even the fathers and the
sons together, saith the Lord: l will
not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but
bring them down from their lofty imag-
:inings, to o level with the rest Of man
kind. Hear 20, and givo ear, be not
proud: for the Lord hath spoken.
Give glory to the Lord God, before he
cause darkness, and before your feet
stumble upon the dark mountains, and
while ye look for light, He turn 1t into
the shadow of death, and make gross
darkness. Repent now, while the day
Of repentance lasts, or those whom you
have held captive shull rule over YOU.
But if 20 will not hear it, my soul
shall weep ia secret pluces for your un'
godly pride and mino eye shall weep
sore, and run down with tears, because
portion of the Lords flock is carried
away, captives to their own pride.
Say unto the greatest among Them 70
their wives, and to their silly dauShterss,
Humble yourselves, sit down: for all
your high hopes shall come down, even
the crown Of your Glory.
The cities Of the South shall be shut
up, and DouH shall open your institu-
:iou-thc croM. . of your Glory-shall be
carried away, all Of it, it shall be wholly
carried away. .<........ .. :.
Lift up your eyes: and hehold .!s. 3 i thsm !Se
Aock that was given thee, thy beautiful
flock in the fields? What wilt thou soy
when Ho shall punish thee ? for thon
hast taught them to be captains, and as
chief over thee: shall not sorrow take
thee as woman in travail? And II
thou say in thine heart, wherefore come
these things upon mc9 For tho great:
ness Of thine inicaity are thy skirts dis:
covered and thy heels made bare.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or
the Leopard his spots? Then may ye
also do good, that arc accustomed to DO
evil. Therefore, saith the Lord, will |
scatter them as tho stubble that passeth
AWAY BY the wind Of the wilderness:
This is thy lot, the portion Of thy meas;
ur.s from me, saith the Lord because
thou hast forgotten me, and trusted IN:
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