The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-04

and qualifications OF JudRe-tn view OF the re-
letion existing between Him who made the
world and all things therein, and those who
have or shall be redeemed through faith In the
atOning blood of His dear Son-we trembe for
many now occupying high official positions in
the land. who by their personal acts and in
fuence have, and are, offending some of Gods
''little ones"-tban 10 be guilty of which, 'be-
ter that milestone we're hanged about their
necks, and they cast Into the depths of the
sea ~
And the same great Being hath soid--for the
guidance of those filling the responsible posi-
tions OF judges In the land viz.:-'Ye shall not
resi- ect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear
the small as well as the great Ye shall not be
afraid OF the face of man, for the Judgment Is
Gods; and the cause that is too hard for thee,
br ng IL unto me, and ! will hear it," Deute-
ronomy !, II. Here, then we may behold the
impregnable fort OF the pious orphan, widow,
and the oppressed. When IN prayer, they lift
up their voices to Heaven In their behalf; the
heavens ale wonderfully agiiated, and the
earth shaken from centre to circumference.
In this way we, my Christian hearers, may
see the nature Of the disposition of G)d towards
even the hum blest of His rational creatures
Further, 1t was from this view of the matter
that caused us to look upon the Judges COM
ment, to be violent and tits spiritual edect)
soul-ruining misrepresentation of the Divine
character, 10 the detriment OF the cause Of God
and humanity and, therefore, having ourselt
felt the inddelic tendency of the Judges lam
guage-We would endeavor 10 turn the attention
OF your minds from the decision OF a finite and
falib Judge--to those of Him who is eternal
and Interchangeable in His being; wisdom, power,
holiness, justice, goodness, aRd truth, for He
has declared by words, and demonstrated by
deede, that He is no respecter of persons.
Yes we repeat that He has demonstrated by
His provdential deeds that He is no respecter
OF persons. For the co1roboratiOn of this state
ment, look at the Emancipation Proclamation
act by which a, COO, 900 OF human biiDgs, by
stroke OF the pen OF our late and much lamented
Chief Magistrate, we're elevated from chattels to
the dignity of treemen This marks new era
in the progl ession of civilization and Christian
ity in this country, for by this act the great
crying sin of the nation, slavery, was blotted
out from her statute-bOoks, and mountain
high obstacle taken of of the track OF the car
of salvation, as evidenced by the general "Msce-
donian cry" coming from all parts of the South
for teachers and preachers to "come over to
help them" By which God is showing us that
He is mo respecter of persons, and giving
reason why we should call no man common or
uncleaB."
But the Judge" says He (God) meant that
the white and colored people should be sepa-
rate on the earth, l. e., in social religious, and
political point OF view. 1t may be that the
Judge based his argument on the fact that we
are identified with race which has for over
two hundred years worn the shackles of
slavery.
But surely he is not ignorant of the fact that
slavery is not peculiar TO the negro race, as also
of another TACT, vlZ.:-That servitude and slavery
have been the general condition of society, in all
nations, in all countries, and at all periods of
time. IS history informs us that Turks, Poles
Russians, and that even AngloSaxons we're but
comparatively short time a. @, absolutely goods
and chatlels," under the name of "villeins,n and
as such we're bought ard sold in Ireland and
Rome. (See life ana remains OF Rev. B. B..
Edwards, D. D., late of Andoyer Theological
Seminary.
And that we may profit by the contrast, let us
look at England to-day in the scale of civilza-
ton, as compared with England about the end
OF the sixth century. Then Christianity was
introduced In the country by st. Augustine, or
commonly call1d 2t Auetin ho
saw little BrittOns out upon the auction block,
whom he said 'looked more like angels than
human beings" This wonderful transforma.
tlon we owe 10 the influence of Christianity
Note some of the things which Christianity
teaches, viz :-Fhat "all men are brethren" !"
and that if man hates his brother, he
which will be excluded from eternal life. But
strange to say, according to the views
of those who stlll endorse the sentiments of a
late Judge OF the Supreme Court of the United
States, viz: that "colored men have no rights
which white men are bound to respect" Soon
after the visible descent of the Holy Spirit,
when the Evangelist Philip was preaching the
Word In Samaria, the Spirit said unto him, "Go
near and join thyself unto this chariot" Acts 8,
20. Strange TO say that the occupant of that
chariot was an Ethiopian, that through the
preaching OF Philip he was converted, and there
and then was made an heir of God and an in
heritor of the kingdom of heaven, through faith
in the Son of God as the common Saviour OF
sinners. This proves the Scripture assertion,
WIS.,, that God is no respecter of persons, but in
every nation he that teareth Him and worketh
Righteousness is accepted with Him. And by il
we, like St. Peter, are taught to ''call no man
common or unclean."
Again, observe our country-When at every
moment we had every reason to expect her
ruin and we ask the question, viz, What were
the circumstances that turned the tide of for.
tune? We answer, such as God could and did
bless And these sable and hitherto despised
loyalsts, who were the humble instruments in
the Divine Hand to save the Government, sent
up a shout OF universal praise to Him who, in
His own good time, had broken every yoke,
that they, the oppressed, might go free! Yes,
! the Lord has thus made bare. His arm to lead
! His people onward and upward.
AS an additional mark of which, this parish,
| after many years persistent pleading, vas, iu
| May of 1868, admitted to its proper position in
| the Diocesan Convention. Again, another mark
| of the same-His authority has been acknow-
ledged, and His influence felt, within the present
| year in our legislative halls, as is evidenced by
/ the new order of things touching the street
| cars, etc. According to the expressed views OF
| the Judge, we are led to infer that he would
! stay this progress. With far more reasonable
ness might he attempt to turn back the waters
| of that wonder of the American continent, viz
| the cataract NiagaTa
! Under the sad influence of his decision, its
tones appeal so strongly to the baser passions OF
| the depraved and irrational, that every city and
| hamlet seems to be threatened with the scene OF
| the noted "July riOtn IN New York CITY, And
in thinking upon this matter, the position of the
| Judge in the nation at this critical period of her
! history appears TO our mind like that of Pha.
| Iaoh King OF Egypt, When in the attempt to re
| enslave the children of Israel he and his hosts
| were drowned in the depth of the sea And
| upon still further consideration his position
! relative to the Christian Church seems to be
! this, viz: - Millions of awakened souls are
| Fastening to enter; but at it's very threshold
| there stands the Judge, with has description o
Gods disposition towards them, and, spontane'