Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-24

Closing words Of a serrnon IN the
Unitarian church, Sunday evening, june
20. by Rey. WIN n. Savary.


Nothing in the scope Of the inventive
faculty, nothing that the mind can de-
wise. so fittingiy enshrines the feelings of
gratitude, which to-day pervade our
whole nation. as the Music Of those vast
Song-legions gathered at the capitol
of the north.
In the pcals and shouts which those
happy ten thousand voices sent up to
the Grea; Giver and Saviour. we make
known how dearly we have purchased.
and how fondiy we cherish this our
Beloved Native Land
Mercy and Truth have met together.
Righteousness and Peace have kissed
each other. We look forw ard with un-
allowed hope. We picture the entire
continent OF North America paving al
legiance to. and rejoicing TO have and
to share the glory and destiny Of one
Republic. An iron band for travel now
Joins this remote, northern and eastern
Maine 10 the rich mountains, and the
.esming valleys OF the Pacific. We
talk under the ocean with the statesmen,
the producers. the toilers. and ,hc mer-
chan.s OF Eoglsnd. \ career which is
the touch->tonc Of individual virtue and
prosperity opens with unparalleled
promise IA the whole cnfranchised mil
lions Of the people.
All the difference and unlikcness of
par,s and conditions that make possible
interchange. support. mu ual profit. rises
/ Ia view. The East forever needs the
| West. aud The Wc-t requires the East.
North now sends New England schools,
I puritan customs. he right social order
to the lately wrecked and Inundated
/ South
/ All these things and more than all.
the prosperity and plenty of the day are
I the reason for holding the grandesi,
most happy celebration which the world
| has ever seen.
! We msv congratulate ourselves ss a
redeemed people upon the moral benefit
of 50 >ignally forgetting old feud-. old
jcalous'cs. old party issues. We see in
( the late Peace Festival, East and West
! sitting together and making the air echo
, with sublime strains of Harmonious
/ >ong. OF F.aerni.y. Thus We have
good will coward men. la this event i.
the cloud after ,he Delnge. The war
I wrought crtaent OF the [ MON flowing
{ pm the fiery conflict will fastcn part
e. part. aud make il impossible for the
East 20 hate the West. or the West Ia he
Jealous % the East.
God rlri led the inierc-,s, desires.
hOpc,. diversity of our broad land IN
,caridl. mystei ious manncr He allowed
a great wrong; an acknowledging
crime 90 Race to blot .he stars out Of
Heaven. to hide the face Of the sun. lie
semi long season Of devastating car
na.ae. Then there bIoomed for "a. no
flowers. We saw not The smiling light
o. day. There came a da -kcning ot the
windows. ne iaugh.c-- or music wcr.
broL hit low. the mod~ncr. were about
TIE .t.eeis. he silver cord was ioo>encd.
the golden bowl wa, boken. the pitch
er was oxen Al he foun ain. The wheel
was broken Al he cistcrn.
Then IN due ..ne came the end % the
wea.y might. lie gave u beauty Tor ash-
e.. the garment o. praise for the spirit of
heaviness.
Now Gratitude. Thank. Praises,
spring up and well out from every
heart.
Now comes the line for general Jubi-
lee. for his illus..ious exhibition Of the
CEREAL JOY Of the emAncipatcd people
No words are needed To specify al
hi, .ime and in hi, place. how the
Peace Jubilee Wa conducted. We can
Imagine the enchantneHt which bel d
III" vas ,brung-. Those who bring
from the place a report. cannot express
their astouishnen.. wonder. and ravisl,-
ing experience of ioy.
Upwards Of ,hir,. thousand assembled
within The great enclosure. and gave
vent i'll IA surging ocean-like applause To
the grandeur Of the scene! When the
army of singers. in perfect unison and
accord. o5edient 10 he gentlest move
mcnt Of The ba,on. filled All that vault |
with song, il mist have suggested to |
the listener ald beholde-, an estate in \
which il were doub!iul TO him whether
he were in the BODY or Oh. 81 the
body"
We read in Revelation that the choir
OF the redeemed in Heaven are IAN in
company thai the celebra-
ton OF The Peace and Blcssedness Of that
be.,er world is given TO song com ,,snie..
and tuneful Hosts ..ten thousand times
ten thousand and thousand, of thou
sands. " The music OF The Redeemed
in Heaven is described a. SHE voice of
many waters. and a. The voice of "A great
thunder. And the Reyelator num-
bers 1.-THE fist frLiis unto God and the
Lamb, and saw, '.hey sung a. il were
4 new song, before this throne, and no
nan could learn that song but the hun
fled and ior.y and four thou sand which
were redeemed from the earth. =
! .hink in America in the wear of our
Lord 1869. a:.er being redeemed from
he scourge of cha,.el slavery, there
'ame the first possibility Of such song
Is this which thrills our dear Father
and. They only can sing this song
who have risen from the blood and the
,eril {
II is successful Republic, the first in {
fistory, which makes this melody and f