The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-14

oldg hymnlprg9G T9tGEH bus Has
Come, let us Join our friends above,fu
That have Obtained a prize, tusoaft-u
And on the eagle wings of love, 9sii -
To joys celestial rise "
Can we not almost hear them echo
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ralst.'Let all the sal nts terrestrial sing VOC
Is,n., With those TO glory gone, io esa n
90 In heavens and earth are cone. spsh
*}agrg taz1snu ts9v'ol sdf % La9fn hns
On s s eRssgs "a .ss ss sa dasss.1Q
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nr9.sOas arnuuf of the living 'God,s. 81 ~, ~
~ To His command we bow lsss3rfs
Part of the host have crossed he food,
And part are CT osstug'sbo "
> 4, remember, manydof these glori-
Gus and brave men, and could men
ton their names and give you many
incidents In the history of their great
usefulness, but l will leave that duty
to others more competent to perform
it. | see before me a few of their
old associates, who, sdoGbtless, will
,fayorlus with a recital of some of 1.-THE
noble deedssof the departed, Neither
they nor their. labors wiilIever be for-
gotten =" Blessed areathe dead that
dfeih the Lord. for their works do
follow them.p 1t waslthese men, with
you, my aged brethren, at time when
you were gfeM land ] widely Vseparated
omseach other, and uwheu 9Iudiana
was comparatively a wilderness, who,
overcoming difficulties and surmount-
ing obstacles with 'coura ge and fdel-
ity to the cause akin to that of st.
Paul s. laid deep and strong the fouu-
dations of the Meth odist Church in
Indiana. Their devotion and yours
entitle you and them to the brightest
page in the history Of pioneer life in
our State. ORE . "oiaapo7, cor = ~
Letaus who are younger and who
are enjoying the fruits Of the sacri-
fees of our seniors, learn wisdom
from their example, and humbly pray
thatiwe too may have. in a large
measure, the same courage and self
sacrificing spirit: in promoting the
cause, of Christ. - .saa,s. iec. 7.4
AS one of the results of their SER
vices, see before me now more than
a half sthousand ministers Of the gos-
pei representing one hundred thou
sand Methodists In Indiana. sti5t.
That the amantles of the departed
have fallen on those that are worthy,
/ have but to point to our we'll built
churches in every ghborhood,
town and city, to our fourishing col
leges in all parts of our State, and to
our excellent and prosperous Univer-
sity. Time forbids to even mention,
much less to enlarge on, the many ev-
licences of the rapid growth and pro-
gress of our beloved church in In
diana. .i.@TtF sthh ~ ~" 81
We are permitted, under the provi-
dence of God, to live at a most inter-
esting period of the nations history.
The civil government having worked
II to ta Mt trpsh gpg si9ss qs.eEsd
sum of all villianies;" mid the clangor
of arms and the din of strife the /
awakened conscience of the nation
proclaimed. the reednm of the op-
pressed. The cruel and wicked laws |
of the slaves States, that forbade thai |
the slave should be taught to read,
fell with the accdrsed system that /
brought them into existence, aud tor, /
day these, people are holding lOpt |
their hands for the Bread of1Lifel /
They not, only have, all the claims of \
a. common Humanity upon u.s. butwe
owe them andebb Oh gratitude besidesY
for their loyalty tos heoGoVernmeut l
and for their effective aid ando active
preserving from tiestruclA
tieus thisatemplef of civil andreligious
Let us open unto them n the
DOORS of nthe~T etHple'd of ~ fowledge
and lead them In the paths of right
eousness, and they will hot only be-
come good ahds fat hfu1o citizens ana
efficient co workers 10 d pho ding this
good q overn.meht t Of ours, but, viii be
7a1pg4b sapxiillfafies in the SALVATION,
1ts tne iR2fdqjis sdi liaa bua ,tlsab r9as
81, am ful yrIlmpressed awith the be-
lief that our Missionary Committee
duly appreciate the Importance of this h
work, and will give to its promotion
heir we'll known ability and piety.
Leo thesN ahodisf Ghnnck In die fdE1
ture as IN the past, do her full share
Of this Missionary work.
But this is not all the work that
:hisehsngedsstate Of thn& kas made
'or earnest Christians. The doors
hat had been closed against all who
poke against-the great national sin
ire now open, and each day the, South
$ Sol6ihghearer<sheseniogm ntofsher
rights. The free press.
he free1gylpit, aud the free speech,
rom the slave States are being rapidly
.estorsd to them aud fnilland<com-
,lete enjoyment of these blessings,
ia h sS ssaef b b. s tes
t T9Pg Of civil aid enable psso the bgs GREAT
,lantedl there by Dthei loyal and the
him aauf w rthe aeaceahlo ifs9,i r. nfrl