Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-16
The irrepres-ibIe Cona.el.


The irreyres-ibIc Cona.ct.
/ A SERMON PREACHED OS FAsrpAY. ArBu IS 1860.
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MATT. 7t.-Tbipl NOT tb.tT ann com. to send
peace oa earth. / came not Co send peace, Tut a
s|,Il -, ~ ,.-. De.
mn ls,ir tl, sword my. If. pi,SS f-5Il tniy ia,
t4ke the sword shall perish y tn The sword.
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con. 1'nN'euoH ana 'i l''s,'! 10 '-e-I lIo.y''N' IL
EiihH H-he- '' cghJsii l7 SOME --'-'7 AOl--l- more
iAin 'ne te'. ana 'Ne l-''l'ie o.. p iii A nee
- we hni our L'lI' IfiAee ol Ve''e 'Ae- -u
he Wa ea1t'eniHs MS 'siI,- a-''N,, 'Ae
iAol-At 'Ail N.. followers s".1-' en- '.! 3. ''e '.
out"-'1 '+N4 ui''y. MS MISSION anna ''-'-I7 A1'
feature whose emblem was the ~ 'Td' ana tie
warfare INTO which He lei h'- followers was
A'' against alo-.'le 7pA'7 mercy A-1-'''-'' ''
another World D, was against "'.' Ao' a-Ain-'
men oi i'Ie2u nations only .i- a-''.'' DE l'--
10" citizens. N'r was i1 restricted '' me
am n- one country men l' was {" AAi us
LoSt-e ia-te' among tho-e VINO were dii 'n
each other ny ues oi closest te-'ii.us4!p.
man s. Toes, our L.il 1ei'-ie.i' ''7ii4-. 'e l-et
oi his own household
tt would be- easy for d scusuag- mind 50 see la
this and ia kindred utteunces of Christ, the
warrant fr physical force in establishing the
kingdom ot truth Men whose only conception
" sword appears iu steel blade slarreucl 60
a warrant for the b'oolv atrocities % what with
keen bat unconscious irony IS cl..ei ''r..i5I1
uersecutoa'
But OUR Lori liI not finally leave bis disciples.
ur+i Is had. s- in the second tert.u....l .su-
toned them against attempting 60 establish Die
kingdom lv physical force.
And here he las Iafl ur.u his followers
lu-v bv ua raelu. ei-v. To strive. and ve. go
discard the weapons of worldly warfare. TO
contend, and still to avoid those 0'ct, pass ions
thar inspire the battles oi earth, is a d'ihtlit
thing
Il q man loving peace D. oi-c- DO danger ..
tth.e--nes7 to l'- coH'ia,'si- oi ulta' man
VINO I'''s "N." 0-'." p. -'.-' W
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."el' j. q f'- "-'' '.'' "l'. ''l-. ---,"
l''Al ol one '-.-.'s- -. WIN .-
must .ei7n no." To- e....'ii' iuI'- .." 'a.'' WIZ.
CHRISTIAN iAeehhg'-' before Ae i- .'il- 'lu l'l
Tor iAe STRIFE without, 9. NAi.4 'A'-i ems -.'A
The personal practical du.E mere Sc, 0,'.'e U.s.
is one whose sphere covers a.- ihr fe-A,'oa winch
we sustain TO our fellow men.
10 our conneauon with society, "..1 iA' state.
and with the church, we are often called 90 well
the sword gi CHRIST, and yet O. beware o- t.-t
sword, with which they who take it sha-. perish
Among the questions which the present conl'-
ton Of our country raises i.r The study o.
wise mon, ana the prayers ot deycnt men ami
the action OF a- men, Is one which It seems t' me
fitting that we should consider on such an otta-
sion as tins, ami IN the light OF the two passages
ctei from the words otour LorL II relates 90 the
. presence and power a, the Roman IaGacy 10 this
land.
The existence anu the strength oi homanism
m this country are Lcis waie1 d, requires Do
skill TO disco, er ana 90 declare winch i- pul'-lnS
nonews. These iicts are eonsp.cuous-y pictured