The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-21
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THE PULPIT.
The Return Of DIR. Bellows-signfnean ant
Rsfersnee g National fairs.

The Return OF Dr..
Reference 70 National fairs.
[From the New York Tribune Monday-I
Yesterday morning, All Souls Church, the
Rev. d.. Bsilows pastor, Was rscpsnAd tor
public wo.ship. Tbs Attendanes ~ very
lsrks, sod aftss tke services the fevsfe0d pas-
tor Was greeted by nearly his entire congre-
CATION with congratulations, alike fo- the i'm.
proved condition of his health and for his re.
turn to bis ministerial duties. Atthe conclu-
sion of DR.. Bellows discourse on moral and
Spiritual Reconciliation, he introduced the
following passage.
"Meanwhile, the great reconciliation ofour
national institutions and customs with the
will of God and the principles Of the Divine
government has been going forward ever
| since the nation passed out Of the smoke Of
the battle and the baptism OF the blood under
un- look editor entertainments and amid need.
less discouragements. Our dealing with the
bond men cast upon our mercy and protec-
ton, our maintainance of the hssiiage left ps
| By our kevolu uonary 9res, our vindicaai0a Of
truly Dssnocfatic and Rspsh6 eAn inaitations,
| all have been beset with disappointing dim
cultes and delays. The msgnanimity and
gentle spirit ofthe conquerors, which sought
| to initiate the Divine mercy in not impuung
thei- trespasses unto their subdued and pro-
| fessedy pentitent foes, has passed for pnsil
lanlnity, and only serve 10 enboiden the
| beaten enemy to insolent pretensions. and a
factious resistance TO just and neediull re-
quirements-nay, TO spiteful violence toward
| the helpless negro anu bis few insulated
friends in the Sou,h---Encouraged by politi-
ticians at the North, seemingly ambitious OF
| the honor and profit of restoring at the ear
lest moment the form Of the Reunion, with
| L a. - 10 avv
| to care more for names than for things-the
South. supported by the President and his
party, is pressing her right to take hold, with
her yet blood stained hands, of the helm OF
the Government with the apparent hope OF
recovering by party policy and adroit
maneuvers what she has lost ins that
terrible battle field to which shs wickedly
summoned the whole country. Appealing to
the noble prejudiees which make the very let
ter of the Constitution 80 dear 70 Americans,
the Administration from which we we're will-
ing to hope so much and to bear so much, SO
long as we dared to trust its fair words, has
since sought to awe, to bride and to inveige
the people into . surrender of every fruit pi
the war-not irretrievably harvested at the
close of the 6ght-for which the country had
sowed so much bloody seed in the precious
lives of its fairest children. And this under
/ QCuIlOus pTeteHeS VI ueSOtiOu W Tue IikUes
of States that had Just done their utmost to
destroy the CONSTITUTION and the country
The whole temper and spirit Of that grea'
leader, our mariyred President, who guided
US through the war, though loudly praised
aad often qnoted-nay, with sublime imperti
hence invoked as the model Of their own pol
icy-has been trayestied and reversed by the
/ Administration, and We have been called tc
the humiliation OF seeing the Government
surrounded, applauded and inspired by mer
ds,rusted or despised through the dark day
of her actual fight. Three months ago i
seemed the duty of calm and reconciling mind
} to do their utmost to heal the breach between
contending ye, coordinate Departments o
the Government, and to distribute and divid,
between the Executive aud suae Legislative
branch the blame Of opening and keeping
open the fearful chasm which threatened Il
engulf our hopes OF reconstruction and of es
tablished order in the nation But expert
ence has proved the vanity and peril Of Thu
honorable effort. 1t has wholly failed, snt
levery week has only more fully developed ,
more luminous and willfui policy, . more
modifying and shameless career on the par
of the Administration. Who has SO good .
rightY On whom rests so solemn duty tc
rebuke them - those who have strained ever,
prediction of their hearts and fiber Of thell
past influence in trying 70 bear with '.ths
powers that be, SO long ~ there seemed ths
remotest reason for thinking them ordained
of God p But that period has passed BY
Prudent men, whose words sre ~pondered
could not preciPitateiy judge the
f.es,ds1s ,,s, and i HI, P ,Ss;l s a.
they followed it, to think a. veil ~ the,
could. and to speak as encouragingly as they
| rp;rbt of tha ct,ef ossoasors of the r~epop
siblity of governing the Nation. But no pa
thence and no prudence can stand qaiet and
} see the National cause betrayed and this
country ruined. 1t looked only month age
~ t. The plausible policy Of the PrssidsnI
.sers going to succeed; 10 it the Aatarals do
sire Of the people TO patch up an abnorma
! and perilous hole in our Congressional Rep
! esentation-occasioned by the absence o
: States that ws-conld mot trast-vere under
mining the courage, resolution and principle
se the Republican party, and uniting enough
LOT its wealth, influence and intelligence or
tAelsi1s a saiA compromise and patti aeQui
J esce6Se il the demands OF perty Nitk r
osher motto iLa6 tho s.old ord = OF tksnas 4
be restored at any price, to divide public
sentiment here at home into two equal and
! determined factions between which bloody
conflict might srise to deluge our own hearth
stones in gore. My vacation has been haunt
ed with the specter Of this fearful hypothe
sis-A hori& desperate struggle besweensve
numbers, for the control OF SuF Nskiona
7 policy and the possession, perhaps, Of tn,
Government itself. Thank God! the glorioui
, news from Vermont and Maine, SO soon to be
I ECHOED fsom Pennsyiv ania, OAiosna IudiAAa
hss orcissd rms ffightfui k6ost, and show
us that the people are sound 1t the core-wil
, not bow the knee to Baal, intend to support
their insulted and patient Congress, and te
, wait their own safe and prsdent fine for al,
lowing their late traitorous foes to come into
our political sanetury and oficiate rs fellow
priests 1t the altar sacred to Liberty. Amonf
oil the joyful indications Of the Providence o
. reconciling God, there is not ono 20 pre-
cious to me today, ~ the overwhelming eyi
9 fdsneS thA8 - Anerikans poodle d. rot ID
2 tend TO be frightened Or seduced into the sur
RENDER u tAs isii, holy, ~ rifh1eouS fioit
Of their own fearful struggle, un1af aay fear,
OF evil Consequences, Whether TO their besi
ness, their fortunes 81 their lives
: TIE Sunday Hxsld {Losisvilas, Ky.)-as
ultra-rebel sheet-closss disable aea;ss
. the National Conversions d eoasAssa Lsyal
: - = follow. s-sass ssssss.s !
ss1f the sehsa1es d thesS kbcaihaaa RAJ
/. feab ahosld b eanisa on, TIN esuaSsy1 Ill
fnot Be d l6r deesatvAits - - live Il. -
Well. ahsn, % yes prspsss Asisia pa
{ friends ii Nsxieof Or tAoss 81 neasiif ~
lo6R4a No o.. Hs f - bead ID ssssssAs II