The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-04-12

nd exposed In all Its hOrrlble detOrml-
and it's direful results. The heaven
oiEted arrows of eternal truth were
lned directly at the sinners heart;
vhile he was assured that though the
hief of sinners, the soft hand of re-
eemiug love could extract the arrows
oint. and the healing blood Of the Son
f God could cure the bleeding wound
.lreadv the shout of the young convert
Mingled in delight full harmony with the
enitent cry Of the awakened sinner, and
he tide Of salvation was rapidly rising.
The Sabbath day had passed, and the
oul-suhduing scenes of Calvary had
.rought more than score of redeemed
nmortals during the day to the foot Of
he cross. The dusky shadows Of eve
ing had wrapped the forest in gloom
ie light Of fires sent their feeble rays up
ard to illuminate the canopy formed by
he branches and thick foliage of the
rees. in which the robin, the turtle, aud
he cuckoo were wont to carol their
weet notes Of artless praise, and here
nd there could be heard the shouts Of
eliverarce, the gladsome notes of the
ongs of triumph, and the melting means
the wounded spirit, as they arose, in
loving symphony, upon the evening air.
he loud tones of t-umpet blast. calling
evout worshippe-s again to listen to
he messengers of the cross, had just
led away in the distant forest, when
,e most hideous cries resembling the
cree howlings of beasts Of prey, and
ling!ing with most horrid blasphemies,
roke forth upon all sides of the en-
impment, as if fallen spirits OF the uni
erse had been let loose at once The
nemy, whose scouts had from time to
me, appeared as if to reconnoiter. had
ow rallied under the visible leadership
one whose name need not be N ntion-
i, but whose diabolicai spirit ald con
uct at this time entitled him to the
ognomen Of. Beelzebub incarnate. He
ad induced a number Of his vile assO-
iates to accompany him to public
ouse, where, after celebrating their
,acchanalian orgies till they became ex
tied beyond all self-control or shame
hey proceeded 50 far in their heaven
'aring blasphenies as formally to bap-
ize cat with brandy, and, with the
anne material, to admister the sacre-
aent TO dog. Having thus prepared
hemselves for the accomplishment of
heir hellish purposes, they proceeded
nmasse toward the encampment, de-
laring, with horrid oaths and curses,
,efore the morning light The timid
we're alarmed, and for while it appear
d that night Of difficulty and di ,tress
ay before the inoffensive votaries OF the
ross. But how easy it is for God to
rustrate the designs of the wicked
nd how vain i. is for puny man to con-
end with Omnipotence 1t was evident
ven before this troop of furious harpies
cached the borders of the encampment
hat the Almighty had put his hook in
their Jaws, 'and said to them, s'Touch
lot mine anointed, and DO my prophets
% harm" Some of them came within
be circle Of tents, where God took
hem in hands, and the rest of then:
.owled around in the adjacent forest.
Alter few moments the Illustration
.ccasioned by the sudden onset of these
ons of Belisl passed away, and he
leeting assumed its regular COURSE
Chat was memorable night. There
TODD the legate oe the skies, the repre-.
entative of the Son of Col. His tongue
eemed touched with inspiration of
re, and his voice, like the shrlll sound
f war trumpet, reverberatei thro'
he surrounding WOO !, and was echoed
Jack by the distant hill. Now the vived
lashes Of the free lightnings of Jeho
abs ire, accompanied by the muttering
hunders Of almighty wrath, which ever
nd anon would break in peals of awful
error over the encanpment, causing
he wicked to turn pale with fear, as if
he doom OF death was written upon
heir foreheads, and hell's gloomy pit
was about to swallow them up forever;
and now, as ii by enchlntment the scene
would change from the summit of tha.
mountain around whose frownine brow
thick clouds of darkness hung, and
whose adamantine base shook with ter
ror under the tread of the A mighty, to
the Mount Of Hope, The heaven -illumin-
ed Calvery,where benignant mercy pour.
ed out Ebation o. blood devine in
honor of the inexorable justice; and
while the awful prodigies OF the dark
ened he vens. the trembling earth, The
opening graves, and the rending of the
Temples vail. with the last loud cry,
"ELoI. ELoI, LAMA sABACHTHANI," were
50 wildly portrayed as to appear to be
retranspiring before their astonished
vision, multitudes that came to the place
breathing out threatening and slaug hter
were at once over whelmed with con-
sternation, and bowed before the majes
tic power of the Gospel, like the sap
lang before the fierce whirlwinl Now
the solemnity Of eternity pervaded the
entire encampment, for it was evident
to both saint and sinner as it was to the
Hebrews of old, when, retiring from the
base of he quaking mount, they stood
a!ar of, and gazed upon its glory crown
ed summit, that God was there Weep
ing and wailing, in agony for sin, were
heard In various parts Of the congrega.
ted hosts, and ''rush 20 the alter. rush to
the alter,' was the cry of the heralds of
the cross. The alter was thronged with
mourning penitents; and while saints
were agonizing in prayer, waiting angels
found employment every hour OF the
night IN bearing the intelligence to the
portals of heaven, The dead is alive
the lost is found" When the rising sun